

"I normally find dandruff gross but this is so satisfying …" one said, while another added: "OMG I love it is so satisfying You got a new subscriber your videos make me happy." Areas of Expertise: Fetal surgery, Clinical applications of fetal diagnosis and therapy, In. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

One reason is because they fall into the wider autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) trend which has taken over the internet recently.ĪSMR videos - which can include dandruff scraping as well as other gentle sounds such as whispering, tapping and brushing sounds - are said to trigger a "relaxing tingle" in some sensitive individuals and are designed to be pleasant.Īnd those who do love the videos swear they are "satisfying" and "soothing", with the ScratchingMyScalpOff channel littered with comments from fans singing its praises. Alan Flake, MD, is an attending pediatric and fetal surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery and holds the Ruth M.

So what's driving the unlikely popularity of these clips?
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If its popularity continues to skyrocket, it's likely revenue will too - and that's without factoring in the potential for expanding into other social media sites such as Instagram, product launches and TV appearances which Dr Pimple Popper has done to her significant financial advantage. Less than six months later, the channel has already exploded, attracting 19,845 subscribers and 6,202,118 video views.Īccording to Social Blade, a site dedicated to tracking YouTube statistics, the channel is now estimated to earn up to $3575 a month and $42,730 a year just through YouTube alone.
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One of the most successful of those is the ScratchingMyScalpOff channel, which was created in April this year and features a series of videos of an unnamed woman scraping her own chronic dandruff.
