Anti-Dandruff Shampoo.

"This is obviously marketed as an anti-dandruff shampoo, head and shoulders, zinc pyrithione, but you could also use this as a face wash if you deal with seborrheic dermatitis, those little flaky red patches in the eyebrows. It is a touch drying, but it works well for cutting down on that as well as what people call fungal acne, which isn't really acne. It's actually malassezia folliculitis. But it's overgrowth of yeast in the hair follicle and surrounding inflammation, itchy acne-like bumps. No blackheads, no whiteheads."

"I loved Head and Shoulders and I'll continue to use it, but this is like just modern. It's modern. And this has kind of been designed to be like an all-in-one medicated treatment that targets both dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis. And honestly, it's kind of something that dermatologists have been recommending for years, but kind of like never existed in one bottle until now. Traditionally, if you struggle with dandruff, the advice was to rotate between two shampoos, like a salicylic acid one, and then ketoconazole to address the yeast. It's basically to help exfoliate and reduce the buildup. The problem is two shampoos switching back and forth. It's really annoying. So this formula solves that by bringing it all together in one formulation. You get 1.8% salicylic acid in here to gently exfoliate the scalp, dissolve flakes, and encourage healthy cell turnover. And then you get ketoconazole, one of the most effective ingredients for controlling dandruff at its root cause. But what makes it stand out even more is the addition of these soothing botanicals. When I think of scalp treatments, I always think of those really strong minty ones that hurt your eyes. This just feels nice and almost calming."

"Head and Shoulders is antifungal, so it helps fungal acne. You guys, it worked. Look at my skin. She's healing. I cannot believe that this actually worked. Head and Shoulders cleared my skin in 3 days. So, is this something that you should try? Well, only if you have real fungal acne. Fungal acne is technically not acne like you may think it is. It doesn't create pimples. It doesn't cause breakouts that most of us who have acne have. Fungal acne is more of a folliculitis due to a type of fungus. And yes, this type of fungus is the same type of fungus that can create dandruff in your scalp. So, it's true that Head and Shoulders can treat that type of fungal acne, but technically, once again, it's not like the acne that you're used to. Now, fungal acne typically presents as tiny little bumps that are often itchy. Once again, not sounding like pimples and normal acne breakouts. So, if this is something that you think you have, my recommendation would be to see a dermatologist and get that confirmed. If however you have true acne, then Head and Shoulders is definitely not a solution for you."

"You want to use anti-dandruff shampoo that contains like zinc pyrithione, selenium sulfide, or ketoconazole, for example, like Head and Shoulders, but you want to use that regularly to help with reducing dandruff and the inflammation that contributes to oxidative stress. Even if you don't struggle with dandruff, incorporating an anti-dandruff shampoo is the best thing you can do to support a healthy hair environment. Studies have shown that anti-dandruff shampoos alone, whether you have dandruff or not, can support hair regrowth, namely zinc pyrithione and ketoconazole."

"If someone has a really flaky or oily scalp, one of the first things I do is incorporate an anti-dandruff shampoo. Most of the time we start them with Head and Shoulders. When using these anti-dandruff shampoos, you really want to think of them as a scalp wash. They are there to cleanse your scalp and yes they will cleanse your hair as well, but you want to focus them right up on the skin on your head so you can press that shampoo down to your scalp down to the roots where it's going to exert its best effects."

"I would recommend picking up some Head and Shoulders shampoo or some ketoconazole shampoo which you can get over the counter and use that as a body wash, wash it onto the skin, lather up and let it sit for about five minutes and that's going to help kill that little yeast that is causing the tinea versicolor. And even when you're totally clear, just do that once a week and it'll help prevent it from coming back because people that tend to get tinea versicolor often have it come back, you know, often every summer. So using that as a preventative tool can be very helpful."