If you suffer from dandruff, shampoos designed to deal with the problem can make a real difference.
There are a number of brands on the market including Head and Shoulders, Selsun Blue, Tegrin, Donorex, Sebutone, and Neutrogena. These shampoos include one or a combination of the following ingredients proven to help in the control of dandruff: zinc pyrithione, selenium sulfide, sulfur, salicylic acid, or coal-tar. All active ingredients have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are safe for home use.
These shampoos can be quite effective and also are generally hair friendly. Most hair style procedures including coloring can be used with the standard over-the-counter dandruff shampoos. It’s fine to use the basic dandruff shampoos on an everyday basis.
The most recent addition to the dandruff shampoo market is Nizoral. This shampoo includes a yeast fighting agent called ketoconarole approved in 1997 by the FDA. Initially available only with a prescription from a medical doctor, the product is now sold over the counter with a lower active percentage than the doctor prescribed version. If you have a good medical prescription plan, then consider asking for the controlled shampoo. It’s the same product but with a higher concentration of the medication.
For more severe cases of dandruff, Nizoral has been a real blessing. While the product is more expensive, it really does the job. In addition, a bottle lasts a long time, since it is designed to be used once a week and other favorite shampoos on the other days. If you go with Nizoral, then use it every few days and not for every shampoo.