Dove Dermacare Scalp Soothing Moisture Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, 12 oz

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Even though they manage to keep flakes at bay, using them makes my locks look more parched—my hair is already dry as it is. If you’re looking for a more natural shampoo to treat your dandruff, a tea tree oil-based shampoo might be worth a shot. This antimicrobial agent also helps slow skin cell turnover and scaling as well as reduce yeast growth.

If you have mild to moderate dandruff, treating it with over-the-counter (OTC) shampoos can often help keep flakes, itching, and irritation at bay. According to Wu, ACV has antimicrobial properties to help remove yeast and is acidic enough to eliminate dead skin cells.In addition to conditioners, it’s important to avoid certain hair products that may be drying to the scalp. Using medicated shampoos two to three times a week should help give some relief and temporary resolution, but chances are that the use of the shampoo will have to continue with scalp flare-ups. I wash my locks with shampoo every other day to prevent dryness and use a regular conditioner every day to keep them soft.

Dandruff shampoos with selenium sulfide can make oily hair feel even oilier, according to a 2010 article. Probably that’s why citric acid is usually not used as an exfoliant but more as a helper ingredient in small amounts to adjust the pH of a formulation. Troubled scalps don’t stand a chance against this blend of botanicals and actives like cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine and sodium cocoyl isethionate. The pH;balanced formula also leaves hair smooth and less frizzy with each use, leaving your hair more shiny and healthy looking.She advises that if you’re looking for a scalp treatment in between shampoos, choose a serum, not an oil, unless it’s tea tree oil. Inactive ingredients: Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, dimethiconol, fragrance (parfum), carbomer, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, sodium salicylate, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium benzoate, ppg-9, zinc sulfate, tea-dodecylbenzenesulfonate, cocos nucifera (coconut) liquid endosperm, citrus aurantifolia (lime) juice. This anti-dandruff shampoo gently cleanses while helping relieve tight and dry scalp and leaving hair flake-free, smooth, and less frizzy.

You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.This antidandruff shampoo combines biotin and other nourishing ingredients with 3% salicylic acid to help fight dandruff flakes as well as strengthen and moisturize the hair. This oily scalp condition, “may contain an abundance of yeast and leads to large white flakes or yellow scales from the uneven shedding and clumping of dead skin cells,” the CDA says. Because it’s linked to yeast that’s part of our natural skin flora, we can’t get rid of that,” she says. Rosemary oil, menthol, salicylic acid, and ginger extract work in tandem to soothe the scalp and leave strands moisturized.

but is acutely toxic when inhaled, so it's not the proper preservative choice for aerosol formulas like hairsprays. The brand has a slew of different antidandruff products formulated for different needs like hair damage repair, frizz, strengthening, curls, and detox. It comes from the seeds of African Shea or KariteTreesand used as a magic moisturizer and emollient.A couple of other things worth mentioning: coconut oil might help with wound healing (promising animal study), it has some antifungal activity (against dermatophytes that cause the thing known as ringworm) and it also works as an insect repellent against blackflies.