{"title":"Dandruff and flaking","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlaking and itch, which a scalp under treatment gets more of.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"anti-dandruff-shampoo","title":"Anti-Dandruff Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eAn anti-dandruff shampoo built on piroctone olamine, with tea tree oil, mint and\nallantoin. Dandruff has nothing to do with pattern hair loss, and clearing it up will not regrow a\nsingle hair. It sits in this range for two simpler reasons. A flaking, itching scalp is worth\nsorting out on its own terms, and it is very easily confused with the dryness a topical treatment\ncauses, which needs a completely different answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiroctone olamine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the active that does the work. Dandruff is largely driven\nby Malassezia, a yeast that lives on almost every scalp and feeds on sebum, and the flaking is your\nskin reacting to it rather than the yeast itself. Piroctone olamine suppresses that yeast. It is a\nlong-established cosmetic anti-dandruff ingredient in Europe, where the rules cap it at 1% in a\nrinse-off product like this one, and in the handful of head-to-head comparisons that exist it\nperforms broadly in line with zinc pyrithione. Its evidence base is real but thinner than\nketoconazole's, and it is worth knowing that\nit does not appear on the American over-the-counter anti-dandruff monograph, so this is a cosmetic\nshampoo everywhere it is sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTea tree leaf oil\u003c\/strong\u003e has one decent trial behind it. In 2002, 126 people used a 5%\ntea tree oil shampoo daily for four weeks and improved by around 41% on a dandruff severity score\nagainst 11% on placebo. That is one single-blind, four-week study at a concentration far\nhigher than any pleasant-smelling cosmetic shampoo carries, so treat tea tree here as a supporting\ningredient rather than the reason the product works. It is also one of the more common contact\nallergens among essential oils, particularly once a bottle has aged and oxidised, which is why the\npatch test note below is there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMint oil\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sensory ingredient. The menthol in it triggers cold receptors, so\nan itchy scalp feels immediately calmer, and that feeling is genuine even though nothing about the\nunderlying cause has changed in those thirty seconds. \u003cstrong\u003eAllantoin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a skin\nconditioning agent that softens the outer layer of skin and helps loosen scale that is stuck down.\nBoth are about comfort, and neither has meaningful clinical evidence in dandruff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlenty of men dealing with thinning are also dealing with a flaking scalp. Both are common\nconditions in their own right, and sebum feeds into dandruff, so the two turn up together often\nenough to be worth planning for. That is overlap in who has them, and neither one causes the other.\nThis is the stronger, twice-weekly option for a scalp that is visibly flaking and itching.\nIf your scalp is dry and flake-prone rather than oily and inflamed, the gentler\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eCoconut Anti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e is the daily\nversion and a better fit. Use the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Hair Loss Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e on the days in between, and\nkeep conditioner such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-conditioner\"\u003eCaffeine Growth Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e on the mid-lengths and ends\nso you are not putting oil straight back onto the skin you just cleared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will read that anti-dandruff shampoos help with hair loss. That idea traces back to a small\nnumber of studies of ketoconazole, most of them unblinded, with very few men in each arm and no\nlong-term follow-up. That is a thin basis for anything, and in any case this shampoo does not\ncontain ketoconazole. Buy it for the flaking and the itch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is one more thing worth being straight about. If your flaking started after you began using\na topical minoxidil, that is most likely the alcohol and propylene glycol in the treatment drying\nyour scalp, and an antifungal shampoo will do nothing for it. The minoxidil label tells you to stop\nuse and ask a doctor if your scalp becomes irritated or red. That instruction is worth following,\nand no amount of washing gets you around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwice a week on wash days, with a gentler shampoo on the days in between.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with comfortably warm water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake about 5 mL, roughly a coin-sized pool in the palm, for short hair. Use more if your hair\n    is long, and remember that you are washing the scalp rather than the length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork the first lather over the whole scalp with your fingertips, never your nails, for about\n    thirty seconds, then rinse it out. That first wash is only clearing oil and styling product so\n    the second one can actually reach the skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply the same amount again and leave this second lather on the scalp for three to five\n    minutes. Contact time is where an antifungal active earns its keep, and it is the step almost\n    everyone skips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, paying attention to the nape and behind the ears, where flakes and residue\n    collect and then get blamed on the shampoo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCondition the mid-lengths and ends only, keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder matters if you use a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and dry your hair first, then apply\nyour treatment to a dry scalp, and do not wash for at least four hours after applying. Washing an\nhour after a dose throws that dose away. Also avoid running this and the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/deep-cleanse-shampoo\"\u003eDeep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e in the same week, since\nstacking two clarifying washes tends to leave the scalp tighter and flakier than either would alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe itch usually settles first, often within the first week. Visible flaking generally takes two\nto four weeks of consistent twice-weekly use to come down, and if nothing at all has changed after a\nmonth then what you have is probably not ordinary dandruff. Malassezia is a normal resident of human\nskin, so this is control rather than a cure. Most people find the flaking returns within a few weeks\nof stopping, and the usual pattern is to drop to once a week once things are calm and go back to\ntwice a week when they are not. Nothing here changes hair density. If you notice slightly less hair\nin the shower, the likeliest explanation is that you have stopped scratching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes and rinse with cool water if it happens. Tea\ntree oil is a recognised contact sensitiser and becomes more so as it oxidises, so keep the cap\nclosed, keep the bottle out of direct sunlight, and if your skin reacts easily, patch test a small\namount on your inner forearm for two days before using it on your scalp. Stop using it if you\ndevelop a rash, burning or persistent redness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not use it\u003c\/strong\u003e on broken, bleeding or infected skin, or on the same day you use\nthe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e, because menthol and essential oils on\nfreshly needled skin sting and can irritate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee a doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e if the scale is thick, yellow and greasy, if the scalp is raw or\nweeping, if you have sharply defined silvery patches, or if there is hair loss in distinct bald\npatches. Those point to seborrhoeic dermatitis, psoriasis or something else that needs diagnosis,\nand a cosmetic shampoo is not the answer to any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a cosmetic product. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any\ndisease. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126410622,"sku":"QN-ANTIDANDRUFFSHAMPO","price":68.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/anti-dandruff-shampoo.png?v=1790587616"},{"product_id":"coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo","title":"Coconut Anti-Dandruff Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA sulfate-free daily shampoo built on coconut-derived cleansers, for scalps that flake,\nitch and feel tight. It sits in a hair loss range for a practical reason: a flaking, itchy scalp is one\nof the most common complaints among men using a topical treatment, and the usual response, washing\nharder and more often, tends to make it worse. This is a wash rather than a treatment, and it will do\nnothing for hair density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cleansing is done by coconut-derived surfactants in place of the sulfates used in most shampoos.\nSulfate-free has become shorthand for gentle, and that is only loosely true, since what actually matters\nis the surfactant system as a whole and the pH it is built at. The dermatology evidence here sits at the\nlevel of ingredient classes rather than finished products: classic alkaline soaps have been shown to thin\nthe stratum corneum and strip its intercellular lipids, while synthetic detergents built at skin pH leave\nboth largely intact. That is the reasoning behind this base, and it is a statement about a class of\ningredients rather than a tested property of this bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the formula is an anti-dandruff active. The standard account of dandruff is that a\nyeast called Malassezia, which lives on more or less every scalp, feeds on scalp oils, and in people who\nflake the skin reacts to the by-products of that feeding. Anti-dandruff actives work by holding that\npopulation down. As a group they are among the better evidenced ingredients in hair care, with real\ncontrolled trials behind them, but the evidence is specifically for flaking and itch. None of them does\nanything for hair growth, and a shampoo that implies otherwise is overselling itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo kinds of men get the most out of this. The first has a dry, flake-prone scalp already and wants a daily wash that\ndoes not strip it further. The second is anyone on a topical, because the alcohol and propylene glycol\nthat carry \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e are recognised\nscalp irritants, and dryness, scaling and itching are the local reactions most often reported with it.\nFlaking of that kind is irritation rather than dandruff proper, so a milder wash helps more than a\nstronger active would. If the propylene glycol turns out to be the problem, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-foam-5\"\u003eFoam\u003c\/a\u003e leaves it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your flaking is heavier and does not shift, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e names its active, piroctone olamine,\nand is built for twice-weekly use. Many people do best alternating the two, using the targeted one on two\nwash days and this one for everything in between. The limit is worth stating plainly, because neither\nshampoo keeps hair on your head. What a comfortable scalp does is keep the routine going. The minoxidil\nlabel tells you not to start on a scalp that is red, inflamed, irritated or painful, and an itchy,\nflaking scalp is a common reason men pause treatment and then never restart it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily, or on every wash day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with warm water. Hot water aggravates a scalp that is already\n    dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake about 5 mL for short hair, a coin-sized pool in the palm, and roughly double that if your\n    hair is long or thick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork it into the scalp itself for about a minute, using the pads of your fingers rather than your\n    nails. Scratching a flaking scalp makes the flaking worse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave the lather on the scalp for a further minute before rinsing. Contact time is what lets an\n    anti-dandruff active do anything at all, and rinsing it straight back out is the most common way\n    people waste it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs clear, since shampoo left behind is itself a cause of itching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIf you use styling product, wash a second time with a smaller amount.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCondition the mid-lengths and ends if you need to, keeping conditioner off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSequencing with a topical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash first, dry your scalp completely, then apply\nminoxidil. Do not wash your hair within four hours of a dose, because that rinses away a dose you have\nalready paid for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItching usually settles first, often within two or three washes. Flaking takes longer and is fairly\njudged after two to three weeks of consistent use, because scalp turnover is slow and a couple of good\ndays mean very little. The effect is cosmetic and it has to be maintained, so flaking generally returns\nwithin a few weeks of stopping, since a wash does not change the underlying reason a scalp flakes.\nExpect nothing in the mirror in terms of density or coverage. No shampoo, this one included, has the\nevidence to make that claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only, and it is a rinse-off product. Avoid contact with the eyes, and rinse with\nplenty of cool water if it happens. Coconut-derived surfactants are mild, though mild is not the same as\nhypoallergenic, and cocamidopropyl betaine, one of the common ones, is a recognised contact allergen. If\nyou have reacted to a shampoo before, patch test on the inner forearm and wait 24 hours before putting it\non your scalp. Stop using it if you develop burning, redness or a rash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not use it on broken or bleeding skin, and leave at least 24 hours after using the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e before washing the treated area. If the flaking is\nthick, greasy and yellow, if your scalp is red and sore, or if the same flaking appears in your eyebrows\nor beside your nose, that pattern points towards seborrhoeic dermatitis, which is a medical condition and\nwarrants a pharmacist or a doctor. This is a cosmetic shampoo and it does not treat scalp disease.\n\u003cem\u003eKeep out of reach of children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126607230,"sku":"QN-COCONUTANTIDANDRUF","price":61.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/coconut-anti-dandruff-shampoo.png?v=1790587687"}],"url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/collections\/dandruff-and-flaking.oembed","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}