{"title":"Oily scalp","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuild-up, grease and a scalp that will not stay clean.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saw-palmetto-shampoo","title":"Saw Palmetto DHT Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA shampoo built around saw palmetto fruit extract, with 1% niacinamide, 0.2%\ncaffeine and two peptides in the base. It is worth being clear at the top about what a shampoo can\ndo, because a wash puts a couple of minutes of contact time into your scalp and then goes down the\ndrain. Treat this as the product that keeps your scalp in good condition alongside a regimen, while\nsomething with real evidence behind it does the driving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaw palmetto fruit extract is the ingredient the name is built on. Its fatty acids and\nphytosterols have inhibited 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT, in\nlaboratory assays. That is a real finding, and it sits a long way from a demonstrated effect on a\nhuman scalp. The clinical work on saw palmetto is limited, mostly oral, mostly small, and none of it\ntests a rinse-off shampoo. Nobody should read the word DHT on this bottle and understand it as finasteride\nin another format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNiacinamide at 1% is the ingredient here with the least argument attached to it. It supports the\nskin barrier and settles redness and irritation, which is a scalp comfort benefit and not a growth\none, and it is the reason this wash suits a scalp that a topical treatment is drying out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaffeine at 0.2% is the concentration used in the published leave-on work. That study was\nopen-label, it was funded by the manufacturer of the product being tested, and it set caffeine\nagainst minoxidil as a substitute for it. That design does not make caffeine a replacement for\nminoxidil, and nothing on this page should be read that way. What is better established for a\nshampoo specifically is delivery: caffeine massaged in for two minutes and rinsed off has been\nmeasured reaching the follicle and staying detectable there for around a day. Getting an ingredient\nto the follicle is a long way from proving it grows hair, and the honest summary is that caffeine in\na wash is plausible and thinly evidenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiotin, copper tripeptide-1 and acetyl tetrapeptide-3 make up the rest. Biotin helps hair in\npeople who are genuinely deficient, and two minutes of scalp contact does not change that. The two\npeptides have small, largely manufacturer-run trials behind them in leave-on serums, and less again\nin something you rinse away. They are in the formula and they are unlikely to do any harm, and we\nare not going to build a claim on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are going to wash your hair anyway, so the wash step is a free slot in the routine. This is\nthe one to choose if your scalp runs oily or feels congested, and it pairs with\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e, which is the\nonly product in this range with strong regrowth evidence behind it. The 1% niacinamide is the reason\nto reach for this over a harsher wash when a topical has left your scalp tight or itchy, and the\nCaffeine Conditioner is the sensible follow-on for the lengths. If your main complaint is flaking\nand not oil, the Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is the better fit and you can alternate the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery time you wash your hair, three or four times a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with comfortably warm water, never hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork a coin-sized amount, roughly 5 mL, into a lather and rinse it straight back out. This\n    first wash clears oil and styling product so that the second one reaches skin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply a second coin-sized amount, this time aimed at the scalp itself and not the lengths, and\n    massage it in with your fingertips for about a minute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on for two to three minutes. This is the only point in the routine where the actives\n    get any contact time, and rinsing straight away leaves you with an ordinary shampoo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, then condition the lengths and ends and keep the conditioner off the\n    scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWash before you apply a topical, never after.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you are using minoxidil,\nshampoo first, dry the scalp completely, then apply the dose. Washing a few hours after you have\napplied it throws that dose away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it arrives quickly. Within a wash or two the scalp feels cleaner and\nless oily, and where niacinamide settles itching or tightness it usually does so inside a fortnight.\nWhat you should not expect is a change in hair density. If you buy this bottle for that, you will be\ndisappointed at three months and again at six. Regrowth, where it happens, comes from minoxidil, and\nthe job of a shampoo is to keep the scalp in reasonable condition while that runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Keep it out of the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it gets in. If\nyour skin irritates easily, patch test on the inside of the forearm and wait a day before using it\non the scalp. Stop using it if you develop a rash, persistent itching, or redness that does not\nsettle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic shampoo and it is not a medicine. It does not treat hair loss, dandruff or any\nscalp condition as a disease, and it will not do what a prescribed treatment does. If your scalp is\nred, inflamed or painful, or if your shedding is sudden and heavy, see a doctor rather than changing\nshampoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaw palmetto carries interactions worth knowing about when it is swallowed, including with\nanticoagulants and in hormone-sensitive conditions. Those cautions attach to oral doses and the\nexposure from a rinse-off wash is very small, though it is still worth mentioning to your doctor if\nyou are on medication. Not for use on children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep out of reach of children. Store at room temperature with the cap closed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981125820798,"sku":"QN-SAWPALMETTOSHAMPOO","price":39.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/saw-palmetto-shampoo.png?v=1790587786"},{"product_id":"deep-cleanse-shampoo","title":"Deep Cleanse Scalp Shampoo","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eThis is a clarifying shampoo, meant for once a week rather than every day. Twice-daily topical\ntreatment, styling product and ordinary sebum leave a film on the scalp that a mild daily wash does not\nfully lift, and after a few weeks of a routine that film is noticeable. This is the wash that clears it\nand puts the scalp back to a clean starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cleansing is the product. A clarifying surfactant base does the work, and the rest of the\nformula is there to keep that from feeling harsh. Castor seed oil and pumpkin seed oil are emollients\nthat leave some slip behind, and hydrolysed wheat protein deposits on the hair shaft, which makes wet\nhair easier to comb and reduces breakage while you handle it. That is a cosmetic effect on the fibre\nyou already have, and it is a real one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0.2% caffeine.\u003c\/strong\u003e That concentration is borrowed from a six-month open-label study\nfunded by the manufacturer of a caffeine shampoo, which compared a 0.2% caffeine liquid against 5%\nminoxidil as a replacement for it, and measured a trichogram anagen ratio as its only endpoint. A\nsponsor-funded open-label trial with a single endpoint is weak ground for a comparison against\nminoxidil, and nothing here should be read as saying that 0.2% caffeine performs like 5% minoxidil.\nThere is no good evidence that adding caffeine to minoxidil improves anything. Caffeine does penetrate the\nfollicle quickly and sit there, which is the honest argument in its favour, though that work was done\nwith leave-on products. In a shampoo that spends two minutes on your head before it goes down the\ndrain, expect very little from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiacinamide\u003c\/strong\u003e is here for scalp comfort and tolerance. It is one of the\nbetter-behaved cosmetic ingredients and it is not a hair growth active.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaw palmetto and ginger root.\u003c\/strong\u003e Saw palmetto has limited data on DHT, mostly from\noral use, with a small amount of topical work behind it. Whatever that is worth, a rinse-off product is\nclose to the worst possible way to deliver it, so treat it as a formulation flourish. Ginger is a\ntraditional scalp ingredient and it accounts for a good deal of the clean, slightly warm feel of the\nwash. Its laboratory record for hair growth is thin, and one study of its principal compound in human\nfollicle culture pointed the wrong way, so nothing here is claimed on its behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone applying 1 mL of solution or foam to the scalp twice a day is putting roughly 14 mL a week\nonto skin that mostly gets washed with something gentle. Add styling product and a scalp that runs\noily, and there is a case for one wash a week that actually strips. It is worth being straight about\nthe limit of that argument. Whether build-up measurably reduces how much\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution\u003c\/a\u003e gets through has not been\ntested, so the reason to use this is that a clean scalp is a sensible starting point and coated hair\nfeels heavy. Keep a gentler wash such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-hair-loss-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Hair Loss Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e for the other six days, since\nthis one is too stripping to repeat. If your problem is flaking and itch rather than build-up, the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo\"\u003eAnti-Dandruff Shampoo\u003c\/a\u003e contains piroctone olamine and is\nthe correct product, because clarifying a scalp does not treat dandruff. If you want caffeine on the\nscalp with enough contact time to matter, that belongs in a leave-on such as the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/caffeine-scalp-serum\"\u003eCaffeine Scalp Serum\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a week, in place of your usual shampoo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your hair and scalp thoroughly with warm water for a good thirty seconds. A clarifying\n    shampoo lathers poorly on hair that is only damp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork a coin-sized amount into the scalp, roughly 5 mL for short hair and up to 10 mL if you wear\n    it longer. Use your fingertips rather than your nails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave it on the scalp for two to three minutes. This is the step people skip and it is where the\n    cleansing happens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse until the water runs completely clear, which takes longer than you think.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRepeat once if your scalp is very oily or you use a lot of styling product, keeping the second\n    wash brief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFollow with a conditioner such as the\n    \u003ca href=\"\/products\/repair-protein-conditioner\"\u003eRepair Protein Conditioner\u003c\/a\u003e on the mid-lengths\n    and ends, keeping it off the scalp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDry your hair and scalp completely before you apply any topical treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe common mistake is using it every day.\u003c\/strong\u003e A weekly clarifying wash leaves the scalp\ncomfortable, and the same product seven days running leaves it tight, itchy and worse off than the\nbuild-up did. The other sequencing point is timing. Do not wash within four hours of applying\nminoxidil, or you rinse the dose away, so put this wash at the start of the day and apply your topical\nonce your scalp is dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and immediate. Hair feels lighter and cleaner the same day, the scalp feels\nless coated, and fine hair usually looks fuller for a day or two simply because there is less weight on\nit. That is the whole of it. This shampoo will not regrow hair, it will not slow shedding, and nothing\nin it is doing anything you would see in a photograph three months from now. It is a supporting\nproduct, and it earns its place by making the rest of the routine more comfortable to keep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid contact with the eyes and rinse with plenty of water if it happens.\nThis formula contains hydrolysed wheat protein, so avoid it if you have a wheat allergy. Do not use it\non a scalp that is broken, inflamed, sunburnt or freshly needled, and leave at least twenty-four hours\nafter using the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller\u003c\/a\u003e before you wash with it. Stop\nusing it if you develop redness, itching or a rash that does not settle. This is a cosmetic shampoo and\nit is not a treatment for hair loss, dandruff or any scalp condition. If you are unsure why you are\nlosing hair, or the loss is sudden or patchy, see a doctor rather than working through products. Keep\nout of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981126738302,"sku":"QN-DEEPCLEANSESHAMPOO","price":27.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/deep-cleanse-shampoo.png?v=1790587701"}],"url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/collections\/oily-scalp.oembed","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}