{"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","url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/products\/anti-dandruff-shampoo","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}