Which is the best anti dandruff shampoo?

It all depends on how often you wash your hair and how severe your dandruff is. Check out this article to find the best one for you: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>Which is the best anti dandruff shampoo?
Do you really have dandruff or just dry scalp? Dandruff is really gross patches of yellowish to white oily stuff. If you just have dry scalp using a dandruff shampoo will just make it drier. If your scalp looks like these pictures:





http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/HARDIN/md/dermn鈥?/a>





If you beleive you really have dandruff you should see a doctor or dermatologist. If you just have dry scalp use a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner that does not contain the following ingredients:





Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)


Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate


Ammonium Laureth Sulfate


Ammonium Xylene Sulfonate


TEA Lauryl Sulfate


Sulfur (in dandruff shampoos)


Selenium Sulfide (in dandruff shampoos)


Magnesium Sulfate


Sodium Thiosulfate


Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate


Alkyl Sodium Sulfate


Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate


TEA-Dodecylbenzene


Sodium C12-15 Alkyl Sulfate


Sodium Dodecyl Sulfonate





These ingredients do many things, most of them help your shampoo form a lather - which doesn't actually help them clean any better but makes people feel like it's cleaning better! They are also used for such things as industrial degreasing and engine degreasers. They are known to cause cancer, hair loss, and skin irritation. They also dry the skin and scalp.





Try to find some products that do not contain the above ingredients for a few weeks, you might notice that your dry scalp goes away on its own!Which is the best anti dandruff shampoo?
What kind of dandruff you have will determine the way it needs to be treated, if it's flakey white dry dandruff then it's just dry scalp, if it's more yellow or grey bits then it's fungal, in which case you'd want something anti fungal like tea tree oil.





First thing I'd suggest though is forget the anti-dandruff shampoos, they don't cure dandruff, they contain cytostatic chemicals like zinc pyrithione to reduce scalp cell growth, and keratolytic chemicals like salicylic acid to loosen outer layers of skin on scalp reducing dead cell build-up. These chemicals and common shampoo ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate are irritants that can actually cause dandruff. You can get shampoos without irritants, try different brands to rule out ingredients you may be sensitive to or go for more natural brands, better still try going without shampoo.





Going shampoo-free will stop dandruff, also giving healthier hair and scalp, this is because shampoos strip natural oils damaging hair and causing scalp to produce more oil making hair greasy and agrivating dandruff (yes, ditching shampoo would stop dandruff and it won't ever get greasy!). To go shampoo-free use a tablespoon of baking soda in a cup of water, apply to roots and leave to sit for a minute to stimulate blood flow, clean pores and get off grime. Once a week also rinse with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to a cup of water, let sit for a minute and rinse, this promotes circulation, regulates skin pH, is antiseptic and an exfolient so does the job of ingredients in anti-dandruff shampoos. Or you can try the conditioner-only or curly girl method which is just using conditioner which contain mild surfactants that are enough to wash the scalp and without drying it out or irritating your scalp, your hair and scalp will be a million times better for it - I use conditioner-only, it's easy to use than the standard shampoo-free method and you get better results faster. See http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.鈥?/a> and http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-Curly-鈥?/a>





If you don't want to go shampoo-free try using the apple cider vinegar as a rinse after washing to get it's benefits, or try a dandruff rinse by mixing half a cup of apple cider vinegar, half a cup of chopped mint leaves and one cup of boiling water, cool and strain before using it as a rinse. If you have an oily scalp try mixing together 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of distilled water and 2 tablespoons olive oil, massage into your scalp and leave for 20 minutes before shampooing. If you have a dry scalp mix together 2 tablespoons jojoba oil and quarter a teaspoon of tea tree oil, massage into wet hair leaving for 10 minutes before shampooing. Herbs and essential oils are another option to try, get chamomile, elderflower, nettle or sage herbal tea bags, make your tea, cool and use it as a rinse. Essential oils to use are cedarwood, patchouli, rosemary , sage, thyme or tea tree, just add a few drops to some water and rinse your hair, or massage a few drops into yur scalp before shampooing.
despite so many brands in the market choose the best one for your scalp type. mainly dandruff comes due to oil,dirt etc .avoid using more oil in your scalp.it will be best if you apply oil in night and wash it in morning with sampoo.avoid taking oily foods.pantene antidandruff sampoo and head and shoulders will workout good if used with a good conditioner
Personally I have tried Head %26amp; Shoulders and Herbal Essences 'No Flakin Way' (ha...) and I have had better luck with the Garnier Fructis brand.
Use Nizoral shampoo to get rid of dandruff.
selsun , or kitokanozole , use them atleast thrice a week and never use oil or any oil in your whole life
head and shoulders is good... sometimes it creates irritation ... u can go for some medicated shampoos... consult a doc....
head and shoulder. selsum blue!