Articles – Dandruff Deconstructed

The 10 Best Salicylic Acid Dandruff Shampoos

October 15, 2023October 4, 2023 Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Megan (MChem), Ethan (MPharm)

Salicylic Acid is the single most popular active ingredient in dandruff shampoos on the market today. An astonishing 24% of the …

October 15, 2023May 11, 2023 Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Megan (MChem), Luke Boothman BSc (Hons)

Almost 100 million bottles of dandruff shampoo are sold in the USA, and an estimated half the population has suffered …

October 15, 2023August 5, 2022 Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Ethan (MPharm), Megan (MChem)

We may still not understand all of the 10000+ chemicals present in coal tar, it may have been used since …

October 13, 2023July 5, 2019 Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Luke Boothman BSc (Hons)

Recent years have witnessed an explosion in natural shampoo alternatives. This explosion, largely spearheaded by the No Poo movement, is …

October 15, 2023June 27, 2019 Ethan (MPharm), Megan (MChem), Chris Challis BSc(Hons)

If you’ve even a passing interest in shampoos you’d be aware that the use of sulfates in shampoos is a …

October 15, 2023June 20, 2019 Ethan (MPharm), Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Megan (MChem)

Ketoconazole is probably the single most effective active ingredient on the market for seborrheic dermatitis sufferers. It doesn’t work for …

October 15, 2023June 19, 2019 Ethan (MPharm), Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Megan (MChem)

There are two active ingredients I turn to when I have a bad outbreak of seborrheic dermatitis; ketoconazole and selenium sulfide. …

October 15, 2023June 14, 2019 Ethan (MPharm), Chris Challis BSc(Hons), Megan (MChem)

Zinc Pyrithione is one of the most widely used active ingredients to treat dandruff caused by Seborrheic Dermatitis on the market …

October 15, 2023May 23, 2019 Luke Boothman BSc (Hons), Ethan (MPharm), Megan (MChem), Chris Challis BSc(Hons)

Tea tree oil shampoos are among the most popular dandruff shampoos on the market today. Out of the 110 shampoos …