FAQs

Definitely. You can think of our products as anti-dandruff shampoos and conditioners that give you beautiful hair. Or as superb shampoos and conditioners that happen to help prevent – dandruff. Whether you use a shampoo alone or with one of our conditioners, you’ll have hair that’s soft, manageable, shiny – and which smells gorgeous, too.

No, you'll enjoy the same dandruff protection from head & shoulders for as long as you use it. You won't become immune to the active dandruff-fighting ingredients, nor will the effectiveness of the dandruff-fighting agents decline.

Not at all – quite the opposite, actually, the dandruff condition can be harsh on hair . Recently scientific discoveries have shown that a scalp that is irritated with dandruff has a negative effect on your hair’s shine. The itching and scratching that can accompany dandruff can also increase hair damage due to scratching. Our shampoo formulas are gentle and pHs balanced, and have six times the moisturisers of non-conditioning shampoos so they leave hair soft and manageable. All our shampoos are gentle enough for daily use – even on colour-treated hair. Plus, our conditioners are rich in intensive moisturisers that leave hair feeling silky and soft.

Simple: regular use will ease flakes and itching. Ideally, you should wash with head & shoulders at least three times a week for visibly flake-free* hair with regular use. All head & shoulders shampoos are gentle enough to use every time you shampoo. If you use a conditioner, ensure it’s head & shoulders. Doing so increases the effectiveness (vs. cosmetic conditioner). If you use an ordinary conditioner, you rinse away much of the dandruff-fighting ingredient, PTZ, which is deposited by head & shoulders shampoo, and lessen your chances of fighting dandruff. By replacing your conditioner with head & shoulders conditioner and using with head & shoulders shampoo , you could increase dandruff-fighting effectiveness against the leading cause of flakes** by up to 78% vs head & shoulders shampoo plus cosmetic conditioner. **source of dandruff

Dry scalp associated with dandruff and dandruff can be treated with products containing at least one of the following types of active ingredients:

Active ingredients treats the cause of dandruff on the scalp. These ingredients include pyrithione zinc (PTZ) and selenium sulfide.

Anti-proliferative agents slow down the flake shedding process . One such ingredient is coal tar, which primarily treats the symptoms of dandruff.

Keratolytic agents break down the intercellular bond (keratin) that holds skin cells together on the uppermost layer of the scalp. Therefore, when the top layer of cells are shed, they are separate rather than in clumps. These agents include sulfur and salicylic acid, which, again, primarily treat the symptoms and not a cause of dandruff.

Dandruff is a chronic condition. Regular treatment will help prevent it from coming back.