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What is the best shampoo to treat scalp acne? i am looking for something containing benzoyle peroxide b/c that has helped my facial acne.

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Mixed: "scalp acne" is sometimes caused by pityrosporum yeasts in contrast to facial acne. There are benzoyl peroxide shampoos in drug stores, and these fail, a good dandruff shampoo or a prescription ketoconazole shampoo would be worth a try.

Answered 9/28/2016

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