A 25-year-old member asked:
Whats the best way to get rid of dandruff?
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Dr. Francine Yepanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Scruff B Gone: Antifungal shampoos (tea tree oil, selenium sulfide 2.5%, Ketoconazole 2%, ciclopirox 1%, coal tar, salicylic acid, and sulfur]. Prescription taclonex, steroid lotion. Dr. Westfried says, "home remedies are Aspirin dissolved in olive oil to loosen scales and tea tree oil a dewdrops mixed with shampoo. Make sure that is not scalp psoriasis which is thicker and harder to treat." good luck!
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Dr. Hanriet Minasiananswered
Internal Medicine 20 years experience
Dandruff relief: Dandruff can be relieved with special shampoos , which have a high zinc content. Over the counter preparations include head and shoulders, selsun blue and Nizoral (ketoconazole) shampoo. Some nutrition experts believe that zinc supplements can also help stubborn cases.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
What is the best way to get rid of horrible dandruff?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Depends: See a dermatologist. You may have psoriasis, fungus infection, seborrheic dermatitis, or an effect from a med. Meanwhile get in your shower every day with a shampoo. There are shampoos with tar, salicylic acid, selenium sulfide, zinc pyrethium. You wil see t-gel, t-sal, selsun, head & shoulders and others. Dhs-zn is twice as strong as head & shoulders in the white bottle. You may need prescrip.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
What are the best ways to get rid of dandruff?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Aim for control: Washing you hair frequently will keep it under control. As you age, it will become less problematic.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
What is the best way to get rid of dandruff from scalp?
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Dr. David Wyattanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Scalp shampoos: Head and shoulders and there are a few tar preparations for really severe cases. Another thing to try is scalp oil treatments- especially hot oil treatments...
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