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HOW ANTI-DANDRUFF SHAMPOO INGREDIENTS WORK

Every bottle of Head & Shoulders shampoo is specially formulated with ingredients that work together to ensure your hair is kept healthy and 100% flake free.¹

It isn’t an easy task formulating the No. 1 anti-dandruff shampoo in the world.

Key ingredients are carefully tested and then added to Head & Shoulders shampoos to make sure that they not only keep you 100% dandruff free,1 but also leave your hair healthy, silky and fragrant.

Dandruff-fighting agents

  • zinc pyrithione (ZPT)– this is the secret to fighting dandruff and is found in all of our shampoos. It prevents the dandruff-forming microbe, Malassezia globosa, from forming scalp irritants. Head & Shoulders uses a unique, highly effective form of ZPT.

  • selenium sulfide– this powerful active ingredient is used to treat more severe flaking conditions; it is found in our shampoos for seborrheicdermatitis.

Our special ingredient: zinc carbonate– H&S is the only AD shampoo that uses a special technology based on zinc carbonate. This exclusive technology fights dandruff better by moisturizing the scalp, while protecting the active ingredient, ZPT, so it stays in its most effective form.

Cleansers
Cleansers are vital in lifting dirt and oil trapped in the hair to ensure it’s clean and shiny. Our cleansers are effective in cleaning your hair while still being kind to the scalp.

Our Classic Clean Shampoo is ideal for keeping your hair fresh and flake free1 while preventing the symptoms of dandruff including itchiness, redness and dryness.

Lathering agents
Lathering ingredients are added to the shampoo to make it rich and creamy enough to spread across your scalp and through the hair strands evenly.

Moisturizers
Moisturizers and conditioners are key factors in making sure your hair is kept silky and soft to the touch by protecting the hair from root to tip and helping keep your hair tangle free.

Our Smooth and Silky Shampoo is specially designed to moisturize dry hair and help keep it frizz free.

Stabilizers
These are integral in keeping all of the shampoo ingredients “blended and suspended” in the correct manner, so you get the rightmixture every time you use it.

Preservatives
These protect the shampoo by preventing it from becoming contaminated.

Texture and consistency
Ingredients are added to the shampoo to ensure it’s the perfect thickness – not too runny, and not too thick to spread.

Color, fragrances and plant essences
To make sure every wash is a fantastic one, we add delightful fragrances and colors to our shampoos, and sometimes plant extracts likemint or almond, to keep your hair smelling amazing and looking beautiful.

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¹visible flakes with regular use

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