Seborrheic dermatitis is more severe than dandruff. There are few treatments, but you can still treat it without a prescription.
Seborrheic dermatitis has in common with dandruff that its most visible symptom consists of small white particles sprinkled on the head and shoulders.
In fact, the two are often confused.
Many first try an anti-dandruff shampoo to get rid of dandruff, but if that fails, there are other solutions.
A pharmaceutical-type shampoo, without a prescription Your dermatologist may prescribe a shampoo for seborrheic dermatitis, but Head & Shoulders has developed a pharmaceutical-type formula¹ available even without a prescription.
Clinical Strength shampoo contains active selenium sulfide (unlike our anti-dandruff shampoos, which contain zinc pyrithione).
Specially formulated to treat seborrheic dermatitis, it has been shown in tests to be as effective as a prescription shampoo containing 2% ketoconazole. In fact, it is the most powerful shampoo sold without a prescription.
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1. *compared to a prescription anti-dandruff shampoo with 2% ketoconazole
