Has anyone figure out how to deal with their itchy scalp when most ingredients aren't working? Treatment 6/7/2022
The user has chronic itchy scalp and dandruff, unresponsive to ketoconazole, selenium sulfide, zinc pyrithione, coal tar, and salicylic acid. Topical steroids were also ineffective for long-term use.
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