Highly Efficient Rinse-Off/Leave-On Scalp Care Treatments to Reduce Moderate to Severe Dandruff

January 2013 in “ Journal of cosmetics, dermatological sciences and applications ”

Dorothea Schweiger, Frank Rippke, Philip Drescher, Sandra Braren, Juliane Lüttke, Alexander Filbry, Heiner Max

piroctone olamine climbazole licochalcone A anti-dandruff shampoo scalp tonic Malassezia pro-inflammatory cytokines anti-fungal activity

Studysummary This study found that both an anti-dandruff shampoo containing piroctone olamine and climbazole and its combination with a tonic reduced dandruff and inflammation, with the combination showing superior results.

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