Axe Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Review

Mention the brand name Axe to the average person in the know, and chances are, that person will recall the brand’s often racy, and perhaps even sexist, advertisements featuring women falling head over heels and doing ridiculous things to get close to the man who uses an Axe product.  It’s all in good fun, and the wildly successful ad campaign has its fair share of hilarious moments, so let us not judge Axe too harshly in that regard.  What we should be scrutinizing more carefully, of course, is whether or not the products work as they are expected, not necessarily to draw in crowds of eager women, but to perform basic functions like make you smell nice, and in the case of their dandruff shampoo, get rid of your symptoms. 

The interesting thing people will notice at the outset about Axe’s shampoo is that it has a subtle fragrance, very unlike the overpowering scent that one comes across when using their body spray or other products.  It is a welcome reversal, especially for men who are turned off by the excessive fragrance that may be emanating from their bodies when they patronize other Axe goods.  More to the point, they didn’t buy the Axe shampoo for the way it smells.  But it’s nice to have a product that has just enough aroma to be pleasant without being irritating, which is perceived as uncharacteristic for this often bombastic brand.

There is even praise for the simplicity and user-friendly nature of its quick push to open bottle cap.  One should not have to struggle with a container to get to the product inside, so this feature of Axe’s anti-dandruff shampoo is also appreciated. 

The active ingredient in the Axe anti-dandruff shampoo is zinc pyrithione, which folks who are familiar with anti-dandruff remedies should know is one of the more potent solutions on the market for dealing with dandruff.  Often, the culprit for the onset of dandruff is the presence of invasive bacteria and fungi, which disrupt the natural order of skin growth and shedding in the scalp, and actually force overproduction of skin, which leads to flaking and itching.  By eradicating the main cause for the dandruff, the dandruff itself should eventually vanish as your scalp normalizes.  It’s good to know that Axe didn’t scrimp when it came to its active ingredient, and actually included a substance that is renowned for fighting off dandruff. 

It should be noted at this juncture that Axe is a company that doesn’t just care about medicating your scalp, but also about ensuring that you smell and look good.  To this end, the Axe anti-dandruff shampoo makes your hair shinier and smoother, and it provides a lingering masculine scent that any red-blooded woman would enjoy, or at the very least not run away screaming from.  In this manner, the Axe product not only resolves your dandruff problems, but works just as well as most other Axe products, if not better, because the fragrance it leaves behind is just the hint that you need, the edge to complement your bidding your dandruff goodbye.

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