Head and Shoulders Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Review

One of the pioneers in a new wave of dandruff and hair care initiatives that emerged in the middle of the 20^th century, Procter & Gamble decided in 1950 that they wanted to design and manufacture an anti-dandruff shampoo.  What followed this simple decision was a decade of painstaking research, which culminated in the debut of Head and Shoulders Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, the first shampoo of its kind to contain the essential chemical zinc pyrithione, in 1961.  The Head and Shoulders brand has gone on to become one of the icons of the anti-dandruff market, becoming almost synonymous with anti-dandruff hair care.  The blue and white bottle and trademark blue-white swirl of Head and Shoulders are easily recognizable in countries all over the world.  Also, if the movie Evolution, released in 2001, is to be believed, then Head and Shoulders also has the ability to ward off an alien invasion. 

Head and Shoulders has all the makings of a consumer-friendly anti-dandruff product.  It smells good and comes in a wide variety of different pleasant scents, all the better for those who have experienced more foul-smelling anti-dandruff alternatives.  The one percent zinc pyrithione formulation is mild enough to be used on practically all kinds of scalps, save the ones on people who suffer allergic reactions to zinc or are otherwise susceptible to complications.  This means that you can use it every day if necessary.  Lastly, there is plenty of consumer support to be had through the Procter & Gamble Head and Shoulders website, which provides tips on using the product, as well as with how to control the onset of dandruff through other methods. 

According to the hair experts at the Head and Shoulders site, once you apply the shampoo, you should leave it on and lather it thoroughly for two minutes, likening this period to the amount of time one is supposed to spend brushing one’s teeth.  When you rinse it off, you may decide to use other hair care products, but the Head and Shoulders experts discourage using just any other conditioner, because it may wash away a lot of the special dandruff fighting ingredients that have just lodged themselves into your hair and scalp.  For best results, they recommend using the Head and Shoulders conditioner that possesses similar anti-dandruff properties.  According to them, the use of their complementary product improves the performance of the shampoo by up to 78 percent.  Obviously this comment carries some bias with it, but it isn’t as if you should expect anything less from the information site of a corporation. 

Consumer reviews of the effectiveness of Head and Shoulders shampoo are generally positive.  Customers who have used it say they are satisfied with the improvement that they experience from using the product, and that the flaking and itchiness are far more manageable with regular use of the shampoo.  The mildness of the shampoo’s formulation is another plus in its favor, since the harsher products out there can cause hair thinning or worse damage.

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