Redken Anti-Dandruff System Review

Are three intersecting products better than one when it comes to fighting off your dandruff and alleviating the nasty symptoms that accompany it?  This is the question that many of us would like answered when we take a look at product systems, which are bundles of different products that supposedly comprise different steps in a comprehensive treatment scheme.  Naturally, buying three separate products to get results is more expensive, but the advertisements for these items boldly declare how the benefits of the first product make the second one more potent, and so forth, delivering a combined performance that no single product could ever hope to match. 

Curiously, Redken, a hair styling and treatment company based in New York City, has positioned its products to be quite the opposite.  Its line of goods features no less than a dandruff shampoo, a dandruff conditioner, and several dandruff scalp tonics, all of which are specially formulated to fight and control dandruff, soothe and moisturize the scalp, and work wonders for your hair.  There is no indication that the entire set has to be purchased, which is a relief.  The only problem is that there isn’t much of a guide to tell you which one you should buy to obtain the results that you seek. 

The common ingredients in each of the products are pyrithione zinc, a popular anti-dandruff ingredient, and Redken’s self-proclaimed Hydro-zone System, which uses a twin formulation of glycerine to hydrate the scalp, and lavender extract to soothe irritation.  These chemicals are in turn delivered to where they need to be on your head through Redken’s so-called Interbond Scalp System, which maintains the integrity of the chemical ingredients until they are applied to the hair and scalp, upon which they will break apart and bind to your follicles for optimum comfort and effectiveness.  With the shampoo, which one can use daily, these ingredients are administered during the lathering and scalp massaging process before they are rinsed off.  With the leave-in lotion, on the other hand, one slathers on the substance and forgets about it, repeating the process up to four times each day.

Beyond differences in application method, however, there does not seem to be any pronounced advantage any one product has over another one, or an assessment of which product would be best for you.  This is perhaps the greatest failing of the Redken system – it can’t make up its mind as to whether it is actually a system, or just a grouping of products from which you can select as per your preference.  One supposes, then, that the products have just about the same level of efficacy across all types, and customers can select whether to try only one of them or the entire trifecta.  Certainly, one can benefit likewise from the conditioning properties of the hair conditioner, and there do not seem to be any contraindications for using too much of Redken’s formulas on your head. 

The efficacy of the product is itself a mixed bag, with some consumers expressing satisfaction at the results, and others complaining that it has done nothing for them.  The general consensus, at least, is that the products provide added comfort to the scalp and suppress irritation.

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