Amazon Basics Maximum Strength Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Moisturizing with Aloe, 1% Selenium Sulfide, 11 Fl Oz, Pack of 1

After 1 use!!!! The before picture was taken 1 hour AFTER washing my hair (i double wash) and the flakes were already visible. :( i hate it because my hair is black so the contrast makes it stand out. My scalp also feels inflamed on day 2-3 if i don't wash again. But then i dry my hair out. I took this last week and started looking for a solution. Then I bought this a few days ago and used it today when it arrived. After pic is also 1 hour AFTER doing my normal shampoo+one more round with this (i left it on for 5 mins). Rinsed and added conditioner to my ends. No flakes! Well maybe 1-2 here and there potentially but not obvious like before. You can judge for yourself. My scalp feels clean, not dry. I can’t smell the stink of the shampoo bc my conditioner covered it. I didn't find it to be overwhelming tbh. The smell is expected out of a medicated treatment so eh whatever. I asked my brother and dad if they could smell anything weird on my hair and they said no. But n=3 if you include me so idk. For $5, I think it’s worth it !

I had a bad eczema flare up for the first time in over 17years. Last time I was a teenager and the only thing that helped was prescription steroid creams and tar shampoo. They don’t make the same tar shampoo, and for months I’ve been trying different shampoos including Tsal, head and shoulders, etc. nothin has worked, aside from maybe a slightest amount. I decided to give this a try and I swear after one use, I was already seeing results. A week later, and it’s basically cleared up!! I’ve been battling this for months, and been prescribed prednisone twice, which still didn’t clear it up. My dandruff was so bad, it looked like it was snowing on my clothes and I’ve been super self cautious about it. It’s also smooth formula and doesn’t leave any grittiness in your hair either. The smell is decent too (and way better than tar shampoo!).

I am using this product as a body wash in order to combat a fungus on my skin (arms and legs). I am sharing this because a lot of people may have it. It looks like age spots or lack of pigment spots. I always assumed it was melanin loss. I learned the ingredient in dandruff shampoo , selenium sulfide kills this fungus! It is 1% in over the counter shampoo and only 2% in prescription. I use this shampoo, as a body wash, every time I shower and my arms look so much better. The spots are disappearing and the skin has pigment again! It has been like magic!

If you want to save money, get this, same ingredients as Selsun Blue, cheaper price, sounds like a win win. My main issue with my scalp is itchiness, my scalp felt way cleaner with this shampoo, the itching subsided within 2 days. It does dry out my hair, I did use garnier fructis oil on my ends before washing and after washing and my hair was still very dry afterwards, I even used my regular shampoo (redken frizz dismiss) afterwards so I could blow out my hair, it was frizzy the next morning, and two days after it looked like it had never been blown out, very frizzy. Due to the lack of moisture, my scalp doesn’t feel oily at all, which is great. Here’s my biggest critique, it leaves an awful pungent smell of sulfur on my scalp, it made me gag the first day after the wash and dry, it’s bad, it’s the only reason I’m giving it 4 stars, but overall if you’re looking for a cheaper, cost effective alternative to find some relief, get this. Just bear in mind that the scent is not pleasant at all, my husband also used it and had the same complaint about the scent, however he did find relief and found that it helped with dandruff control as well as I did.

This reminds me of the old shampoos from the 80s and 90s it has that strong smell they had. Not exactly a pleasant smell you know it is dandruff shampoo. Smell does linger on your hair and skin. It didn't improve the shine or hydrate my hair it was very drying to my hair. So for hair health would not recommend this if you are afraid of drying out your hair. If you want to get rid of itchiness this works. Lathers nicely and has a little bit of a tingling on your skin so that is good. Nice size bottle for half the cost of the brand name on sale. I would recommend this shampoo.

As good as the name brand.

This shampoo does what it says it will do. The only downside is that it has a strong, unpleasant egg smell that sticks around for a day or so after you’ve washed and dried your hair. I tried to cover it up with Dove conditioner, but the smell still managed to show through. If you’re as sensitive to smells as I am, you might want to think twice about using this one.

Pretty effective. I would say it’s a dupe for head and shoulders. I personally like the smell and don’t mind it at all. 10/10