[Pharmwaste] RE: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 81, Issue 19

[Lotzer Donna M]

This may help to explain things a bit about Selsun shampoo...remember it
also comes in many generic versions.
 
Selsun shampoo is a medicated dandruff shampoo available in Selsun Blue
or Selsen Blue Naturals formulas. Different varieties within each
formula type treat three levels of scalp and hair issues, including dry
scalp, dandruff and dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis. A major difference
between the three varieties is the main or active ingredient, used to
control or eliminate dry scalp and dandruff issues.

Active Ingredient
The active ingredient is the medication the shampoo contains. Selsun
shampoo includes one of three active ingredients, depending on the type
and strength of the shampoo. Pyrithione zinc is the active ingredient in
Selsun Blue Dry Scalp Shampoo. It is an antiseborrheic that helps to
reduce itching and flaking on your scalp. Selenium sulfide is the active
ingredient in Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo formulas. Selenium sulfide is
an antifungal that kills yeast and slows down scalp cell mitosis. Selsun
Blue Naturals products use salicylic acid as the active ingredient.
Salicylic acid helps to break down keratin, a major protein in skin, and
helps to remove dead cells.
The prescription form of Selsun also contains selenium sulfide but in a
higher concentration than the OTC product.


Read more:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/154971-selsun-shampoo-ingredients/#ixz
z226qaSHA0
	
http://www.livestrong.com/article/145981-ingredients-in-selsun-blue-sham
poo/


Donna Lotzer, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Poison Education Coordinator
University of WI Hospital & Clinics Poison Prevention & Education Center
600 Highland Avenue, MC # 9475, Madison, WI 53792
dlotzer at uwhealth.org  

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