The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry reports on an exciting breakthrough in dandruff treatment.
You know that the main cause of dandruff is a fungus called Malassezia globosa, right? (Actually it causes scalp irritation which leads to flaky scalp.) Typical dandruff shampoo fight the fungus and also try to break up big flakes into smaller, less noticeable pieces. Now researchers have an enzyme that is essential to the fungus and have found that a specific type of antibacterial agent, sulfonamide, is more effective than ketoconazole, (a common anti-fungal medicine.) Hopefully a one-two punch of antibiotics and anti-fungals could really knock out dandruff. I can’t wait until Head & Shoulders gets this new technology!
Reference: http://dermatologytimes.modernmedicine.com/news/antibiotics-could-be-key-dandruff-treatment
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This is hope for me cant wait to try it 4 years ago I was struckwith the worst scalp condition, beforenever had dadruff, then bam it was more thn head
and shoulder could handle my Dr. gave me antibiotics a shapoo and itdidnt help.He send me to the dermatologists she gave oral meds and topicals to the point in a week it was worse. Two years of trying anything.I got shampoo fron an Israeli man that had products from dead sea it helps some, I have thre small sores that that leak slowly over night my scalp is covered with a grainy waxy substance. I have actually scre it them brrak it off it time consuming keeps my head so so burning, if this works it will be my mericle. bring it on hurry please.
This will be great news for many people in the world.
This is good news because Nizoral shampoo, which contains ketoconazole, seems to have disappeared from drugstore shelves, though it’s apparently still available at Drugstore.com.
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