IRISTAR Medicated Shampoo For Seborrheic Dermatitis: Anti-Dandruff Treatment for Itchy Scalp, Dermatitis, Anti-Fungal Care for Men & Women, Controls Oil, Flaking & Scalp Irritation

This shampoo is PERFECT!! Light tea tree scent. Good lather. You don't need much to get the job done. My flaky scalp is better after one week of use. As the bottle says, use it every 3 or 4 days - not too often. This is the perfect replacement for that one brand. I will call it out by name, as some other reviewers are reluctant to do. NIZORAL shampoo smells terrible!! I can't stand their generic overly-strong bathroom cleaner fragrance. I learned that ketoconazole worked for me but I actually let the dry flakes come back because I couldn't stand to use that stuff. After lots of searching I found this. This bottle is the exact same fluid oz as the Niz but it costs less. How perfect is that!?! Less expensive and no awful fragrance smell. It's a godsend. This shampoo cleared up my dry skin and scalp zit-bumps at the same time. I use a gentle co-wash on the days I don't use this shampoo. So glad to have relief from the skin condition and from the fragrance of that "other" brand.

I really enjoy this shampoo for managing my SD. My scalp gets itchy and flaky due to this condition, but this shampoo keeps all of that in check. I use it three times a week, applying 3 pumps to my long hair. It lathers well, has a mild herbal scent, and feels great on my scalp. I leave it on for a few minutes while doing other things. Surprisingly, my hair is left super soft, easy to detangle, and shines more than it has in years. Love it!

BEWARE: THE FORMULA / ACTIVE INGREDIENTS HAVE CHANGED! I purchased this product solely on the basis that it was a shampoo containing 1% ketoconazole, and clearly it *used to be* just that because the reviews and reviewers photos show that the packaging once matched with the product's current listing/description as a ketoconazole shamppo. However, the manufacturer has changed their formula without updating the description, so despite what you see in the information and older reviews, this shampoo has *ZERO ketoconazole* now, and the only active ingredient in this new version is salicylic acid (2%). This is very frustrating, and companies should be diligent in updating product information, especially if they are completely changing the formula / active ingredients for a known product! That said, if you want a salicylic acid shampoo, this one seems fine enough---it smells like pleasantly minty and doesn't seem to have any negative effects on hair---but it won't provide the benefits of ketoconazole, and personally, I think zinc pyrithione is more effective for scalp issues than salicylic acid. Overall, if you're looking for a ketoconazole shampoo, your options just became more limited again. I was excited to try an alternative to Nizoral, but this is no longer it.

Worked well. A little pricey though; I end ex up having my dermatologist write me an Rx after this.

Works well, but I think I need something stronger that will keep the dry patches away for longer periods of time

When I first started using this product, I loved it. It was everything I hoped for and needed, for my very sensitive scalp. They have recently changed the formula, replacing an ingredient that made the product as good as it was. The result of this change has led me back to square one. My scalp itches just as much as it had before using the original formula. I wish they would have left well enough alone. Now I have to find another brand. So disappointed! “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

I had never considered the other ingredients in my ketoconazole shampoo until I found this one. I used to use Nizoral, but not anymore. This brand is sulfate free, unlike Nizoral, and has many natural ingredients. The smell reminds me of tea tree oil even though it's not an ingredient. My scalp feels squeaky clean after using. It's only been a couple of weeks and three uses, but so far so good. And I love that it's a pump so you don't have to fumble with a slippery flip-cap in the shower.

I have seborraic dermatitis on my scalp since I was a child. So visits to the dermatologist where common. The doctor prescribed me pills that never helped. This shampoo has help me greatly. No more itching and flakes.