KAMEDIS Anti-Dandruff Therapy Shampoo. For Itchy, Flaky, Sensitive Scalp and Seborrheic Dermatitis. Contains 1% Zinc Pyrithione and Salicylic Acid. Hair & Head Remedy. Paraben Free. 16.9 Fl Oz.

Effective
Effective shampoo is reducing hairfall. I love the scent, lathers well, and doesn’t leave residue. Gifted this to my aunts and they loved it too.

One of 2 shampoos that actually caused hair thinning for me but the lotion is a nice texture-pomade.
I have pretty severe Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD) on my scalp, ears and face. I tried this zinc shampoo to calm it down and keep it away. It did help with that, actually, by making my additional Vitamin C treatment (below) last longer. HOWEVER, after about 3 uses, in 3 weeks, I had loose hair wrapped around my fingers in the shower, and was able to pull more out from the ends. There is thinning at my temples too. I know this symptom well because it also happened 10 years ago with prescription ketoconazole shampoo (Nizoral.) Unfortunately, back then, I didn’t realize what was happening for over a year, and my hair thinned quite a bit. (FYI: I was also rinsing with vinegar and water at the time.) I discontinued ketoconazole, and started mixing 1/8 tsp baking soda into unmedicated shampoo (in my hand, right in the shower) and letting it sit while I soaped up. I did this 3x/week. I saw new hair growth sprouting at my temples within 2 weeks. Baking soda was terrible for my hair (dry and frizzy), but better than losing it all. I also discontinued the vinegar rinses…….Update after reading back what I wrote: In both situations I was using a very acidic product after washing with the medicated shampoos. I wonder if there is an interaction between some inactive shampoo-ingredient and the acidic rinses; or maybe both zinc pyrithione and ketoconazole conflict with acidic rinses? It has never happened with unmedicated shampoos though — in 20 years. I’ll post back if I discover more…….Needless to say, I’ve stopped using this KAMEDIS zinc shampoo now. Hopefully, the thinning stops by using my current treatment alone, with normal shampoo (sulfate-free, all natural, etc. blah, blah.)How I found my current treatment: I tried baking soda after reading about it on the Internet. It worked. I wondered if the high PH of baking soda was the reason it suppressed seborrheic dermatitis. I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY DERMATOLOGIST LATER. I was right! Experts around the net say most yeasts (the source of SD) need a PH of roughly 4.5 – 6.5 to survive (personally, I still experience itching when I use products between 6.5 – 8.0 as well.) So I decided to try a low (acidic) PH instead in hopes that it would be more gentle on my hair and skin. I tried vinegar & water rinses but that didn’t work very well because I couldn’t use a strong mix (too stinky and harsh, so it needs to be rinsed out) It also weakened my hair after a year. I tried hypochlorous acid spray (HOCl) because it kills fungus, but sure enough, the PH is just too near 7.0 for it to stop the itching and scabbing (but I only tried it for 2 days.) Later, I may try it again, adding it to my current routine, to see if I can get longer-lasting results.My current routine (for over 2 years): For a low, acidic PH, I decided to try vitamin C powder by The Ordinary (pure ascorbic acid – any brand will due, but not Vitamin C pills because they don’t dissolve well) mixed with water on my scalp. For my face, I mixed the powder in jojoba oil (for moisture.) Wow! That did the trick. However, I must use it every day or two, or the SD comes right back. It is not too harsh, doesn’t smell funky, and I get the additional skin benefits of Vitamin C.Vitamin C is unstable so it loses effectiveness in a week or two if premixed in liquid, and from light exposure. So I mix up a batch of powder & filtered water, in a black, opaque spray bottle, once a week, and spray it on my scalp, daily, after normal showers. (I soak my roots by holding the spray nozzle against my scalp, in various places. It’s probably too acidic for the rest of my long hair. I don’t rinse it out.) (It’s also probably not color-safe.) (FYI: It will strip and damage silver, stone, or cheap costume jewelry. None of my surgical steel or gold jewelry has been tarnished though.) For my face, I mix the powder with jojoba oil in my hand every day so it stays stable and bacteria-free. Jojoba oil soaks in after 30-60 minutes, but when I’m in a hurry I blot the excess off with a tissue or blotting paper before putting on makeup. I wash my hands well because Vitamin C can turn them orange. (FYI, I’ve tried cheating by skipping a shower and, instead, spraying my face and scalp to get me by. Nope! I must wash my skin first, but it does calm the itching for a while, and helps as a refresher after work outs and such.)IMPORTANT: The mixture must be at a PH level between 3 – 4.4, ideally 3.5 – 4. Get yourself a highly rated roll of PH test strips, on Amazon, and test your mixtures until you’ve got the perfect recipe. Retest it to verify your results. Write it down and use that mix every day. It will sting for a minute on sore spots, but shouldn’t burn terribly or cause ongoing irritation. You may have to work your way down to a lower PH if you get too much redness or burning. It is too strong to be used with exfoliants, harsh skin treatments, or after hard scrubbing or shaving! Work your way into it, or alternate your other treatments with this at a different time of day, or even every other day. ALSO, see The Ordinary website for ingredients that conflict with ascorbic acid/Vitamin C. Last, if it’s not working, other products, used in combination, could be altering the PH level on your skin.As a side note, mixing baking soda with shampoo 3x/week could be a convenient, easy solution for those with very short hair because they don’t have to worry about the condition of their hair as it grows out. For the face and ears, though, I think baking soda is usually too drying.For me, targeting the PH level of my skin and making it hostile to the yeast that causes SD has gotten me back to nearly normal skin, free of scabs and itching. This method is easier, and has worked much better than the various anti-fungal creams or shampoos prescribed to me by Dermatologists over the last 20 years. I tried this shampoo in hopes of needing to wash my hair less often. Unfortunately, it caused hair thinning for me.Hope this helps somebody.

I feel that it works.
I feel like it helps with the itching and burning. Smells great and cleans well. My hair always feels softer after using. It’s a bit expensive but it works.