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What's in Dandruff Shampoo? A Cosmetic Chemist Breaks It Down | WSJ Label Lab

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Dandruff affects 50% of adults globally. One of the ways to manage it? Dandruff shampoo.

WSJ spoke with a cosmetic chemist to understand how ingredients like pyrithione zinc and certain surfactants work in one of the most popular dandruff shampoos, Head & Shoulders Classic Clean Dandruff Shampoo.

0:00 Meet Erica Douglas, a cosmetic scientist
0:31 Head & Shoulders' simple formula: how pyrithione zinc fights dandruff
1:27 Surfactants and conditioners: how your scalp is cleaned and moisturized
4:13 Color and fragrance
6:08 Consistency, preservatives and pH adjusters
7:33 Head & Shoulders’ packaging: what would Erica change?

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Television
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shampoo, shampoo ingredients, dandruff shampoo
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