Dandruff busting shampoo (Neutrogena Therapeutic T/Gel Shampoo)

Member Name: AK_1988

Product:	Neutrogena Therapeutic T/Gel Shampoo
Date:	08/10/09 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Does what it says on the bottle

Disadvantages: Smell, appearance

This stuff is pretty grim when you first have a look at it. It is a dark brown in colour, is really thick and does not smell that great. However, if you have bad dandruff it is a great product.
The ingredients are as follows (they read like the ingredients of a witch's caldron!): macrogol lauryl ether (4), sodium lauryl ether sulphate, cocodiethanolamide, cocamidopropyl betaine, imidazolidinyl urea, E218, E216, tetrasodium EDTA, citric acid anhydrous, perfume (contains esters of benzoic acid, methyl and benzyl benzoate,E321 and propylene glycrol), sodium chloride and purified water.

The bottle I am currently using is 250ml in size however I believe it comes in smaller bottles of 100ml. It is a plastic bottle and comes in a cardboard box, so everything can be recycled once you have finished with it. It has a blue lid which is easily resealed once you have finished with it.

I find works best if you shower for 5 or 10 minutes and then apply. Once apply leave for up to 5 minutes while you wash or shave and then rinse out. It is important that you rinse it all out as if you do not it tends to make your dandruff even worse! I then find it helpful to reapply and repeat the process, although not everyone will find this a necessary step.

It is not recommended for those under 12 years of age so if you have children or young people in the house keep it out of reach. The active ingredient is coal tar. I have read some literature suggesting this can cause cancer. This worries a little however I find this is the only shampoo that I have tried that truly reduces dandruff. If anyone has another brand to try I would be grateful for the suggestions.

As for the odd smell to the shampoo I find you tend to get used to this and after a while it is not such an issue. It is a fairly expensive shampoo, however, it does tend to last a long time. It also has a long shelf life, my current bottle expires in 06/2012, probably down to the variety of ingredients. It is available widely and it is probably beneficial to look around for the best price before trying it out.

Summary: Very good shampoo for those who suffer from bad dandruff