Management of dandruff recurrency with a specific dermocosmetic shampoo

Among the 36 subjects included (33 years on average, 86% female), 28 subjects were analyzed, 53% presented persistent dandruff, 47% SD with erythema.  At D21, D49 and D91, a significant improvement was assessed for dandruff/SD severity (-53%, -66% and -60% respectively), pruritus severity (-71%, -80% and -76%, respectively), flakes/scales severity (-50%, 66% and -57%, respectively), desquamation index (-36%, -47% and -42%, respectively), and erythema for SD subjects (-50%, -72% and -74%, respectively) vs D0 (***p<0.001). For 96% subjects, the shampoo was overall pleasant, 71% to 100% soothed feeling of irritation, discomfort, and itching, decreased scalp redness, installed dandruff/scales and lastingly reduced reappearance. Product well tolerated (only one case of discomfort sensations product-related).

Anti-dandruff shampoo is efficient in severity reduction of dandruff, pruritus and erythema after 21 days of application, and in anti-recurrence with a long-lasting effect.

Fauger A.¹, Chavagnac-Bonneville M.^1,2, GraizeauC.^1,2 and Sayag M.¹

¹NAOS Group, Research and Development Department, Aix-en-Provence, France

²NAOS Institute of Life Science, Aix-en-Provence, France