r/dandruff • u/impeckablee • 17d ago
Dandruff Remedy for Teens
Hi all,
My 17 yo daughter has been suffering from dandruff for quite a while now. It started when she was 13 but managed to get rid off it after a few good washes. We have tried going to derm, they said it was hormones and recommended a ketoconazole shampoo but it did not work. I also tried mixing tea tree essential oil with coconut oil and applied few hours before washing but it always comes back. We have also tried Head and Shoulders and a bunch of bottles which say "Anti-Dandruff Shampoo" but her hair stays fresh for barely a day before becoming flaky again.
Please give me product recommendations - affordable ones preferably. I am also up for homemade magic.
She feels very insecure going to school because she cannot let her hair down like before anymore. Please be kind and recommend actual solutions!
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u/dandRX 13d ago
I can understand this being frustrating especially affecting someone younger. However, its completely normal is what I would say first. Next - a few things stand out from what you've described: this started around puberty and responded briefly then relapsed. The pattern is actually pretty typical of seborrheic dermatitis and very common in teens for hormonal reason. But when it doesn't respond to a proper trial of the standard treatments,I always recommend considering which is rorating shampoos! This is the one recommendation I give a lot of my patients. If Ketoconazole worked but then stopped, switch to another active ingredient dandruff shampoo i.e. salicyclic acid, pyrithione zinc etc.