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our formula

We’ve developed head & shoulders so it doesn’t smell or feel like what you might expect from an anti-dandruff, scalp care shampoo. Our patent-pending formula is gentle and kind to hair, leaving it feeling soft and smelling fresh thanks to a range of fresh, zingy aromas. No wonder it’s used by leading celebrity hairdressers like Ben Skervin. As for dandruff? What dandruff?

head & shoulders is rich in Zinc Pyrithione (ZPT) which is highly effective at fighting and preventing dandruff*. We even went as far as developing a particle shape to increase ZPT’s effectiveness. And we discovered that a zinc carbonate-containing formula with ZPT is even more effective than a ZPT formula alone.

This helped us create HydraZinc complex, available in all head & shoulders products. The formula with HydraZinc works so well because it delivers the active dandruff fighting ingredients where they’re needed most- meaning it acts on the dandruff-causing fungus very effectively. And that means you say goodbye to flakes* and itchy, dry scalps quickly, too.

Now, head & shoulders scientists are taking dandruff and scalp research to the next level with the Malassezia Genome Project. Together with leading collaborators, they’ve sequenced the genome of Malassezia globosa. This should create more opportunities for even more effective future dandruff treatments.