Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo - Diminishing the Dreaded Dandruff

Back in those days those anti-dandruff shampoo commercials used to give me funny stupid thoughts like "How can one's hair make so much snowfall?" and I have been one of those lucky people with dandruff-free hair most of my life.... until now :(  
I guess it's cz I recently moved back in Middle East and the tap water supply here is hard water which can be damaging to hair and scalp, and together with extreme high temperature causes dryness, itchiness and flaking resulting in dandruff.

Although, in my case it is not that severe but it looks so unsightly and prominent in my dark hair. My dad recommended and got me Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo as it was his tried and tested anti-dandruff shampoo (more effective than the other famous brands - his words!). I was amazed to find out that Selsun Blue has been in the market for many years as an over-the-counter brand ( I can somewhat recall the bottle from my faint memory - sitting on my bathroom shelf), it's just in the recent years it's been available commercially. 


My Experience :
I was surprised by the results as Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo definitely DID make dandruff vanish out of my hair in just one wash like magic! I didn't feel the need to repeat the use more than twice a week because that has been enough to restrain dandruff recurrence. 

However, on the downside my hair became frizzy after the use.. looks like it has a drying effect. So I managed that by:

• not lathering it too much in hair cz that step in itself can result in frizziness
• using an after-shampoo conditioner
• keeping a different shampoo for my regular use
• Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo for only once or twice a week.

On right: Shampoo texture zoomed in

Product Description: 
Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo has a nice light aqua/cyan color and a thick texture but a strong medicated smell which is not that unpleasant. The 'magic ingredient' it contains is Selenium Sulfide Lotion (1%) which specifically targets and treats problems like dandruff and tinea versicolor ( a type of fungal infection).

Selsun Blue comes in many versions in it's product line that can suit needs of different people and their hair-type, but the one I got is for "All Types of Hair" and is "pH Balanced". 

My Verdict:

There is no denying Selsun Blue Balanced Shampoo treated and wiped out my dandruff problem and now I don't dread wearing any black outfit. :D

Selsun Blue Shampoo Range

Vaseline Total Moisture Aloe Fresh - A friend for your dryness distress!

Heat is still on the roll but that doesn't mean your skin doesn't require moisturization at all during summers. Specially after taking bath, your skin needs to be restored with essential moisture that has been stripped away by shower gels, soaps and scrubs. Or else dryness and itchiness can get so bad that it would almost feel like tiny bugs nipping you all over! And don't forget about those rough cracked heels too which can be bothersome with every slightest touch of any fabric on them.. Ughh!!!

To be honest, I haven't been much happy with most of the moisturizers I have used until I bought Vaseline Total Moisture Aloe Fresh. It is AWESOME. Other moisturizers feel weighted and sticky on my skin.. I SO hate that! So eventually I feel compelled to wash it off. Even some of those which claim to be light on skin, are not so light on my feet as they soon remind me I have applied 'something greasy' that will be there forever and annoy me until I wash it off.

But Vaseline Total Moisture Aloe Fresh is true to its words. It's so light that it immediately gets absorbed after rubbing onto skin and Voila! "Did I even apply anything there" I wonder. Ofcourse, the main purpose of providing hydration and nourishment to skin is also observed as skin feels silky, soft and supple. Their innovative Stratys-3 complex infusion permeates and disperses hydration throughout all the layers of skin.

Now, the reason I picked Aloe Fresh out of the range is cz anything with Aloe extract or Aloe Vera itself is great for skin. Aloe heals, soothes and nourishes many problematic skin conditions like eczema. It treats sunburns and is a great moisturizer. I have been happily using it even as a base on my face sometime when the weather is too dry to avoid dry patches build-up. And Yes! Thankgod, I can even use it for my dry heels without it feeling greasy. Who needs a separate foot cream when your body moisturizer does the work?

Vaseline Total Moisture Aloe Fresh certainly is my friend and will be throughout the year. What about you? Which moisturizer do YOU find non-greasy?