B.Tech ExperT Danfun Anti-Dandruff Shampoo with Aloe Vera & Ketoconazole for Itchy Scalp Care 100ml

Product Overview

Danfun is a medicated anti-dandruff shampoo built on ketoconazole, with aloe vera to take the edge off the dryness that antifungal shampoos can leave. The 100ml bottle is a treatment size rather than a family bottle — at two or three washes a week it lasts a full course comfortably.

It suits all hair types, thick, thin, frizzy, dry or combination, because the active works on the scalp rather than the hair.

This Is a Medicated Shampoo — Use It as One

Ketoconazole is an antifungal medicine, not a cosmetic ingredient. It works because dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis are driven by Malassezia, a yeast that lives on everybody’s scalp and that some people react to. Killing back the yeast is why a medicated shampoo works where an ordinary one does not.

• It has to stay on the scalp. Lather, then leave it three to five minutes before rinsing. Washing it straight off does nothing at all — this is the most common reason people say it did not work.
• Use it two or three times a week during a flare, not every day.
• Once the flaking settles, drop to once a week or once a fortnight to keep it away. Dandruff is controlled, not cured, and it returns when treatment stops entirely.
• Give it two to four weeks before judging it.
• See a doctor if there is no improvement after four weeks, if the scalp is red, weeping, crusted or painful, if flaking spreads to the face, eyebrows or chest, or if you are losing hair from the affected area.
• Stop and seek advice if the scalp burns, blisters or becomes more irritated after use.
• Avoid the eyes. Rinse thoroughly with clean water if it gets in.
• Ask a doctor before using it on a child, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Keep out of reach of children.

What Dandruff Actually Is

Worth knowing, because it changes what you should expect from any bottle.

Dandruff is not caused by a dry scalp and it is not caused by poor hygiene — the two things people most often assume, and both lead to the wrong response. It is usually a reaction to Malassezia, a yeast that lives on everyone’s skin. Some people’s scalps react to it by shedding skin faster than normal, and that shedding is the flakes.

Because the yeast never leaves, dandruff is managed rather than cured. A good anti-dandruff shampoo keeps it down for as long as you keep using it, and it comes back weeks after you stop. That is not the product failing; that is how the condition works. Keep a maintenance wash once a week or once a fortnight even when the scalp is clear.

If flaking is heavy, the scalp is red and sore, or it spreads to the eyebrows, the sides of the nose or the chest, that is seborrhoeic dermatitis and worth a doctor’s attention rather than another shampoo.

Key Benefits

• Ketoconazole targets the yeast that actually causes dandruff
• Reduces flaking and the itch that comes with it
• Aloe vera soothes and offsets dryness
• Suitable for all hair types
• Leaves hair genuinely clean rather than coated

Key Features

• 100ml bottle
• Contains ketoconazole
• With aloe vera
• Medicated anti-dandruff shampoo
• For men and women

How to Use

1. Wet the hair thoroughly.
2. Apply to the scalp and work into a lather with the fingertips.
3. Leave it on for three to five minutes. This is the step that makes it work.
4. Rinse thoroughly.
5. Two or three times a week during a flare, then once a week or fortnight to keep it away.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use it every day?

No. Two or three times a week is the treatment pattern; daily use of a medicated shampoo dries the scalp and does not work faster. Use an ordinary gentle shampoo on the other days if you want to wash.

Will it stop my hair falling?

Where an inflamed, flaking scalp is causing hair to shed, settling the scalp helps. Where hair is thinning for another reason, a shampoo does not reach it — see a doctor.

Can I use it on coloured hair?

Yes, though medicated shampoos are more stripping than gentle ones. Rinse in cool water and use a conditioner on the lengths.

How should I store it?

Somewhere cool and dry with the cap closed. A shelf away from the shower spray is better than one in it — constant heat and steam shorten the life of any formula.