Sebowash Shampoo

Our offered Sebowash Shampoo 0.01% is used to treat seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp, which is a common form of dermatitis resulting in dry or greasy scaling of the scalp with itchy red and crusty patches and flaky persistent dandruff. Seborrhoeic dermatitis is not contagious or due to poor hygiene but is due to an inflammatory reaction to a common inhabitant of the skin, the yeast fungus Malassezia (previously called Pityrosporum) that lives in the sebum (oily secretions of the skin). The inflammation is thought to be in response to an irritant produced by the fungus. Sebowash Shampoo reduces scaling and crusting of the scalp caused by irritation and inflammation, relieving symptoms of itching, redness and flaking of the skin. Sebowash Shampoo is not suitable for other forms of dermatitis of the skin.

How does Sebowash Shampoo work?
Sebowash Shampoo 0.01% contains fluocinolone, a synthetic topical corticosteroid that has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic (ant-itching) and vasoconstrictive (narrows blood vessels) properties. Fluocinolone in Sebowash Shampoo is absorbed through the skin into inflammatory cells and blocks the production of inflammatory chemicals, like prostaglandins and leukotrienes, which stimulate inflammation. Fluocinolone in Sebowash Shampoo also narrows and constricts blood vessels that have become dilated (widened) and leaky allowing other inflammatory cells into the skin to escalate the inflammatory response.