| Products | Over-the-counter? | Scalp | Beard | Face | Body | Instructions | Cost* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shampoos | |||||||||
| Selenium sulfide, 1% (Selsun Blue) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 5- to 10-minute application daily initially; then twice weekly as needed | $3 per 120 mL bottle | ||
| Selenium sulfide, 2.5% (Exsel, Selsun) | No | X | X | X | X | Same as above | 15 per 120 mL (Exsel) | ||
| 12 per 120 mL (Selsun) | |||||||||
| Pyrithione zinc, 1% (Dandrex, Zincon, Head and Shoulders) | Yes | X | X | X | X | Same as above | 5 per 240 mL (Dandrex) | ||
| 3 per 120 mL (Zincon) | |||||||||
| 3 per 450 mL (Head and Shoulders) | |||||||||
| Pyrithione zinc, 2% (DHS Zinc, Sebulon, ZNP Bar, Theraplex Z) | Yes | X | X | X | X | Same as above | 7 per 240 mL (DHS Zinc) | ||
| 11 per 240 mL (Sebulon) | |||||||||
| 6 per 135 g (ZNP Bar) | |||||||||
| 7 per 240 mL (Theraplex Z) | |||||||||
| Coal tar | May be irritating, especially on the face | ||||||||
| Crude coal tar: | 5- to 10-minute application daily initially, then as needed | ||||||||
| DHS Tar (0.5%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 5 per 120 mL (DHS Tar 0.5%) | |||
| Zetar (1%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 14 per 180 mL (Zetar 1%) | |||
| Ionil T Plus (2%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 12 per 240 mL (Ionil T Plus 2%) | |||
| Coal tar combinations: | Same as above | 10 per 210 mL (Sebutone) | |||||||
| Sebutone (0.5% with salicylic acid, 2%, and sublimed sulfur, 2%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Coal tar distillate: | |||||||||
| Doak-Tar (3%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | Same as above | 7 per 60 mL (Doak-Tar) | ||
| Coal tar extract: | Same as above | ||||||||
| Neutrogena T/Gel (2%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 4 per 132 mL (Neutrogena T/Gel) | |||
| Tegrin Dandruff (7%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 5 per 210 mL (Tegrin Dandruff) | |||
| Pentrax (7.71 %) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 7 per 120 mL (Pentrax) | |||
| Coal tar topical solution: | |||||||||
| Denorex Medicated (9%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | Same as above | 4 per 120 mL (Denorex Medicated) | ||
| Denorex Extra Strength (12.5%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 4 per 120 mL (Denorex Extra Strength) | |||
| Coal tar solution combinations: | Same as above | ||||||||
| Ionil T (5% with salicylic acid, 2%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 8 per 120 mL (Ionil T) | |||
| X-Seb T Plus (10% with salicylic acid, 3%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 12 per 120 mL (X-Seb T Plus) | |||
| Tarsum (10% with salicylic acid, 2%) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 7 per 120 mL (Tarsum) | |||
| Chloroxine | No | X | 3-minute application twice weekly | 20 per 120 mL | |||||
| Capitrol, 2% | |||||||||
| Ketoconazole | |||||||||
| Nizoral, 1% | Yes | X | X | X | X | 5- to 10-minute application to scalp before rinsing clear; use daily initially, then twice weekly | 7 per 120 mL (Nizoral 1%) | ||
| Nizoral, 2% | No | X | X | X | X | 21 per 120 mL (Nizoral 2%) | |||
| Steroid shampoo | No | X | X | 5- to 10-minute application to scalp before rinsing clear; use daily initially until inflammation clears, then as needed | 15 per 120 mL | ||||
| FS Shampoo (0.01% fluocinolone acetonide) | |||||||||
| Topical Preparations | |||||||||
| Corticosteroids | Yes | X | X | X | X | Apply once or twice daily until inflammation clears, then as needed For scalp preparations, apply to scalp nightly until inflammation clears, then 1 to 3 times weekly as needed | 3 per 15 g (Cortaid, 1%) 3 per 15 g (Cortizone 10) 12 per 15 g (Tridesilon) 25 per 30 g (Hytone) 18 per 120 mL (Derma-smoothe/GS Topical oil) | ||
| Cortaid, 1%; Cortizone 10 (hydrocortisone cream, 1%) | |||||||||
| Tridesilon (desonide, 0.5%) | No | X | X | X† | X | ||||
| Hytone (hydrocortisone cream, 2.5%) | No | X | X | X† | X† | ||||
| Derma-smoothe/FS Topical oil (fluocinolone acetonide, 0.01% in oil) | No | X† | |||||||
| Antifungals | Apply once or twice daily | 5 per 15 g (Micatin) | |||||||
| Miconazole cream, 2% (Monistat) | Yes | X | X | ||||||
| Clotrimazole cream, 1% (Lotrimin) | Yes | X | X | 6 per 12 g (Lotrimin) | |||||
| Terbinafine solution, 1% (Lamisil) | Yes | X | X | X | X | 33 per 15 g (Lamisil) | |||
| Ketoconazole cream, 2% (Nizoral) | No | X | X | 17 per 15 g (Nizoral) | |||||
| Other preparations | |||||||||
| Sodium sulfacetamide | Apply once or twice daily | ||||||||
| Sebizon (10% lotion) | No | X‡ | X‡ | X | X | 24 per 85 g (Sebizon) | |||
| Novacet (10% sodium sulfacetamide plus 5% sulfur) | No | X‡ | X‡ | X | X | 28 per 30 g (Novacet) | |||
| Sulfacet R Lotion (10% sodium sulfacetamide plus 5% sulfur) | No | X‡ | X‡ | X | X | 34 per 25 g (Sulfacet R Lotion) | |||
| Benzoyl peroxide washes | Apply to affected area for 5 to 10 minutes; then rinse off; may bleach clothing or hair | ||||||||
| Benzac AC Wash (2.5%, 5%, 10%) | No | X | X | 21 to 26 per 240 mL (Benzac AC Wash) | |||||
| Benzac W Wash (5%, 10%) | No | X | X | 21 to 23 per 240 mL (Benzac W Wash) | |||||
| Desquam-X Wash (5%, 10%) | No | X | X | 15 to 16 per 150 mL (Desquam-X Wash) | |||||