I switched back to Neutrogena’s T/Gel (Stubborn Itch Control, active ingredients: coal tar and menthol) as of about 4 days ago… and what a relief it is.  T/Gel – Stubborn Itch Control continues to be the most effective shampoo for suppressing the deep itch that would otherwise have me scratching my scalp all day.   Constant scratching all day can lead to scalp damage over time, including hair loss.

I tried out Selsun Blue (active ingredients: selenium sulfide and menthol) for a few days to see if this well-known dandruff-treating shampoo, would have a positive effect on my psoriasis, which tends to flare up only on my scalp.  For a about one-and-a-half days my scalp seemed to react well, but soon after that my psoriasis itch came back in full force.  Thus, Selsun Blue might be an acceptable shampoo to rotate in with T/Gel (the current reigning champion for battling psoriasis in my case).

A method I use to keep the pruritus (itchiness) at bay is to “keep it guessing,” as it were, by changing shampoos around every other day.  For example, my shampoo rotation tends to include T/Gel, T/Sal and regular shampoo.  Using regular shampoo gives my scalp a break and is also significantly less expensive.  Now I will most likely use Selsun Blue in the rotation as well, probably for however long it takes to use up this bottle (which cost me almost ten bones).