Selsun Blue Deep Cleaning, Dandruff Shampoo comes in a blue bottle and is a clear gel with “micro-beads” for scrubbing. The beads themselves are soft and not scrubbable at all. Maybe they’re supposed to be the bursting type like in some body washes. All I know is, they’re useless.

That’s not to say that the product is bad as a whole; however, it’s also not as good as I’d like it to be. This shampoo works only if I use it every day. Things get ugly the day I stop using it. This is problematic for me because some days I like to use my good smelling shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo doesn’t smell bad just not especially good, either. It smells clean and not as feminine as I like to smell.

But when I stop using it for a day — bam! — flakes. Eww. I’ve used shampoos before that effectively stopped dandruff in its tracks and remained effective for at least a day (but usually more) so I could use another shampoo when I wanted. Come to think of it, Head and Shoulders smells better and offers shampoo/conditioners combos. Looks like I’m not a convert this time.

Another thing, the bottle has a ton of nooks and crannies and it may just be my hard water, but gunk likes to collect and grow there. Gross.

Some dandruff shampoos simply don’t do the trick (helping reduce dandruff) and some do but leave your hair dry or greasy or in another pitiful state. Head & Shoulders Dandruff Shampoo, Classic Clean will reduce your dandruff and leave your hair feeling clean.

They recently added more products to the Head & Shoulders Dandruff Shampoo line as well as upgrading the product design and I noticed something else. The classic head and shoulder received a scent upgrade, too. It smells much less medicinal (but I was willing to deal with that to get such great results!). In fact, I couldn’t figure out what smelled so great and refreshing the first day I switched back to head and shoulders but it was my hair! Many shampoos which smell great do a poor job at making your hair smell great for any amount of time but I was pleasantly surprised at how good my hair smelled after using this.

I recommend this product to any dandruff sufferers and, worry not, there’s no unfortunate side effects.