Ketoconazole topical and Dryness: What Users Say

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2020

For Dandruff "I absolutely recommend this ketoconazole shampoo for anybody struggling with dandruff. Honestly, I was struggling getting out of the house, I didn't want to go out because my dandruff got to be so bad. And I already struggle with bad anxiety. I do not like being out in public. So I got sick of my itchy scalp and dandruff and finally looked up a good dermatologist around my area. So I was asking my doctor for a referral, and she actually recommended this shampoo to me. She told me how good it is. And so I gave it a try, and already the second day of using this, I can see a huge improvement in my hair. No more dandruff or itchy scalp!! I am so shocked by this. I have tried so many dandruff shampoos, and none of them ever worked for me. But this right here is a miracle!! I just recommend using a good moisturizing conditioner with it, as it was a little drying to me. But other than that, I highly recommend this!:)"

• blu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 31, 2022

For Seborrheic Dermatitis "I've only been using ketoconazole cream 2% on my face for about a week, but I see no improvement in my facial redness. My primary care physician diagnosed seborrheic dermatitis. My face is now just as red and extremely dry and is starting to break out in pimples, which I did not have before. I never had the itching and flaking that others have described, and I have never had dandruff. I'm beginning to wonder if I have seb derm at all. I'll continue using the ketoconazole for the prescribed month unless my skin continues to get worse and the acne (which I did not have before) becomes more severe. I'm going to see a dermatologist to see if seb derm is really the problem."

• Flo...
• December 2, 2020

For Tinea Corporis "I had a very negative reaction to the 2% cream. Within 3 hours of the first application, the skin on my forehead, cheeks, ears, and neck turned red, and I felt a slight burning sensation. After 8 hours, the skin turned EXTREMELY red, and the burning sensation was a bit worse. I stopped applying the cream the next day, but on that day, the skin became very dry and started flaking. On the following day, the skin's flakiness worsened, and there were quite a few larger flakes, e.g., 1/4 inch x 1/4 inch and 1/4 inch x 1/2 inch flakes. I washed my skin repeatedly, applied fluocinonide .05% (which I was applying on my skin on other parts of my body), and within 2 days, the irritation and flakiness stopped. My dermatologist believes I may have had an allergic reaction to other components in the cream because I had not had a reaction like this with my ketoconazole 2% shampoo, which I had been using for 3 months."