Selenium sulfide topical and Smell: What Users Say

• ham...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2019

For Seborrheic Dermatitis "I was prescribed this selenium sulfide lotion to treat an itchy scalp. I used it exactly as directed, and within one wash, I noticed an extreme amount of hair shedding. It looked like about one week's worth of hair loss all at once. It has been 3 days, and I am still experiencing hair loss. I knew hair loss could be a side effect, but I had no idea it could happen this quickly or be this bad. Also, the texture of my hair has changed after using this shampoo/lotion, and it smells awful. The smell sticks to everything."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 27, 2022

Selenium sulfide topical for Tinea Versicolor "I've had some success using Selsun Blue for tinea versicolor. I've had it for years, not knowing what it was, but I pinpointed it. I value the healing that Selsun Blue has done for it, but I really don't like the smell. I leave it on for about a half an hour and shower it off. It hasn't fully gotten rid of it, but it's gotten pretty close."

• its...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2018

Selenium sulfide topical for Tinea Versicolor "Efficient if you do washing with Mercryl solution before using. Then you keep Selsun on skin 20 minutes before rinsing. I used it that way for three weeks every two days, then two weeks every three days, then two weeks every four days, then one week every five days, one week every six days, and once a week for three weeks. It's not very comfortable to keep it 20 minutes on skin and it does smell, but this is really the only medicine with good results and quite cheap, with Mercryl about 10 euro/month."

• Tra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 8, 2021

For Seborrheic Dermatitis "I've tried it several times, once it was prescribed for my scalp as a shampoo, now it's been prescribed as a face wash (it's still a shampoo) twice a day Mon - Fri. I'll be honest here, I've got severe flakes from my goatee and eyebrows as well as my scalp, but this, while it may work, smells so awful that it makes me want to vomit, it's kind of like rotten egg smell. The only saving grace is that usually, you are the only person that can smell it. I just asked a coworker to smell my face, from one foot away, she didn't smell anything, but from 3 inches away, she did and said it smelled like an acne lotion she used to use (selenium sulfide), so that's a saving grace. The stuff I use is basically just a stronger version of the over-the-counter Selsun Blue shampoo, which also I've noted this smell even after thoroughly rinsing my hair, but not quite as strong. I can't use either, the smell is just too much for me to handle."

• Lit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2018

Selenium sulfide topical for Tinea Versicolor "The smell is so horrible I can't stand it. Days after using it, and several showers later, you can still smell it when you sweat."