Dr. Eddie’s Happy Cappy Medicated Shampoo for Children, Treats Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis, Clinically Tested, Fragrance Free, Stops Flakes and Redness on Sensitive Scalps and Skin, 8 oz

Made my scalp burn and itch and my face

04/17/19I was using a prescription Ketoconzaole shampoo for my seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp and face it started losing its effectiveness, so I got this shampoo to alternate with. I had bad withdrawals from the Ketoconzaole shampoo, after I started using this shampoo the flare up went down. I gently lather and put it on my face every night in the shower and let it sit while I wash my body. It starts to tingle a little if left on too long and sometimes causes a little bit of redness but it fades by morning. For my scalp I wash my hair every few days with this it works okay, I have tough build up sometimes from my SD and because it’s a nice gentle product it sometimes doesn’t remove all of it.UPDATE AFTER A YEAR OF USE w/ PHOTOS: 05/08/20I have been using this product for over a year now and my skin have improved greatly. No more itchy, flaky skin and my rash is gone. I religiously use it every night and let it sit on my skin while I wash my body and only wash face in morning with warm water after washing hands with soap. I have a separate face cloth to pat dry my face and change it every few days. Keep what touches your face clean; fingers and face towels. I also use a maintenance AHA BHA chemical peel by The Ordinary once a week. Amazing peel and makes skin smooth. I use 2-3 products to moisturize, Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum and (5drops) Timeless 100% Squalane oil (8-10drops). When my skins really dry I use EltaMD Intense Face Moisturizer (ingredients just petroleum jelly) (pea size). I also reference a blog for products that are safe it’s called “simple skincare science.com” this help me find all the products I use. I hope this review helps anyone else who may be suffering from the same skin condition, stay strong your skin will get better!

So apparently Amazon was not happy with my initial review and wouldn't post it. The only thing I can imagine is they did not like I had posted non Amazon links to information on 2 of the ingredients that concern me, phenoxyethanol and Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine. Ergo here my revised review:I randomly developed white flakes in my hair and after trying a few things this was the only thing that worked. It didn't 100% eliminate my flakes but it greatly reduced them. Unfortunately when I purchased this I had been up all night trying to find a safe, non toxic solution and did not properly vet all the ingredients.I have come to discover that phenoxyethanol is not a great ingredient. According to the website "Campaign for Safe Cosmetics" (safecosmetics.org) it can cause skin allergies, nervous system issues in infants (a nipple cream containing phenoxyethanol was found to harm breastfeeding infants) and should be kept away from small children. A cosmetic company called Follain has banished the ingredient form their products as they no longer consider it "clean beauty" (search "Follain" and "phenoxyethanol" for articles).I find it concerning that a dandruff/cradle cap shampoo marketed towards children would contain an ingredient that may be harmful to them, and encourage everyone to research themselves before using this on a child let alone yourself. For those of you who have already used it and your child had a bad reaction as I see some have, see if any other products you use on them contain phenoxyethanol and if not that may be the culprit.As for the Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine; there doesn't seem to be a lot of information on it which concerns me as someone who practices the precautionary principal. I am not a chemist but I do find it interesting Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine shares the same first word as Cocamidopropyl betaine, which I've learned is more processed than Coco-betaine due to the "amidopropoyl" part of the name. It's possible we will learn from further research that Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine is ok, but in the meantime I prefer to avoid this ingredient and go for less processed, better researched ones.So while this product worked for me (luckily I bought it for myself, not a child) I will not be repurchasing until they change these ingredients, and encourage everyone to do their own research before buying or using this on yourself or children.Website Sources: I am not allowed to post direct links per Amazon policy but here are the website names. Search these + the ingredient and you should easily find the same info I did. phenoxyethanol : Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Clean Beauty 101Cocamidopropyl: hydroxysultaine I Read Labels for You, Lisa Bronner's Blog (briefly touches on Cocamidopropyl as in Cocamidopropyl betaine but still may be relevant. Search "Lisa Bronner+ SLS actually and it's in the comments).

Great product. I tried it once and my daughter's cradle cap was improving. Will order again.

I use a combination of this shampoo and Nizoral to control malassezia (fungal acne). Malassezia is the fungus that lives on everyone's skin, but for some of us, causes things like seborrheic dermatitis (red itchy cracked skin), tinea versicolor (a fungal infection that can change the color of your skin), dandruff (super common) and acne-like breakouts with tiny white heads that itch like the dickens on face, chest, and back. Most of the products designed to go on your face or body (shampoos, soaps, cleansers, lotions -- everything) have at least one ingredient that feeds malassezia! The formula of Happy Cappy is designed to combat malassezia and the difference I personally notice when I'm using it is remarkable. This is a perfect twin to the antifungal-shampoo-as-skin-cleanser because alternating between Happy Cappy and antifungals ensures that you don't end up with an antifungal-resistant malassezia infection. Happy Cappy features zinc instead of -azole antifungals which means there's no risk of creating resistance and nothing in this shampoo feeds malassezia! This is a holy grail product for folks with any of the above symptoms. Give it a try, it seriously works great as a face wash and body wash.