STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SYNTHETIC ACTIVES VS HERBAL ACTIVES IN ANTI DANDRUFF SHAMPOOS AGAINST MALASSEZIA FURFUR
N. Rekha* and D. K. Srinivasa Prabhu
Abstract
Dandruff is caused by Malassezia furfur. This study was carried to
evaluate the efficacy of Anti dandruff Shampoo against Malassezia
furfur. Ten Popular Anti dandruff Shampoo samples (Synthetic &
Herbal) were collected from market and evaluated. Test results were
encouraging and demonstrated efficacy against the test organism in
detail.
Keywords: Dandruff, Malassezia furfur, Anti dandruff Shampoo, MIC, Synthetic, Herbal, Skin.
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