Why People Are Washing Faces With Head & Shoulders
Why are people washing their faces with Head and Shoulders? The NY Post asks “Want a clearer complexion?” You may want to head to the shampoo aisle. A viral TikTok trend has people washing their faces with Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo to clear up acne. Popular TikToker Elyse [[UH-leese]] Myers shared a viral TikTok revealing she swears by the Walmart version of the two-in-one shampoo and has since middle school, when a dermatologist recommended it to her because “the zinc in it is incredible for your face.”
In her clip, which has racked up 12.9-million views. Myers says she swapped the shampoo for the “fancy stuff.” She got them as freebies, but she “never had worse skin.” So she went back to Walmart’s Equate Everyday Clean dandruff shampoo. Then her skin cleared up in just a few days. “Just try it,” she told her followers and many did just that, then shared their results.
- Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked for everyone. Alexi McKinley has been trying to clear her acne for months, but was disappointed with the shampoo results. “Stop using this,” she says in a video as she holds up a bottle of Head & Shoulders, claiming it continues to cause breakouts.
- Dermatologists have joined in the TikTok conversation. They say dandruff shampoo can help certain types of breakouts, but it’s not a cure-all for every skin condition.
- Dr. Aamna Adel posted a TikTok video explaining that the anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties in Head & Shoulders shampoo can be used to fight seborrhoeic dermatitis or “fungal acne,” but it wouldn’t be her first choice.
- Dermatologist Dr. Blair Murphy-Rose says washing your face with the anti-dandruff shampoo may work for some, but “there are better topical treatments for acne than topical zinc.”
