Nizoral Shampoo is a medicated anti-dandruff shampoo containing ketoconazole, a broad spectrum anti-fungal. Helps relieve redness, scaling and itching.

Ketoconazole targets the fungus, Malassezia spp., which causes dandruff and medically diagnosed seborrhoeic dermatitis2,3. A clinical trial demonstrated that Nizoral 2% Shampoo is clinically effective in close to 9 out of 10 users1. 

Nizoral 2% shampoo is used for treatment of severe dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis; Nizoral 1% shampoo is used for the treatment of dandruff.


1.Peter RU, Richarz-Barthauer U. Successful Treatment and Prophylaxis of Scalp Seborrhoeic Dermatitis And Dandruff With 2% Ketoconazole Shampoo: Results Of A Multicentre, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Br J Dermatol. 1995;132(3):441-5.
2.Naldi L, Diphoorn J. Seborrhoeic Dermatitis of The Scalp. Clinical Evidence. 2015. 5:1713.
3.Borda LJ, Wikramanayake TC. Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff: A Comprehensive Review. J Clin Investig Dermatol. 2015;3(2):10.13188/2373-1044.1000019.

Nizoral 2% shampoo is used for treatment of severe dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis; Nizoral 1% shampoo is used for the treatment of dandruff.