Neutrogena T/Sal Therapeutic Shampoo for Scalp Build-Up Control with Salicylic Acid, Scalp Treatment for Dandruff, Scalp Psoriasis & Seborrheic Dermatitis Relief, 4.5 fl. oz

Helped with severely matted hair due to scalp condition
We are still waiting on a dermatology consult, but seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis run in the family. My kid with beautiful, long, wavy (2c) hair and sensitive, sometimes scaly skin developed severely matted hair. It was almost like a helmet of mats up to an inch thick. There was no detangler spray, cream, clarifying shampoo, or conditioner that helped–and we tried so many over the course of months. We also tried using fine crochet hooks and Argan oil on dry hair (similar to the process for detangling dreadlocks) after a diluted apple cider vinegar rinse. That helped us learn that the mats seemed to be glued together by a foul smelling residue of dead skin cells that began from the underside of the hair. I read about T/Sal shampoo on a support thread for seborrheic dermatitis and decided to give it a try–since it works specifically to dissolve dead skin cells. It is helping a lot after just once use, and I could cry with joy! This is the first product that has loosened the mats enough to separate them into smaller clumps and begin combing and separating hair! We applied it to wet hair for about 15 minutes, pressing the lather deep into mats with a scalp massaging brush and then rinsed thoroughly with a powerful handheld shower spray to try to rinse out as much residue as possible. We still have a lot of work to do with a wide tooth detangling comb, but this product has greatly reduced my kid’s discomfort and my despair. It has given us both hope that we will salvage most of the hair in a normal looking bob or shullet/wolf cut style (as opposed to a pixie cut or shaving). Hopefully this shampoo (and later medical advice) can be tool that helps keep this from happening again. I hope this review helps somebody else!
Edit to add: Thanks in great part to Neutrogena T-Sal, the mats are history! It worked best for us to shampoo with T-sal every other day and work on the mats for 30 minutes to an hour just prior to to each wash with T-Sal. In our case, it was best to work on dematting DRY hair with a high-slip product (stay away from olive oil! It makes seborrheic dermatitis worse and doesn’t help with the residue, especially on wet hair!). I found the best “slip” using a tube of “Cowboy Magic”detangler available on Amazon (not allowing it to get on the sensitive scalp–just the matted hair). I used a pintail comb (sturdy rat tail comb with a metal tail) and fine metal crochet hooks to detangle with the Cowboy Magic. Once the mats were partially released at their bottom edge I would follow the shampoo with Aussie 3 minute miracle conditioner, gently combing it into the bottom edge of the released mat with a rubber scalp massaging brush. Finally, we also bought a tangle teezer brush to help my kid better manage some independent daily brushing going forward. I hope this edit helps somebody else–there is hope!

Good buy
I have sensitive scalp so this works nicely. Would buy again.

It works
I used head and shoulders for a long time which worked for me but I switched to this a couple years ago which I vastly prefer. Now I can use any brand or kind of shampoo I want, I just include this one in my routine at least once a week and it takes care of my scalp. No build up, flakes or itchiness. It’s a small bottle but it lasts months since it’s not needed every day. If I do wait too long between uses it will still erase build up after one shower. Good product.

didn’t help with itches
I had hoped with the salicylic acid it would help with a few small patches of “itches” I have on my scalp. It honestly did nothing to stop the itching. It cleans my hair OK so gets 3 stars.

all is good

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Soothes my itchy scalp and hair wasn’t too dry after using. Didn’t help the hair flaking problem very much tho. Bottle is very small, considered expensive.