I Told Doctor I Had Hair Loss, Doctor Told Me To Use Selsun Blue Shampoo

Hi,

i recently went to the doctors and i was worried about the thinning of my hair, and that my scalp was extremly itchy a lot. He told me to use selsun blue or sebulex, beucase it was most likely the sebacious something? (not really sure what he said it was). But i was wondering if i should go get it checked out from a dermatologist, if its something else. AS well, all the females on the mothers side have thin hair, but none of the men do, or did. Just wondering?

thanks

Some doctors feel that selenium has value in treating hair loss, but there is no proof that there is a deficiency of selenium with hair loss. There are even numerous claims that selenium causes hair loss. It is very confusing and I have no direct knowledge to based an opinion on.

Head and Shoulders Intensive Treatment and Selsun Blue both contain selenium sulfide, but this is topical and not in the vitamin supplement area. These two shampoos are both good shampoos, but I do not believe that they will help treat your hair loss. For more on selenium, see Medline.