EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICATED SHAMPOO AGAINST HAIR LOSS

Dandruff is a chronic and most common scalp condition presented in the form of white flakes which appear on the scalp. These flakes from the superficial skin layer made of dead skin cells result in itching. Vigorous scratching ultimately leads to hair fall. It could also be caused by eczema, psoriasis, or, very commonly, an overgrowth of a yeastlike fungus called malassezia. Drugstore remedies might include shampoos with zinc pyrithione, wh targets fungus and bacteria; ketoconazole, which also fights fungus; coal tar and selenium sulfide, which slow the growth and die-off of skin cells on your scalp; and salicylic acid, which loosens flakes so they can be washed away. Hence, the main obje is to evaluate the effectiveness of the medicated shampoo against hairloss. and RESULTS AND DISCUSSION In the results, 31% of people reported with no hair problems. 42% of people are washing their days, 29% of people are washing are washing every week, 11% other day. 37% of people have 64.9% of people felt that the controls the hair loss. 38% remedies. 73% of people felt controlled hair loss. 50% (Shikakai).21.1 % of people prefer prefer hibiscus.5.3 % of people have used herbal shampoo. 77.1% of herbal shampoo controls unsure about the number of hairs people reported that more than 6505, Impact Factor: SJIF: 5.995


A B S T R A C T
Dandruff is a chronic and most common scalp condition presented in the form of white flakes which appear on the scalp. These flakes from the superficial skin layer made of dead skin cells result in itching. Vigorous scratching ultimately leads to hair fall. It could also be caused by eczema, psoriasis, or, very commonly, an overgrowth of a yeastlike fungus called malassezia. Drugstore remedies might include shampoos with zinc pyrithione, wh targets fungus and bacteria; ketoconazole, which also fights fungus; coal tar and selenium sulfide, which slow the growth and die-off of skin cells on your scalp; and salicylic acid, which loosens flakes so they can be washed away. Hence, the main obje is to evaluate the effectiveness of the medicated shampoo against hairloss. mammals. Hair is an important component of the body derived from ectoderm of skin. It is a protective appendage on the body and considered necessary structure of the integument along with sebaceous glands, sweat glands and nails (1). Everyone nowadays is ealising that continuous exposure of harmful chemicals to the (2). Two drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia: topical minoxidil solution finasteride. (3) Major causes of hair loss are dihydrotestosterone (derivative of testosterone, a male hormone), poor blood flow, sebum emotional strains, stresses and nervous disorders, ageing, infections, hormonal ubstances, injury and Shampoos are not only scalp cleaners, but indubitably act as preventing the hair shaft damage. Many scalp diseases are also treated by active ingredients that are added to the shampoo's formulations (5).
aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of A questionnaire consisting of 16 questions which evaluates the effectiveness of shampoo and oil usage were made. It is mly chosen 100 people. Questions include frequency of washing hair, type of shampoo used, number of hairs that fall out each day, type and frequency of oil usage.

Hospitals, Chennai, India
Dandruff is a chronic and most common scalp condition presented in the form of white flakes which appear on the scalp. These flakes from the superficial skin layer made of dead result in itching. Vigorous scratching ultimately leads to hair fall. It could also be caused by eczema, psoriasis, or, very commonly, an overgrowth of a yeastlike fungus called malassezia. Drugstore remedies might include shampoos with zinc pyrithione, which targets fungus and bacteria; ketoconazole, which also fights fungus; coal tar and selenium off of skin cells on your scalp; and salicylic acid, which loosens flakes so they can be washed away. Hence, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the medicated shampoo against hairloss. 9% of people use castor oil.35% of people oil their hair once a day. 29% of people oil their hair once a week. 19% of people oil their hair once every two or three days.17% of people oil their hair every other day.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
By analysing the data, out of 31% of people with no hair problem, 35% of people are washing their hair once every two or three days, 29% of people are washing once a day, 20% are washing every week, 16% of people are washing every other day. 90% of people use coconut oil, 3% of people use tea green oil, 7% of people use castor oil. 36% of people oil their hair once a day, 29% of people oil their hair once a week, 16% of people oil their hair once two or three days, 19% of people oil their hair every other day. By interpreting the data, it can be concluded that people who prefer to wash their hair once every two or three days, prefer coconut oil and oil their hair once a day will experience no hair problem.
Coconut oil treats damaged hair by penetrating into hair fibres and acting as a moisturizer. When coconut oil is used as a prewash and post-wash grooming product, it can reduce protein loss for both damaged and healthy hair. The lauric acid present in coconut oil has an affinity for hair proteins and because of its low molecular weight it can penetrate the hair fibres and prevent hair damage (6). Coconut oil also hasa protective effect on chemically treated hair and hair treated with boiling water (7).
77.1% of people felt that the use of herbal shampoo controls the hair loss. Hence it can be concluded that the use of herbal shampoo controls hair loss.

CONCLUSION
Hair fall has become a major problem affecting the day to day activities. Frequent washing, blow drying, and dyeing your hair doesn't destroy hair follicles or slow hair growth. However, these activities might make your current hair more brittle and fragile. But even if you damage a hair to the point of falling out, the same hair follicle will produce a new one to take its place. Now a days, both men and women take more care about hair problems. However, the significant use of medicated shampoo is not well known among many individuals. Hence the usage of medicated shampoo has become less. The choice of use of herbal shampoo, coconut oil, washing hair once every two or three days, oiling the hair once a day will prevent hair loss.