Skin
Acne, sunscreen, pigmentation and barrier care
A practical decision framework for Indian climates and skin tones, with fewer unsupported rules.
Explore skin careIndia-first · Evidence-led
Clearer choices for skin, scalp and hair.
We compare products, explain formulas and show what the evidence can—and cannot—tell you.
Start with your concern
Find the question before the product.
Choose the part of the routine you are trying to improve. We will take you from the concern to useful ingredients, formulas and comparisons.
Hair & Scalp
Dandruff, scalp comfort, breakage and simpler routines
Start with what the scalp needs while keeping hair lengths and wash-day reality in view.
Explore hair & scalpNew library · Sunscreen
Read the protection label. Then plan for the real day.
Fourteen evidence-led guides, seven ingredient profiles and three lightweight tools cover labels, formulas, testing, application, humidity and pigment concerns. Product rankings remain off the table until Indian formulas are properly verified.
Explore the sunscreen libraryNew library · Hyperpigmentation
Dark marks are an outcome. Start with the cause.
Separate flat post-acne colour, melasma patterns and textural scars before comparing azelaic acid, niacinamide, vitamin C or topical tranexamic acid.
Explore the dark-marks libraryFeatured comparison · India
Five dandruff shampoos. Five meaningfully different decisions.
Compare the active approach, medicinal or cosmetic positioning, ingredient-list completeness and label cautions—without a “best overall” badge.
See the five-product comparisonBuild your own side-by-sideFind a product strategy- Clearly medicinal active
- Ketomac 2% and Selsun 2.5%
- Full cosmetic formula disclosed
- Minimalist and Scalpe Pro
- Important formula uncertainty
- Re’equil’s two published ingredient lists
Built for real routines
The questions that show up between wash days.
Heat, helmets, oiling, sweat and product residue change the routine. They do not justify a made-up diagnosis.
The expanded scalp-care edit
Practical questions, answered properly.
Use the cluster as a field guide: start with the pattern, improve technique, understand recurrence, and know when the question has moved beyond product selection.
Start here
Dandruff: what to try first—and when to get help
Understand the pattern, choose one active and know when to stop guessing.
How-to guide
How to use anti-dandruff shampoo without guessing
Where to apply it, why the label sets the contact time and how to protect dry lengths.
Recurring concern
Why dandruff keeps coming back
Relapse, routine problems, irritation and possible look-alikes separated clearly.
Hair question
Dandruff and hair loss: what can we really say?
The plausible links, the overclaims and the patterns that need assessment.
Diagnostic boundary
Dandruff, seborrhoeic dermatitis or scalp psoriasis?
Useful clues—and a firm limit on what a symptom table can diagnose.
Pack-reading guide
How to read an anti-dandruff shampoo label
Active, strength, full formula, directions, warnings and pack identity.
What we found
One Re’equil shampoo, two published ingredient lists.
Both lists came from Re’equil-controlled pages. They share the named anti-dandruff active, but differ across surfactants, conditioning agents, preservatives and colourants. That is a real discrepancy—not proof of a dated reformulation.
Read the investigationDifferent published ingredient lists are evidence of a discrepancy, not automatically evidence of when or why a formula changed.
Ingredient shortcuts
Know the active. Then read the formula.
An ingredient name is not a verdict. Strength, the rest of the formula, directions and your actual scalp pattern still matter.
How we research
Rigorous underneath, clear on the surface.
You get the practical answer first. Sources, formula records and uncertainty remain available when you want to inspect the detail.
Answer the real question
Start with the decision a reader is trying to make.
Check the exact record
Separate the product, ingredient list and merchant destination.
Show the limit
State what was checked, what was not and when qualified care matters.