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Anti-dandruff shampoo colour?

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DiscoStu | 09:54 Tue 06th Sep 2005 | Science
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Why is anti-dandruff shampoo blue? Is it merely a colouring to differentiate it from other shampoos or is it to do with anti-dandruff properties in the mixture?
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Heaven, there are dozens of anti-dandruff shampoos on the market ; green, pink, orange, all shades, hues and admixtures. Any colour will do to attract gullible folk, but some colours are avoided, such as puce, grey,black, tartan,Fair Isle and Paisley.  Odd that, isn't it ?
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I do realise that cosmetics products are coloured to make them more appealing, but anti-dandruff shampoo used to always be a pale blue colour and I want to know why!

Having said that, Head and Shoulders is now white... But it WAS blue before, so why why why???

Probably b'cos blue is not a colour normally associated with natural bodily fluids or disease - it looks chemical and possibly medicinal, which might make some people think that it must be more effective than shampoo that's, say, yellow.

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