Ginger Anti-Dandruff 2 in 1 Shampoo and Conditioner
Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent:
The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.
Manufacturer page: smartlabel.pg.com
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Your avoid-list
Lower cost than most shampoos
$0.44/oz at 28.2 oz, less than 90% of the 1544 shampoos , which mostly run $0.79–3.04/oz.
Great for
Maybe skip if
What the formula actually does
Read from the label, not the marketing
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair.
Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners.
No humectants, so nothing here pulls water into the hair.
Carries an over-the-counter scalp active, listed under Drug Facts.
Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.
Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.
Ingredients that matter
The ingredients that change a decision
The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc PyrithionePyrithione Zinc (1%) | active | The over-the-counter active | Active |
| Water | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulfate | sulfate cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| sodiumlaureth sulfate | — | — | Neutral |
| Glycol Distearate | opacifier | Makes the product look creamy | Softens |
| Sodium Chloridesodiumchloride | salt | Thickens the formula | Stabilizes |
| Zinc Carbonate | mineral | Adds texture or opacity | Neutral |
| Dimethicone | silicone | Smooths the cuticle and adds shine | Buildup |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
Full ingredient list (14)
In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.
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1
Zinc Pyrithione
· Pyrithione Zinc (1%)
General function
An over-the-counter anti-dandruff active that reduces the yeast associated with flaking. Its percentage is stated in the drug facts panel.
Leading ingredientPubChemListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- active
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2
Water
General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
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3
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
General function
A high-foaming, strongly cleansing detergent. It clears build-up thoroughly and is the harsher of the two common sulfates.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
Indian Journal of DermatologyMay suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesA sulfate detergent can lift deposited silicone, wax and styling films, which is what resets a routine before build-up is visible.
May suitFine or easily flattened hairFine hair that goes limp under conditioning films usually reads a full detergent wash as volume returning.
May not suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoarse and high-porosity hair loses water quickly on its own; an efficient detergent removes the surface oils that were slowing that down.
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
- 4 sodiumlaureth sulfate
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5
Glycol Distearate
General function
A wax that gives shampoo its pearly look and a slightly richer feel.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
PubChemMay suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairEmollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
- opacifier
- emollient
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6
Sodium Chloride
· sodiumchloride
General function
Table salt. In shampoo it is used to thicken the liquid, not to treat the hair.
Supporting ingredientPubChemListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- salt
- thickener
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7
Zinc Carbonate
General function
A zinc salt that accompanies zinc pyrithione in some anti-dandruff formulas.
Supporting ingredientPubChemListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- mineral
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8
Dimethicone
General function
The most common conditioning silicone. It coats the strand for shine, slip, and frizz control, and needs a detergent (not just water) to wash out.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hairA surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairLays a smooth film along the cuticle, which lowers combing friction and flattens the surface irregularities that read as frizz.
May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesDimethicone does not disperse in water. On a routine that skips detergent it stays on the hair and accumulates wash after wash.
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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9
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
General function
A mild coconut-derived co-cleanser that boosts foam and softens the effect of stronger detergents. It appears in most shampoos, gentle or not.
Secondary ingredientLower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.
Indian Journal of DermatologyMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairMild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.
May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesThe mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.
DependsVery dry or highly damaged hairAmong the mildest detergents in use — it is what baby shampoos are built on — but it is almost always the second detergent in a formula. How much a wash strips is still decided by the primary detergent listed above it.
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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10
Sodium Xylenesulfonate
· sodiumxylenesulfonate
- solubilizer
- ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
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11
Fragrance
General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
- 12 sodiumbenzoate
- 13 guar hydroxypropyltrimoniumchloride
- 14 magnesium carbonate hydroxide
What the whole list adds up to
- 2 cleansers
- 2 emollients
- 1 active
- 1 solvent
- 1 sulfate cleanser
- 1 opacifier
- 1 salt
- 1 thickener
- 1 mineral
- 1 silicone
- 1 conditioning agent
- 1 amphoteric cleanser
- 1 secondary cleanser
- 1 solubilizer
Ingredient list captured 2026-10-10. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 28.2 oz
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $14 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $16 at this size.
Sizes
The 28.2 oz costs the least per ounce, 56% less than the 32.1 oz.
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Where we’ve seen it3 listings · 2 stores
28.2 ozusual store sizeBest per ounce
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Walmart (walmart.com)
$12.4728.2 oz · $0.44/ozOct 22Lowest per oz
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Walmart (walmart.com)
$12.4728.2 oz · $0.44/ozOct 22
32.1 oz
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Origin Beauty
$32.1132.1 oz · $1.00/ozOct 22Lowest per oz
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.
How we work this out
- 28.2 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
- Seen at $12.47 is the price we have observed for the 28.2 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $14 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $0.48/oz; at 28.2 oz that is $14. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- Each size is guarded on its own, so a multipack or a marketplace listing at one size cannot move another.
- About $16 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 28.2 oz.
Formula
Low cost per ounce, with a short formula: there is no slip for detangling here, and that is a system most shampoos carry.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 90% of the 1544 shampoos we’ve priced
- No slip for detangling in the formula
- No humectant either
- Reviewers mention 2 things they like about how it performs
- A working detergent systemWhat actually removes oil and product.3 pts
- Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- A hard-water chelatorBinds the minerals that dull hair in hard water.1 pt
- A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
- No detergent-dependent filmNothing that needs a clarifying wash to remove.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job
Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.
- Scalp active
- Protein-free
- Alcohol-free
- Function
- Also
- Scalp active
- Protein-free
- Deep clean
- Function
- Also
- Scalp active
- Protein-free
- Deep clean
- Function
- Also
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Only for a specific needFlaking scalps, for an over-the-counter scalp active and fewer ingredients to react to
Worth skipping for anyone sensitive to fragrance, sulfate-free routines and fresh keratin treatments, or curly-method routines
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.
Reviewers
What people report
Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.
Many reviewers like the easy pump, which lets them dose only what they need from a big bottle.
Reviewers across hair typesMany reviewers say dandruff and flakes eased with use, and some say their scalp felt less itchy.
Reviewers with dandruff, flaky or itchy scalpSeveral reviewers say the 2-in-1 leaves long or dry hair tangled and still needing a separate conditioner.
Reviewers with long or dry hairMany reviewers like the ginger scent as fresh and light, while some find it too sweet, fruity, or strong.
Reviewers across hair types; some find the scent too sweetMore from Head & Shoulders
How this page was made
- Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 4 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-10-31.
- Ingredient references are linked for 3 of 5 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
- We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
- Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-10-22.
