茶树洗发水有效地治疗头皮屑

Full Citation: "BACKGROUND: Dandruff appears to be related to the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. Tea tree oil has antifungal properties with activity against P ovale and may be useful in the treatment of dandruff. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a randomized, single-blind, parallel-group study to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of 5% tea tree oil and placebo in patients with mild to moderate头皮屑方法：14岁以上的男性和女性患者被随机分配给5％的茶树油洗发水或安慰剂，每天使用4周。性量表和患者自我评估得分的鳞片，发痒和油腻。结果：5％的茶树油洗发水组显示出41％的象限区域分数，而安慰剂组为11％（p <.001）。在参与评分的总面积，总严重程度评分以及患者自我评估的瘙痒和油腻成分中，还观察到了统计学上的显着改善。患者自我评估的鳞片成分有所改善，但在统计学上没有意义。没有不利影响。 结论：5％的茶树油似乎有效且耐受性良好。”