Two unrelated dermatological things

Mad Jazz

Thing the first:

I have a wart on my finger that I'm looking to get rid of. I don't have the dollars to go to a dermatologist and have him freeze it off, so I'm looking at getting one of those OTC things from my local drugstore...do they work? Any recommendations for alternatives that don't cost an arm and a leg?

Thing the second:

Dandruff. Had some dandruff a while back, got some head & shoulders, it cleared up and all was well. Three or four weeks ago, it came back. Tried to get rid of it with the same stuff I used before, but it's being stubborn. It doesn't itch really, but the flakes are irritating as shit to me. Anyone have any recommendations as far as what to use to fix this problem? For what it's worth, I have to wear a hat a lot because I work in food service.

supabeast

Getting rid of a wart without seeing a dermatologist to have it burned off is pretty hard unless the wart is very small and very new. The OTC freezing kits don’t work; they just don’t get cold enough to kill the wart to the root.

As for dandruff, use good shampoo. Don’t use dandruff shampoos—they tend to dry out your scalp and give you perpetual dandruff to keep you hooked. I use American Crew; you can find it at most drug stores, if you can’t go to a salon and tell them that you need a shampoo that’s really gentle on the hair. The important ingredient to avoid in shampoos/conditioners is alcohol, it comes in a variety of forms and does nothing more than dry your hair and scalp out so that you’ll buy conditioner, too.

Feral

The five basic ingredients for dandruff shampoo on the market are ketoconazole (brand name Nizoral), coal tar (brand name T-Gel), pyrithione zinc (Head and Shoulders), selenium sulfide (Selsun Blue), and tea tree oil (sold under lots of different brand names). I'd just try each of those five for a couple weeks and see what works best.

Personally, I rotate between Head and Shoulders, T-Gel, and Garnier Fructis; but that may or may not work for you. I also had a dermatologist prescribe me Nizoral once, but it made my dandruff worse. Everybody's skin is different, just try different things and find what works for you.