MG 217 PSORIASIS SHAMPOO Size: 8 OZ

by TRITON CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Product Features

• Mg 217 medicated tar hair shampoo leaves hair clean and effective treatment for scalp itching, scaling.
• Helps stop recurrence of psoriasis or dandruff symptoms.
• MG217 Medicated Tar Shampoo is specially formulated for long-term control of scalp psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis or dandruff.
• Conditioning formula leaves hair clean, soft and manageable.

Product Description

MG 217 PSORIASIS SHAMPOO Size: 8 OZ

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 2.1 x 2.1 inches ; 10.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GD03TO
• UPC: 079511502082
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,339 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #76 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Hair Care > Shampoos

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gold in a bottle, July 5, 2009

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Tracie Toy - See all my reviews

This review is from: MG 217 PSORIASIS SHAMPOO Size: 8 OZ (Health and Beauty)

I have tried many different shampoos, even prescription ones that cost 120 dollars per bottle! None of them took care of the intense itching, heavy flaking, redness, and scaling. I found this one at CVS pharmacy. I thought I'd try it knowing that it just wouldn't work. The first time I tried it, I loved it. The itching is gone! The scaling and redness are gone. There is still a tiny bit of flaking, but not much. I use it 2 times a week and do a VO5 Hot Oil treatment in between. My hair is shinny and my scalp doesn't keep me awake all night. I highly recommend this product.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Been using it for years, October 2, 2008

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FD (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MG 217 PSORIASIS SHAMPOO Size: 8 OZ (Health and Beauty)

For me, the coal tar is the important part to any scalp treatment. I have used this and other coal tar shampoos for 20+ years.

Originally I used a dermatologist prescribed shampoo. It worked great and smelled pretty good, considering. It was a huge hassle and expensive though so I eventually switched to Denorex with coal tar solution. I used that for years when suddenly my scalp started having issues again. I worried that I had developed an immunity to it's effects... until I read the label and saw that they stopped adding the coal tar! I felt betrayed.

My local Albertsons carried MG217 so I started using it. They discontinued it and a lot of other things which brought me here to purchase it.

Like any coal tar shampoos, it is rough on your hair and frankly smells like coal tar. I use a good conditioner though.

The bottom line is it works for me.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MG 217 Beats All The Others, June 24, 2011

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John Spencer Yantiss (NEW YORK, NY, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MG 217 PSORIASIS SHAMPOO Size: 8 OZ (Health and Beauty)

I have had to use tar shampoos since my high school days. Initially I used Tegrin, but by my late twenties it no longer fully relieved the problems of itching, redness, and scaling. Not until I turned thirty and saw a dermatologist did I discover the true nature of my skin problems, almost wholly centered on the scalp and areas of facial hair--I have had a beard since my late teens. The doctor prescribed Tetracycline, with a one-month regimen, and Pentrax Coal Tar Shampoo. That did the trick, and more!

Then around 2007 Pentrax was inexplicably withdrawn, the producer giving a manufacturing issue excuse--not a credible reason after so many years on the market. I tried T-Gel, which did not even come close to controlling symptoms; Tarsum, by Summers Laboratories, rated at 2% coal tar, and it helped, but very little; then came PsoriaTrax 5% Coal Tar Shampoo, billed as the successor to Pentrax, and thought that somebody had finally "gotten it," but the symptoms remained, and even seemed to get worse.

Finally, in desperation, I tried MG217, which I had seen on the shelves of several pharmacies--primarily CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens (inexplicably, Duane Reade, and other regional chains do not carry it--bad purchasing practice). Even though MG217 is rated at only 3%, as opposed to the 5% of Pentrax and PsoriaTrax, it works MUCH better, fully relieving ALL symptoms, and without the usual burning sensation produced by PsoriaTrax! It is not clear to me why a product with 3% coal tar would work better than one with 5%, but I do not really care so long as it works--and IT DOES.