NAME :- SELENIUM SULPHIDE
IUPAC NAME :- sulfaneselone
CAS NO. :- 7446-34-6
FORMULA :- SSe
SYNONYMS :- sulfur selenide;SELENIUM DISULFIDE;SELENIUMMONOSULFIDE;SELENIUM(II)SULPHIDE;SELENIUM(IV) SULFIDE;SELENIUMMONOSULPHIDE;Selenium sulfide (SeS)
APPLICATION :- For treatment of tinea versicolor, tinea capitis, dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp.
DESCRIPTION :- Selenium Sulfide is an antifungal agent as well as a cytostatic agent, slowing the growth of hyperproliferative cells in seborrhea. Selenium Sulfide is the active ingredient often used in shampoos for the treatment of dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and tinea capitis, a fungal infection that is primarily a disease of preadolescent children.