Selenium sulfide is bright orange to reddish brown powder, which has little smell of hydrogen sulfide. It is a kind of chemical raw medicine, however it can do anti-dandruff adding in shampoo. Selenium disulfide has the effect of antifungal and curing seborrhea. Seleninic acid is the raw material.
Selenium Sulfide
| CAS No.: 7488-56-4 | EINECS No.: 231-303-8 | Molecular Formula: SeS2 | Molecular Weight: 143.09 |
| Melting Point: 100℃ | UN 2657 6.1/PG 2 |
Applications
Selenium sulphide can cure tinea versicolor, head seborrheic dermatitis, scurf and multicolored snake skin tinea. Its preparations are suspensions. SeS2 can add to shampoo for anti-dandruff. The allowed maximum concentration in cosmetics is 0.5%