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Selenium Compounds
Very few compounds of selenium have any important practical applications.
   Selenium Sulfide
   Selenium Diethyldithiocarbonate
Selenium Sulfide SeS2
This compound is used to treat seborrhea, or "oily skin." It is sometimes added to shampoos for people with especially oily hair.
Selenium Diethyldithiocarbonate Se[SC(S)N(C2H5)2]4
Used as a vulcanizing, "toughening", agent for rubber products.