Seborrheic dermatitis

[Purist]

This little ailment has joined my epic journey of hair loss for a good twenty years. It often flairs up when I'm shedding.
Recently it has really got the better of me.
I've gone through T-GEL (seems to make it worse), Nizoral (again worse) and last night tried Oilatum. This is a lotion I gave to my son as a baby when he had eczema. I'm actually getting some relief from it. In fact they do a shampoo version too, which I have purchased from Amazon. So I'm hoping this will help.
But rather than treating the symptoms, is it possible to get rid of it once and for all?


Regards

 

[DHI]

Dear Purist,

seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory dermatose of skin scalp,with an unknown origin and ethiology,so therapy is a problem. You have to be under treatment by a specialist for a long period of time. Shampoo ketoconazole 2% is a good option (3 times per week).

 

[1978matt]

I have a small amount of SD either side of my nose. I'm going to seek out an allergy test as I've heard there could be a dietary link.

 

[James]

Yes dietary links are fairly common with SD, some sufferers find alcohol to be responsible for their flare ups.

 

[bullitnut]

The best shampoo for this in my eyes was polytar af but it has been discontinued*nl
Why someone doesnt make another shampoo very similar is beyond me because it had some really good revues.