Seborrhoeic dermatitis

frankie1star

finally went to docs with my skin complaint he diagnosed it as above, anyone have suggestions for natural treatments for it, its sore and itchy and flaky,

Kazipoo

I get contact dermatitis a lot and I find using moisturisers helps a lot. Perhaps a nice soothing aloe vera or a coconut based product would help. Also I love cocoa butter.

If its on your scalp, why not try using a very mild shampoo like baby shampoo, or one that specialises in dandruff like t-gel?

frankie1star

Hi, I am afraid its on my face, I have some hydromol cream? prescribed, and some nitrozal, but would prefer natural approach. I alsways use argan or jojoba oil to moisturise in the past couple of years, and now a mineral foundation, its the first time its been better, but that could be due to products, as well as the fact that we have had a mild winter. Its just flared up this week whilst undressing the christmas tree, so I felt enough was enough and went to docs.

suki1964

There's a lot of us sufferers on here. Most of us find that using a shampoo like nizoral helps. That used to be enough of a treatment for me till I hit mt 40's now I also have to use Nizoral ointment on my face as well - sparingly.

Using the ocm and mineral foundation also helps me as does a very gentle exfoliating cream

tanith

I have this and have tried loads of shampoos , had cream from the doctor but still it itches like crazy and the flaking is so embarrassing , I need to go back to the GP I guess.. or bloody well stop scratching it.

Standingtall

Dream Cream by Lush is very good for skin conditions such as eczema so might work. It's pricey but goes a long way. It clears my daughter's eczema up in no time. It's full of purely natural products including lavendeer, chamomile, etc. I would never have thought to buy something to treat a skin complaint from a shop like Lush and it was only when researching treatments for Eczema, on the net, that I came accross it - it came up in so many forum searches.

I would certainly give it a try

Kazipoo

Has anyone tried sudacrem? I haven't suffered from this condition, but sudacrem is sooooo good with other inflamations.... worth a try?

kittieviolet

Mine appears on my neck. I've found that it calms after initially washing with Nizorol, but that normal aqueous cream soothes its and helps to keep it at bay.

Sharon87

I had a very sore, itchy scalp and I used all the shampoos, baby shampoo, t-gel (horrible nasty stuff), nothing really worked. Went to the Body Shop got the Ginger Anti Dandruff Shampoo. Perfect, no more itchy scalp! It's expensive, but lasts a lot longer than other shampoos as you only need a small bit of it each time.

Fuzzy_Duck

Hi OP, the wikipedia entry for seborrhoeic dermatitis is quite informative and recommends a few natural treatments:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seborrhoeic_dermatitis

Unfortunately there is no known cause so your best way of tackling it would be to try and work out what leads to a flare up; for example certain foods, weather, stress, products etc.

A short hair cut may also help as well as washing the scalp regularly as it sounds like it has spread from your scalp to your face.

Products like Sudocrem and Dream Cream may help soothe a little but I've yet to hear of someone 'curing' seborrhoeic dermatitis in this way. I'd suggest using a good anti-dandruff shampoo and lowering your sugar intake in case the cause is fungal.

Topical creams may well help if the natural treatments don't, but be aware that they thin the skin over time and that's especially true for the delicate skin on your face. Apply a very thin layer no more than three times a day and if it doesn't work for you, stop using it.

mazza111

What helps some people with psoriasis may not help others. The important thing is to find something that may help you. Tying a sock full of oats over the tap so the water runs through it before a bath is one. Dead sea products(especially the mud and bathsalts) another. Was a vinegar drink I used to make up for my DD at one point too. There are so many natural things that you can try, tbh I found none of them worked too well for DD. But she got round the scalp problem by bleaching her hair constantly :eek: Not recommended, but it did burn off all the scale. Great until her hair started breaking off from all the bleach. Now she's back to brunette and waiting for referral back to dermatologist. Something she has also noticed helps, is fake tan. Dermatologist has no idea why, but it seems to stop the plaques in their track for the short term anyhoo. Chinese herbalist was another one that helped for a while, although the cream was a wee bit stinky. Gosh I'm rambling on. Somethings that you might want to try, others you probably won't! Good luck with it, but dermatologist should be able to advise you correctly on what you should be doing, if you haven't been referred yet, ask the doc for a referral, and good luck with it