hi, i have seborrheic dermatitis on the creases in my nose and cheeks and ive had this problem for a while now, and it seems to have gotten slowly worse over time, anyway i have to choices both of which i am sick of.........
either i apply cream which leaves my face soooo freakin oily and screwed up, or i do nothing which leaves my face really red and flaky either way its bad, does anyone have a similar situation ? sd (seborrheic dermatitis) is truely a curse and i hate it so much, any response would be greatly apreciated thankyou.
Hi, I have sd, but on my head... my. dr. gave me nizoral shampoo, AND she also said she tells her patients with acne they can use it as a facewash...so perhaps using that would help the sd and not aggravate acne? It is also available in drugstores, but if you could get a prescription for it it'd probably be better.
The kind from the drugstore might be different, but the prescription one is a very thin gel, and pink...at first I didn't like it because it didn't lather very well (as a shampoo) but it made my head stop itching!
As far as the oilyness goes, I dunno...but it'd probably be better to treat the sd, and when it gets better you can use something else. Maybe you could use an oil control mousturizer and see if that helps?
Also, have you tried the liquid steroid stuff (prescription)? My dr. said you have to use that on really tough cases, just until it gets better...
The only thing that worked for my dandruff is the shampoos that have selenium sulfide- like H & S. but its like a chronic condition so if i stop using s.s., the flaky gross dandruff comes back. Nizoral did nothing for me... The only time the seberheic dermatitis stopped was when i was on Accutane- i guess it just dried out everything, if u know what i mean- (i'm one of those people where everything came back 6 mos after accutane. and i took it twice)
The red areas at your nose, the best thing is don't touch or irritate them- it makes it worse- and for me the neutragena healthy skin lotion helped to heal it some which i use after microscrubbing on all my face.
IF you have red greasy areas at your ears like me, the s.s. was helpful there.
Good luck!
i read also that vitamin C helps the eczema is this true ?
hmahappy thats exactly wat i have red greasy areas and when u apply something it cant fully get it to an even tone with ur skin, not to mention leaves it very oily after use, i wanna get it to be gone completely im so tired of it going on 4 years now with this crap.
I wish I could help you, I have the same exact thing. I was given sterroids from the derm didn't do much at all.. My best suggestion to you is get tea tree oil and jojoba oil, and put it on the nose creases with a q tip. That's what has helped me the most. I'm still searching for something to make it go entirely away. That garbage pro activ is what set me off to get it, cause the stuff just ruined my skin and gave me other issues.
yea i know exactly wat u mean, it is worse then acne this crap and i hate it so much, sadly i think its gonna be with me for the rest of my life, wat triggered mine was some cream. i wish i could get it to be completely gone.
That's what my derm said to me as well. It will never go away. I can't accept that as an answer. I will eventually find a way. I'm depressed about so much, and this just makes it worst. Trust me though, jojoba oil helps it a lot. Also wash your face with COLD water, or warm water.. Hot water makes it worst!
this is my exact story to the dot, i am depressed about so much and this crap just makes it 100x worse, i also refuse to accept that it will be there forever but im starting to lose hope after going on 5 years with it, this jojoba oil does it leave ur skin very oily and greasy after a few hours and where is it sold, im willing to try anything at this point.
Hello, I had this problem over a year ago and it got really bad at one point, horrible redness around my nose especially, and around the goatee area, and some minor flaking and itchiness as well. The worst part was the redness, no doubt, it really looked terrible and I didn't go out for a week or two at least. Well I checked these boards for an answer (you can check my past posts or whatever for the thread if you'd like) and I got a few pretty good responses that have helped. I use the nizoral shampoo every couple of days for my goatee area, and it keeps that area from getting red and irritated. I never tried it on the rest of my face, but my skin is very sensitive and that would porbably only make it more red, or so it would seem. I used hydrocortisone cream that I bought at walmart for like 3 bucks, I used it for a week, I think three times a day, and the redness was gone, and then I have been using it maybe once or twice a week since then as "maintenance" and it does a great job. I know there are some possible side -effects for using steroid creams long term, but I think as long as you apply it sparingly and not multiple times a day you should be ok. The bad thing is it isn't a "cure" for me, because if I stop using it for a couple of weeks the condition comes back. All I have to do though now is apply it maybe twice a week at most before bed and wash in the morning, and I never have the problem anymore. This may not work for you, I know steroid creams have worked for some and not others, but it worked great for me. And if all else fails, for 3 bucks you might as well give it a shot. Try it and let me know how it goes. If that doesn't work for you, there were some other suggestions on my thread about SD a year ago that I was going to try if the cream didn't work, so you cvould give those a shot as well. I think one that seemed promising was ketacorazale (sp) or something to that effect. Let me know how it goes, good luck!
i read also that vitamin C helps the eczema is this true ?
hmahappy thats exactly wat i have red greasy areas and when u apply something it cant fully get it to an even tone with ur skin, not to mention leaves it very oily after use, i wanna get it to be gone completely im so tired of it going on 4 years now with this crap.
Yeah definitely! Vit. C is great for skin- membranes, its an antioxidant, vit A is also very imp for skin. I definitely see a difference in my skin when I'm taking vitamins, drinking water, and eating fruits than otherwise. Although its still worse than normal people and acne still there- but relatively speaking of course!!
I'm not sure what this condition is that you're talking about, but I have severe dry skin...and I do mean severe! Red and flaky skin, clogged pores with hardened dry dead sebum. Is this similar to you? Check out what I had to say about these two moisturizers:
camellia seed oil
dermabutter
I wrote it in the "First Time Epidermx user" post. I think I'm number 67. Anyway I use Epidermx ever so ofter, and now I'm on these moisturizers. They've been helping me, and they don't clog pores!
Listen don't use any creams. I used the ketarazole whatever it was, no help at all. It makes the skin thinner, NOT GOOD! Get jojoba oil. You can apply it at night before bed, if you're worried about it being greasy. It looks greasy at first, but it doesn't break you out. It gets soaked into the skin after awhile. I bought mine offline, but you can look in vitamin stores etc.. It helps A LOT!!! nothing else has helped this much.
im also thinking of cleaning out my system, because i hear this is something from within too.. so I'll see how that goes once I try it.
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i used locoid cream for a while but it just makes ur face so oily during the day its not even funny i had to stop with it,
my skin i have to constantly apply stuff or it will be dark red and flaky and really really bad, im going to look into the jojobo oil, do u have a specific kind you use, it is really frustrating this crap
last but not least my chin area has it to but i can 100% get rid of the redness if i just wash it with soap the only problem there is that i think the soap is clogging my pores and causing pimples which were about 95% gone when i was doing nothing to my chin, really just a bad situation even talking about it gets me depressed
Doesn't matter what jojoba but get organic, same with tea tree oil. Tea tree is good for pimples... Get either Johnson & Johnson facial wash, it's soap free, but it may seem like soap. That's one of the best face washes, and it was good for me, since i have the same sensative skin etc.. but if you use it too much, like more than three times a day it can dry you out a tiny bit.. SO, the best facial wash I can say to use is Cetaphil.. I use the normal - oily skin one, but have used the regular one as well. Splah your face with luke warm water.. rub the stuff in your face for 2-3 minutes and rinse with cold cold water.. Apply the jojoba to your nose folds with a q tip... and if you have some pimple areas, apply the tea tree oil to those. You can use tea tree for the nose as well, but use the jojoba mainly. These will not break you out, regardless if they may seem that way.
All i can say is that i feel your pain. I'm 16 and i've had sd for years, then it went away. Now it's coming back and you're right it truly is a curse. I do believe it is an internal thing and it's caused by a yeast overgrowth in the body(usually from antibiotics and genetics play a role too). That's why it never goes away. I find that when i used old fashioned techniques, my skin clears up(like drinking 8 glasses of water a day). I used to think that it would make no difference but seriously it really has helped a lot! I know it sounds lame but try to make a change in diet for at least 2 weeks to see if it makes a difference. People say diet has nothing to do with acne, but it does.Why do you think so many doctors says that diet has nothing to do with acne, yet they tell you to eat healthy so that your skin will glow and all that crap. But Water can only do so much. Ive used proactive, retin a micro, differin. I could go on, the only thing i havent tried is accutane. I was supposed to go on it but i changed my mind once i knew the side effects. Anyways i have horrible sd on my scalp. I'm on Nizoral and some other stuff ill have to check the name. I hate having oily skin err......i do wish that there was one product to help with all sd symtems that just cleared it up but no- anyways right now i'm using tea tree oil, it works ok. But i think cetaphil is a good face wash. What works for me is steaming. It helps my skin look less oily and i find that it does clear out my pores. I just boil water and i might add a little lavender oil for relaxation and i put a towel over my head and steam for 10 or 15 min. Then i apply a clay mask and all is new. But if you have any questions just ask me. I'm sorry for the long post.
I get eczema on my hands and ankles, have a tendency to get an itchy scalp, and I am also very sensitive to acne products on the area between my nose and checks and on my forehead. I have tried all kinds of expensive lotions, but the best one I have found is Vanicream. I use it on my body, face, and as an eye cream. It was recommended by my dermatologist. It is not a prescription, but you can only get it at the pharmacy. I also stay away from products that have SLS in it. It is in A LOT of stuff. My head was almost always itchy until I started buying shampoo with out SLS in it. I also bought a filter for my shower to decrease the amount of chlorine. I also use jojoba oil to take off my make up.
Right now I just have eczema on my hands. I was just on vacation, and didn't bring along my own soap or shampoo. So, I think that is why. Hope some of my suggestions can help someone.
If anyone ever finds anything please be sure to post, I don't have any idea if mine will go away, but I keep praying. I feel dead inside with all these issues, it's just a struggle everyday. I hate life. The Acne may be gone, but the other issues stay around.
I wish I could help you, I have the same exact thing. I was given sterroids from the derm didn't do much at all.. My best suggestion to you is get tea tree oil and jojoba oil, and put it on the nose creases with a q tip. That's what has helped me the most. I'm still searching for something to make it go entirely away. That garbage pro activ is what set me off to get it, cause the stuff just ruined my skin and gave me other issues. 
