Seborrhoeic dermatitis

[Maliciousmisery]

Except there is no permanent cure, so you will be dependent on something that reduces the symptoms for the rest of your life anyway; at least until a cure is found, if ever.

[Plow]

That really depends on what's causing it.

It can be AIDS.

It can be simple lack of B vitamins.


It's a symptom, not an illness in and of itself.

[Maliciousmisery]

It is a skin disorder, and there is no know cause for it. So, unless you have some firsthand experience with the condition, stop posting irrelevant disinformation.

[Shenrien]

Equate brand Hydrocortisone 1% cream, very cheap.

Awesome, thanks for the tip I'm gonna go pick some up when I get out of work.

[GentaiShinigami]

For the non-scalp problems use this:

http://www.amazon.com/Zims-Crack-Cre.../dp/B001ET768U

You can get it off the shelf in Walmart. Looks a little different than the one abouve, but the stuff works amazingly well. It's all herbal iirc, smells really good (to me) and once you rub it in it doesn't leave you all greasy and get on your mouse/keyboard/controller like most lotions/creams will. It's about $8.00 for a tube, but the tube last a long time, and is definitely worth it.

For scalp flakes use T-Gel/Generic Ver. as mentioned above. ^^/

[arus2001]

That really depends on what's causing it.

It can be AIDS.

It can be simple lack of B vitamins.


It's a symptom, not an illness in and of itself.

When I was putzing around looking for a self-diagnosis, some of the sites suggested these were genetic, often skipping a generation or three. What led me more to being on the right track with a possible diagnosis was if anyone else in the family had similar problems and my great grandmother's name came up.

Of course, that might just make it a simple predisposition to the symptoms due to external factors or even personal stress that could be treated, but the fact it never goes away completely makes it more than just a virus or nagging cold for me.

The only reason I haven't pegged what I have is that the ultimate determination comes from looking under the flakes in a microscope (at least for scalp psoriasis). More white-ish means one thing, yellowish and/or oily can mean another. Looking back, I always had some flaking problems while growing up, but it didn't really manifest or even affect my hair until I was 23 or so, of which I was currently working a job around extreme heats from steam or ovens while wearing a hat. I can't remember what they called it, but external duress and continued exposure can basically "activate" this affliction to points of no return. Like an idiot, however, I just dismissed my thinning hair as bad genetics because my old man's bald.

Anyway, I try not to let it ruin my life, but I would be lying if I said it didn't affect my confidence now and then. It's bad enough not being able to have a full head of hair when you're under 30 and trying to pick up chicks, but it gets worse if a bad day or two leaves you with a few giant red spots, some peeling skin, or even a scab. I may as well be a leper, then.

[Plow]

When I was putzing around looking for a self-diagnosis, some of the sites suggested these were genetic, often skipping a generation or three. What led me more to being on the right track with a possible diagnosis was if anyone else in the family had similar problems and my great grandmother's name came up.

Of course, that might just make it a simple predisposition to the symptoms due to external factors or even personal stress that could be treated, but the fact it never goes away completely makes it more than just a virus or nagging cold for me.

The only reason I haven't pegged what I have is that the ultimate determination comes from looking under the flakes in a microscope (at least for scalp psoriasis). More white-ish means one thing, yellowish and/or oily can mean another. Looking back, I always had some flaking problems while growing up, but it didn't really manifest or even affect my hair until I was 23 or so, of which I was currently working a job around extreme heats from steam or ovens while wearing a hat. I can't remember what they called it, but external duress and continued exposure can basically "activate" this affliction to points of no return. Like an idiot, however, I just dismissed my thinning hair as bad genetics because my old man's bald.

Anyway, I try not to let it ruin my life, but I would be lying if I said it didn't affect my confidence now and then. It's bad enough not being able to have a full head of hair when you're under 30 and trying to pick up chicks, but it gets worse if a bad day or two leaves you with a few giant red spots, some peeling skin, or even a scab. I may as well be a leper, then.

Yeah, it's more along the lines of say, really bad allergies or something in terms of how it acts. There's generally something making it act up, as opposed to, say, herpes type stuff that is its own problem and while it can be inflamed by certain things, will mostly come and go completely on its own.

It's not that it's one specific thing that can be "cured" in all cases by a given treatment set, but for the most part there's something, one of a number of possibilities, that can be helped to make it a lot better.

[test123]

Don't procreate and cure future generations

[spd]

have had this since i was 16, severe areas are forehead, around the nose and eyebrows, for years i went to the doctor an was given utter shit, eventually i scratched it so bad, it looked really really bad.

Went to the Doctor, they sent me to a dermatologist, where i got a ton of steroids, now my outbreaks are rather small, and easily controlled, mine flares up if i scratch, if i avoid that, they seem to be really few and far between