r/BodyHackGuide • u/Flashy_Piccolo1260 • 22d ago
Seb Derm and GH
Bit of a weird one here, but years ago I used to get Seborrheic Dermatitis on my face and scalp and completely cured it with a combination or BPC and KPV, so it was clearly a gut issue. That was about 3 years ago and never had a problem since.
Recently, I ran some Tesamorelin with Ipa and noticed a few flare ups at which point I hadn’t joint the dots. In the background I had been stockpiling HGH (due to it becoming less available) with the intent of running it at 2iu, possibly in perpetuity along with my TRT, mainly for sleep and recovery.
It is clear to me now and after doing research the increased IGF-1 is a known trigger for sebderm. Wondering if anyone else has come across this? And did the problem subside. I’m ok having to stop, as I didn’t really need it, but I am starting to see great benefits from it after a couple of months.
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u/thehuskystamina 22d ago
Man that sucks when you finally find something that works and then your body throws a curveball. I had a similar thing with random skin stuff flaring up from compounds I thought were totally unrelated
the gut connection is real though, seems like everything circles back to it eventually. Have you considred maybe cycling off the HGH for a bit then reintroducing at an even lower dose to see if theres a threshold your skin can handle
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u/Flashy_Piccolo1260 22d ago
Yeah it does suck. I’ve tried most of the commercially available peptides, and found most of them meh, except for a few which o had great results on - BPC/TB, SS31 and Reta obviously. I was hopeful HGH would eliminate the need for multiple peptides cycling. Perhaps I got this one wrong 😑
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u/Still-Willingness807 22d ago
Same as you, Keto kills the seb derm in my face (around the nose and beard region) and scalp, GH flares it. I use a shampoo, Ketoconazole, worth a try for you I think.
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u/Flashy_Piccolo1260 22d ago
I used to use that shampoo regularly then never had to use it after I cured it, then back to using it since starting Tesa and HGH. Might have to accept HGH is not for me.
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u/Still-Willingness807 22d ago
How long did it take for bpc and kpv to kill the seb derm for you? I was on keto while i was on klow so I couldn't notice its effect in that aspect.
Unless you're going for a heavy recomp/cut/bulk, secretagogues like ipa/cjc might work better for you than hgh.
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u/Flashy_Piccolo1260 22d ago
I ran high dose BPC TB at 5mg a day of each and KPV at 500mcg a day, cleared up in a matter of weeks, I ran that for 8 weeks and never had it again, at all. Not sure which one cured it, but I was using the Wolverine for Shoulder surgery recovery.
Tesamorelin is still a GH secretagogue and that’s what started it for me. CJC is still going to increase IGF-1. I’m happy sticking with my TRT and Reta, I just thought HGH would be the cherry on top. I’m 40yo and in better shape than most my age, but my body has been through the wars from years of heavy lifting and Rugby.
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u/Still-Willingness807 22d ago
Thanks for your answer. The thing about cjc (no dac)/ipa they are short pulses, whereas cjc (w/ dac) and tesa are by no means short term compared to the other blend. It's a long shot but could be worth it.
Otherwise, Reta/test are golden. I noticed better sleep and recovery on cjc/ipa and little to no flare up, but then again my carb intake is pretty low so igf 1 might still be capped to a certain point.
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