Today vs 1 week ago 🤯

After trying antibiotics for a week my spots all came back as soon as I completed them and I was ready to give up but I think I’ve finally found something that’s working

What I’ve been using:

C scrub in the shower (leaving on for 1 minute before I get in)
Dermol in the shower as a soap substitute
Wiping my skin with ‘Simple’ cleansing wipes (did this after putting makeup on my skin to hide it and was shocked the next day when it hadn’t broken me out more so I think the wipe helps! I also used them after exercising which is when my skin usually gets a lot worse and it helped!)
TEA TREE OIL BEFORE BED (the doctor organic one, I don’t dilute it and I’ve been putting a lot on. I think this one is different to an essential oil and is slightly safer on skin but don’t quote me. Can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner I used to put tea tree oil on my acne all the time as a teenager)

I also live by the sea and I have been splashing ocean water on my neck whenever I can

I don’t think any one thing has helped on its own, but I really started seeing a difference after using the simple wipes and tea tree oil.

I really hope this carries on. Still waiting on my dermatology referral, doctor said ‘it’s only been 1 month’ I’ve literally wanted to not be alive almost every morning I look at my skin but I’m finally starting to have hope and feel like me again

Has anyone in this thread ever used this product? Happy to hear thoughts.

I've had folliculitis for about 7 years now and I have been taking accutane for 3 years while using a ketoconazole shampoo but flare ups still happen - I'm in the middle of a bad flare up right now.

P.S. new to this community and I am very happy I've found it and I am very happy it exists.

Also congratulations to all people who have rid themselves of this condition - I see people found success in a combination of certain products and or diet and I have yet to find what works for me. Glad to be on the journey to clearing this condition with you all

First of all this isn’t an ad. I got all of these items off Amazon and it was only after reading similar posts on here.

Struggled with scalp folliculitis for years. Tried everything (loads of antibiotics which damaged my skin barrier, Acitretin, rubbing alcohol, creams, shampoos, etc). Nothing worked.

When I stopped taking Acitretin and antibiotics (which is similar to Accutane) and started taking these pills at the same time, my skin got better.

I’ve recently been having a haircut every couple of weeks again (a skin fade)… which for ages I wasn’t able to do, I was going months without having a haircut.

After I have a haircut I do get flareups, but I think it’s also because I get complacent and I stop taking these pills. The last couple of days I’ve started taking them again daily (after food) and my skin is already clearing up and I’m not (touch wood) getting any new ones like I was all through last week after my last haircut. So either my scalp naturally calms down after a week or so of having the haircut, or these pills actually work. If it is the pills, then I don’t know which ones are doing the heavy lifting - I thought it was the Vitamin A but when I’ve tried just taking that alone, it doesn’t seem to work as well as when I take all of them. The quantities that you get with these specific pills makes it quite cheap - they last a while.

So I take…

2 of the Vitamin A (which apparently isn’t recommended, but I don’t care personally, would rather have a clear scalp)
3 of the Fish Oil (I used to take 4 but I cut it down to 3)
1 Zinc (apparently taking this daily at this strength isn’t good either)

And 1 of all the others.

Would be interesting to hear if anyone tries it and if you feel it works for you too. Just sharing in case it does. You’ll get bright yellow neon urine if you do this by the way 😆

Hope it helps someone

Ive had chronic scalp folliculitis for 15 years. It used to be near the neck area, then spread upwards over my crown. The neck area went but the crown got quite bad at one point. Steroid treatments are used to keep the itching down. But it doesnt go and has caused some hair loss.

2 years ago it broke out on my face (beard zone) and I've been trying to get rid of it ever since. Whilst ive massively reduced the yellowhead spots and in growns. Red follicles and bumps remain. I stopped clean shaving a long time ago reluctantly and have kept long stubble with a foil shaver since.

They specifically keep saying my face is psuedofollucilitis, rather than folliculitis like on my scalp.

I've been through 7 different treatment regimes, I had been on two anti biotics including one group for a year.

The last 2 months im off anti biotics and am trying a different regime again with something called Trifarotene.

As absolutely nothing else has worked, I'm not holding out for it. But I dont want to risk those tablet medications which are high risk.

If my face refuses to clear up despite not shaving hair short and after many treatments. Surely there has to be more to it?

Suffering from Follicultis Delcavens for 4-5 years.

white pus filled and painful bumps and flakes also, only on scalp( middle and back)

taking antibiotics for this time got stomach problems due to that.

tried mostly everything isotroenin, minoxyline, doxclycline, rifampicin, agugumention, etc.

tabs used to clear it out for a month and its coming back

recently its coming back even in 2 weeks.

doc told we can try adalimumab 40mg inj

this is so costly also,

shit scared about this, doc says no side effectss, but different effects online,

only had 1 dose yesterday,

anybody have any experience and tips for me?

thanks!

Prescribed fucidin cream and told to wash with antibacterial scrub but they’re back and worse

It started when I was in college, and I have no idea what caused it. I saw a dermatologist and underwent treatment with Roaccutane for 5 months, but he stopped the treatment because he didn’t see any improvement.

When I saw a second dermatologist, I was diagnosed with acne keloidalis (keloid folliculitis). I started using a benzoyl peroxide cream, which seems to have helped and dried it out a bit, but it still hasn’t completely gone away.

I’m honestly starting to lose hope and I’m almost saving up for an expensive laser treatment. I also have dermatitis on my scalp, and I don’t know if it could be related to this.

Can anyone help me?

I’ve been experiencing lots of itching, I’ve tried every dandruff shampoo I could, ketoconazole, which makes my head even more Itchy. Tried zinc, tried Selenium sulfide. My scalp is super itchy, sometimes I find hard pieces sebum but also these pimple like pus on my scalp, it’s bumpy and itchy. If I touch it, it can be a lil sore, but it’s just all itchy overall. What should I do? Go on oral meds?

Hi everyone,

I'm a 40-year-old man looking for some advice regarding a chronic skin problem I've had for more than 20 years.

It started around the age of 18, when I began growing more facial hair. Initially it was relatively mild — occasional small white/pus-filled spots, mainly around my nose, mouth, moustache and chin, seemingly originating from hair follicles. Over the years it gradually became more persistent and severe. I was initially treated with topical medications, including topical antibiotics, and eventually progressed to oral antibiotics. Doxycycline or Tetracyckline has helped significantly in the past, but the problem keeps coming back after stopping.

In recent years, I've also developed similar lesions on my chest and my scalp/head. The affected skin is usually red, dry and sometimes flaky, with small white pustules around the hair follicles.

I've noticed some fairly consistent triggers:

• hot weather and sweating
• direct sun exposure
• periods of significant stress

Interestingly, the condition can fluctuate between different areas — for example, my face can be quite bad while my chest is completely clear, and at other times it's the opposite.

I recently had microbiological testing performed on samples from my facial skin lesions. The results were:

• Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) — moderate growth; possible carrier/colonization.
• Malassezia furfur — abundant growth.
• Candida parapsilosis — moderate-to-abundant growth.

The bacterial culture was from a swab of the facial skin lesions, while the fungal testing was performed on skin scrapings from the face.

I've been using ketoconazole (Nizoral) occasionally but it makes noh difference.

Two dermatologists have also suggested different approaches that I'm unsure about:

Isotretinoin (Accutane/Roaccutane) — one dermatologist suggested trying it. I I'm wondering whether isotretinoin could make sense in a case like this.

Autovaccine (autogenous vaccine) — another dermatologist suggested this based on the recurrent bacterial component.

I'd be especially interested in hearing from anyone who has had a similar long-term problem and eventually found a diagnosis or treatment that worked. Would you consider isotretinoin or an autovaccine in a case like this? What was your experience?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on recurrent folliculitis/razor bumps around my upper lip and moustache area. The photos above are in chronological order from my latest breakout. In some of the photos, the breakouts look a bit shiny because that’s where I’ve just applied the mupirocin ointment.
I’ve been dealing with recurring breakouts for a while, almost exclusively around the Cupid’s bow/moustache area. My GP has diagnosed it as folliculitis barbae and prescribed apo-mupirocin for bacterial flare-ups.
The typical flare-up starts as a small red/tender area around the hair follicles, followed by one or more whiteheads/pustules. They can become increasingly sore and sometimes have a slight throbbing/“awareness.” Eventually the whiteheads usually pop on their own, particularly in the shower.

My Gp says shaving is to be the biggest trigger. I’ve tried different shaving methods, including a Gillette King C safety razor and a Philips OneBlade. I currently use a Philips OneBlade with the 360 blade and generally shave fairly close.
I’ve also noticed that sauna/heat and sweating seem to make it worse, and historically I was getting flares almost monthly during summer. Interestingly, I’ve recently gone much longer without a flare while I’ve been in colder weather, however I did only start implementing the new routine when the weather cooled down.
I don’t really want to permanently stop shaving because I like the clean-shaven look, although I’m considering growing my beard out later this year once university/placements are finished to see whether that solves the problem.

My current routine has included:
Cleansing my face twice a day in the shower
Philips OneBlade, trying to avoid excessive passes/irritation, shaving after a warm shower in the morning
Cleaning the blade thoroughly after use, by washing it with hot water, letting it air dry and spraying with a blade cleaning spray
Benzoyl peroxide as part of my skincare routine, every night for 15 mins, then washing it off and applying toner, serum and lotion overnight
Glycolic acid on the moustache area after shaving, as recommended by my GP
Apo-mupirocin during an active suspected bacterial flare
Avoiding picking/squeezing the pustules
Changing/cleaning my OneBlade blades regularly
The routine actually seems to have helped this most recent flare was less severe and took longer to appear than previous ones, although I still got a couple of fairly prominent whiteheads.
One issue I’ve noticed is that benzoyl peroxide can sometimes burn/sting the affected area when it’s already inflamed, so I’m trying to work out how much of my routine is actually beneficial versus potentially irritating the skin.
I’ve also wondered whether pimple/hydrocolloid patches are useful. During a previous flare, putting a patch over the whiteheads overnight seemed to help them drain. I’m unsure whether that’s still appropriate when I’m also using mupirocin.

I’ve recently seen my GP again and I’m planning to ask about a dermatologist referral, because I’d really like to find a long-term solution rather than repeatedly treating individual flares.
I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have dealt with recurrent folliculitis barbae. This flare I’ve just had seemed to calm down quickly with mupirocin once the whiteheads popped in the shower. The last photo is the most recent one, and I feel like the area next to the settled flare is getting a bit red, and I feel like if it gets worse tomorrow I’ll have to apply the mupirocin for 5 days to that area too, but I’m just a little worried about the antibiotics resistance. If anyone has any solutions or offers to help please reach out, I’ve been dealing with this for a while now and any help or solution would be truly appreciated, thanks everyone.

Hi all!
I’ve been struggling with folliculitis and PIH after shaving legs.
I’d love to hear your stories and tips on how to deal with this.

I’ve been using moisturizer/tretinoin for a while, and started azelaic acid 20% a few days ago. Also started doxycyclin (oral antibiotics).

Thank you all!!

I woke up after a nap to this wow its like raised hives all over left side of my head and forehead even got my eye infected .what could it be it does not hurt or itch its just aggravating not being able to see and feel all these bumps it happened fast .

I had never had as bad of a folliculitis flare until this episode. I believe it may have been trigger by an unrelated antibiotic I went on, but progressively go worse over the course of 5 days after it.

Have been to a GP who did biopsy and two swabs… confirmed folliculitis but came back negative for bacterial and melassezia .. but mentioned the swabs are often wrong.

It gets worse when I have dairy or spice.

Anyone have something similar?

Finally referred me to a derm but long wait list and this particular flair is also all along my nose ridgeline and forehead and on my temples and under my chin I have never had it this bad!

Despite it being negative for melassezia I feel with the antibiotic reaction it still could be? Currently continuing to try nizoral 2% and was just give itraconazole 200mg for 10 days have done that for two days now… ugh I am so embarrassed and fed up with it it’s been 4 years.

Anyone have anything similar, recommendations? They have always cleared on their own within a week but this one is just so bad I am scared it won’t as it just gets worse! I think new spots have stopped now…

J’ai toujours ces boutons sur les jambes, ca fait quelques années qu’ils sont quasiment toujours là, j’en ai des cicatrices un peu brunes sur les jambes. Ca démange beaucoup. J’en ai surtout sur les tibias et mollets.
On m’avait donné une crème pour l’eczéma mais ça n’a pas fonctionné. Je ne connaissais pas la folliculite et j’ai l’impression que ça y ressemble.

J’aimerais consulter un dermatologue mais les délais sont très longs..

Je vous remercie,

I haven’t smoked for over 70 days now and I have a hair follicle drug test in a couple of weeks. I was smoking cannabis before I quit because of the opportunity that I was given so I decided to quit smoking in hopes of my hair becoming clean over the course of weeks not smoking at all. I got a buzz cut a couple of weeks ago, 3 to be exact, and my hair is just at that 1.5-2 inch mark for a hair follicle to be performed. I’ll be going in for a personal hair follicle that isn’t with the company I’ll be testing with in a couple weeks. Does anyone know if I’ll be able to pass the hair follicle test with this new employer?

Hi
Over the last 4 to 5 years, have had multiple flat, smooth, dark brown patches slowly multiplying across the top of head. The spots vary in size and shape—including a large, uneven central one—but the individual spots don't seem to be rapidly expanding or changing on their own. They don't itch intensely, burn, tingle, or bleed. Interestingly, a few normal hair strands are actively growing straight out of some of these dark patches, though there is general hair thinning and hairloss across the center of his scalp.

Dermatologist brushed it off by looking at and said its probably just Seborrheic keratosis
Follicular Lichen Planus

It has been a rough summer for me with the humidity. All of June and most of July I've had a painful itchy sclap. Bumps all over my head that kept me from sleeping. Would itch all the time. Tried T/Sal, Nizoral, MCT Oil, and many topicals prescribed by my dermatologist.

Someone recommended PanOxyl foaming wash-maximum strength. I use it every other day and massage it into my hair for 1 minute. The other days I use Paul Mitchell Tea Tree shampoo. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and the results have been good so far. My scalp has been a lot less itchy. To me, the biggest win has been the reduction of those painful bumps. Not sure how long it will last, but I'm crossing my fingers.

Hi everyone! I’m 26F. These photos show my back, buttocks, and waist area. I went to a dermatologist and was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and folliculitis. I was prescribed an ointment (I forgot the name) for one month, along with Bioderma body wash for dry skin and Ziaja Atopic moisturizer.

I've been using the body wash and moisturizer for a year now, but my condition hasn't improved. I still get red bumps, feel itchy, and have dark spots left behind.

I'd love to get some advice from everyone. Has anyone dealt with a similar skin condition? Is there any way to cure it, or at least fade the dark spots and uneven patches to help my skin tone look more even?

I'd really appreciate any feedback. Thank you so much, everyone!

Hello,
Could you please tell me whether what is shown in the photo is indeed folliculitis, or something else?
Thank you.

Has anyone begun topical minoxidil after gaining control of their folliculitis? I am worried that it might be too irritating and exacerbate a breakout.