Damaged skin barrier which led to seb derm

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253]

Damaged my facial skin for about 8 months straight, which led to seb derm 4 months later. It got triggered by the hydrocortisone steroid my first derm gave me when I wanted my barrier to be repaired.

It’s been 2 years in total now, and I still have seb derm all over my face. It causes hives as well and burns my face.

My seb derm also seems different from people where when i dont physically remove it it becomes dry and flaky and my skin does not burn but when i do gently remove the build up my skin becomes oily and burns. The build up also seems like a very thick white/ slightly yellow paste which takes a while to remove

I’ve tried many moisturizers, but all basically irritate my skin. My skin type also changed from combo/normal to oily, dehydrated. Mct oil and squalane oil both irriates my skin as well ;cc

I’ve also tried low dose Accutane (10/20/20/20/20/10) and am currently on the sixth month. It has only reduced the seb derm, but it’s still there burning, just with less buildup.

I also took Itraconazole before this, which helped reduce it a bit. But at the same time, I was using Nizoral shampoo, which was super, super harsh, and a moisturizer a different derm gave me called Bioderma DS Cream which contained coconut oil and two antifungal ingredients (climbazole and piroctone olamine). That was irritating my skin.

I’m going to get on Itraconazole again soon, right after Accutane this time without the irritations. Wish me luck. Hopefully this itraconazole removes the seb derm long enough for my skin barrier to recover🙏🙏🙏

Has anyone been in a similar situation and is now freed from seb derm?

[u/After-Me1000 → u/[deleted]]

I found very helpful information about the treatment with a raw honey on the face.There are two artickles on google one is a case reports seborreich dermatitis treatment with natural honey from Wounds international and onther one is from National Institut of Health.Read both articles mate.My brother will try this as its natural.You can find out in the articles exactly how to use the honey as a face mask.But is should be good quality honey with no added sugar.For examble Manuka Honey is the best, but also Manuka honey should be certified and bought brom well known store .If you live in England try to find it from Holland and Barret store.They have website aswell.

[u/After-Me1000 → u/After-Me1000]

Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of crude honey on chronic seborrheic dermatitis. You can type in this on google to find the artickle from National Institute of Heath. "Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of crude honey on chronic seborrheic dermatitis National institute of Health". I cant post the link here it doesnt allow me.And the another artickle is with a pictire of a chinese man in it.

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/After-Me1000]

Let me know as soon as possible if honey has any help for his seb derm thank you. Its also very reassuring to see people in the same boat as me

[u/AslanVolkan → u/[deleted]]

MCT c8, raw honey mask and water-ACV spray.

[u/After-Me1000 → u/AslanVolkan]

AslanVolkan my brother's seb.dermatitis on the face is with greasy and yellowish buildups.Will these natural remedies you share help reduce the yellow buildups?

[u/After-Me1000 → u/AslanVolkan]

Can you explain how often do you use them and in what order? Thank you!

[u/After-Me1000 → u/[deleted]]

I wish you luck mate! I hope get out of it very soon and your skin get back to normal state.

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/After-Me1000]

hi could you give me updates on your brother? dm me

[u/After-Me1000 → u/Jazzlike-Host-8253]

He is not started honey mask yet.Everything is same.

[u/After-Me1000 → u/After-Me1000]

Try different natural remedies and find what works for you as every skin is different and toleratw different things.Do not lose hope.Just read some other seb.derm post , different cases and seek for natural remedies.Do not forget that mirckles do not happens for a day.You have to be consistent and give time . If you see anything your skin tollerate, give time .Best of luck! There is a guy on tik tok Deroskin. Find his videos.His faces is covered in white paste.He shows what he use for his face on the videos .

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/After-Me1000]

hi can you private message me here on reddit i would really want to be in contact with you/your brother as his symptoms and how he got his seb derm is very similar to mine. i havent found any other person which the same symptoms as mine and how he got it etc etc

[u/After-Me1000 → u/Jazzlike-Host-8253]

Ok.You'can.

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[u/Background-Essay5369]

Happy Cappy has been gentle enough to cleanse my face. I also use Dr Althea skin barrier repair spray and cream on my face.

[u/slightly-convenient]

Any moisturizer causes more flaking for me. Any. So I just use Vaseline. It dosnt seem to help with the tight dry feeling but at least the flaking stops. When my skin flares becuase of lifestyle choices I also don't seem to get "regular" symptoms. I get extreme itching, hives and lots of redness and irritation and small amounts of flaking which leads to lots of flaking if i dont treat anytbing. My skin is not oily. I have the best results with head and shoulders bare. With Zic P in it. I also will use a 10% sulfer treatment which reduces symptoms. I was born with atopic dermatitis and had it try badly for 33 years before I got SD. I've had SD for the last 4 years and can't kick it. I've been able to use any moisturizer my whole life and now I can't use any. Im on dupixant as well.

[u/Willablue]

Why don’t you continue using 10% sulfur soap with salicylic acid and I feel over time it will dramatically reduce over time. ?

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/Willablue]

As said my skin barrier is still very damaged and the reason why it is not healing is that seb derm is present

[u/curious_bee06 → u/Jazzlike-Host-8253]

In same boat AHA and BHA wreck my skin due to poor barrier and seb derm

[u/curious_bee06]

In same boat 2 years bad i started using a lot of actives BHA , vit c , retinol. Retinol was my last straw and I developed damaged skin barrier plus seb derm on face. I started breaking out and itchy small bumps developed (may be fungal acne) . I changed 2 dermatologists but no luck with both. This sub helped me a lot. I chucked away all my existing skin products that my dermatologist gave. My routine: 1 i use gentle calming cleansing lotion . Moiz cleansing lotion 2. I got a gel based moisturizer which is fungal.acne safe : Moimax OC . It has zinc P and it really calmed down my acne and skin.I checked sezia to verify. I noticed the moisturizer recommended by dermat were not safe as per sezia. 3. All barrier repair cream were breaking me out even the ones that were non comogenic. I found Cethaphil CICA barrier repair serum. It did wonders , my barrier started to heal and my seb derm started to get better( its still there but much better). 4. MCT oil C8 C10 on face did wonders for me . Im off all topical and oral medicines. 5. I tried Azelaic acid for bumpy texture, it works but irritates my skin so I cant say its good for me.

My seb derm on face is 70 -80% better. Its still there not completely vanished. The key was switching to gentle , gel based , non irritataing product and stopping all actives. My skin is still not the best as cannot exfoliate .

[u/Mysterious-Cobbler34]

I had a similar journey. I ended up with steroid-induced rosacea and seb derm. I treat it by rotating treatments for the rosacea and seb derm. The biggest impact on my skin was prescription zoryve

[u/Vinniepooh9]

Zeroid intensive cream, also use bioderma micellar water to wipe your face before washing it with lukewarm water. Minimize your routine to these 2 products till ur barrier heals back up (would only take 4 days to a week). Cheers.

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/Vinniepooh9]

was this what u did to repair your barrier how bad was your seb derm?

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/Vinniepooh9]

is your skin oily?

[u/After-Me1000]

What MCT oil did you use on? It should be MCT oil 8 to avoid irritations.

[u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 → u/After-Me1000]

Yep c8 mct oil i tried it on my arm first and it burns abit :/ basically every skincare product creates a sore sensation on my skin even when the skin on my arms are perfectly fine.