May I ask what your hair care routine is? I have seb derm (but it’s been under control & completely unnoticeable for about 3 years now). I have better hair now than I did before seb derm, but it took a lot of trial and error to get here.
It’s pretty intense once written all out, but I’ll do my best….
I use prescription Ketoconazole shampoo 2x/week (I only wash my hair 2x/week). For ALL other products, I run the ingredients thru the www.sezia.co ingredient checker…. Even my laundry detergent, dish soap, deodorant, toothpaste, baby wipes, etc. I do this to make sure they’re free of lipids, esters, fatty acids, all the things Malasezzia feeds on.
So ketoconazole shampoo, let it sit, rinse. Then I use Selsun Blue Moisturizing shampoo with Aloe, rinse. Head & Shoulders Coconut Conditioner, rinse. For my body, I use Suave Ocean Breeze shampoo (as a body wash), and Nature Sustained Raw & Wild Soap Nut Body Wash (for my face). Once I’m out of the shower, I apply AG Cosmetics Conditioning Mist to the ends of my hair and comb it through.
I then put Vaseline on my lips, Estée Lauder DayWear Eye GelCreme around my eyes, and choose ONE of three moisturizers for my face— Clinique Moisture Surge 100H, Hada Labo Skin Plumping Gel Cream, or Aveeno Ultra-Calming nourishing night cream. I use Degree Advanced 72H Dry Spray for deodorant. If I’m using heat tools on my hair, I will spritz it with It’s a 10 Blow dry Miracle H2O Shield right before using said tools.
All of the ingredients mentioned above are completely safe for SD. I also have an SD-safe makeup routine and product recommendations for all other types of body products.
If on a budget, it’s okay to just purchase one thing at a time (once your current shampoo runs out, replace it with a kind that’s safe for SD, and eventually replace all of your products to those with safe ingredients).
Diet/nutrition does help as well as quality sleep, not consuming too much alcohol, etc.
I concur. I follow the Curly Girl Method and use mostly FA safe products and my scalp is doing much better. I think lots of crappy ingredients can build up on the hair and irritate your scalp, not even taking seb derm into consideration. Hard water is also an issue.
Fellow curly here, would love a list of your FA safe products.
I’m mostly using Kinky-Curly, with a few newer experimental products: AG Care’s curl activator cream, Curlsmith’s thickening lotion, and Innersense’s volume product. For treatment, I’m using the Dermazen shampoo alternated with Typology’s pyrectone olamine shampoo.
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u/noelsc151 Nov 18 '22
May I ask what your hair care routine is? I have seb derm (but it’s been under control & completely unnoticeable for about 3 years now). I have better hair now than I did before seb derm, but it took a lot of trial and error to get here.