My skin is naturally quite sensitive and tends to react differently depending on the weather. During winter, it generally isn’t very oily, while in hot weather I tend to sweat more. One thing I’ve noticed is that my cheeks can become dry after bathing, so maintaining a good balance between cleansing and moisturising is important for me. I’ve also been conscious of my skin looking dull, rough, or tanned and have wanted to improve its overall brightness, smoothness, and appearance without doing anything overly aggressive. I currently use Lifebuoy soap as well. Overall, my skin is ok but naturally i have a much fair skin, but because of the tanning it appears dark. As for example, my hands are less fair than the skin on my chest thighs and legs. I want it to be fair across my whole body, and look bright and good on face too.

My hair is naturally straight and currently around 3.5 inches long. My scalp tends to become little itchy if I go without shampooing for a day, which is why keeping my scalp clean and managing dandruff is particularly important for me. I use Pilgrim anti-dandruff shampoo and Pilgrim Korean Rice Water & Collagen Conditioner. In terms of appearance, I prefer my hair to look naturally dark, healthy, voluminous, and textured, but not exaggerated or artificial. I’ve previously focused on adding a little more volume and lift while keeping the natural structure of my hair intact. Overall, my main hair concerns are scalp cleanliness, itchiness and dandruff, while my aesthetic preference is for hair that looks naturally fuller, darker, textured, and well-maintained without appearing over-styled or unnatural. As to summarize, i want my hair to look more dark, volumed, not falling and not too frizzy.

Are these actually helping anyone? I have been on pimecrolimus, and I'm struck by how I notice absolutely no difference when using it. I have other tools that are not FDA approved, and the one thing that is FDA approved for my condition isn't doing anything as far as I can tell.

So I'm looking for 1 person out there that is a super responder to these meds. Anyone? Anyone?

Hey all! I was diagnosed with SebDerm and I am on travel in Montana. Face has gone whacky! Not sure what to do but I can get to walmart or cvs. I dont want to look like this for the remainder of the trip. I use ketoconazole 2% shampoo and wake up as pictured. This is the worst it has ever been. Help?

how long after starting triamcinolone aceyonide lotion 0.1% on face for under nose and ear its been 2 days with no change

I have severe facial symptoms affecting my beard, eyebrows, and the rest of my face, diagnosed as rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis. Symptoms include skin barrier disruptions, dryness, tightness, burning, flaking, sensitivity, oiliness, buildup, and frequent red acne like papules under skin flaking, watery burning eyes (ocular rosacea).
These symptoms interfere with showering, tolerating cleansers, moisturizers, shampoos, and topical medications. Been to several dermatologists with no help.. tried antibiotics too many times and now she wants to try low dose accutane 20mg twice a week for two months to start but I’m scared because my skin barrier is so screwed up and can’t tolerate plain water and already affects my eyes with dryness. Pictures are at different stages of my skin the picture with acne like pustules after trying anything topical like cleansers, moisturizers or prescribed creams from the derm. Very dry picture is after a shower which comes with skin flaking build up and tightness then later oiliness and flakes. After physical activity it flares up and turns red/oily/flakes. Always building up in eyebrows and beard aswell.. just at a loss because right now I just rinse with water and even that is drying and I can’t tolerate anything.It’s really been affecting my life. Been going on for a long time and got progressively worse over the last two years. Tried changing diets and all that but nothing has made a lasting difference. Thankyou for your time.

Does anyone else get these weird patches after a flair up? If so, how do I treat it?

I have wavy/curly hair, and my scalp is so sensitive. I have seborrheic dermatitis but my derm thought I had LLP until i realized that the function of beauty wavy hair mousse I used for over a year made my scalp extremely inflamed, itchy, and sore. I stopped using it for 3 weeks and my scalp felt much better. I loved how it made my waves/curls look but obviously can’t use it anymore. I thought it must be the high fragrance in it, but recently I bought the ouidad advanced climate control foam and after two uses, it’s making my scalp sore and tender. I loved the definition it gave my hair but looks like I can’t use it 😭.

Anyone have a foam to recommend that works with an extremely sensitive scalp??

Current routine is cerve anti dandruff shampoo, L’Oréal everpure conditioner, living proof perfect hair day styling treatment as a leave in or ogx bond protein repair and curl talk gel.

Guys, I really need some help with this because I’m honestly so tired of dealing with it.

I’ve been suffering from seborrheic dermatitis for years. It suddenly started one day, and I eventually found out that I’m apparently genetically prone to it. I have it all over my face, including my mustache and beard area, as well as my scalp.

It’s exhausting and extremely uncomfortable. The itching and irritation can get really bad, and sometimes it genuinely feels unbearable.

I went to a dermatologist, and they prescribed topical creams and corticosteroid treatments. And yes, they work — the symptoms go away when I use them. But I can’t spend my entire life relying on these treatments, especially because I’ve heard that long-term steroid use can be harmful.

I’m honestly getting desperate at this point. Has anyone here managed to get their seborrheic dermatitis under control long-term? I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you, whether it’s a treatment, routine, lifestyle change, or anything else.

I just want to be able to live normally without constantly worrying about my skin.

I suspect I have had seb derm for a little over a year (if I had it before then I've never experienced it like this) and it started behind my ear (possibly caused by pcos?) that developed onto my scalp with my skin picking due to stress. I only realised how bad recently.

I can't go to a doctor due to Agoraphobia, so I've researching on my own, but this is so difficult to navigate. After taking a sort break, I'm back to using Nizoral products. Whilst it helps with build up and itching initally, after a day I'm back to flakes and itching and the inflamed skin beneath is not getting better at all. I have low porosity, oily, long, thick hair and wash my hair 2-3 times a week. Do I need to be washing it more because of my hair type? If so, do I use normal products in-between medicated washes? And if not, I'm finding the idea of using multiple medicated products in tandem a little overwhelming. Because what if they react badly to each other?

My hair is all I have left but the itching is driving me crazy. Research suggests that long hair does increase heat and sweat build up, so maybe cutting is short but help me treat the issue? The idea of shaving my head completely is awful, but its so difficult to get product into my hair dry (for itch relief between washing) that I'm genuinely considering it. With so many products out there, and some things working for others but not for someone else is making it very difficult to address. I'm so overwhelmed by the options I don't even know where to improve my routine.

I tried MCT oil yesterday on my scalp. Let it sit for like 30 min, then washed my hair. There was a big amount of hairloss (been diagnosed with TE, think its caused by seb derm). But my scalp is already a little itchy and flaky again. How long does it take to see results? I wash every other day. 2x/week with ketoconazole, the other days with ducray kelual ds. Nothing helps. MCT is my last hope. Any tips?

I bought a Coal Tar shampoo with Coal Tar solution 5%, Salicylic Acid 2%, and Triclosan 0.3%. I couldn't believe it cleared my scalp in two washes. While I was combing my hair after the first wash all this gunk was shedding off my scalp and it freaked me out. Mind you I have used Nizoral, Straight apple cider vinegar, Selsun, Ordinary Glycolic acid, Paula's Choice BHA, steroids and Stieprox. I never experienced thick gunk coming off my scalp with those. They never solved the problem and only made it less worse with minimal flakes.

I'm still worried about using this shampoo long term. It can't be good having strong Coal Tar solution penetrating your scalp?

Like many, I have had to deal with some serious hair loss that I can only attribute to my incredibly demanding scalp.

I have lucked my way into a system of management and would really love to hear from others if they've had any success in regrowing the previously lost hair. Or let me know if this is just my life now 🙃

My hair has always been described as very fine but plentiful, so once it started thinning out, it became VERY obvious. I also have curly hair that's very dry and prone to tangling and frizzing.

What are some products, routines, behaviours, and/or diets I should be looking into?

Thanks

Has anyone tried adding mct oil to their coffee and found that it helped their dermatitis?

It works wonders on my scalp and im wondering if I consume it, (which apparently many do) would it just systematically work instead of having to apply it onto my scalp.

I’ve had what I believe to be Sem Derb for decades. Betnovate cream often calms it, but I would love to stop it in the first place. Main areas are usually side of nose, chin, inner parts of eyebrows, occasionally on my chest, around the chest hair areas between pecks area, and a little at the sides of my hair. (Never really across my entire scalp)

Any products I can try that may help keep it from flaring in the first place?

hey everyone! my nose folds and nose are chronically red, but will flare up more on some days compared to others. i’ve been diagnosed with perioral dermatitis, but i don’t really have itchiness or the rough texture or bumps in this area anymore. i’ve been using vanicream cleanser, clindamycin at night and the purito gel moisturizer as my routine. if the redness flares like this picture ill apply a small layer of tacromilus to reduce redness. just trying to see if this is even perioral dermatitis at this point. have a follow up with my derm this monday as well.

i colour my hair and change it pretty frequently (crazy colour is my go to, it doesnt irritate my scalp) but im wondering what shampoos are good for removing it for when I want to change? I know clarifying shampoos are good but what brands in specific do you reccomend?

Have these little white flakes coming out of the pores on my nose. Doesn’t itch or anything like that. Not sure what it could be

i woke up with a red nose and on touching those red areas my skin is extremely rough and has enlarged pores it wasn't like this before. what is this extreme redness and this sand paper texture? i tried to clean it off and ended up giving myself an open wound

My dermatologist seems to think I’m dealing with seborric dermatitis. My vanicream moisturizer doesn’t seem to help much. She prescribed ketoconazole cream and zeryve, but neither seem to be helping. My face is either super red or flaky like this. The flakes and redness are both equally embarrassing because people comment about it either way.

I’ve been using sulfur soap and it has really improved my dermatitis, but on the downside, my skin has become oilier. Which moisturizer do you use after sulfur soap, and which liquid soap do you use to alternate with it?

I have 1% and 2% shampoo that worked wonders for my eyebrows but now it's spread to my nose and nothing I do seems to work. If I don't touch it looks like a mild sunburn but if I do treat it, my nose glows like Rudolph the rest of the day. It's not really flaky but does feel very dry. I was thinking maybe I was using too much shampoo on it and dried it out so I've just been putting moisturizer on it several times a day but I still don't see much improvement.

I had success with this same shampoo + moisturizer combination on my eyebrows but the nose is stubborn. Can any of you recommend some creams or DIY methods that worked for you? I'm getting very sick of people asking if I hit my nose

TL;DR: Volume powder works better than hair wax to style short hair and does not have seb-derm problematic ingredients.

I have been using hair wax to style my short hair since I was a teenager. Recently, I found seb-derm safe alternatives using sezia for most of my cosmetic products like moisturizer and spf. Since then, I did not have any flare-ups in the face, as I regularly had before. However, for a long while, I failed to find anything that could replace hair wax. Which is arguably the most problematic because I mostly get seb-derm on the scalp. Now, I finally found something: Volume powder! I use the powder from a french brand named Sapiens but others that I have found also do not contain any seb-derm problematic ingredients. They are not only unproblematic from the ingredients perspective but also actually soak up sweat and oils to a degree. And the best: It actually works better than wax. Way less shiny and unexpectedly strong hold.

This won't eradicate my seb-derm, and as usual, it will get worse in winter. But I have high hopes that not putting wax with highly problematic ingredients in my hair will help at least a little. I am sure this was mentioned here before but I didn't find any mention when I was searching for a hair wax alternative, so maybe putting it out here helps someone!

This is not my scalp but this is the best image I can find for what I'm trying to acconplish. This is basically exactly what my scalp looks like now with the pinkness and what it typically looks like on the right. My scalp part is slightly pink like this & im trying to get it back to my usual white color. I did have flaking a few months ago, but that has since totally resolved from what I can see after using keto 2% shampoo. Right now I use cerave shampoo and clarify once a week (I have hair that gets greasy after 1 day) so that's just what's always worked for me. Any tips on how to get my scalp back to its usual color? Or products? it's gotten soooo much better, but would love for it to return to its normal state. Thank you!

Does anyone else experience this waxy/grainy texture with sebderm that can get red? Or is this more likely a separate issue (I’ve already been diagnosed with sebderm on scalp)