I've had it about 12 years. Ketaconozole and selsun blue gave me bad thinning and made things worse. This condition is what caused me to go natural in 2004
here's what helped
prepoo with coconut oil
giovanni tea tree shampoo and conditioner (SULFATE AND CONE FREE) every 4-7 days
taking msm
what's helping now
coconut oil
blue bottles keracare dry & itchy scalp shampoo (applicator bottle) and matching conditioner (NOT SULFATE or CONE FREE)
Not eating lactose or dairy
not being stressed
not using butters, gels, or creams containing thick or sticky ingredients like shea butter
drinking water
Derm just told me I have this. Bumping because I want to know too.
He recommended Head and Shoulders but when I read the ingredients it contains sulfates which I can't use. Anybody come across any natural remedies?
Evco cured mine on the scalp after YEARS of prescribed medications failed. I'd apply in 1x weekly as part of my prepoo, and before I knew it, it was GONE and never returned. I still apply evco regularly there. Sulfur helps as well.
Now if I can only get the same success on my face. I'm in an awful flare right now. Evco is waaaay too strong for my face. It exacerbates it and makes it feel like it's on fire. Maybe that was the evco initially healing it, but idk. I tried it several times and just couldn't bear it.
My face, though, had been really beautiful for several months now-no flare ups, not even acne....then I decide to change my facial soap from Wal-Mart brand Cetaphil to something more "natural", Neutrogina Naturals. That's when all hell broke lose in my face and I've been suffering for 2 weeks now. I just realized the connection yesterday.
So today I'm returning to my SD-and-acne clear-face reggie with Wal-Mart brand Cetaphil, consumable aloe vera gel left to dry, then moisturize with organic jojoba oil.
Note, Wal-Mart brand Cetaphil is marketed as generic Cetaphil, but the ingredients are not the same.
ladies, please try taking a tbsp of flaxseed oil daily. I've been told my the derm that this is incurable and I've only liked the Luxiq foam which is no longer available.
I read about the flaxseed oil somewhere online and within a week my scalp and face (I present around my nose) were clear.
I don't take it daily but whenever I have a flare and go back to my flaxseed oil, it only takes a day or two for it to subside.
A $13 bottle lasts me 2-3 months and it much more economical than those ointments and steroids:wink2:
ETA: Only the oil gave me the quick results. The pills were not effective for me. Be sure to get the kind with lignans.
Mleah said:Is EVCO castor oil or what?
CharlaCharla said:A note for the ladies who cowash, don't rub the conditioner into your scalp, just the hair. Wash your scalp with just the water. We don't want any buildup on the scalp from the conditioner which will happen if it's being repeatedly applied there. Any buildup on the scalp will surely aggravate our SD.
A note for the ladies who cowash, don't rub the conditioner into your scalp, just the hair. Wash your scalp with just the water. We don't want any buildup on the scalp from the conditioner which will happen if it's being repeatedly applied there. Any buildup on the scalp will surely aggravate our SD.
@Charla
I totally agree. I try really hard not to get it on my scalp even though I do get some on when I'm working it in. Are you able to avoid your scalp completely?
I'm considering stopping cowashing but I haven't decided. I'll probably cowash with Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (or prepoo with it) so I can finish it up. I don't know why but my scalp didn't even tingle.
A note for the ladies who cowash, don't rub the conditioner into your scalp, just the hair. Wash your scalp with just the water. We don't want any buildup on the scalp from the conditioner which will happen if it's being repeatedly applied there. Any buildup on the scalp will surely aggravate our SD.
Charla
I totally agree. I try really hard not to get it on my scalp even though I do get some on when I'm working it in. Are you able to avoid your scalp completely?
I'm considering stopping cowashing but I haven't decided. I'll probably cowash with Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (or prepoo with it) so I can finish it up. I don't know why but my scalp didn't even tingle.
OK, laugh if you have to but I am experiencing some relief with.....monistat mixed with tea tree EO. I apply it to the areas that always erupt for about 1-2 hours then I shampoo. I do this every 2nd to 3rd day.I'm noticing less itch and scale. I also avoid putting shea butter and jojoba oil on my scalp.
Well ladies I have suffered form this stuff for a long time but I finally got my routine down.Did anyone here ever experience flare ups when they went outside and sun hit and that mess would itch? That ish used to drive me crazy. Well i had years to somehow figure out what are my triggers first and foremost I had to look at my diet i have cut out high frutostose corn sryup and refined foods. Sounds crazy but I really think that was the culprit for my mines anyway. I can't use butters like shea butter or coco butter idk why but I can't it gives me flare ups. I am still on my journey with sd so we shall see this is what is working for me now.
I wash my hair 1 a week with head and shoulders and for flare ups I must use Selsum Blue. Leave in Giovanni Direct and I seal with Sulfur 8 on scalp and Royal Crown on hair. If I have a flare up I mix Sulfur 8 w Glovers and it knocks it right out. Now since I am in braids I grease my scalp with Sulfur 8 and Glovers mix and I cool.
The more simple my reggie is the better it sucks because I can't do all the "natural" stuff but after the years I have accepected it so I'm good.
MrsJaiDiva, I'm glad u posted this bc I was getn ready to order 1oz from gow for $4. Does ur bottle have an expiration date and have you still been having good results withneem? Tiadaviine This is the neem I purchased, and use. It's pure, and organic...just marketed for outdoor use.
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MrsJaiDiva, I'm glad u posted this bc I was getn ready to order 1oz from gow for $4. Does ur bottle have an expiration date and have you still been having good results withneem? Tia