Male, this condition has been going on for a long time but it’s now getting really bad. I don’t know what to do as I’ve seen dermatologists and they prescribed me ketoconazole shampoo and to use jojoba oil and lavender oil. I’m using these but it seems to just keep getting worse. I wake up the next morning after doing this treatment and all of the white stuff is back (it somewhat temporarily goes away while I’m doing the treatment), and my hair appears even thinner. It’s also really squeaky and stiff. My hairline is disappearing and all you can see is weird looking white stuff, visible under my hairline and coming down onto my forehead. It looks hideous. It feels like something is overtaking my scalp. What is happening. I’m desperate to reverse this condition and regrow my hair or at least get rid of the white stuff. Thanks
Won’t claim to know what’s going on in your particular case, but when I had something similar the biggest game changer was when a barber advised me to get a brush that could exfoliate my scalp. Get a nice sturdy boar bristle brush, like are often marketed for beards (mine is the ZEUS brand on Amazon). You don’t have to scrub like crazy, just go with the grain a few strokes all over, daily to start with. I only use it about once a week now and have had no buildup for years. This post actually made me realize that I forgot how bad it used to be!
Thanks for the idea, I think I’ll try this.
I’m not a dermatologist or had this condition, so this is just a suggestion to follow up on. Do not put lavender oil or any other natural oil–plants are full of irritating things. I had excema on my hands for years, could not touch any plant juices whatsoever without irritation. Only thing was super emollient creams with very few ingredients, like original eucerin (not “eczema” version with a dozen ingredients). And don’t underestimate benadryl creams for early stages of irritation to avoid the need for the steroid ones. I’m using layperson generalization that these auto immune things are all similar, but maybe not the case, so just a thought.
Hi, I think your best bet would be a mild or midstrength coal tar shampoo, used twice or thrice a week.
You can also talk to your dermatologist about using topical steroids you can apply to your scalp. Just be wary of steroids, because its like taking a sledgehammer to a pinata, but you’ll also see results quickly.
Don’t use any oils on your scalp. They won’t help, and in some cases they might even be terrible for you.