Have you successfully treated seborrheic dermatitis? How?

Answer 1

Can it be prevented or cured?
There is no way to prevent or cure seborrheic dermatitis. However, it can be controlled with treatment.

For most patients, there is no need to perform blood, urine, or allergy tests. In rare cases of chronic seborrheic dermatitis that do not respond to treatment, a skin biopsy or other laboratory testing may be done to eliminate the possibility of another disease.

How is this condition treated?
Gentle shampooing with a mild shampoo is helpful for infants with cradle cap. Mild corticosteroid creams and lotions, or anti-fungal topicals such as ciclopirox or ketoconazole, may also be applied to the affected areas of skin. Adult patients may need to use a medicated shampoo and a stronger corticosteroid preparation. Non-prescription shampoos containing tar, zinc pyrithione, selenium sulfide, ketoconazole, and/or salicylic acid may be recommended by a dermatologist, or a prescription shampoo, cream gel, or foam may be given. As excessive use of stronger preparations can cause side effects, patients should follow their dermatologist’s advice.

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Answer 2

I have seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis on my sclap. The best thing that has worked for me is Head & shoulders Intensive shampoo (its in the dark blue bottle). The trick is to put it in your hair and let it sit for about 5 mins then rinse out and repeat the washing like you would normally do. But if it is bad enough go see your doctor they can give you a medication. the doc gave me something called dermoscalp its scalp oil but I only use it every once and a while. But everyone is diffrent try out diffrent medicated (over the counter) shampoos

Answer 3

I had it on my scalp, and occasionally got patches on my trunk. I got it under control using Denorex when things were flaring up, and then maintained control with daily use of Selsun Blue. The active ingredient in Denorex is coal tar - which is very effective and tit also creates a tingling feeling that masks the itching. The active ingredient in Selsun Blue is selenium sulfide. If you can find an ointment containing selenium sulfide and cortisone, and not containing alcohol, that would be a good choice. Another important thing is to keep the skin from getting dried out, which for me, meant to stop using soap. Dove and Basis both work for me. There's all sorts of treatment options in this link:

Answer 4

No, but I had it before. It seems to get worse if I ate too much stuff with margarine or butter on it (toast, sandwiches, popcorn)...if I don't overdo...it seems to leave me alone...