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Post by smalltowngirlie on Apr 12, 2016 18:30:06 GMT
If you or know someone with eczema on their scalp, what shampoo do you use? How often do you wash your hair? What products do you avoid?
Thanks
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luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on Apr 12, 2016 18:32:39 GMT
My DD had something similar for awhile but I think it's gone now (she's away at school). We heard Tea Tree Oil type stuff was good. We also got P&S Liquid from the pharmacy. It is OTC I think but still had to be ordered at our's. It is specifically for the scalp.
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Post by vanessa on Apr 12, 2016 18:40:43 GMT
My dermatologist gives me an oil to put on my scalp and a plastic cover for my head while it's on there. Works miracles.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 12, 2016 21:29:02 GMT
DD had it on her head, behind her ears and other places and we had to use a prescription hydrocortisone ointment to get rid of it.  |
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Post by elaine on Apr 12, 2016 21:51:42 GMT
Nizoral. It used to be prescription only shampoo - back in the dark ages when I started using it - but now is OTC.
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Post by msdintz on Apr 12, 2016 21:52:36 GMT
Exederm makes shampoo and conditioner.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 12, 2016 23:31:15 GMT
Neutrogena TSal. It has salicylic acid, and it works wonders!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 13, 2016 0:04:22 GMT
For daily use, I've started using Redken All Soft shampoo and conditioner from the salon. (I get it at ulta, where it's often buy 2 get 1 free, plus you can use a coupon.) Redken also has a scalp care shampoo that has one of the medicated ingredients (pyrithione zinc, maybe), and I sometimes give a wash with that first if I feel like my head is a little tingly, then a quick second wash of just my hair with the all soft shampoo before I condition. I usually only wash every other day. When I have a very bad flare up-- which means super itchy, and sometimes bleeding-- I use Neutrogena T-Gel stubborn itch.
My big trigger for a flare is moisture, which is usually in the form of sweat, but every so often I might get caught out in the rain. So if I feel a flare on the horizon, I will hop in the shower, even if it means I will now wash my hair three days in a row.
But there's at least FOUR types of medicated shampoo that can be tried: coal tar (neutrogena t-gel), salicylic acid (t-sal), ketoconazole (nizoral), and pyrithione zinc (head and shoulders), and I will tell you that not ONE of the medicines has "worked" for me. Some of them actually make a flare worse before it's better.
The best relief I get is from a liquid topical steroid from the dermatologist.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 13, 2016 0:43:32 GMT
Oh, so timely! My scalp is one itchy mess. It's getting worse as I get older.
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Post by elaine on Apr 13, 2016 2:23:24 GMT
For daily use, I've started using Redken All Soft shampoo and conditioner from the salon. (I get it at ulta, where it's often buy 2 get 1 free, plus you can use a coupon.) Redken also has a scalp care shampoo that has one of the medicated ingredients (pyrithione zinc, maybe), and I sometimes give a wash with that first if I feel like my head is a little tingly, then a quick second wash of just my hair with the all soft shampoo before I condition. I usually only wash every other day. When I have a very bad flare up-- which means super itchy, and sometimes bleeding-- I use Neutrogena T-Gel stubborn itch. My big trigger for a flare is moisture, which is usually in the form of sweat, but every so often I might get caught out in the rain. So if I feel a flare on the horizon, I will hop in the shower, even if it means I will now wash my hair three days in a row. But there's at least FOUR types of medicated shampoo that can be tried: coal tar (neutrogena t-gel), salicylic acid (t-sal), ketoconazole (nizoral), and pyrithione zinc (head and shoulders), and I will tell you that not ONE of the medicines has "worked" for me. Some of them actually make a flare worse before it's better. The best relief I get is from a liquid topical steroid from the dermatologist. Some seborrheic eczema is caused by yeast - if moisture is a trigger and you sometimes also get it behind your ears and/or in the creases right next to your nostrils, there is a good likelihood it is yeast related. If that is the case, Nizoral is an anti-fungal and should help. Also, monistat or athletes foot cream - both actually anti-fungals - will help too, sometimes quicker than a steroid. |
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