Seborrheic Dermatitis

Hi, I am over from the rosacea support board, but since my seb derm
comes and goes more than the rosacea I thought I would sign on here
as well.
I am a post menopausal woman that had perfect skin untill 4 years ago
when menopause really hit full force. First came little flat red
spots about the size of the end of a Q-Tip, these din’t itch, burn or
raise up at all. They would be there for several days and then just
disappear only to return in about 2 weeks. They were only on my nose,
looked awful and lasted about a year. Then the large pustules and
papules started on my nose and chin. My face would get red and stay
that way for a few days. About the same time, the patches of sebderm
started on my nose, eyebrows and around my hair line.
I showed all of the stages to my regular doctor and all he said was "
hormone related " so a year ago during a really bad outbreak of all I
finally got in to see a dermatologist and was diagnosed with sebderm,

rosacea and oral dermatitis. My skin and hair was so oily it looked
like it woud litterly drip at any moment. This aspect is hormones
related, too many androgens, so basically I guess my first doctor was
right after all. The problem was after 2 bouts with breast cancer I
couldn’t use any kind of hormone therapy.
The dermatologist had me first on Metrocream then Noritate, Klaron,
Cleocin T. and at least a half a dozen OTC remedies but nothing
worked for more than a couple of weeks the she would give me
something else to try. Finally I just got tired of all of the skin
rituals so I started my own program. This is what has worked for me.
First I quit putting anything on my face except cool water and washed
with Aveeno bar soap once a day. This helped with the peri-oral
dermatitis within a week. I started taking acidolphus once a day and
chewing digestive enzymes after every meal, stopped eating tomatoes,
citrus fruit and strawberries and this has helped my rosacea at least
90%. I also take Saw Palmetto capsules to control the oil. Don’t do
this if you take BCP. I make a cup of green tea every morning, take
the tea bag out to cool and drink the tea. Then I rub the tea bag all
over my face for a few minutes and then let air dry. I do this again
at night and my seb derm has all but disappeared, I still get an
occasional patch on my nose and when I do I take a q-tip and put just
a dab of Head & Shoulders Intensive Care Shampoo on it and leave it
on overnight.
Sorry this is so long but I wanted everone to know what has worked
for me.

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