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My experience

Hi,

I’m 59 and have had what seems to be SD on and off since last
summer. I’ve had red burning skin around the nose mostly,
which burns like heck for a few days then begins to scab, but
then flakes before the skin underneath is fully mature.

Doctors, including both primary care & dermatologists
weren’t too much help- just prescribing bactroban(it was first
diagnosed as impetigo)which burned like heck, then hydrocortisone
(which I know and they warn is not good for my thinning aging skin)
and oxistat which was expensive & hard to tell whether it was helping.

Here’s what I’ve been doing the past few weeks, which
seems to be working for the time being.

1) Washing daily (i use Dr Bronner’s liquid soap)
2) Using Aloe Vera gel(available at Trader Joe’s
for about $3)
3) Eating a clove of garlic each day plus a little vinegar
& olive oil most days.
4) Trying to get adequate rest and avoid letting myself get
stressed out as much as possible(This is the hardest & it
involves a lot of prayer & trying to focus on positive thoughts)

It seems like the logical thing to do is to focus on trying to
heal & build up the skin/immune system to be less susceptible but
doctors seem to only focus on treating symptons.

I will let you know how things progress

Mike

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2 Responses to “My experience”

  1. Neva Marjory Says:
    November 5th, 2005 at 9:37 am

    Hi Mike,
    Sounds like good advice my friend. I do think that in my own case
    stress was the factor that triggered seb derm, so I would say that
    avoiding stress is a good thing trying to reduce the symptoms.
    I like walking in nature and things like that. Praying sounds like a
    good way to get to base line too.

    You say you use aloe vera gel. Aloe vera gel can be helpful in seb derm
    cases.
    I would also mention the DRL lotion from Cutanix, preferrably the
    sensitive skin version. I use it in the evening, and then I apply it
    again a few hour before getting up in the morning, and then I wash my
    face when I get up to remove any oilyness on my face.
    I do was my face with clean water a couple of times duirng the day to
    get away sebum.

    Cutanix has a home page www.cutanix.com

  2. Renato Verlene Says:
    April 28th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
    I started having a seborheic dermatitis when I was 23, after my acne was almost gone. I started using different shampoos (some French ones like bioderma) but it got worse and took new areas, the forehead, the nose  and some spots on one cheek and near the mouth. I think the shampoos, especially the French ones only makes things worse, at the long term, aftter having a temporary releaf. Even they cause new areas to flare up.
        1)I stopped using champoos, I do not wash my face with soap or other things, rarely get it wet and without rubbing.
        2) But I thing that I started eating honey (natural without any additives) for 1 week 3-4 slices of bread with honey and at least 2 of them before going to bed. It helped my intestines very much, I felt it working in my intestines. But only one week I ate honey. I eat it now rarely. Honey is dangerous for the hazard of diabetis (sugar desease) and you should
    consult a doctor before using it.
        6 months have passed since my last flare up, it is almost gone (not seen from others) and my dandruf(wich I had from childhood) is taken to a minimum (to a point that it is not seen from others). This is my story, these 2 things helped me and I hope it will continue, but I believe that it is individual matter and I do not know how they will affect you.

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