Bob, I’m not sure what you meant in your last post. You mentioned that
red blotches appear in ‘diseased’ spots. What do you mean by diseased?
And why doesn’t it happen with each shower? I’d be interested in
reading more information if you have a reference.
A small point are you using ‘intensive’ product from salcura
range..just wanted to check as I wondered if you had the wrong
product. Reason I posted this message is that salcura do a milder
version of the intensive product, which may be a better product to
start with?james
In an earlier post I mentioned that I occassionally will have a flare
up from showering. I’ll get out of the shower and upon looking in the
mirror I’ll have a red blotch somewhere on my face. I’ve found it very
odd. It doesn’t always happen and it’s not always in the same place.
Bob just mentioned that it sometimes happens to him. Could you
describe what happens to you Bob? This is intriguing, because I
thought my instance was happening to me alone.
Thank you Dan for passing along the Salcura website. I actually had
looked at it before. What I’m curious about, though, is why it’s never
been mentioned by any Derm that I’ve been to…and I’ve been to
plenty. That’s why I was hoping if someone was planning a visit to a
doctor they could get more insight on it’s benefits/negatives.
Obviously, the website can be slanted in a positive light since they
are marketing the product.
Rob,
I get the pimples with no white heads. I also got a small oval "pit"
(for lack of a better word) that resembles the scars left if you
scratch chicken pox. It’s on the side of my nose, and seems to be
here to stay.
I had horrific burning this morning after treating my mustache with
T-Gel last night. I won’t do that again! The left side of my
mustache seems to have more scales/burning than the right side. I
sleep on my left side though, and I suspect the pressure on the skin
at night is the culprit. Humans are most comfortable sleeping on the
left side according to doctors, as our organs are situated in such a
way that the left side is the best for sleeping on. I have sleep
apnea (spelling?), and it is much better when sleeping on my side. I
also snore less on my side. So . . .I really don’t want to start
sleeping on my back just to aleve some of the pressure on the side
(more…)
Having the best winter of my life in the uk. Usually its the worst
time for my seb derm and life is hell. In last year i have used
Salcura topically to go deep into the skin layers and kill the
bacteria that starts the immune system wanting to attack its self. I
addition In am a few weeks into using an immune system booster and
detox formula called Ambrotose…its quite a controversial product but
th stuff really works….makes you feel a bit flu like as it detoxs
you though. James
When do you notice that the flare ups occur? Oddly, mine sometimes
happen after I’ve taken a shower or after I’ve eaten. There is no
correlation. It doesn’t always happen after a shower. And it doesn’t
connect with a particular food source. It might happen one day after
eating, for example a ham sandwich, but the next time I eat a ham
sandwich nothing happens.
I spent the last 2 or 3 hours looking through abstracts and medical
articles on SD and related conditions.
If you’ve read anything about SD, you’ve seen the mention of the yeast
in your skin that causes it; it is now usually called "Malassezia
furfur" (or M. furfur). Everyone carries M. furfur, it’s not something
you "catch". Most of the treatments for SD use antifungal shampoos,
creams, or pills to reduce the presence of M. furfur in your skin,
often they try to break cell reproduction.
Here are some interesting bits I read:
>>> "Seborrheic dermatitis is associated with normal levels of
Malassezia but an abnormal immune response. (…) The contribution of
Malassezia may come from its lipase activity—releasing inflammatory
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The question I had on fatty acids came as a result to a post
by ‘Torrentiall’. It was suggested that there is a link between SD and
fatty acids. Therefore, if this is true I was curious which foods were
best to avoid.