Friday, December 2, 2011

My Seborrheic Dermatitis Treatment Regimen


THANK YA!!
I want to start by saying a big 'ole, country, Mr. Brown "THANK YA" to Deb and MonnieJ who read my previous post yesterday about Seborrheic Dermatitis.

Deb sugggested Head & Shoulders shampoo and Monnie J. suggested Psoriasin. So, I skipped my flaky and itchy headed self to Walgreens and picked up both.
This product is more like a serum with a light medicinal smell to it. A tiny bit goes a long way and is ideal for applying to the face and scalp. It has an amber tint to it, but goes on clear and dries almost immediately that way. You are to apply it 1-4 times daily.

I wiped of the existing flakes (ew!), washed my hands, read the directions, and applied it to a small area on my hairline. It tingled for a hot second and that was it. I waited a few minutes to see if there was any reaction. There wasn't.

I continued applying it to affected areas on my face and all around my hairline up into the crown of my head. I PROMISE that was the LAST flake and itch I saw the rest of the evening. I was about ready to shout like I'm in church!

Well, I needed to wash my hair anyway, so I grabbed the Head & Shoulders Itchy Scalp Care Dandruff Shampoo.

 I admit, I wasn't expecting much from a $4 shampoo. I mean, why would it work when Neutrogena T-Gel did absolutely nothing for me and it's supposed to be specialized? Right? WRONG!

I lathered first with Herbal Essence None of Your Friziness, then followed with H&S. I let it sit for 5 minutes. It had a tingly, cooling effect that was much welcomed on my irritated and itchy scalp. The shampoo can be drying, but it didn't tangle my hair or cause any issues.

I rinsed and massaged my scalp thoroughly to loosen the flakes. I followed with Herbal Essense Hello Hydration. I let that sit for about 7-10 minutes with a cap. I rinsed, towel dried, applied serum, and blow dried.

My hair came out super soft, and smooth. Althought my new growth didn't look like it'd just been relaxed a week ago, it felt like it. My scalp was FLAKE FREE!. After blow drying, I re-applied the Psoriasin. I checked my face and scalp out several times the rest of the evening. NOTHING. WOOT!!!!

I woke up the next morning to NO FLAKES. (We like to Par-TAAAAY!!) Can you tell I'm excited!

So, once again, a biiiiig THANK YA! goes out to Deb and Monnie J. I hope I can continue to control my situation with these two products!

:-D


5 comments:

Glad it worked for you. I used the Head & Shoulders for my children's eczema. Our doctor was unconventional he suggested this and it worked wonderfully. We bathed them in this shampoo when they were babies. Anytime they flare up this is my go to product.

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YAY! i'm so, so happy it worked for you too, miss erin! can you believe it? this stuff works better than my prescription steroid cream. i agree with you about the smell, but i didn't care either! it worked and that's what's most important. ;)

YaY! I like head and shoulders also. When my son was a baby and had cradle cap; this stuff was the only thing that removed it. He never got cradle cap again afterwards.

Annitra01

Annitra01 - Cradle Crap is just the slang for Seborrheic Dermatitis when baby's have it. It's quite icky. And yes, that H&S told my flakes to kick rocks immediately!

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