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jrmcc999:
All,

I've been plagued with scalp flaking and itching forever (since teen years), especially on one side.  It's gotten worse the past couple of years.  I don't know if it's stress or what.  It's a nightmare, and I've been to the dermatologist.  The only  thing that worked with the itching was a steroid foam, and it caused white sheet-like patches of peeling skin, similar to when a sunburn heals.  I've tried every shampoo and greasy medication I can find.  Nothing works.  I have advanced MPB, and I have no problem buzzing my hair to #1.  However, the pink flaky skin shows thru.  I've read that head shaving can help the flaking.  I don't know why this is.  Does anybody know?  The doctor could not explain why my red, flaky skin pretty much occurred ONLY where there was some hair.  What's up with that?  Why would my forehead not have it?  It must be related to the follicles.  Anyway, my QUESTION is this - to those who saw psoriasis/dandruff improve with a razor shave, how LONG did it take?  I dread taking the plunge and then having pink lizard skin at work.  No offense, but I'd keep my hair #3 if I didn't have severe dandruff (assuming the sly treatment can cure it).  All that being said, my MPB isn't pretty.  I'm not too far off from the "horseshoe", "bozo ring", "toilet seat" or whatever other hilarious term I've seen on here.  I think I look good from the front, and then I look at the back and top.  GAG.  From time to time I think of a guy from my college days (mid 80s).  He had a late 70s leftover puffy bozo ring.  I cannot believe that was ever acceptable.  He looked like he wanted to cry basically.  I now know why.  He was in the wrong era and stuck with his ludicrous shag carpet toilet seat ring around his head.  Anyway, please help me with the skin condition - how long before it clears up in anybody's experience?  I bought a Headblade the other day.  So, I'm weighing my options.  I have the usual fears that a white guy has.  I've never seen a black guy here, and relatively few Hispanics.  I think it's because it's accepted for them, and the pink guys struggle.

omegapd:
Welcome to the forum! I also had pretty bad dandruff and red splotches when I had hair. It does go away if you shave your head- I don't know why either. But, before I shaved it all off, I wore a flat top and buzz cut for many years. I found that any type of lotion or balm that contained Lanolin helped tremendously with dandruff and getting rid of the red blotches. One that is fairly easy to find is Bag Balm

http://www.bagbalm.com/

 Many drugstores carry it. Axe also makes a hair paste (in a black bucket with yellow writing that says Whatever/ Messy look) that is mostly Lanolin. Right before I went bald, it was actually the AXE paste that got rid of the dandruff when I had a flat top. In a week's time, everything cleared up and I had no problems after that.

 Anyway, that's what worked for me.

CraftyGuy:
I had what you could call "chronic" dandruff/excessive oil production on my scalp that no shampoo could touch to my satisfaction.  Going sly solved that for me - the problem went away immediately!!  The dandruff issue wasn't why I went the sly route, but it was a very happy side-effect!!  :)

schro:
Going sly was the best thing for me in dealing with my seborrheic dermatitis. I've likened shaving my head to exfolliating. No hair, no problem!

Good luck!

tomgallagher:
Buzzcut for years, same kind of problem, shaved and let the fresh air and sunshine do their thing and cleared up almost immediately. Go for it.

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