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Seborheic Dermatitis

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Marz:
Hi all, I am new here but I have been shaving my head for about 12 years now.

I was checking the boards out and came across this thread and decided I had to register and post.

I had Seborheic Dermatitis all growing up, it was a constant struggle and the build up would at times be visible. It was terribly embarrassing and I was very self conscious of it. the dermatologist I saw said it should begin to go away as I got older.... well it didnt.

I had to try a ton of different treatments just to get the crap off my head and out of my hair... then I would have rash like seeping areas on my head where the build up was... I fought this until I was about 23 or so and my hair began to fall out.

Yeah... oatmeal scalp and a balding... Go me!

I went through about a year of battling baldness and Seborheic Dermatitis.

The Seborheic Dermatitis cleared up for a bit and I tried rogain... big mistake... that stuff was like 80% alcohol and burned terribly on my rash like scalp.

At this point I had been treating it regularly and keeping it somewhat under control so one night I said ****-it and took to my head with the clippers.

I washed and shaved my head untill it was clean and red with irritation. It literally hurt, I was at my wits end and just did not care anymore.

but as I kept it shaved, clean and used aloe and other moisturizers it helped keep it down and after awhile I had a normal bald head that would occasionally get some redness (in patches) but it was a relief to have that finally gone and have someone rub my head without a borderline fist fight with me.

I have been happily bald for years now and even though sometimes I feel out of place being a bald head in a sea of hair, I never regret shaving and ending the Seborheic Dermatitis fight I had when I had hair.

My Seborheic Dermatitis is completely gone for the most part now ( still get some occasional flaking like dandruff if I let my hair grow out (1/4" is really letting myself go).

Keep it shaved and clean and take it for walks in the sun and I am sure your Seborheic Dermatitis will (if nothing else) be under control.

schro:
BINGO! Great post, Marz. I can totally relate.

Welcome,
Schro

Tyler:
marz, welcome to Sly Bald Guys!  Thank you for joinin  8)g and posting up that great post.

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