My scalp is scaly and it’s so uncomfortable

[Anonymous]

I’ve tried it all—selsun blue, h & s, acetylsalycilic acid, tar, tea tree/rosenary, nizoral, topical steroids. It’s crusty and flaky and I won’t even let my boyfriend massage my head or run his fingers through my hair bc I’m so self conscious about my awful scalp.

[Anonymous]

What about trying a moisturizer instead? Everything you’re mentioning is quite drying…. When i get dandruff and mild eczema in the winter, argan oil really helps.

[Anonymous]

You need to see a dermatologist. It sounds like a candida (yeast) infection on your scalp. You need an antifungal shampoo: usually it's ketoconazole. I had the same symptoms and that's what I was prescribed. The treatment was successful.

[Anonymous]

https://www.neutrogena.com/products/haircare/tsal-therapeutic-shampoo-scalp-build-up-control/6809650

This worked for me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to see a dermatologist. It sounds like a candida (yeast) infection on your scalp. You need an antifungal shampoo: usually it's ketoconazole. I had the same symptoms and that's what I was prescribed. The treatment was successful.

I agree with seeing a doctor. My DH gets a medicated shampoo from his dermatologist, to use as needed. Then just maintains with H&S. They can also culture it for yeast. If that’s the case, a systemic anti-fungal (medication or a supplement regimen) would be helpful!

[Anonymous]

Did you see a doc??? Agree with yeast, but you also need a full blood panel.

[Anonymous]

My daughter had the same issues. She saw a dermatologist and got two prescriptions- one for shampoo and one for something to use between shampoos. It works so well.

[Anonymous]

I have psoriasis and give myself injections of medicine every 8 weeks. That improved things a lot but still had dandruff and I now also have to use a prescription cream (kind of like mousse) after each time I wash my hair. The combo of those two help a lot.

And note winter, with dryer air, is worse for the scalp.

[Anonymous]

Hair grease

[Anonymous]

I agree. See a dermatologist. I'm sorry you're going through this.

[Anonymous]

Dermatologist

[Anonymous]

I would see a derm. But also it could be buildup mixed with sebum. My child who does a poor job of rinsing her hair in the shower gets these patches of gunk. Gently use some hair oil like Moroccan oil and massage into the scalp and then gently pull the gunk away with a fine tooth comb. When it’s just a little bit I can nick it in the bud with t-Sal and some combing with a fine tooth comb like lifting the hair away from the scalp to break up with crust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to see a dermatologist. It sounds like a candida (yeast) infection on your scalp. You need an antifungal shampoo: usually it's ketoconazole. I had the same symptoms and that's what I was prescribed. The treatment was successful.

She tried nizoral and selsun
Sounds like eczema

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to see a dermatologist. It sounds like a candida (yeast) infection on your scalp. You need an antifungal shampoo: usually it's ketoconazole. I had the same symptoms and that's what I was prescribed. The treatment was successful.

Same for me, but it cost $200+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve tried it all—selsun blue, h & s, acetylsalycilic acid, tar, tea tree/rosenary, nizoral, topical steroids. It’s crusty and flaky and I won’t even let my boyfriend massage my head or run his fingers through my hair bc I’m so self conscious about my awful scalp.

My 6-year old had a bad case of seborrheic dermatitis recently and what really worked was a prescription shampoo with a higher doses of selenium sulfide than the drugstore shampoos. The doctor also prescribed a medicated oil to relieve the itching.