Seborrheic Dermatitis - Wayne,MI

Updated on September 02, 2011
T.L. asks from Wayne, MI
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My son was just diagnosed with this. It is a flaky patch of skin on the scalp with a lesion beneath the skin. The doc told me to use a dandruff shampoo, but I wondered if there are other alternatives since the dandruff shampoos are not tearless. If your child has had this, what did you do to get rid of it?

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J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

Isn't that the technical name for psoriasis.

Do they still make those rubber ring thingies that go around a child's head to keep the shampoo out of their eyes?

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L.M.

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Ask your doctor if you can use aspirin topically for your son's dandruff. If so, you can add it to whatever shampoo you're currently using that is No Tears. Here's a link:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/319602-how-to-get-rid-o...

P.A.

answers from Detroit on

i use lavendar oil w/a few drops of tea tree oil and massage it in the scalp. let him sleep on it and shampoo out in the morning. i have this and i would scratch my head so much it would make sores. before i started using this i was using all sorts of dandruff shampoo, but when i switched to parabin/sulfate free shampoo and doing the above once a month, i haven't had any problems!!! hope this helps!!!

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T.S.

answers from Saginaw on

My baby had a raging case of this. It completely cleared up without dandruff shampoo. Oil is the key. I used canola oil, rubbed it on his head a few minutes before bathtime and then washed it off with a soft washcloth. You have to scrub gently with the washcloth. After a week of every other day treatment, he had a nice clear head again. He did lose most of his hair from the dermatitis however. It is now 2 months later and he has a nice new crop of hair that is gorgeous. :)

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S.B.

answers from Chicago on

If it's not bothersome to your son, you don't *have* to do anything about it. Most people treat it for aesthetic reasons, because it can look terrible. My son had it pretty bad, it was like a scaly crust on his scalp, and his cheeks would get crusty red patches. On his face I used 1% hydrocortisone per his doctor's advise. For his scalp, I only washed his hair twice a week, and when I did I would scrub it with a soft toothbrush or a baby hair comb to loosen the flakes, then rinse them away. I'll admit that this didn't really help much. What finally worked was for me to meticulously pick the scales off his head with sterilized tweezers while he napped on my chest one day. It took forever, but for the most part they didn't come back. This sort of thing usually clears up on it's own by their 1st birthday. I would hold off on using the dandruff shampoo unless it gets really bad and it's really bothering your son.

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C.B.

answers from Detroit on

I tried a special shampoo on my kids when this showed up. Now what actually worked was to apply a cleansing shampoo to the dry hair, use a comb to comb all the flaky stuff away, and rinse.

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M.G.

answers from Chicago on

My son had this. He was prescribed 2% hydrocortizone cream. We did that with dandruff shampoo, but I really think the cream was most effective.

S.T.

answers from Kansas City on

are you talking about cradle cap??? we had to use the dandruff shampoo on our lil guys...i just use a washrag to cover their eyes and try to rinse their hair as slowly and carefully as I can. we also had to use a prescription shampoo to get it to finally go away.

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