Seborrhea is a disease resulting from a disorder of the sebaceous glands. This infection affects the scalp, face and body, being not only an unpleasant cosmetic defect, but also the cause of serious medical problems such as baldness. Seborrhea can have a depressing or, conversely, stimulating effect on the sebaceous glands . The consequence of the development of infection is dandruff, acne, comedones. Treatment of seborrhea of the scalp should not be carried out by a cosmetologist, but by a trichologist.
Fatty and dry seborrhea have various symptoms. The first type is characterized by active secretion of the secretion by the sebaceous glands, so the hair looks greasy and clumped a couple of days after washing. Large scales of dandruff form on the skin, pustular inflammation appears. It should be noted that oily hair alone is not necessarily a symptom of seborrhea. The habit of washing your hair often also provokes the release of sebum, but this is quite normal.
With dry seborrhea, thinning and brittle hair, small dandruff are noted. Any type of this disease is accompanied by severe skin itching.
Improper nutrition, including an abundance of fatty foods, as well as smoking and drinking alcohol, can provoke the development of seborrhea. However, the causes of the disease do not always lie on the surface. Indeed, seborrhea can occur against the background of stress, problems with the gastrointestinal tract (including constipation), all kinds of genetic disorders, as well as under the influence of adverse environmental conditions.
Treating scalp seborrhea is in many ways similar to treating dandruff. Seborrheic dermatitis is also susceptible to shampoos containing salicylic acid, zinc pyrithione or ketokinazole. The former are recommended for oily seborrhea, since they effectively reduce the production of sebum and have a bactericidal effect. The head & shoulders product, popular in Russia, includes zinc pyrithione , as you know . But in the fight against seborrhea, it is not always effective, in addition, if you want to get rid of dandruff, you will have to use this shampoo constantly. Another, no less well-known product, Nizoral, contains ketoconazole and has an antifungal effect. Unlike Head & Shoulders, it has a prolonged action.
According to experts, the treatment of seborrhea of the scalp must be carried out in combination. Care products (shampoos, balms, sprays) should be combined with a proper balanced diet, outdoor walks and sports. This will help to heal the body as a whole, establish metabolism, and get rid of stress.
Head Seborrhea - Herbal Treatment
Decoctions and all kinds of infusions of herbs are used in the treatment of all types of seborrheic dermatitis quite successfully. They relieve itching and irritation, have anti-inflammatory effects, strengthen hair.
St. John's wort tincture is prepared from vodka and dry grass in a ratio of one to five. The mixture is kept in a dark place and after it becomes brown, it is used to wipe the scalp and face.
Infusions of sage and chamomile, celandine, nettle, oak bark, are used for lotions and rinsing hair.
In the treatment of dry seborrhea, a mask of egg yolk, castor oil, onion juice and honey is very effective. The mixture should be left on the scalp for at least an hour.
Coping with the symptoms of oily seborrhea will help alcohol infusion of calendula or burdock root. Now both of these funds can be purchased at the pharmacy.
Rinsing your hair will help rinse your hair with a decoction of chamomile or onion peel.
On the Internet, you can find a lot of recommendations on how to treat seborrhea of the head and body. But treat them with great caution, since many may well have the exact opposite effect. For example, products such as burdock or castor oil will only enhance the secretion of sebaceous secretion, although they are listed as components of a hair mask for oily seborrhea. Honey, with its individual intolerance, is quite capable of intensifying skin itching.
No matter how seductive the independent treatment of seborrhea of the scalp, in itself it will not give significant results. Cope with the problem can only be integrated.
Products based on birch tar have been used in the treatment of seborrhea for more than a dozen years. Now the Psorilom series has appeared on the Russian market, designed to treat all types of seborrheic dermatitis. The line includes shampoo, balm, caring spray, tablets and ointment. Shampoo "Psorilom" contains a whole range of medicinal herbs and has a healing effect on the scalp.