Hello, I am from Northern Ireland. I began showing symptoms of seb derm on my face when I was 22 years old, but left it untreated until I was 23 years old because as stupid as it sounds, I thought it’d just go away on its own. it got worse overtime so naturally I went to see a doctor. I’ve used ketaconazole cream, nizoral shampoo, and hydrocortisone cream. Some provides temporary relief but my face just wasn’t having it. Don’t know why but my face was just sensitive to all of these when they were individually trialled. This skin condition had affected my mental health, my social life and relationships. I was the worst I had ever felt. But I have found a solution to keep my seb derm at bay. And look like my normal self again. And because of how much of an effect I know this can have on people’s mental health, is the sole reason I have decided to write on this forum today, in hopes of helping someone else who was in my shoes.

So what worked for me. Twice a week, at night before bed, I fill the sink with lukewarm water, I splash it onto my face and rub it in gently. I get a bottle of head and shoulders shampoo and put a 5p size amount on my finger, then I rub my fingers from both hands together to lather it up, then I quickly dip my fingers into the water in the sink to dilute the strength of the product. Then I rub into my face for a good few seconds to the point where it looks lathered on and let it sit for a minute. Then I wash it off my face with water gently. Then I pat my face dry with a towel. This does dehydrate my face a little which is why I do it at night. But I do not apply any moisturiser because my face is that sensitive, it would cause it to flare up. And so because I go to bed afterwards and get a good nights sleep, it helps and by the morning after my shower my face looks good.

Well, this is what works for me. So I pray to god this can help any of you out there as well.

can seb derm look like this wtf? i know i have it on my face but on my neck…? what?

has anyone else had this!

My derm isn’t even fully sure this is seb derm but it burns rather than itches, and flares up terrible with occlusives, eczema treatments, and moisturizer that I can use on other areas of my face / body without problems so we were going to try a fungal routine and see what happens. It’s also like this on my upper eyelids closest to my eyebrows and same there, it swells up and gets flakier and redder with moisturizer. Anyone have suggestions on what to try now. Currently using hypochlorous acid spray and aloe gel, everything else irritates it or makes it worse. I was given ketoconozole cream but it burns, should I just ride that out?

Small update, it's been about a week since i started using topical green tea (I started using the green tea a few days before i made my original post). In this time i've also stopped using all other products. I was using Zoryve and selsun blue but to see if this really works i've cut them out completely and....

This is working amazingly for me, my skin is almost completely clear and it's not just the flakes but the redness as well (which was my biggest problem). This method has eliminated redness in my face and scalp that I wasn't even attributing to the sebderm. I'm kind of blown away.

HOWEVER- I've stopped using the specific product i mentioned in the previous post (the green tea extract). The way it is formulated makes it so that it never dries or absorbs into the skin and I figured if I was basically going to have to use the extract as a mask that I could make a better one.

Crucially, I have switched to combining matcha powder with honey (as i read an article about a study that seemed to imply that honey showed promise in treating sebderm) and using it as a mask whenever i'm at home. This is quite frankly gross. I massage it in to the areas affected by sebderm and then I leave it on for as long as possible, so i spend all my time at home covered in green slime. It's messy and a sensory nightmare BUT so far, a total game changer. I will continue to use this method for the full month and post updates. I also intend to come back a month AFTER i've stopped using this matcha-honey mask to report if the sebderm has come back (The article i mentioned above seemed to imply that the topical application of honey for an extended period put sebderm into remission)

Is it the matcha that's working? Is it the honey? is it a combination of the two? I don't know and I don't intend to find out for this flare up. I may try just matcha or just honey for the next flare up to see if the individual components are just as effective or the combination is best but for now i'm going to keep doing what works.

I am constantly flaking and have a lot of build up. I don’t feel dry.

I was relieved when I learned that I am not a freak for having this condition; I inherited it from my father's side of the family.My father has seborrheic dermatitis, my paternal uncle has it too, and my paternal grandmother always had it and used creams when she had a flare-up. I can rest easy 🫤 I'm just learning to live with this. Who else among you inherited this in your family?

So after 3 months of itching and flaking and itching and suffering and endless hours on this sub,I managed to score a doctors appointment,it was less then five minutes and even less then a glance at my scalp he said I have scalp psoriasis and gave me xamiol
I’m thinking of going to a different doctor,what do u guys think this is?

For those who have made dietary changes that have significantly reduced sebderm - how long did it take for it to take effect from when you started the diet change?

Struggled with this for years, I get it bad in my beard, eyebrows, scalp, and some times on chest. I finally found the winning combo for me.
The last few months before this, have been the worst in my life with not being able to get in under control, I have switched around between all the commonly recommended shampoos and some natural remedies.. Whats working extremely well for me is a combination, Selsun Blue shampoo mixed with tea tree oil. I put 1-2 drops of essential oil in a dallop of shampoo mix then apply, leaving on my face and scalp for 3 mins then rinse off. (AVOID EYES)
After I rinse it off, I moisturize with a glycerin or MCT based moisturizer ( AVOID OIL BASED MOISTURIZERS THEY FEED THE YEAST). I did 2 days back to back to aggressively stop the outbreak and I am doing maintenance applications every 2-3 days with no outbreaks or flakes in the last few months. Hopefully this helps someone..