eczema on scalp responds to treatment , not on hairline?
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mrs has eczema on the scalp, betacap liquid treats it and clears it up
theres similar red sore looking dry patches appearing under the hairline that dont respond to betacap , tried aloe , and various creams and nothing seems to help
any ideas for something we can get at the shop ?
theres similar red sore looking dry patches appearing under the hairline that dont respond to betacap , tried aloe , and various creams and nothing seems to help
any ideas for something we can get at the shop ?
- we did have some aloe that we got in spain that worked , replaced with some uk bought stuff and no workie assume theyre all much the
I used to go out with a girl who had eczema. She had a cracking pair of tits!
One a more serious note, I had this and unlikely as it sounds, Head & Shoulders fixed it after a few weeks.
Alternatively, get her to see a doctor. They will identify exactly what it is and prescribe an appropriate treatment
One a more serious note, I had this and unlikely as it sounds, Head & Shoulders fixed it after a few weeks.
Alternatively, get her to see a doctor. They will identify exactly what it is and prescribe an appropriate treatment
Out of interest do you live in a hard water area?
We do and our daughter has bad eczema, we recently went on holiday to an area with very soft water for a week and noticed that her eczema disappeared by the end of the week.
Did a bit of googling and there's quite a few links between hard water and skin conditions...
We do and our daughter has bad eczema, we recently went on holiday to an area with very soft water for a week and noticed that her eczema disappeared by the end of the week.
Did a bit of googling and there's quite a few links between hard water and skin conditions...
EddyP said:
Out of interest do you live in a hard water area?
We do and our daughter has bad eczema, we recently went on holiday to an area with very soft water for a week and noticed that her eczema disappeared by the end of the week.
Did a bit of googling and there's quite a few links between hard water and skin conditions...
Are you going to move house to this area? We do and our daughter has bad eczema, we recently went on holiday to an area with very soft water for a week and noticed that her eczema disappeared by the end of the week.
Did a bit of googling and there's quite a few links between hard water and skin conditions...
Be very wary of prescribed steroid creams and take careful notice of what the instructions say, particularly regarding where and for how long they are intended to be used.
My gf went through a couple of really quite miserable years after being wrongly prescribed a very strong steroid cream to use on her face. She, and her GP, assumed that the resulting mess was just the eczema getting worse so continued on with the steroid cream. This continued until she was eventually referred to a dermatologist who couldn't believe what she was using.
It's only now, 3 years later, that her skin is getting back to normal, at one stage you would have thought she was a burns victim. Not posted to scare you but just be wary - lots of GPs aren't very clued up on this stuff.
My gf went through a couple of really quite miserable years after being wrongly prescribed a very strong steroid cream to use on her face. She, and her GP, assumed that the resulting mess was just the eczema getting worse so continued on with the steroid cream. This continued until she was eventually referred to a dermatologist who couldn't believe what she was using.
It's only now, 3 years later, that her skin is getting back to normal, at one stage you would have thought she was a burns victim. Not posted to scare you but just be wary - lots of GPs aren't very clued up on this stuff.
I have eczema on my hands. I use Zerobase emoliant cream. For the scalp a more waxy type ointment might work better.
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snowandrocks said:
It's only now, 3 years later, that her skin is getting back to normal, at one stage you would have thought she was a burns victim. Not posted to scare you but just be wary - lots of GPs aren't very clued up on this stuff.
yeah shes been several times and fobbed /told nonsense the betacap finnaly helps on the scalp but not the neck
Get the basics out of the way first before you think of more complicated solutions. In my experience, eczema skin might flare for a few reasons, taking out out any genetic reasons
- allergies - taking an antihistamine might help
- fungal infections (quite common if you have compromised skin) - try nizoral shampoo for a few weeks. The active ingredient Ketoconazole is quite good for this
- Protopic creams instead of Steroids sometimes help
Personally, I would try the anti fungal route to rule that out first.
- allergies - taking an antihistamine might help
- fungal infections (quite common if you have compromised skin) - try nizoral shampoo for a few weeks. The active ingredient Ketoconazole is quite good for this
- Protopic creams instead of Steroids sometimes help
Personally, I would try the anti fungal route to rule that out first.
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