Hello! bulldancer first of all i thank you for your post about curing SD.I will try it. But i have a questions, will i do this forever if i dont find the source of my SD? And should i stop dead Sea Salt if the flare ups are gone or i will continue the Sea Salt every other day to prevent another flare ups? pls reply to my questions. thank you very much and godbless!

BullDancer, thank you so much for this post! Seriously, this is the best information and advice regarding Seborrheic Dermatitis that I have found! I had a pretty bad flare up all over my face lasting for about a week and it was very slowly starting to heal but it was still red, tight, and flaky at times. I got home from work and followed your instructions for the Sea Salt cleanse. My skin was a bit dry after washing with the Sea Salt , so I put on the Aveeno eczema therapy moisturizer afterwards. My skin was a bit flaky a couple hours after, even after moisturizing, but I carefully scrubbed off the flakes and noticed that my skin looked moderately better that night and the next day. I washed my face with the Sea Salt for the second time when I got home from work the next day. I added more sea salt than the first time (I don't think I added quite enough the first time) and I also had to use the moisturizer again but I noticed it really cleaned my skin well. I still had a few red spots and minor flaking that night; however, the next day it was completely gone! My skin looks 99% better and I really cannot thank you enough! The Ketoconazole cream and other things my dermatologist prescribed me have never been that great and they made my skin look worse for a little while before slowly starting to take effect. Seborrheic Dermatitis has really affected me psychologically at times, giving me anxiety and intense frustration when I have a bad flare up, but the way the sea salt got rid of that flare up was amazing and I feel so much better now! If you have Seborrheic Dermatitis , do yourself a favor and follow the advice BullDancer has given in this post!

Hello & thank you very much for your input. I am 73 years old & for the past several months have had a ton of flat wart like things like this growing on different parts of my body.(probably because I am old).. Seborrheic keratosis? have tried creams for fungal infection, triple Antibiotic stuff to no avail..

I am getting some Tumeric & Vitamin C. as they are very irritating & itchy & I will try nearly anything..also will get some Sea Salt . How much Sea Salt should I put into the water?

I saw that one Dr. said they can be frozen...but would rather try your methods first..

any thoughts on this?

thanks again

carol

I think you're wrong to say that people shouldn't use soap. Yes, oils are used in the manufacturing process but the chemical reactions change the oils into surfactants rendering oils water soluble. The whole reason for existence of soap is to make oils water-soluble.

People with sebhhoeric dermititis absolutely should use soap to remove their body's natural oil (which the yeast feeds on) and if they feel the need to moisturise they should use something like MCT oil whose hydrocarbon chains are too short for the yeast to metabolise (as opposed to most moisturisers which contain oils that the yeast can metabolise).

This works with any type of Sea Salt ? What about with Acne i have a vad flair up since 13 im 18 whole cheeks red all the way to the nose its bad. Dermatologists dont help for shit!!!

Thanks for wastein ur time writing this b.s for something that dont even work. Make my sd and Acne worst. All this products u said not to use work 5xs better

Hi guys,

After having Acne (12 years), seb derm (5 years), oily skin (don't know since when), dry skin (occasionally) I finally cured them all 100%. How? By not doing ANYTHING. And by learning not to care. At all. Seriously. While the healing of all these did not occur overnight, one thing changed immediately - I was feeling a free happy man after I stopped giving a rat's ass about such superficial problems; after I stopped looking myself in the mirror 5 times a day; after I started living without caring if I have a pimple if my face was peeling, if it felt oily or dry, or if it was hurting from a zyst, or however they call them big ones.

When did the healing happen? I have no idea. I just stopped paying attention to myself in the mirror so much. It went down pretty much like this - I was having a rough week in terms of everything - the result my face flamed with seb derm around my nose and all over my cheeks (I've never been so bad, usually it was just on the T-zone). It was itchy it was nasty - it was what AAAALLL the dermatologists called seb derm, or Seborrhea (or even they don't know what exactly it is). Anyway on top of that I had it on top of that - on my scalp too. But I managed to top even that - I had Acne zysts on my chin. It was bad. The worst I've ever had for the last altogether 12 years. What did I do? One thing. I decided - OK. I've been to enough dermatologists (more than 10 during the years), I have tried enough medcs (can't count them), I have tried enough diets (ANYTHING that was on the Internet I tried), so maybe it's time I stopped caring? Stop stressing about these superficial problems? Hell, if I got diagnosed with something serious tomorrow, G-d forbid, what kind of man would that make me, the one who sweats over a pimple or red skin?! And I have read enough psychiatrists' books saying it was the case with many cancer-stricken people, to say this a short while after being diagnosed - "cancer brought me back to life - I just stopped caring about meaningless stuff, and started living about the meaningful." So that day, that awful skin and everything else day I carved it as my principle "It is key to one’s well-being to draw the line between the meaningful and the meaningless and live by it." Is it meaningful that I pay attention to such trivial, superficial problems such as Acne seb derm, oily skin?! Hell, no. So I stopped paying attention. It was tough. In the first few days my face was both itching and hurting from the seb derm and acne. But I noticed the less I care and pay attention, the less it was hurting and itching. This tendency kept on for the next days.

A week later my mother asked me - "What did you do? These creams you are using seem to really help. You have nothing." I didn't even know. I looked myself in the mirror - nothing. My face was clean. Literally. No acne, no seb derm. Of course I still had my small acne marks.

Now. Truth be told. Occasionally I still feel my face itch and hurt a little. (Today it's 6 months after I stopped caring) But A) I still don't care about it B) it’s normal – one does not heal their mind that quick after 12 years of paying too much attention to such bullshit and C) It's just itching and hurting occasionally - when I look myself in the mirror I have nothing.

Main point - after stopped caring I started feeling great about myself.

The reason why I am writing all this is that I wish it could help somebody.

On an unrelated note a couple of months ago I got fungi on my penile head. I’ve had that a lot too over the years. Use condoms, people! Unless it’s the one you want to have kids with. This time – same drill. No doctors, no meds. I said to myself if it doesn’t heal in a week I will just put on one of the many creams I was prescribed with before. It was itchy and spreading, even more on the second day, a lot more on the third. Still I did not pay attention. On the forth – less itching. On the fifth – nothing. All clear.

I will leave my email address in case people have questions or are looking for advices for how to stop caring. Not that I am an authority in anything – I am just sharing my story here. One thing I will not do however - indulge into any arguments. I won't. And I don’t care if you believe or not, so I will not bother with any such emails too. Here is the email - thesecretofnotcaring at gmail dot com (it's lame, I know, but “dontcare” was taken and so were most of its derivatives. So many "non-carers"! Wohoo!)

Have a great day!

I just found this site and I really hope it works. I live in the boonies of Brazil and I have no access to Sea Salt , not even through the internet. the irony is that I live a stone's throw from the ocean. Someone asked earlier if sea water helps, but he didn't get a reply. In any case, I'm going to keep a a few gallons of plain ole sea water around and "sea" if it helps. Any thoughts?

Also... are there any natural products that moisturize without worsening the condition? The other irony is that I am surrounded by coconut plantations, with access to every single natural coconut by-product that man has invented. But I guess coconut oil is a no go...

Hi. I just wanted to say thanks for that great advice concerning treatment for SD. Like you, I've been dealing with this crap for many years (25+). I noticed a few years ago that when I went to the beach the SD cleared up. This made me investigate the salt Water Cure . Well, it didn't work. I investigated further and found others were using photo therapy. My primary care physician said this isn't healthy either. The last few years I've just managed with Ketoconazole. However, about two months ago, for the first time, it flared up during the summer. It flared up big time. I noticed the temperature for two days was cold when the flare up occurred. This made me realize my suspicions were correct as far as a trigger goes, with me, it is temperature related. And that is half the battle. I stuck my face in the sun and bought another brand of Sea Salt . This time I bought a 100 percent natural Sea Salt brand. Along with sunning, I soaked my face for several days, cut out tea, ate plenty of veggies, drank lots of "real water", and everything cleared up. I was so happy to see your article because I was unclear if it was the sun, Ketoconazole, salt or all of the above clearing my face up. I'm sure the sun helps but now I know the salt treatment is working for others. I also heard apple cider vinegar and garlic works. And Aveeno for babies is the best moisturizer for me. Good luck to others and remember, if all else fails, take a trip to the ocean. Clean air, salt water and sun works everytime.

Hello everyone,

I would just like to let you know that I have created a new website which covers the info in my original post in much greater detail. There is also an FAQ section, a forum, and comments sections you can use to share your experiences or questions with others. I will be active on the site and look forward to interacting with you all.

New website: http://www.sebderminfo.com

Cheers!

-Matt (AKA Bulldancer)

I wanted to thank you one hundred times for this! I would like to explain how it worked on me (it may be a bit long); but English is not my mother tongue, so please forgive my language mistakes...

My skin problems started almost two years ago, with a very bad case of eczema all over my body related to an allergy to goose down. Of course I didn't know the cause of this issue at first, and I tried everything natural I could. I eventually cured it with "Diprosone" (I live in France, it's the name of the cortisone cream a general practitioner prescribed me then) because nothing was working on me, and the lesions were really painful (I had nummular eczema on the body and dyshidrosis between the fingers).

The problem is that some remained on my scalp. I'm a girl and my long hair was hiding the problem, so I couldn't really identify what it was. The only symptoms I was actually able to see were itching and LOTS of dandruffs falling each time I touched my head. I didn't do anything special to cure it as I thought it was going to heal on its own. But almost a year later it was still here, and I started to lose my hair.

For me, this was a tragedy to see these hairballs on my brush every single day, to feel all these hair falling when I was having a shower.

So I went back to the doctor, who didn't even examine me, and was told to apply a cortisone lotion on my scalp every day. At first it made wonders, my hair stopped falling, I felt much less itching. But when it was time to stop the treatment the problem was still there. It took two weeks for my hair to start falling again; and two more weeks of cortisone treatment for me to realise that it was maybe something else than eczema. I then thought about Seborrheic Dermatitis , and with personal investigations, I found out that cortisone is indeed effective at first, but just worsens the ailment in a longer term.

When I discovered your post, I was thinking "well, it cannot be worse anyway, so let's give a try". I radically stopped to apply cortisone, and then came the magic.

It is a bit difficult to apply the salty water on your scalp, but I tried with a bucket and my flexibility skills, and two days after the beginning of the salt treatment I felt (almost) no itching anymore. I then changed my strategy and tried gently to rub some salt "paste", made with a tablespoon of raw Sea Salt and tap water, on my scalp before my shampoo, and applied aloe vera gel afterwards because my dry skin couldn't handle the drying effect on this scrub.

Well, a week later, my hair stopped falling, only with this method, and knowing that I only wash my hair every three days. Today, one month later, I don’t use this scrub every time I wash my hair anymore, but I still do it once a week, and I can't believe that I can actually scratch my scalp without triggering an avalanche!

This treatment has been very effective on me in a very short time, so I really want to thank you a lot: I don’t lose my hair anymore, and it’s almost a miracle for me! I still suffer from itching sometimes, so I’m going to keep on using this treatment until it is completely gone. The only drawback I’ve found to this cure is that it can make your skin dry if you use a lot of salt like me (because I can’t bathe my entire head in salty water made with the proper dosage of salt); but in my case, some aloe vera gel quickly solved the problem, and I know it is used to cure SD too, so it’s all good! I've also started to use apple cider vinegar (diluted in water and put in a spray bottle) to soothe my rare itchings since the time my condition seemed to have improved enough.

So all I have to say is: merci du fond du cœur !

BullDancer, thanks for the detailed post. The salt water is doing the trick for me!! I remember my SD cleared up each time I went swimming in the sea..

I have tried lots of natural remedies (tea tree oil, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar) and am frequently having to get my hands on a prescription only ketoconazole cream which is a pain.

I just wanted to say this article helped me so much. I found a product that works amazingly. It's Dead Sea elements facial cleaning wipes. They have sea minerals, which as you have stated help to dispel the yeast. They have worked wonders for me. Also, using a natural tea tree dandruff shampoo helps, I visited a dermatologist & she said that it spreads from scalp to face, so it's important to keep the scalp clean. Massage in well!! Also probiotics have helped fit or me. My skin hadn't looked better in years. Thank you so much! I never would've thought salt would help. The wipes are magic, also a thin layer of Vaseline is really helping, although I hate to use petroleum products. Hope this helps someone else!

Hello,

I recently found this forum after I was diagnosed with SD on my face. As all of you here, I tried everything without success. When I discovered this site, I immediately mixed some pink Himalayan Sea Salt with water and had pretty good relief of my symptoms, but it only helped it to improve partially. It then dawned on me to try Luvena probiotic wipes seeing as how this appears to be a yeast problem and I wanted to report that I have had great success with this treatment and my problem has completely resolved and my skin is nice and soft. I have been doing this 2-3 times per day. I stopped doing the sea-salt wash as it seemed to interfere with the effectiveness of the probiotic wipes. Now it seems the problem has completely resolved after about a week. It may take longer for some. I hope this is helpful.

I wanted to include a link for the wipes but this site would not allow me to do that. So here is the brand: Luvena probiotic wipes (there are no parabins or any harmful materials in these. I buy mine online at Walgreens.