Greetings,

I was suffering from recurring scalp folliculitis for almost 15 years. I’m 39, female, Asian w/natural hair, over weight, pre diabetic, have Hashimoto’s disease (hypothyroid). Like everyone else I’ve tried Acne meds, Antibiotics , anti fungals, steroids, diet changes, spices, Colloidal Silver , etc... also tested for staph, biopsies, A1C (blood sugar) - and nothing special happened or was found. One thing I have never tried are the stronger medications like Accutane. My recurring folliculitis was mainly small puss filled spots; however, I had a few boils(?) that were so large and painful, it hurt to move my eyebrows and left small bald spots; mercifully, my hair grew back. My scalp felt like a crusty decorative autumn squash. Due to embarrassment, I’d get my hair cut only once a year.

About 2 months ago I found my solution, oddly, back at square one: 3% benzoyl peroxide.

Take it for what it’s worth, but this is how my solution came about.

At 39, I started getting adult Acne fairly badly on my face and started using Retin-A and salicylic acid; however, neither were helping. I read online that while SA & Retin A can help keep pores clear and skin rejuvenated, it’s benzoyl peroxide that actually kills the Acne bacteria. I was reticent about using benzoyl peroxide because in the way back, I used the 10% max strength bp and it bleached my hairline, pillow cases, clothes - everything it came in contact with - so I stopped using it.

One day at Walmart I started looking for a lower concentrate bp, and decided to try the AcneFree for Sensitive Skin kit (blue/white kit). After about a week, my face started clearing up but more interestingly, my hairline was not bleaching. Since I work from home, I took that as a cue to throw caution to the wind and slap it all over my scalp. After a week or so there was significant improvement on my head (and face).

Flash forward 2 months, and my scalp is clear. About every other day or so I part my hair in sections and try to cover my entire scalp with the lotion. Every now and again the 3% bp will make my head itch, but i’ll take the itch over the lesions any day. I’m hoping as time progresses I can eventually stop using the goo, but we’ll see.

Anywho, I imagine many of you scour the internet looking for remedies, and you’re probably aware that folliculitis has many many modalities and what works for some may not work for others… I sincerely hope this post helps someone out there.

Take care!