seb derm under eyebrows

[briano2]

I have seb. derm under my eyebrows making my hair fall out...any help to deal with this? My derm. says try Aclovate (steroid cream) for about 1 week..rids me of the itching, but eyebrows still falling out.
I have have facial rosacea and occualr with my eyelashes falling out too! oh yay.
thanks for anyone who can advise.

[lostintheforest]

I would be careful with the steroid cream that close to your eyes. My derm told me to avoid getting it too close because it will cause glaucoma. Good luck.

[Jordan]

Just use an OTC dandruff shampoo and rub it in your eyebrows when you take a shower. I recommend Nizoral shampoo. (active ingredient is ketoconazole)

[snwbdrloco84]

Hey,

Maybe you can try Plexion SCT. It is a prescription face mask made up of sulfur and sodium sulfacetamide that is left on the skin for 10 minutes. I use it on my entire face and neck 3-4x weekly. Maybe even try a combination approach, use OTC 1% Nizoral a few times a week mixed with Neutrogena T-SAL with 3% Salicylic Acid(Dr. Nase reccomended this approach on the yahoo rosacea board awhile back for the scalp) and leave on for 5 minutes. Watch out not to get it in the eyes. Ohhhh, does it burn. :shock:

Ray

[briano2]

thanks for the replies...will head to the store today and pickup some of the OTC stuff and see how it works out.

[Murasaki]

I use very diluted Bragg's apple cider vinegar and water applied daily with a Q-tip on my brows. The acv and water combo stops the itching and flaking on my brows and scalp. However, I can't use it on my face where I have seb derm everywhere ( cheeks, chin, smile lines, nose, and forehead.) I found that the OTC shampoos ( Nizoral, T-Sal, Head & Shoulders, DHS, Selsun Blue etc. dried out my face too much and caused even worse flakiness,scaling,and tiny white bumps.) I now use a small amount of Balmex for the flakes & tiny bumps. I also used a "cool" (not hot) green tea bag on my brows to stop the itching, and reduce the inflammation and sebum. The acv works better though. I found I lost more eyebrow hairs from scratching or rubbing them. I'm a female and wear facial & eye makeup ( lashes & brows), so I try to be extra careful with them. Some have had success with using castor oil to regrow brows and lashes------ but I've found that oil on my lashes seep into my eyes thus irritating my ocular rosacea while any oil on my brows make them itchy.

Murasaki

[francois]

I have the same problem. If I apply neutrogena intensified eye mousturiser cream day and night (after washing my face) it stops redness and flaking and eye brow loss..

[arcticlobo]

seb derm makes your hair fall out?

[Murasaki]

Yes, at least for me, I experienced hair loss on my scalp and eyebrows. I had never experienced that until the seb derm appeared. I think the over keratinization & oil must've plugged the follicles and impaired normal hair growth. There doesn't seem to be agreement about seb derm and hair loss amongst dermatologists; some agree while others say it is telogen effluvium or alopecia etc. After visiting several hair loss internet sites I discovered that there were MANY people experiencing seb derm and hair loss---on their scalp, lashes, and brows. Many people were using dandruff shampoos like Nizoral, DHS Zinc, and some were even using rograine for regrowth, on their brows.

Murasaki

[bethanne]

I, too had experienced hair loss on the scalp, eyebrows
and eyelashes with the onset of seb derm. Took me
years to determine that as the cause. I couldn't
figure out why in my early 30s I was experiencing
hair loss.

Treating the demodex issue with Ivermectin (at least
in my case) also alleviated the hairloss.

Beth