I have seborrheic dermatitis and diffuse thinning that is kind of patchy on the crown and back of head. I thought the SD was under control as I started using a piroctone olamine based shampoo after years of coal-tar based shampoos that caused massive flakes.
So, two years of no flakes, dandruff or itching with the piroctone olamine shampoo I thought everything was all good.
I've also been using a concoction of minoxidil/pepermint oil/other stuff that gave good results around the hairline and temples but not too well on the crown. In fact the peppermint oil did not even seem to cause a sensation when put on the crown even undiluted.
Fast forward to the last couple of months and it seems the peppermint oil is becoming less and less effective around the forelock and put this down some kind of build up of tolerance. I also got a lot of hair shedding and started to get the tell tells signs of pain on the scalp and localized slight pulling sensations.
Frustrated decided to start a regime of hair brushing to help blood circulation with a plastic bristled brush and reasonable pressure. After about 10-15 brushes on the crown this was the state of my brush:
Basically the areas of my crown and back of head where the diffuse thinning is is like this, a sort of oily hardened mush. I washed the brush so many times I lost count until I've got to the point where after nearly 30 minutes of brushing the worst of it was clearing up.
The acid test after was to apply some undiluted peppermint oi, onto the crown and bingo, some response.
So I've basically got a layer of crud on my scalp probably full of sebum and fungus which I need to get rid of. I have some T-Gel sensitive that is supposedly 3% salicylic acid, but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with doing a proper scalp peel?
So, two years of no flakes, dandruff or itching with the piroctone olamine shampoo I thought everything was all good.
I've also been using a concoction of minoxidil/pepermint oil/other stuff that gave good results around the hairline and temples but not too well on the crown. In fact the peppermint oil did not even seem to cause a sensation when put on the crown even undiluted.
Fast forward to the last couple of months and it seems the peppermint oil is becoming less and less effective around the forelock and put this down some kind of build up of tolerance. I also got a lot of hair shedding and started to get the tell tells signs of pain on the scalp and localized slight pulling sensations.
Frustrated decided to start a regime of hair brushing to help blood circulation with a plastic bristled brush and reasonable pressure. After about 10-15 brushes on the crown this was the state of my brush:
Basically the areas of my crown and back of head where the diffuse thinning is is like this, a sort of oily hardened mush. I washed the brush so many times I lost count until I've got to the point where after nearly 30 minutes of brushing the worst of it was clearing up.
The acid test after was to apply some undiluted peppermint oi, onto the crown and bingo, some response.
So I've basically got a layer of crud on my scalp probably full of sebum and fungus which I need to get rid of. I have some T-Gel sensitive that is supposedly 3% salicylic acid, but I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with doing a proper scalp peel?
