On this blog we’ve already had a series of articles touching on dietary remedies for seborrheic dermatitis. They mostly focused on dietary supplements such us vitamin D, l-glutamine, and nystatin. In this post I would like to take a more holistic approach and discuss an entire dietary lifestyle. The whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet has been gaining a lot of popularity lately. And unlike many other diets, it’s success is supported by scientific evidence. The WFPB diet has been conclusively shown to have a beneficial effect on the top killer diseases in the world. These include heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Surely it must have a positive effect…
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Vitamin B12 and seborrheic dermatitis
We have previously looked at the connection between vitamin D deficiency and seborrheic dermatitis. Today we’ll talk about another important vitamin and its impact on SD. Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a complex molecule with an atom of cobalt at its center. In our body’s cells, vitamin B12 plays a vital role in the synthesis of DNA and, thus, is essential for the health of blood and bone marrow. Scientific evidence Unfortunately, very few scientific studies exist on the impact of vitamin B12 on seborrheic dermatitis. One study1 has investigated the treatment of psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis with regular doses of vitamin B12: Vitamin B complex in various…
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Vitamin D deficiency and seborrheic dermatitis
After discussing the effects of sunlight on SD as well as a “cheat” of bringing the sunlight into our homes during the winter, let us focus today on the related topic of vitamin D deficiency and supplementation. Time and again, vitamin D deficiency is brought up both in the scientific community (paper1, paper2) and anecdotal accounts by those with SD. Let us bring forward some of those accounts: I myself have been diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency so like others with Seb Derm, I’m “proof” that Vitamin D deficiency and Seb Derm go hand in hand and I was still deficient despite taking supplements for around 2 months. Also, I…
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A home UV bulb fights seborrheic dermatitis in the winter
Most SD sufferers will confirm: the SD symptoms are at their worst in the colder and darker seasons. In a previous post I have discussed this connection at length and have pointed to several scientific studies that confirm it. It turns out that most medical scientists believe that sunlight, and specifically the ultraviolet (UV) part of it, is responsible for the positive effects. The obvious question then is: armed with this information, what can be done in order to keep seborrheic dermatitis at bay during the cold and dark periods. Of course one can think of traveling to sunnier places, but this is not always possible, or practical. An easy…
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Success story: exposure to daylight
Out of all the success stories collected on this website up to now, this might be the most surprising yet efficient approach to curing seborrheic dermatitis. I will start by reproducing this post: I had quite bad seborrheic dermatitis over the last 2 years (I’m 28, male, white, British). I’ve had it earlier in my life too but it was at its worse. Red rash all over my temples, cheekbones and creeping onto my forehead and near my nose. I seemed to clear up periodically then come back, and I couldn’t isolate the variable that caused this. I suspected many things: hot baths/showers (dehydrate the skin), sweating, fatty foods, shampoo/soap,…
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Success story: l-glutamine
Reproduced from marksdailyapple.com: I dealt with perioral dermatitis for over a year before I fixed it. It is similar to seborrheic dermatitis. It was around my mouth, nose and chin. I went very low carb as you did, thinking I had candida. I think this is what actually made my health in general, far worse. However, I started supplementing with l-glutamine daily on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. I’d wait at least 30 minutes to an hour before eating or drinking anything. L-glutamine is an amino acid that lines our intestines. I’ve talked to Paul Jaminet at perfecthealthdiet.com and he actually told me that l-glutamine is treated…
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Success story: oregano oil
Reproduced from curezone.org: I have the same story as everyone. Seen every doctor, they all tell us to use Ketazole, which stops working quick, if it ever does. Steroids work a bit but we all know they have a bunch of repercussions. I tried tea tree oil for a while but even that stopped working. I had bad Seborrheic Dermatitis. My face was covered in dandruff and if I scratched it, it would sometimes bleed underneath the flakes. I had it in my brows, between them, on my forehead, and on and around the nose, and my neck. We’re talking a very VERY intense case. I was doing research about…
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Success story: sea salt
Reproduced from curezone.org: Okay, let me begin by saying that I’ve had Seborrheic Dermatitis for over 18 years. So I know what you are going through, and I DO have a cure (or CURES I should say) for you. I have tried everything you can possibly imagine over the years, done thousands of hours of research, tested natural sources (oils, etc.), diet, allergens, and even made my own concoctions. There is not a doctor or person out there that is going to tell me about this condition. While I have seen some people providing information that is on the right track, a HUGE percentage is seriously misguided or incomplete. Before…
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Success story: Head&Shoulders on face
Reproduced from reddit.com: Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor. If you are allergic the product I listed, please don’t use it (common sense). This is also not a cure, it is just something that worked for me and might work for you. Consult with your Doctor if you have any concerns using my method before you try it. A little about me. I’m 26 and since high school I would get dry red skin around the inside of my eye brow every winter. Gradually my whole face was getting red and it wasn’t only the winter this time. When I mean my whole face I mean my chin, nose and…
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Success story: Avene Cicalfate
Reproduced from reddit.com: I’ve been meaning to write this for a while. I actually read about the product that completely alleviated all my symptoms of SD here on reddit a while ago. Let me begin with who I am and how it affected me. I am 24 year old guy, quite active and sporty so I always found myself sweating a lot while exercising and thought that the excess oil produced by my skin was the cause to SD – which it may be, I don’t know, but I don’t think it is since SD always appears whether or not I’m exercising. I tried absolutely everything listed as I’m sure…
