scalp sores anyone?
 

ok, I have been getting these for a while now. But this time its on the top of my head and yucky and painful!!! Usually, they go away on their own. I have been alternating with peroxide and alcohol. Any thoughts

I was recently at the shore and pools this weekend. And thought it was a sunburn on my head. I also have an itchy rash on my neck.

On rebif, gabapentin, pristiq, nexium

Thanks

It could be Psoriosis. I have had patches on my head. The went away from there, but I have had patches in the weirdest places, sometime. Mostly, I have a running battle with psoriosis on my hands. The summer heat and humidity, seem to agrivate it an spread it.

Give your head an oil treatment. That may help. There is no cure..:mad:

I 've had troubles with scalp & shampoos this spring/summer.
they either give me scalp build up with spots of super chunky dandruff :eek: that itch & peel off :o - or it makes my hair feel very coated and heavy..

alternating with clarifying shampoo & 2 organic ones now seems to be working

I was going to say it could be Psoriasis or maybe Seborrhea

If it's causing you pain, or is really really annoying, you should go see your doctor about it. There are prescription and over-the-counter treatments, but a doctor would be able to tell you what it is and then either prescribe something, send you to a dermatologist, or could tell you which OTC treatment you can use.

I cant remember if I had psoriasis or seborrhea, but about 20yrs ago I had one of the two, and my doctor told me to use an OTC shampoo called Neutrogena T-Gel. The active ingredient in the shampoo is coal tar, and the shampoo doesnt smell all that great, but it's great for calming down the itching from both scalp problems. It gets rid of dandruff too. I used to use it all the time, but it's kind of tough on color treated hair, so once whatever I had back then calmed down and seemed to go away, I quit using it.

Thinking about starting to use the T-Gel shampoo again. Our local water has been extra hard lately because of all the junk the utilities district has been putting in our water because of all the flooding here. (we also havent put salt in our water softener here at home lately because the bags are too heavy for us to lift) My scalp is starting to get mad at me.

ME! they start out like pimples, or small ingrown hairs, and they can be very sore. if you pick them, or squeeze them it helps for now, but makes a mess! it can turn them into sores, and then for some reason it makes them itchier and makes a mess.

I switched to a Sulfate free shampoo and it helped a lot! They have all but gone. Sufates like Sodium laryl sufate or sodium larith sulfate are normally the first ingredients in shampoo and its the same stuff they use to degrease a garage floor. It makes tons of later, and we tend to want our shampoo to be full of lather. I find now and again, I can do a wash or two with a regular shampoo but if I completely switch back, the sores come back.

I recently changed to a "conditioning shampoo" which has no sulfates at all in it, and my head really healed up. no more bumps! I used WEN but its VERY expensive. I switched to the Sally beauty supply version and its as effective at a lot less money.

Let us know what you figure out.

Where do you buy WEN shampoo? Or what is the name of it at Sallys?

Thanks

you can buy WEN at QVC or Hair One at Sallysbeautysupply.com

sally is MUCH cheaper for same ingredients.

You might consider seeing your PCP or a Dermatologist so you know what you are dealing with. It could possibly be Skin Cancer.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-cancer/DS00190

I had mine looked at by my dermatologist and he said it seemed like a simple reaction to the harsh chemicals in shampoo and reccomended I switch and see. I did and its amazing! its a good idea to be looked at tho.

I did have derma look at mine. She said to buy head n shoulders, and 2 other dandruff stinky ones, alternate each nite. Didn't do a thing. She also said not to use the coal tar one, it would turn my white hair funky color.

Dej,

It's the one on the scalp and Motors Mommy's description of it that made me think of skin cancer. I had a squamous cell carcinoma removed from my scalp several years ago.

I do T-Gel once a week, massage into my scalp and try to leave in as long as possible. It helps get rid the the things on my head (Seborrhea,Psoriasis?)and never seems to affect my grown out color whie apot or dyed red hair. But that's me.

I think I found out my problem-

[Eczema is like a thick chunky dandruff that peels off in big chunks and is more stubborn

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yeah, the T-Gel (coal tar shampoo) can cause white hair to turn a little whiter. (it'll grow out tho)

I've had bits of gray/white hair in my mostly brown hair since I was in my mid-teens. When I used the t-gel, that made the couple of strands of white hair a little whiter, but it wasnt permanent. I was the only person who really noticed it.

Hi MM. Good to see you posting again but sorry for the reason of the post.

I don't get that. But, I would have your dr check it out. There could be various reasons for it but since you were swimming at the shore and pool and now have a rash on your neck, it really needs to be looked at. The 2 may not be related at all. I do know of a few instances where people have gotten bacterial infections from swimming in poorly treated pools and they were pretty miserable for a bit with the rashes. The same can happen when swimming in lakes, ponds, and the ocean. So, please get it checked out.

There could be lots of different causes of scalp sores and your PCP may be able to dx it and/or send you to a specialist to have them look at them. Start documenting when it happens and where as well as how you feel during the outbreaks. Take pictures if you need to so that you have them to show the dr. just in case you don't have any on the day you see your dr. (I just did that with some joint/tendon stuff I have going on just in case they aren't acting up when I see the rheummy next week).

Let us know how you are doing.:hug:

I'm allergic to something that makes my head itch after being outside. And sometimes I get a sore spot that I assume is a painful pimple of some sort. They last for about two weeks then dry up. Try to get the least perfumed shampoo you can find and see if that helps maybe? I had a hard time finding one without a scent.

sulfate free shampoos are becoming more popular because sulfates cause hair dye to strip out ten times more quickly than normal shampoo. It should be easy to try one.

I went to my local Sallys and picked up a bottle of Hair Now. Hope it works! I hate getting hair cuts with my scalp broken out.

Thanks everyone!!!!!

Of course the rash and sores cleared up completely the night before my doctors appt!!!!!!

LOL....everyone is saying to use mild shampoos. When I feel I am getting little bumps? pimples? I grab my apricot scrub!!!! Works so much better than any dandruff shampoo!!!!
I miss the days when I used to groom.....doggie shampoos always worked!!!!:eek:

Dej, that sounds terrible:eek:

I've used my dogs shampoo too! She's white, my hair is white........

Didn't help me, she looks dazzeling! A clean Maltese will blind you, so white!

I've used that stuff fromSallys, it's nice, but I don't notice an improvement.

Many head lesions are caused by fungus.

Using Nizoral shampoo may help this. Also washing hair less frequently may work as fungus loves moisture.

People who sweat heavily, or wear caps alot, are more prone.
Once the fungus gets going it can be very resistant to cure, because it lives in the deeper areas of the skin.
This is similar to tinea versicolor on the skin, which is very hard to get rid of as well.

Diabetics and people with reduced immune functions often get skin fungal infections commonly.

My son found T-gel very effective...but I worry because coal tar products have been found to cause skin cancer. For this reason coal tar products are so not commonly prescribed by dermatologists as in the past.

Also being low in zinc in the diet negatively affects the skin and hair.
Many dandruff shampoos have zinc in them for this reason.
Some drugs will deplete zinc heavily, so taking zinc supplements for those people is very helpful.

i get a bump on my scalp every few months. and they take a long time to heal. i finally got a script for antibiotics from my pain pill doc, checked with tysabri clinic first, and they were ok with it. i usually have one or 2 bandaids somewhere (often a finger). i feel like les nesman :wink:

I remember him! WKRP