What to do if your head is sweaty and your hair is thinning

The possible causes of sweaty head and thinning hair are androgenetic alopecia, seborrheic dermatitis, etc., which can be improved by topical and oral medications. 1. Androgenetic alopecia: androgenetic alopecia is a common cause of hair loss in clinical practice. Patients’ scalp follicles are too sensitive to the effects of androgens, which can damage scalp follicles and lead to hair loss, mainly manifesting as progressive reduction of hair at the top of the forehead, thinning of hair, hair thinning, and sweating, etc. These patients can take oral medications to inhibit the effects of non-androgens, which can help to improve the condition. Such patients can take oral inhibition of androgenic effects of finasteride, cyclopropylprogesterone and other drugs to help regulate the body’s hormone levels, and on this basis, topical minoxidil tincture to help hair regrowth, and thus effectively improve the symptoms of androgenic alopecia. 2. Seborrheic dermatitis: when seborrheic dermatitis involves the scalp, there can be an increase in scalp oil secretion, sweating, scalp itching, dandruff and other symptoms, serious cases can appear hair loss symptoms. This kind of patients can be applied locally ketoconazole ointment, hydrocortisone cream, tacrolimus ointment and other drugs to help alleviate the symptoms, and at the same time to pay attention to a light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food, limit the diet of sugar and fat, quit smoking and alcohol, so as to help achieve better therapeutic effect. It should be noted that the above treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a physician to avoid the occurrence of adverse reactions.