How to treat seborrheic dermatitis scalp

  The treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp focuses on dissolving fat, exfoliating keratin, and reducing inflammation and swelling. Suppression of itching is based on anti-inflammatory and anti-itch.  Commonly used drugs include salicylic acid, selenium sulfide, etc. Different dosage forms can be used according to different parts and different lesions. There are erosion and exudation sites can first use 0.1%-0.2% furacilin solution, 05%-1% iodophor, 1:5000 potassium permanganate wet compresses, and then choose the appropriate topical agents. You can also choose a compound preparation containing glucocorticoids and antibiotics, such as compound miconazole cream, compound econazole cream, etc. In cases where symptoms are not severe, topical shampoo with ketoconazole or selenium sulfide can control the symptoms. You can also take vitamin B2 and B6 orally; sedatives and anti-itching agents can be used when itching is intense.  Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment are as follows: 1, internal treatment (1) damp-heat conjunctive evidence Symptoms: skin lesions are flushed patches, greasy scabs, and even vesicles, oozing; accompanied by bitter mouth and sticky mouth, abdominal fullness, short urine, foul stools; red tongue, yellow greasy coating, smooth pulse.  Treatment: Clearing heat and relieving dampness, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach.  Remedy: Gentian and liver diarrhea soup with reduction. Commonly used are gentian herb, raw gardenia, scutellaria, scutellaria, Poria, Chai Hu, raw hawthorn, raw groundnut, coix seed, peppermint and licorice. (2) Wind-heat and blood dryness symptoms: mostly on the head and face, light red patches, dry, flaky, itchy, aggravated by wind, or itchy scalp, dandruff, dry hair loss; with dry mouth and thirst, dry stool; red tongue, thin white or yellow coating, fine pulse.  Treatment: Expel wind and clear heat, nourish blood and moisten dryness.  Remedies: Reduce the amount of wind and heat by combining with Yin Qiao San. Commonly used are thornbush, windbreak, honeysuckle, forsythia. Burdock, bitter ginseng, angelica, raw groundnut, Chuanxiong, Hu Ma Ren, Acorus calamus, Atractylodes macrocephalus, and white flowered snake’s tongue grass. If the itching is heavy, add white fresh skin, Tribulus terrestris 2, external treatment method skin lesions with a small amount of exudation, itching, can be used Amaranthus, Phellodendron, Cyperus, raw cypress leaf decoction, let cool and external washing or wet compress the affected area, each time 30 minutes, 1-2 times a day (specific medication, please combine with clinical, to the doctor’s face to face guidance shall prevail!)