Dry seborrhea

It occurs less frequently than fat. It affects predominantly fibrous covering of the head, beard, mustache, eyebrows, eyelashes. The tips of the hair break off, there is dandruff, hair become because of her appearance powdered. Facial skin - dry, scaly, after washing with soap appears uneasy feeling her contractions.
To normalize the function of the autonomic nervous system are recommended calcium supplements, bromkamfora, Belloidum, Bellaspon, tranquilizers. Also provided the normalization of the gastrointestinal tract (panzinormforte, Vigeratin, lipobolit, holenzim et al.), Assigned a diet devoid of rough fat, restricted carbohydrates, salt, holesterinosoderzhaschih products. Vegetarian food with lots of vegetables, salads, salads with vegetable oil, fruit. Therapy of foci of infection - chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis and so on. The course (2-3 months) vitamin A at 100,000 per day ME inside every day or every other day intramuscularly. Vitamin B complex, C, D, and E, as well as preparations of sulfur, arsenic, iron, phosphorus and others. Useful regular physical exercise, walking, adequate sleep.
In severe oily seborrhea held (under the supervision of an endocrinologist) treatment of female sexual hormones and their synthetic analogues.
Local treatment: the right skin care. For oily seborrhea start wiping water with its 1-2% sodium thiosulfate solution, sodium tetraborate or sodium bicarbonate, 3-5% of purified sulfur. With the subsiding of acute events are moving on alcohol solutions with tincture of valerian, lily of the valley, hawthorn, tannin, resorcinol, salicylic and boric acid. With a pronounced sebum secretion often wash the skin with soap and water, wipe the camphor, salicylic alcohol, face powder talcum powder, zinc oxide powder, or with sulfur, boric acid, burnt alum.
The pronounced effect among women can be obtained using external products containing estrogens (female sex hormones). Use of these drugs should be 2 days after the end of menstruation and end one week before the next one. Men outer estrogenic agents used for a long time, for 6-8 weeks.
Local treatment of dry skin involves wiping seborrhea 1% aqueous solution of hydrochloric or acetic acid, sodium tetraborate and sodium hydrogencarbonate, 70% alcohol solution of salicylic, boric, citric acid; lubrication shaken powders with sulfur ihtiola. After the disappearance of the acute effects prescribed exfoliating and allow drugs to facilitate the separation of comedones.
It is very useful for dry oily creams with vitamins A, E, F (such as "Lux", "Amber"), with herbs and furatsilinom, gray and boric acid (such as "mask"). The favorable influence preparations containing selenium sulfide (sulsenovoe soap, toothpaste sulsena). Perfume industry produces dandruff shampoo "Seborin".
In order to prevent it is recommended to destroy the head of the brush and comb used by the patient, to replace headpiece.
When combined seborrhea smeshannoi form outer drugs mentioned above, i.e. alcoholic solutions and ointments. Temporary improvement gives massaging naftalannoy paste with alcohol, as well as preparations containing Soultz.
The prognosis for patients with seborrhea, is generally favorable. Regular general and local treatment, therapeutic exercise, balanced nutrition and physiotherapy (UVR, D'Arsonval currents, steam baths, hydrogen sulfide irrigation, massage) contribute to the normalization of the skin.