How to treat mild seborrheic dermatitis?

Skin diseases are serious diseases that bother everyone. They usually grow on the skin and affect the appearance. Female friends in particular should pay special attention to their skin care issues, and skin problems must be treated in a timely manner. Everyone is familiar with dermatitis, but how to treat mild seborrheic dermatitis? There must be some friends who suffer from this disease, so treatment is what everyone is concerned about. It is also scientific to choose a treatment method according to your own situation, so let’s take a look!

1. General treatment

Live a regular life, get enough sleep, adjust your diet, eat more vegetables, limit high-fat and high-sugar foods, avoid drinking alcohol and spicy foods, and avoid excessive mental stress.

2. Topical medication

(1) Glucocorticoids are mainly used for skin lesions with severe inflammation. Medium- or high-potency glucocorticoid preparations can be applied externally, which have good therapeutic effects, but should not be used for a long time, especially on the face. Low-potency glucocorticoid preparations (such as hydrocortisone) are less effective and are suitable for infants and young children.

(2) Antibacterial drugs: 2% erythromycin ointment or gel, 5% metronidazole cream, or a cream containing 1% chloramphenicol and 0.1% dexamethasone.

(3) Selenium sulfide lotion has the effect of killing fungi and inhibiting bacterial growth. It can also reduce sebum secretion and the content of fatty acids in sebum.

(4) Zinc pyrithione shampoo: The concentration of zinc pyrithione shampoo is 1% to 2%. In addition to being used on the scalp, it can also be used on other parts of the body, such as the face, brow arches, and trunk. Do not apply to eyelid margins to avoid eye irritation. Apply the medicine to the affected area, leave it on for 1 to 2 minutes, and then wash it off with clean water. Apply 1 to 2 times a day. When symptoms are under control, change to once a day, but you must persist in applying it to avoid recurrence. The shampoo has an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of epidermal cells. In addition, it has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect and can inhibit the growth of Pityrosporum ovale.

(5) Antifungal preparations Antifungal preparations, especially imidazole drugs, have good therapeutic effects. Shampoos or creams containing ketoconazole (2%), itraconazole, econazole, clotrimazole, miconazole, oxiconazole, isoconazole, or ciclopirox and terbinafine (1%) preparations are commonly used. In addition to antifungal effects, antifungal preparations also have multiple effects such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and inhibition of cell wall lipid formation.

The above is about how to treat mild seborrheic dermatitis. Drug treatment can be used, but it needs to be done under the guidance of a doctor. Do not underestimate mild seborrheic dermatitis, as it can easily cause other diseases. Because skin inflammation is also an inflammatory problem, you should pay attention to your eating habits, don't stay up late often, and don't eat raw, cold, and spicy foods.