Topical To Deal With Scalp Inflammation.

I'm looking to create a Topical that will ultimately deal with my Scalp Inflammation. I've noticed that the days where I have no scalp inflammation I lose less hair, feel better and I'm much happier. Unfortunately, the only times I've actually had no inflammation since my hair loss began 4 years ago was when using either Finasteride or the first week of using Iodine.

I really don't know which way to go with this. Whether it's blood flow, Scalp Parasites or just DHT related, I want a multi-sided approach. I know a lot of guys here suffer scalp inflammation so this would be very helpful. It seems though that the two things that have helped me with inflammation have been internal and I've run out of internal options to use. Finasteride causes terrible side effects and Iodine lost it's effectiveness and caused severe heart pains to the point of nearly fainting. I seem to suffer inflammation 10x worse than most. So what can I do?.

There's many ingredients for Topicals that are supposed to help, but I know most of them won't work.

Tea Tree Oil
Lavender Oil
Jojoba Oil
Grapeseed Oil
Rosemary Oil
Cedarwood Oil
Peppermint Oil
Olive Oil
Neem Oil
Coconut Oil
Eucalyptus Oil

Ketoconazole
Miconazole
Zinc Oxide
Selenium Sulfate

Apple Cider Vinegar
Borax

Hot/Cold Showers
Head Massage

These are only off the top of my head, there's probably 100's more. Have any of you guys fully eradicated Scalp Inflammation with a Topical regimen?.

In my 4 year battle with genetic vulnerable hair loss, I have reached the conclusion that the
inflammation you mention, is not treateable effectively from the outside. It comes from inside, and the
symptoms cannot be controlled externally.

i dont suffer from any visible scalp inflammation and i m no expert but I agree with cpio. I do think topicals can help greatly but I would think you need to close the stable doors before the horses have bolted. Seems to me a good approach would be to tinker with your diet myself i have quit sugar and gluten which i m hoping will help starve any harmful parasites. I m guessing an internal and external treatment would me the best course of action.

But Diet just doesn't seem to work, I've eaten healthy for long periods and inflammation stays much the same. I eat extremely healthy in comparison with my friends.

Decro435 wrote:But Diet just doesn't seem to work, I've eaten healthy for long periods and inflammation stays much the same. I eat extremely healthy in comparison with my friends.

Please list everything you eat and everything you avoid.

Good suggestion misterE, sometimes healthy-looking foods are not that healthy. You should also try to figure out what kind of body type you have according to Ayurveda medicine. I've also heard that a lot of healthy foods should not be eaten together, but rather separately.

For diet I would listen to Ih jdp they have genuine knowledge about this stuff.

Topicaly you can try:
IH topical
clay
iodine
oils
kefir

Important is using an organic shampoo and finding a good shedule for yourself

Kefir and aloe vera help with inflammation topically and take the ACV internally.

I suffer from incredible inflammation at times and its absolutely infuriating. I have found that the only thing that really helps is doing scalp excercises as described on the hairloss-reversible.com website. This hasnt stopped me losing my hair but I feel it has definately slowed it down expecially as it thickens up the hair in the crown area. Evertime I feel the itch coming on I do this excercise and the itching subsides. Topicals are so messy and hard to leave on. I actually found a topical that really helped with inflammation is -
- onion juice (smelly but effective!)
- nettle tea (you can buy the stuffin supermarkets but real nettles are 10x better)
- lavender oil
- aloe vera gel
- sea salt

You can put other stuff in there like tea tree oil that all help a lot as well but its hard to get time to use this messy topical. 20 minutes before a shower is kinda ideal.

Actually just a question for anyone who can tell me -
Why is it that itching subsides for people on finasteride but seems to increase for those on Saw Palmetto/ Beta-Sit?
I thought they were supposed to do roughly the same function?

cpio wrote:In my 4 year battle with genetic vulnerable hair loss, I have reached the conclusion that the
inflammation you mention, is not treateable effectively from the outside. It comes from inside, and the
symptoms cannot be controlled externally.

Couldn't agree more.

pancacke wrote:For diet I would listen to Ih jdp they have genuine knowledge about this stuff.

I strongly disagree with this statement. IH recommends a high-saturated-fat/meat-based diet low in fiber and phytonutrients/antioxidants. I believe this type of diet is what gave us hair-loss in the first place.

misterE--

Seems that when I had a high glycemic diet that my hair loss was triggered. Too many carbs and sweets. Factor in alcohol too in college and beyond and that was a high inflammation factor.

mistere
From what I read IH never advised a meatbased diet, he thinks that different people do better with meat in their diet and others do not.
Avoid sugar, "bad" fats, civilized foods-is what i remember and try to stick with.

MisterE,

Your diet is rich in wheat (major player in many diseases), phyto-toxins, phytic acid, anti nutrients, carbs, etc. That's a recipe for inflammation, leaky gut, auto-immune problems, hypothyroidism, dysbiosis... you name it.

Seems that MisterE's claims and recommendations match those given by the FDA... and who's been killing americans for years with contradicting and errated information???? Your diet seems extremely inflammatory, contradicting research:

http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com/search/label/anti-inflammatory%20diet


The Kitavans consume a diet fairly high in carbs (but no wheat, grains or processed crap, or things like the omega-6 you promote) but also high in saturated fat. They also consume fish (yeah ANIMAL foods). They are hyper healthy and a model of study.

The myth that meat and saturated fats are evil has been dispelled long time ago. Saturated fat is healthy and it's needed for omega-3 to do its work (Art Ayers, Ph.D).

I won't say that and all meat and veggies is healthy for everyone, some people need more carbs/starches (HEALTHY ONES, no freaking wheat, corn, soy, etc... think potatoes), including myself...


Decro,

If you have seb. derm. or dandruff (sources of destructive inflammation), don't waste time and attack it with Vinegar. Use it daily, the white kind (cheaper) and in full strength, leave overnight if you can.

pancacke wrote: "bad" fats

What is your definition of "bad-fats"?

To me, all fats are bad except the essential-fatty-acids (omega-3 and omega-6) and even those need to be in a certain balance 4 to 1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3. All other fats like trans, saturated and monounsaturated are unessential and serve absolutely no purpose in the body other than to provide extra calories in the form of body-fat.