Recent content by 82JTA

Hi Guys Firstly, thanks for the forum! I've been lurking for a while - reading about others experiences and success stories with all the great advice about treatments etc, has given me the confidence to finally do something for myself. Anyway, I've always had a high hairline and my hair loss...

As someone who has had periodic outbreaks of Seborrheic Dermatitis for years – I'd highly recommend trying some Nizoral shampoo! I got advised by a doctor and hairdresser to use it and it really helps with the sort of symptoms you described - definitely reduces scalp inflammation as well...

Saw your pictures and that's some quality progress mate - well done for sticking with it despite the doubts! It's encouraging too as mine's looking similar to your original starting photos - there is hope!

Yep gotta love that black licorice coal tar smell - think I'll have to pick some up again to add back into my regimen! Manchboy - For me the itch comes and goes but that's often to do with the scalp irritation and dermatitis problem. Though sometimes I get a separate kind of tingling / itch in...

It's not *necessarily* related - I had very similar symptoms as you (scalp dermatitis) and was advised to use Nizoral as a kid - obviously before my male pattern baldness started showing. Though, that said I've always wondered if scalp inflammation / irritation has contributed to and exacerbated the male pattern baldness anyway...

The OP here was a great intro to the treatments and options available to us all. Especially relevant and useful for me was section taking to bits the internet hysteria surrounding finasteride side effects and showing that they're often psychosomatic. I liked the OP's photos too as they show...