Seborrhea is a special skin disease caused bywhich is a disorder of the sebaceous glands of the human body. Today, a distinction is made between oily and dry seborrhea. Oily seborrhea of the scalp occurs when the activity of the sebaceous glands changes from a normal stable state towards hyperfunction, dry seborrhea of the scalp, the treatment of which requires increased attention, in turn, appears when a person's sebaceous glands shift towards hypofunction. With seborrhea, not only the amount of sebum secretion changes. Significant changes are also noted in the chemical composition of sebum, in its physical properties. Seborrhea on the face is also a fairly common disease today.
What causes this disease?
With improper hair care, as well as withSome diseases may be accompanied by serious disturbances in the functioning of the sebaceous glands of the scalp. Thus, the skin either becomes dry and begins to peel, or is covered with sebum, making the hair greasy and contributing to its loss. Important! One of the most important reasons why a person begins to lose hair is seborrhea. The mechanism of seborrhea development is influenced by:
- Genetic factors;
- Endocrine factors;
- Gastrointestinal factors;
- Stressful factors;
- Violation of the physiological balance of female sex hormones and masculine.
Let's dwell on the latter in a little more detail.factor causing the appearance of seborrhea. The disease begins to develop when male hormones begin to predominate in a woman's body, and, conversely, female hormones begin to predominate in a man's body. Most often, this disease manifests itself in people in their youth. As a rule, seborrhea contributes to:
- The development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Development of all kinds of chronic infections;
- Hypovitaminosis (most often - vitamin Vitamin A and C hypovitaminosis);
- Skin contamination.
In case of seborrhea, all bactericidal properties thathas a sebaceous secretion, is suppressed. Thus, in the ducts of the sebaceous glands of the skin, on its surface, sebaceous secretion begins to accumulate, thereby creating an excellent soil for the development of infections harmful to the skin. Often, acne appears on the skin. You can avoid suppression of the bactericidal properties of the skin only if you properly care for your skin.
Varieties of seborrhea and the possible consequences of this serious disease
- Fat seborrhea
In the vast majority of cases, seborrhea occursnamely oily. With oily seborrhea, the sebaceous glands begin to produce too much sebum. This happens because there is a serious disruption in the functioning of the human sebaceous glands. With oily seborrhea:
- The whole composition of the skin fat of a person changes;
- Reduces the protective properties of sebum;
- The properties of skin fat that are important for stable vital activity decrease;
- There are the most favorable conditions for a general lesion of the skin of the face and body, for the development of very harmful microorganisms on their surface and inside the skin.
With this disease, the skin becomes thicker,starts to get dirty much faster, and even acquires an unhealthy yellowish tint. With oily seborrhea, the skin also becomes greasy and shiny, very easily covered with inflammation, expressed in the form of red spots. Initially, seborrhea appears on the face, and then gradually it affects the hair and body. Oily crusts, large flakes of dandruff often appear on the head, consisting of oily scales of a yellowish color and very easy to scrape off. Very often, with oily seborrhea, a person begins to suffer from unbearable itching, and a very unpleasant gray-yellow coating appears on the hair. Within 24 hours, the hair becomes very greasy, begins to shine very oilily, even sticks together. Also, hair begins to fall out intensely. It is important to remember: oily seborrhea must be treated. Otherwise, in 3-5 years you can go completely bald. Do not forget that oily seborrhea is treated quite quickly and very easily. How to treat oily seborrhea yourself? Rub a 60% solution of sodium thiosulfate, or a 2% solution of salicylic acid, or an alcohol solution of naphthalene oil into the hairy scalp for a month. Sulsen paste is also very effective.
- Dry seborrhea
Dry seborrhea occurs when the skina person begins to secrete an insufficient amount of sebum for the normal functioning of the body. Because of this, the skin begins to peel, the hair becomes drier and thinner, brittle. The hair stops shining, dandruff appears in the form of dry white flakes. With dry seborrhea:
- The composition of human sebum changes;
- The skin becomes very dry.
It is important to remember:With dry seborrhea, it is strongly recommended not to wash your hair very often. This will only worsen the general condition of your skin, and also exacerbate the unpleasant disease. Do not forget that all products that degrease the skin and hair cause them very serious harm with dry seborrhea. How to treat dry seborrhea on your own? With dry seborrhea, as a rule, sulfur ointments, salicylic acid, and in some cases even hormones are used. At home, you can treat dry seborrhea with a 10% sulfur ointment. Divide your hair into thin strands, and begin to rub sulfur ointment into all partings for three to five minutes. This should be done for eight days. On the ninth day, experts recommend giving your hair a little rest, and on the tenth day, you should wash your hair with boiled water using special medicated shampoos. On the eleventh day, treat your hair with a boric acid solution (to prepare it, mix two teaspoons of boric acid with 150 milliliters of hot water). Rub this boric acid solution into your head immediately before going to bed, then wrap your hair in a towel and go to bed. This rubbing should be continued for three days. After this set of procedures, leave your hair alone for seven days, and only on the tenth day wash it thoroughly.
Consequences of seborrhea
The most unpleasant consequences of thisdiseases are dandruff and premature hair loss. It is always very important to detect seborrhea in time, seek help from specialists and prevent further development of the disease. It is a pity that modern men and women do not know that seborrhea provokes baldness in people over the years. Be careful. Do not start fighting this disease too late, when the hair can no longer be restored.
How do doctors treat seborrhea?
Experts recommend it whenever possible.carry out complex treatment of seborrhea. Carefully take care of your facial skin and hair at home, using unique treatments. It is also necessary to visit a doctor regularly with seborrhea. When treating seborrhea, specialists usually:
- Use drugs that are involved in the restoration of all important functions of the autonomic nervous system of man;
- Begin to treat all diseases that were found in the patient during the previous comprehensive examination;
- Carry out hormonal therapy (this method of treatment is most effective in severe forms of the disease);
- The patient is prescribed a special diet. So, they recommend including in the daily diet sour-milk products, eggs and fruits, vegetables (in particular - cabbage and beetroot), oat porridge (most preferred are oats) and categorically advise you to try to eat as little as possible fatty foods, animal fats (for example, lamb and pork, beef lard), canned food, very salty and spicy dishes, various spices (horseradish and mustard, pepper). Diet in seborrhea normalizes the gastrointestinal tract of the patient, and also reduces the possibility of deterioration in the patient;
- Prescribe the use of vitamins A, B, Dand E, as well as medicines, which contain a significant amount of zinc and sulfur. In order for the body to cope with seborrhea on its own, it must be saturated with these beneficial substances;
- Do physical therapy. By physiotherapy means a whole complex of very important procedures: massage and cryotherapy, mesotherapy and ozonotherapy, phytotherapy, and ultraviolet irradiation;
- Recommend the patient to engage morephysical activity. So, advise to walk outdoors, take air and sun baths, temper the body, swim in open water, and also play sports. It is physical exercise that contributes to the normalization of the circulatory process in the human body, and also improves the course of the metabolic process.
If you suffer from seborrhea and you often havehair loss, try not to wear hats in good weather, spend more time in the sun. Don't forget! Hypertensive patients and people with cardiovascular diseases are not recommended to be in the sun.
What should be remembered when treating the disease
Very often seborrhea on the face and seborrhea of the hairis treated by using special medicinal plants. However, in no case should you forget during this treatment that various relapses may occur. In order to avoid this, be sure to start using another medicinal plant once every 1-1.5 months. Thus, seborrhea on the face and other forms of this disease will no longer bother you. We recommend reading:
