Re: psoriasis and hair loss

[Guest guest]

My daughter is also 15 and she used to have very thick flaks like the ones

on baby's heads. She was using craddle cap treatment shampoo, unfortunately

I don't remember the brand name, neither does she. I don't know if this is

helpful

for you.

Fayrouz

" Ruede, " wrote:

Greetings, all.

My 15-year-old daughter has developed a sort of low-grade psoriasis in

the last year. By low-grade I mean that what she's mostly experienced

is a pink scalp and some hair-thinning on the top of her head, with some

itching and discomfort. Occasionally she gets a very flaky patch on her

scalp, usually about the size of a dime or quarter, which is what led to

the diagnosis.

Has anyone's child had this experience, and if so, what did you find

helpful? My daughter was given a lotion for the flaky patches, and it's

okay for that, but very greasy and thick and can't be applied to her

whole head (it would take forever, and would make her hair look dirty

and unkempt). I've tried various OTC shampoos, but they didn't seem to

help either the pink, itchy scalp or the hair loss.

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[Guest guest]

Isn't that an autoimmune response?

Is there something that she started doing differently before this?

Sometimes a 'body complains' about a chemical exposure in various ways

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/howcomplain.htm>

.... maybe this, too?

For help ... check into glyconutrients

Give your body what it needs in the way of good nutrition & the

'glyconutrient' food supplements, and the body can heal itself ....

[Guest guest]

Any chance this is an allergic reaction to the shampoo you're using?

Maybe the shampoo or conditioner isn't getting rinsed out good. My mom

is a hairdresser and when her clients have problems, she recommends

plain old baby shampoo. Lots of times it clears up the problem. If

your daughter is offended by that, put it in a cool dispenser.

Tonya

psoriasis and hair loss

Greetings, all.

My 15-year-old daughter has developed a sort of low-grade psoriasis in

the last year. By low-grade I mean that what she's mostly experienced

is a pink scalp and some hair-thinning on the top of her head, with some

itching and discomfort. Occasionally she gets a very flaky patch on her

scalp, usually about the size of a dime or quarter, which is what led to

the diagnosis.

Has anyone's child had this experience, and if so, what did you find

helpful? My daughter was given a lotion for the flaky patches, and it's

okay for that, but very greasy and thick and can't be applied to her

whole head (it would take forever, and would make her hair look dirty

and unkempt). I've tried various OTC shampoos, but they didn't seem to

help either the pink, itchy scalp or the hair loss.

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,

I'm not sure where you live, but there is a dermatologist in Dallas that

specializes in psoriasis and can tell you if it is an allergic reaction to

various types of things or if you need to use/avoid special products. He also

participates in national clinical research on psoriasis. He's chief of

dermatology at Baylor. My friend LOVES him:

Dr. Alan Menter

5310 Harvest Hill Road

Suite 260

Dallas, TX 75230

psoriasis and hair loss

Greetings, all.

My 15-year-old daughter has developed a sort of low-grade psoriasis in

the last year. By low-grade I mean that what she's mostly experienced

is a pink scalp and some hair-thinning on the top of her head, with some

itching and discomfort. Occasionally she gets a very flaky patch on her

scalp, usually about the size of a dime or quarter, which is what led to

the diagnosis.

Has anyone's child had this experience, and if so, what did you find

helpful? My daughter was given a lotion for the flaky patches, and it's

okay for that, but very greasy and thick and can't be applied to her

whole head (it would take forever, and would make her hair look dirty

and unkempt). I've tried various OTC shampoos, but they didn't seem to

help either the pink, itchy scalp or the hair loss.

Texas Autism Advocacy

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Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

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[Guest guest]

Thanks very much to all responders!

Replies: yes, I believe it's autoimmune. I'm certain that chemical

exposures have to do with it--Deanna's being treated, but then we're all

being constantly re-exposed through our environment (e.g. mercury in the

air from power plants).

I don't think it's the shampoo because we switch around, and typically

I've kept to mild ones found in the health food stores-e.g. Aubrey

Organics-with few if any chemical irritants. And we do rinse well for

the reason named. The cradle cap shampoo mentioned earlier might be

worth trying if this persists.

Glad to know there's an expert in psoriasis around here-I'll keep the

info!!!

Another list suggested biotin deficiency, which would explain the

psoriasis, hair loss, seborrheic dermatitis, and other things my

daughter is experiencing. We used to keep her ramped up on that but

lapsed some while back, and I'm going to ramp it back up again to see

what happens.

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:33:05 -0000

Subject: Re: psoriasis and hair loss

Isn't that an autoimmune response?

Is there something that she started doing differently before this?

Sometimes a 'body complains' about a chemical exposure in various ways

http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/howcomplain.htm <snip>

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:11:58 -0600

Subject: RE: psoriasis and hair loss

Any chance this is an allergic reaction to the shampoo you're using?

Maybe the shampoo or conditioner isn't getting rinsed out good. My mom

is a hairdresser and when her clients have problems, she recommends

plain old baby shampoo. Lots of times it clears up the problem. If

your daughter is offended by that, put it in a cool dispenser.

Tonya

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:54:07 -0500

From: carpenterfam@...

Subject: Re: psoriasis and hair loss

,

I'm not sure where you live, but there is a dermatologist in Dallas that

specializes in psoriasis and can tell you if it is an allergic reaction

to various types of things or if you need to use/avoid special products.

He also participates in national clinical research on psoriasis. He's

chief of dermatology at Baylor. My friend LOVES him:

Dr. Alan Menter

5310 Harvest Hill Road

Suite 260

Dallas, TX 75230

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/31/2006 3:35:01 P.M. Central Standard Time,

l.ruede@... writes:

Thanks very much to all responders!

One more response, I ordered some free food supplement trials from Ganeden

Biotech for my mom (Arthritis Advantage) and for my son (Digestive Advantage

Lactobacillus Cultures) and I noticed they have a formula for Psoriasis called

Dermal Advantage, maybe you could go online and order a free trial for your

daughter to try out. Some of the retail stores you can buy these products at

are CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart. _www.ganedenbiotech.com_

(http://www.ganedenbiotech.com) R.

[Guest guest]

Good information. I am going to get some for my husband

to try.

Re: Re: psoriasis and hair loss

In a message dated 3/31/2006 3:35:01 P.M. Central Standard Time,

l.ruede@... writes:

Thanks very much to all responders!

One more response, I ordered some free food supplement trials from Ganeden

Biotech for my mom (Arthritis Advantage) and for my son (Digestive Advantage

Lactobacillus Cultures) and I noticed they have a formula for Psoriasis

called

Dermal Advantage, maybe you could go online and order a free trial for your

daughter to try out. Some of the retail stores you can buy these products at

are CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart. _www.ganedenbiotech.com_

(http://www.ganedenbiotech.com) R.