Scalp Folliculitis

Dear Brad:Whenever a pus exists, it is often a bacteria, and Ihave found the pus to reduce rather quickly ifsufficient baking soda was taken to get urinary pH of7. Most men's dose I have seen to work fairly well is1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water onan empty stomach, taken twice a day. If effectivelygetting a laxative, the pus would reduce quite quicklyonly after going to the toilet. I appears to be thatthe body's microbial overload is high, causing such aproblem. There was one case of a man that had pusstreaming from the head, literally in streams. As anemergency, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoonof sea salt in 1/2 glass of water were used to inducea laxative effect to reduce the toxemia buildup andthe pus was reduced almost instantly within minutesafter going to the bathroom. The pus or damaged causeby the bacteria, I have seen were a condition due toboth acidosis, lack of zinc and lack of magnesium. A zinc gluconate, 50 mg, preferably chewed and drinkwith 1/2 glass of water taken only twice a week, and250 mg of magnesium citrate in 1/2 glass of waterdissolved taken 5 days out of a week were of mosthelp. However, there was an interesting segment forthat man with a streaming pus, he also had amycobacterium problems in his blood, and he had totake 1/4 teaspoon of borax dissolved in one liter ofdrinking water taken only a couple of days out of aweek to reduce the mycobacterium which initiated a socalled autoimmunity problem, which actually is amisnomer, but that's what they call it anyway. Bykeeping the urinary pH near 7, have some zinc,magnesium and boron (from the borax), the condition ofsimilar to yours disappeared on the second or thethird week. However, as I noted, it is still importantto keep getting a alkaline urinary pH as a mostimportant point. Good breathing exercise can lead tosome alkalinity as does, getting plenty of rest.However, those take a little more time, and henceshould be done together. One other interesting fact Ifound about the autoimmunity for that case was thewater he drank was so polluted, if the water he drankwas kept overnight, it would have a slight spoilingthe day after. Hence, he had to drink bottled waterfrom a better source during his term of recovery. Inthe meantime a borax saturated in a water can be usedas a shampoo, and plenty of Milk of magnesia can beadded (about 20%-50%) into the solution to use to washand at least get rid of the problems of the pus andperhaps the hair growth. This should at least killsome local infection of the scalp through theantibiotic effects of alkalinity and the magnesium, aswell as the antifungal properties of borax to be usedas a shampoo. If some is kept overnight, withoutrinsing, it should help, but still getting the urinarypH as measured by a cheap pocket pH meter to normalstill the goal.

Hello Ted! I came across this website in hopes to find a cure for what doctors have a diagnosed me with, Folliculits Decalvans of the scalp. It started as a small area in the center or top of my scalp when I was about 13 years of age. I had recently cut my hair from having braides and started getting S-Curls. I stopped getting S-Curls and decided to wear my hair short like my friends and thats when my problems started. My scalp beginned turnning bright red, it became swollen and bumps formed. My scalp was very dry, flaky and itchy. I scratched my scalp so bad, the bumps would burst and bleed and pus would come out all at the same time. While in the midst of me scratching my scalp with my fingernails, I continuously pulled my hair out along with the scabs that had formed from the blood and pus. Doctors have put me on tons and tons of medication that never seem to fully cure the Folliculitis Decalvans, only surpresses it for a little while, and immediately after finishing medication, the disease comes back 7 times stronger. Now, I am a 22 year old Black African American man who has a bald spot about the size of 3 by 3 inches in a circular diameter in the middle of my scalp. My scalp has formed a layer of skin that looks silver, shiny, transparent almost. I just want all this to be over with. I want my hair to grow back the way it was before Folliculitis Decalvans violated my scalp. Ted, is it possible that there are still hair folicules resting underneath the surface of my skin that are trying to break through but can't because of my condition? What can I do to attack the cause of the redness, the inflammation, the soreness, the bumps and the itching. I wanna be able to use something that will make my hair look like something instead of it being just a big dry bush that looks ashy all the time because I've refrained from using hair grease. There's got to be a way to break through that top layer of skin and rejuvenate my hair folicules. When I look in the mirror at that spot, it looks like the hair is still trying to grow; there are still few hair strands that have penetrated through and I'm not willing to let go of them just yet. Only if there is no hope. Ted, Thank you so much for your time! I didn't mean to write so much, this pain has got me passionate about a cure for Folliculitis Decalvans. Somehow, all of my dermatologists think I'm crazy, because as they tell me there is no cure, my hair will never grow back, I might as well go bald and give up hope...I say, "Yes, there is a cure, Yes all of my hair will grow back, No I will not go bald and because my hope and faith is not in you!" And I leave on a wild quest for antibiotics that do me no justice. Ted, can you please help me?

Hello Marc, this is Merryane in FL,,I also have a bad area on my head, it is across the lower back of my scalp,,,I went to the treatment listings and read want is being done for fungus infections,,it is most likley ringworm gone infectious,,I am taking 3000mg of vit C each day, 6000mg MSM each day, you can divided that into 3 doses a day,,then a very painful apple cider vinegar washes to the area 2 times a day, it really burns on raw skin, but it really does kill the fungus, I let mine get bad, I have had a boil behimd my left ear, it is heald now, I had a boil on the area on the back of my head, it is heald now, I got my right hand infected from scratching the head, it is still in the healing stage,,so I do under stand,,then some times I apply fungal creams when I am going out and do not want to smell like a salad. I probly have a general body fungi load, but it started from a 2 inch spot on the back of my head in 2005,,and I did not go to the doctor about it,,I just thought it was dry scalp,,,well vingar on raw skin is a hard price to pay,,Merryanne in FL

This is Merryanne in FL, I would like to give an update to my treatment of fungus on and in my body,,,I have changed treatment some,,When on my days off work I have taken 1 Tablespoon neem oil and 1 tablespoon cator oil and put on my head and right hand, this has really been helpfull for my skin,,Now I have cut the dosage of MSM to only 2000mg per day(1000mg in the mouring and 1000mg about 1PM, do not tke MSM 4 hours befor bedtime or you want sleep good) Now I have added Neem bark capsules, 6 per day divide up either in 2 doeses or 3 doeses. I have been on this for 3 days and it is doing good. Skin is looking better, and the itching is less, it its still a work in progress.

Hello Merryanne, thank you so much for your advice. I'm glad that I finally found someone who understands what I've been experiencing. It's been about two weeks and I've started taking supplements like horsetail, MSM, Vitamin C, Flaxseed Oil, Zinc and Magnesium. I'm hoping to see a bit of improvement within the next month. I've started using a Zinc shampoo called Head & Shoulder's which seems to be good, it's just my scalp is left feeling dry. I would love to use teatree oil or regular hair products, but they irritate my scalp. Don't know why! I really don't want to use ACV because it is such a harsh treatment...hopefully this will go away soon. I've considered growing an afro to get my hair as long as possible to cover the patch of hair and scalp that looks a little strange.

Hello Marc..Merryanne in FL,,I am still working with my fungi,,one area gets better then another starts up again,,I had to stop the MSM for a few days,,there are sideffects with MSM some times,,espically taking large doses,,I was getting very depressed and crying-alot. But, I am still doing some vinegar washes(not on raw skin, now) somtimes the neem oil(when at home) I don't see any real success on my hands, but my scalp is 75% better. I am continuing to work on the problem. Merryanne

i have tried everything and for 3 yrs nothing works. i wanted to ask merryanne what worked on her scalp what is msm. i have folliculitis and i think the decalvanes too == it is very painful ithy and red any suggestions. i am using nizoral and head and shoulders intensive which is like selsun blue and something vinegar wash afterwards

i am looking for something to soothe it at night

I am sure that B who wrote about scalp folliculitis in 2009 will not get this response. However for anyone else looking, my daughter was diagnosed with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis as an infant. She had very similar symptoms to yours. We went thru many rounds of antibiotics, but we were told that the condition is cyclical. It sounds like you need to have a dermatologist do a biopsy. The good news is that my daughter stopped having pustules around the age of two, so your system may react the same way over time.