new questions and something that may help

[Guest guest]

I have been a member of this group for about 1 week now and I just want to

thank all of you for the wonderful information and support that can be found

here.

My new question for this week is about dealing with the S. dermatitis portion

of this condition. I use Nizoral and have pretty good control. However I have

flare-ups that even the nizoral doesn't seem to help. I don't know if it gets

better because I just keep using the nizoral (don't know what else to do at

these times) or if it would have just reduced anyway, because the stress or

whatever brought it on has abated. Does any one have any experience with

taking zinc as a Supplement, or with tea tree oil as a topical for the S

dermatitis? I'd like to hear any one's results.

Here is something I found this week that be of help to other women looking

for a good makeup. I have moderate redness most of the time with broken veins

on my nose and cheeks and chin. The worst part of this disease for me is

looking like I'm always embarrassed. I tried prescriptives foundation this

week and was really impressed. I didn't have to layer it over that goopy

green base that never really works, and I was really impressed with how much

of the red it covered. So far no reaction to the makeup (I found I have to be

careful, a lot of the makeup now causes burning, another thing to appreciate

about this condition) I don't know though how well it will cover during a

full blush. hope this info helps someone out there.

[Guest guest]

Hi--

I've been taking 30mg of zinc every night for about a

week now, along with some other vitamins and

supplements. Can't really comment on how well it

works, but I tend to believe that dietary supplements

work best synergistically, so just adding one may not

necessarily bring noticeable benefits. Regardless,

zinc is probably a good thing to take, though there

are some things you should be aware of. Most

importantly, don't take it within two hrs of an

antibiotic (esp. tetracyclines), or it will decrease

the antibiotic's absorption and it may not be as

effective. Also, too much zinc (over 100mg a day, I

think) can throw off the mineral balance in your body,

esp. b/n zinc and copper.

Zinc is supposed to help boost the immune system and

help accelerate the healing of the skin. I believe it

is a component in the sebaceous glands. Here's a site

I used to learn more about zinc as a supplement:

http://onhealth.com/ch1/resource/vitamins/item,13891.asp

Good luck!

--- Rialjj@... wrote:

>

> I have been a member of this group for about 1 week

> now and I just want to

> thank all of you for the wonderful information and

> support that can be found

> here.

> My new question for this week is about dealing with

> the S. dermatitis portion

> of this condition. I use Nizoral and have pretty

> good control. However I have

> flare-ups that even the nizoral doesn't seem to

> help. I don't know if it gets

> better because I just keep using the nizoral (don't

> know what else to do at

> these times) or if it would have just reduced

> anyway, because the stress or

> whatever brought it on has abated. Does any one have

> any experience with

> taking zinc as a Supplement, or with tea tree oil as

> a topical for the S

> dermatitis? I'd like to hear any one's results.

> Here is something I found this week that be of help

> to other women looking

> for a good makeup. I have moderate redness most of

> the time with broken veins

> on my nose and cheeks and chin. The worst part of

> this disease for me is

> looking like I'm always embarrassed. I tried

> prescriptives foundation this

> week and was really impressed. I didn't have to

> layer it over that goopy

> green base that never really works, and I was really

> impressed with how much

> of the red it covered. So far no reaction to the

> makeup (I found I have to be

> careful, a lot of the makeup now causes burning,

> another thing to appreciate

> about this condition) I don't know though how well

> it will cover during a

> full blush. hope this info helps someone out there.

>

>

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