● Typical plant culprits include hellebores, chrysanthemums, primroses and primulas. Chemical suspects are hair dyes, nickel, fragrances and even some skin medications.
Perhaps your strange rash or hair loss isn’t the direct result of that dodgy Chinese takeout you had last night. Maybe it is something altogether different and radical.
● Seborrheic dermatitis is much more of an anomaly when it comes to dermatitis. It can be caused by stress or something as simple as excessive hair styling. It’s characterized by oily, yellow scaling on the scalp and other areas where there is hair. It also can appear on the skin, arms, legs, chest and breasts. It’s neither contagious nor dangerous. Dandruff is a form of seborrheic dermatitis, for example.
● Hair loss is one of the more prevalent symptoms. The oil from the scalp combines with a fungus called Malassezia furfur. This inflames the hair follicles, making it harder and much more difficult for hair to grow.
● It can be triggered by a number of things. But one factor that seems to be common in a number of patients is an excessive amount of an oily substance called sebum. People who excrete more sebum tend to suffer from hair loss. The substance actually feeds the fungus.
● Some other common factors that exacerbate seborrheic dermatitis are obesity, hormonal imbalances or changes, stress, and fatigue. Sometimes something as mundane as dry weather can make an ordinarily bad hair day a long-term problem with hair loss.