Scalp is very painful, Itchy, flakey, oozing blood & sticky fluid. Help

Hi wen06862,  unfortunately in the UK it usually takes some time to get an appointment with a dermatologist.

The symptoms you are describing sound familiar to me. For years I used to have these rather large flakes on my scalp. Removing the flakes would reveal red raw inflamed skin oozing a fluid. My scalp used to be very itchy but after scratching it would hurt. I got used to just pat my scalp with the back of my hands instead of scratching it.

Your dermatologist will have to find out what is causing your skin problems. In my case it turned out to be a contact allergy to sulphonated fatty acids. Worst of all, these are found in virtually all shampoos and even the medicated ones prescribed by my doctors. That's why steroids and fungal shampoos did not work for me. 

After avoiding the substances causing the allergic reaction my skin improved almost overnight. I immediately noticed that the itching is subsiding and after a week or so the flakes and redness disappeared as well.     

Until you see a dermatologist you could try to use the mildest shampoo you can find. At times when my scalp is itchy I use just conditioner. You could apply it generously and massage it very gently onto the scalp. Then rinse your hair very well.  

In your case the trigger might be something else. If it would be just an allergy your face and/or hands would likely be affected as well.

Hope you soon find relief for your skin condition. I remember how agonising the itching can be.    

Hi there

It sounds as though you have sebhorreic dermatitis, which is what I suffer from.  Sometimes the problem is something as simple as hard water!  However, for most of us, the cost of installing a water softner is too expensive. 

The only thing that I have found helps me, is once a week is to do the following:

2 x teaspoons of olive oil

1 x teaspoon coconut oil

1 x teaspoon castor oil  (will help the hair to thicken up - mine became quite thin but after a year of doing this treatment, my hair is fantastic now)

1 x teaspoon almond oil

Most of these you can get from a super market - the castor oil - best buy it from an Asian/Indian shop as it is much cheaper than the chemist.

I normally mix the ingredients in a small stainless bowl and then insert that bowl into another bowl of hot water - just to warm up the oils and melt the coconut oil.  You don't want it too hot - so be careful.

I then apply it to the scalp and hair (over a bath) and place a bath cap on my head.  I leave this for as long as I can and if the sun comes out, I sit outside so that the sun can warm up the oils too and help with my scalp.

To wash it out, I apply shampoo first and mix it up as best as possible and then apply water.  If you apply water first, you will not get the shampoo out as oil and water do not mix.

With these types of skin conditions, the more moisturation you can put on the skin/scalp the better.  This has helped me immensely but needs doing every week to keep the condition at bay.  Sometimes, I apply 1 drop of rosemary essential oil to the mix, as this is an antiseptic but no more, as rosemary essential oil is strong.

I hope this helps.  I do sympathise.  I also suffered from the scratching, cracking and oozing behind the ears.  That I now have under control, and it is no where as bad as what it has been.

Hope this helps.

hi .. that's very sad to hear .. im not suffering with same skin disease as yours . but i have a guttate psoriasis and i have went to several dermatologists already.. all they prescribed seems not to work for me .. i do research on my own and im using a triderm ointment, if quadriderm is available in your country the better .. it works for different kinds of skin disease .. . my brother used it in his head too when he was suffering of ring worms .. .  i am also applying natural treatment to my skin and the improvemnt is really noticeable . i apply baking soda mixed with a virgin coconut oil on my skin .. .

also, maybe your condition is getting worsed because the shampoo or the medicines you took is not suitable for your body .. you better used natural then .. .

that's relief to hear.. . God bless you

Hi there again

Just be cautious of applying too much essential oils, as some of them are extremely powerful.  Also, be aware that you may have developed an allergic reation to the essential oils. 

If not allergic to oil - have you tried avocado oil?  Fantastic for inflammed skin conditions.

Hi there

Sorry to hear about your reaction to avocado oil. 

What about olive oil?  Also soothing for the scalp and extremely nourishing.

Psoriasis, maby some over the counter NIZ will help but it stopped working for me and they prescribed clobex. It comes about with high levels of stress and there is no permanant cure. It's genetic though I know of only me in my family who has it, it can stay fitment till you stress to much.

Hi All,

Just by accident, I talked to a friend (who is a nurse) who works in skin problems & she took a sample of the scabs & had them tested......

Well the results were horrid.....

IT was NOT psoriasis, exczema, dermatitis etc

It was a LIVING, skin burrowing mite, which after just over a week of treatment was gone - That was 6 MONTHS ago..... I now have no problem at all.

If only they could have checked my scalp properly in the first place