I CANNOT stop picking my skin
For context, I have been experiencing seb derm for almost a year along with eczema my whole life. My seb derm is around my hair line and gets SUPER flaky. I have always been a picker and used to pick at my face a lot growing up but got really good at leaving it alone the past couple years.
I have been picking and scratching non stop. I cannot explain if it’s satisfaction, wanting it gone or just being bored. I find myself constantly with my hand in my hair picking the dead skin. I have since discovered it is started to thin out my hairline.
I am still in the stages of figuring out what works. I have avoided any anti fungal for almost a month as a “reset” before trying Nizoral again. I use head and shoulders dryness rescue, BYOMA barrier repair products and that is it. With this routine, I have seen tremendous improvements but nothing with the flaking. It ALWAYS come back on day 2 after washing, just like it was before I washed with no improvement (even with Nizoral).
I have tried MCT oil, prescription anti-fungals, steroids (I know this doesn’t actually treat it), so many creams, lotions and ointments. I find MCT oil hard to get right, sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn’t, I may be doing it wrong.
What do you use that actually works for flaking?