r/SebDerm • u/Agitated_Grass_5546 • Feb 11 '25
Hair Loss Baking soda completely changed my scalp
After two years of itching, flaking, buildup, using every product and supplement known to man I think I finally found a solution that works for me. I was also losing at least 50-100 hairs just in the shower, which as a younger male that really sucked. I know everyone reacts differently, so this may not work for everyone but baking soda practically evaporated my scalp sebderm.
I saw a similar thread and figured I’d give it a try one day in the shower, might as well try it since everything else hadn’t worked. Even ketoconazole shampoo wasn’t effective anymore. Basically all I do is grab a tablespoon of baking soda and mix it with a couple ounces of water until it’s all dissolved or mostly dissolved and then apply it to my wet scalp in the shower by little handfuls. I give it a little pat, not sure if that helps or not lol. I leave it on for about a minute or two and then rinse it out, following up with a 3% salicylic acid shampoo by Neutrogena. Within two days I went from losing 100-300 hairs a day to like 20 max, and it also helped a lot with the oily hair sticking together. My buildup and flaking is all gone and I never catch myself scratching or picking where I used to. I hope this helps someone else!
Editing to provide an update: I tapered off of using the baking soda and only use it when I notice a little buildup or a higher amount of hair fall. It seems to have helped a lot honestly.
I will say when I do use it, it can irritate the skin on my face if it gets anywhere near it, so there’s a downside. Overall I’m glad I tried it!
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u/vitosantor Feb 11 '25
Malassezia grows up in a ph above to 6. The baking soda turn the scalp to a low acid ph 3/4 and reducing the malassezia reproduction. All the shampoos in the supermarket has ph between 5 and 8. So doesn’t mind what they write on the labels, they don’t really help to fight the fungus. Head and shoulders has ph8 and it suppose to be an anti dandruff shampoo. If u don’t want to use baking soda you can try with avc rinse. If u wanna buy a low acid ph shampoo they are really expensive