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Condition

Seborrheic dermatitis

A common scaly, itchy rash of oily areas like the scalp and face (dandruff is the mild scalp form).

Affects Skin

See a clinician

Some causes of seborrheic dermatitis need medical care, not self-treatment. Seek help for any of these:

  • Spreading redness, weeping, or signs of infection — see a clinician.

What may help

Remedies studied for seborrheic dermatitis, ranked by strength of evidence.

No graded remedies recorded yet.

A common scaly, itchy rash of oily areas like the scalp and face (dandruff is the mild scalp form). This is a reference stub — evidence-graded remedies for it are not yet curated here.

Background: MedlinePlus (public domain).