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I've got a patch of eczema on my face, just in the hairline, and it's coming up in lumps. I can't actually see it, because it's at the side, but I can feel it. Boy, can I feel it! <sits on hands> Should I just leave the bits? I hate the thought of scales coming up in my hair like with a baby's cradle cap. But I don't know how to get rid of them while they're still on my skin. I have contact allergies, so am very limited in what I can put on my skin.

It may even be sebhorreic dermatitis - I have both seb derm and eczema.

The best thing is for this is olive oil. Not a pleasant thought I know but rub some onto the scales an hour or so before having a bath/shower then give it a gentle rub with a flannel when washing your hair. You will probably need to do this a few times but it should work and shouldn't cause any reactions. The oil softens the scales and they just slough off. Much better than any harsh 'cradle cap' shampoos.

That's what I used when the dc had cradle cap. But I used to wait until the crusts started lifting off by themselves, and were caught in the hair roots, before olive oiling and then using a nit comb to remove.

Is there no way I can get rid of them earlier? Do I have to wait until they start to detach? Not only do I get the crusts in my hair from the part of the patch that is in the hair, but I also have them freefalling from the part of the patch tha is outside the hair.

It's like the most disgusting dandruff. Yuck.

Poor you I really don't think it's a good idea to try to remove them before they start to detach as the skin underneath is likely to be inflammed and sore.