Folliculitis - Found a cure that atleast works for me

I don't think describing and going into the details of Folliculitis is important, as it's sufferers know exactly what it is and are probably sick and tired of reading the same info on folliculitis again and again.

I am suffering with Folliculitis for the past 10 years. The initial area that was affected by Folliculitis were the hair on the back of my head. It was isolated for many years to the left side of the back of the head and that was it. Although it was very mild but persistent, I never really paid much attention to it and occasionally went to my dermatologist who always prescribed antibiotics which always cleared up the infection quickly and prevented re-infection for the next 30 - 40 days and then folliculitis would come back again. What I failed to realize was that everytime it was coming back, it was coming back with a little more force. In other words, it started spreading and its severity was increasing. 

That is when I started taking it seriously and started visiting different doctors to see if anyone can come up a with a miracle drug and make my folliculitis go away. Every doctor suggested different antibiotics, some worked, others didn't, the ones that worked eventually stopped working. And after 10 years with folliculitis and taking antibiotics continiously for the past 5 years, my doctor refused to prescribe any more antibiotics and suggested I use topical antibiotics instead. I went to another doctor, who after listening to my story, refused to prescribe any antibiotics also and suggested topical antibiotics. 

I dont like the idea of topical antibiotics and never bought the medications they prescribed. My folliculitis was severe than ever, pretty much affecting my entire head. It became very difficult to put my head on the pillow because of the pain.

I would like to mention that I have kept on trying different products such as garlic, honey, vitamins, flax seed, many things to fight folliculitis but nothing ever worked and I would admit, I was not consistent. I would try something for a week or 10 days and if I didnt see any positive results or improvement in the condition, I would run to my doctor and get some antibiotics again to clear up the infection.

But after 5 years on antibiotics, the doctors I knew and who knew me refused to give any more antibiotics. 

So I started asking my self this question: What is something natural that I havent tried yet that may fix my problem? And the answer that I got was, "ALUM, Shaving Alum". I think it is also known as Potash Alum (please verify). 

I went to a store, and bought two small rectangular blocks of Shaving Alum from them, paid about $5 including taxes.

Started rubbing Shaving Alum on my head after taking shower every morning and within 2 - 3 days, I started feeling the difference. My folliculitis was fading, going away, the bacteria seemed weak, disappointed and unhappy. I kept on applying Shaving Alum continuously for the next three weeks. The only problem with Alum is that it has a drying affect on the skin and since I was rubbing it too much on the scalp, it left powdery residue in my hair and my hair looked more like an extremely bad case of dandruff. 

I kept on applying it without worrying too much about what people would think. In three weeks, the affected area was folliculitis free. I was happy but since I am not consistent with anything, I stopped rubbing Shaving Alum every single morning. But its been four week now since I stopped using Alum every morning and seems like Alum is still working or maybe folliculitis has packed up and left for ever (i hope so).

I do not know if Shaving Alum has any negative side effects on hair or skin. My goal was to get rid of Folliculitis and I achieved that. I do not think that Shaving Alum  (Potash Alum) has any harmful effects as people use it on skin after shaving. But to avoid any problem arising due to shaving alum, instead of applying it every morning, I now apply it once or twice a week. And I will admit it has done what antibiotics were not able to do. 

Note: Applying Alum on the folliculitis affected area has helped me but it may not work for everyone. The reason for writing this article was to let other folliculitis sufferers know that there is something out there that has atleast helped one folliculitis sufferer. But I am not in anyway trying to say that this is a definite cure. Please consult your dermatologist and know about all the risks and harmful effects of Alum before you give it a try.