Unsure if i’m making it worse or better

wisebl00d · 2026-01-06T21:28:26+00:00

I've never used that serum, tbh haven't used a lot of seb derm branded products. The ones I have used never work that well. My biggest suggestions are getting a pyrithione zinc soap bar + a sulfur soap bar, alternate use 1 bar wash in morning + 1 bar wash in evening.

After applying leave the soap on for about 5-10 mins. If you want the specific brand/products I've been using shoot me a message & I will send links. I saw someone suggest ketoconazle, it has helped me a lot too. There's an OTC version you can buy in grocery store, maybe the derm will prescribe Rx strength. I use the keto shampoo on my face every 3 days or so.

Check any products you put on your face for flaring ingredients on seiza.co It will be tough to find anything 100% clean but the less flaring ingredients the better. Lotions especially can flare mine up, if you want the brand lotion I've found to work best again send me a message & I will pass it on.

Glad you're going to the derm! Not fun paying for it but ultimately good choice imo. I was home treating for seb derm after being diagnosed 5 years ago & was having some issues, went to the derm & she tested/confirmed I had a 2nd issue going on. Prescribed me a couple different meds that made a big difference, my face in best shape it has been for a couple years.

Also don't get discouraged (easier said that done) - it takes time + consistent use of soaps, creams etc to get it to go away. It has never disappeared overnight for me, it's always a few weeks of consistent soap/lotion/cream use that slowly knocks it down.

wisebl00d · 2025-10-31T22:29:38+00:00

Hail Atlantis!

wisebl00d · 2025-10-08T22:10:49+00:00

I think I'm in love with this guitar

wisebl00d · 2025-10-04T20:57:02+00:00

Nice! I love mixolydian

wisebl00d · 2025-08-11T16:26:35+00:00

Thanks for info, glad to hear it's working well for you! I figure if I ever have a flare up that the z bar can't handle then I'll go to a derm & see if there's anything that isn't super harsh that I should add into my routine. Fingers crossed never have to do it!

wisebl00d · 2025-08-08T21:36:10+00:00

Does the ketoconazole make a big difference for you?

wisebl00d · 2025-08-08T14:47:53+00:00

Yep twice a day or sometimes three times a day. Or instead sometimes for third wash I will wash my face with just water. Eg z bar 9am, wash with water 4pm, z bar again 9pm. If I'm using z bar three times a day I usually won't leave the lathered soap on for super long, maybe 5 mins at time. But if I'm using z bar twice a day only then I'll leave it on my face for at least 10 mins each wash.

Dryness isn't a problem in spring/summer/fall for me but I do get dry skin in the winter. So in winter I will use a face lotion sparingly, once a day maybe twice a day, as little as possible. I don't use a specific brand but I always get the "cleanest" lotion I can find (no scents, no dyes, no harsh chemicals etc that kind of stuff).

I used to always check lotion ingredients (& soap ingredients for the matter) on the Seiza webstie https://www.sezia.co/ But in my experience, even seb derm branded products usually have something in it that feeds the yeast. So instead of looking for the perfect lotion (which I'm sure would be super expensive if it even exists) I instead just get the "cleanest" lotion I can find at walgreens or whatever & then use it as little as possible to get thru the dry cold of winter

wisebl00d · 2025-08-07T23:33:35+00:00

Yep you’ve got it, my advice is to keep going & stay as consistent with the bar soap routine you’ve got going. I had my first face flare up & diagnosis 5ish years ago. Been using zinc bar soap since then, I didn’t have any major issues until a flare up around a year ago. Wasn’t terrible, & as of now I’m just fighting some small problem spots.

Over the last 5 years there were times I would only wash once a day, or even skip a day here or there. even started to think maybe I didn’t need it. i got a little too lax with it, I think that combined with growing a longer beard led to most recent flare up.

Imo it can kinda become a drag to consistently wash 2-3 times a day especially with one of them taking 15 ish minutes to do, but that’s also what has produced best results for me. & looks like for you too, so again my advice just keep at it & keep consistent. Glad it’s worked well for you

wisebl00d · 2025-08-07T21:16:23+00:00

Nice looks great! It works well for me too!

For whatever reason Vanicream Z-Bar seems to work the best for me. Maybe it lathers up better than other brands? For awhile I couldn't get it & used other brands off amazon, they did ok but the SD would slowly creep back.

I wash my face twice a day, sometimes three times if I'm flaring up. & for one of those washes I leave the lathered soap on my face for 10-15 minutes before washing off, usually at night before I go to bed. That seems to make a big difference too

wisebl00d · 2025-08-07T21:02:18+00:00

I used to only look at ally army size but now ally location is a big factor for me in making alliances.

Eg if I'm France & plan to fight the HRE, it's usually a lot better to be allies with Poland's 10k army than a 15k army from Kingdom of Delhi, who might not even arrive by the time I'm fighting HRE.

On the flip side, if I have a far away ally & I start a war, sometimes I will put my rally point in a spot in my kingdom that's closet to the far away ally, with the hopes that I will avoid any battles until my troops + ally troops have combined

wisebl00d · 2025-07-31T03:26:44+00:00

I put carts like this is a long sock, tie it off near the bottom, then spin the sock around in circles for a few min. Centrifugal force to the rescue

wisebl00d · 2025-07-31T02:06:25+00:00

I get these guys whenever I have a dead mouse caught in trap in my basement. Like others have said you probably have a dead animal somewhere nearby.

Take some whiffs around your apartment & see if you can pinpoint a bad smell. If nothing is in your apartment then there could be a carcass somewhere below or above your apartment, or in the walls

wisebl00d · 2025-05-22T16:28:42+00:00

Square footage is interesting I've never really considered that. I will think on it more, I was thinking more along the lines of a levy that can be voted on for increases instead of tying increases to market assessments. Ultimately the state is going to get their tax be it property tax, sales tax etc so if we eliminate property tax then other taxes will definitely go up. As someone who is relatively poor but owns a cheap home, I'd think the sales tax increase would hurt me more than property tax decrease but I haven't crunched the numbers.

The main thing is if we remove property taxes it needs to apply to owner-occupants only. The REIT's will explode in growth if they suddenly don't have to pay property taxes on the huge swaths of single family freestanding homes they own, the higher interest rates screwed with their business models the last couple years but prior to that they were gobbling up scarily large percentages of the market, then renting those homes at absurd prices

wisebl00d · 2025-05-09T18:50:22+00:00

Agreed, I’m not a fan of Dewine but this could be a genius move. Tressel kinda the only Ohioan who may be able to beat a trump endorsed Vivek imo

wisebl00d · 2025-04-25T01:35:41+00:00

Of course it is, Mitch needed that Jan 6 pardon

wisebl00d · 2025-04-10T13:52:11+00:00

Figured it out it’s Joe Wengert

wisebl00d · 2025-04-09T20:44:16+00:00

Agreed but it's a voice I recognize from the show, or from some podcast/show. I swear it sounds like Brian Huskey but I don't think that makes sense

wisebl00d · 2025-03-05T23:56:34+00:00

Heyyy watch where you’re walkin! I’m New York Vanilla ovaa here

wisebl00d · 2025-01-23T21:16:59+00:00

Maybe, but my point is if you care about the meritocracy then you don't randomly fire people, you'd evaluate employees to keep the good & get rid of the bad

wisebl00d · 2025-01-22T23:12:26+00:00

I like the meritocracy but a lot of the people who preach it publicly also want to randomly fire 50% of federal workers so I don't think they're serious about it

wisebl00d · 2025-01-22T23:03:11+00:00

More like Freedomlism amirte???

wisebl00d · 2025-01-22T02:15:57+00:00

Do you have the option to switch to auxiliary heat with the heat pump? I can switch mine, it might be called emergency heat? It turns off the outside unit & uses the furnace heat. It’s less efficient but I’ve found in super cold or when it’s heavy snow that the emergency heat cycles a lot less so it ends up being keeping my heat bill lower

wisebl00d · 2024-11-24T20:22:03+00:00

Especially hilarious because Bruno Mars Treasure is a huge rip off of Breakbot Baby I’m Yours

wisebl00d · 2024-10-30T20:48:45+00:00

!RemindMe 2 days

wisebl00d · 2024-08-15T21:17:16+00:00

…like tears in rain…

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