Types Of Scalp Rash

The human skin is just as much a body organ as the heart or brain is. In fact, the skin is the largest organ of them all. Its job is that of guard, as its guards and protects the bones and tissues, other organs and muscles. It also protects us against germs, and helps us to regulate our body temperature. There are many conditions that can affect the scalp of humans, men and women alike, and scalp rash seems to be the one that everyone remembers most of oil. No one wants to have a scalp rash as an adult, because most of us can remember having gone through such an experience as a child! The red and irritated skin, the itchy skin, the crusty spots, the red rash on our scalp, the pimple-like pustules just begging to be popped, the sore spots, some complete with scabs, the thickened, rough skin, and the discoloured skin where the scalp rash lingered and lingered, and finally healed are all memories that might work their way into a best selling book someday, titled, "Scalp Rashes I Have Known".

What kind of a scalp rash is still out there, just lying in wait for poor, unsuspecting people so as to hop upon their scalp and then start to homestead? A scalp rash is an opportunist. He doesn't ask permission before settling in and making himself right at home on the top of your head.

You could have:

• Eczema, which is a scalp and skin rash that usually causes different parts of the skin to be red and scaly, too. The skin will usually itch like mad. No one knows what causes eczema, and it can pop up on any part of the body.

• A fungal infection of the skin, which is a group of different diseases that are caused by fungi.
• Head lice a type of parasite, which means it lives off of other animals. They eat human blood, and their bites can cause a scalp rash. They also carry disease causing organisms
• Ringworm, which is a fungal scalp rash infection.
• Psoriasis, which is a fairly common, yet chronic scalp rash and skin disease with thick patches of inflamed and reddened skin topped with silvery/white scales known as plaques.
• Folliculitis, which is a bacterial infection and inflammation of the hair follicles on the scalp. It can sometimes cause a scalp rash.
• Impetigo, which is a superficial bacterial skin infection and scalp rash.
• Contact dermatitis, which is a skin condition and scalp rash brought on by contact by the skin with a substance that irritates it to the point where a rash breaks out.
• Chicken pox, which is a very contagious virus whichproduces itchy, fluid filled blisters on the body as well as a scalp rash.
• Shingles, which is Herpes Zoster, related to chicken pox, and a virus that produces painful skin lesions all over the body.
• Acne, which is an inflammatory skin disease that can look like a scalp rash if it erupts on the scalp. It affects the pores of the skin, and also the oil glands that are attached to the pores.

Any of the above can come up on your scalp just as well as they can on any other part of the body. It can be a scaly scalp rash, a red or pink scalp rash, just a few bumps, or enough to cover the entire scalp. Most scalp rashes can be controlled at home with natural ingredients that free you from having to go back and forth to an allopathic doctor, and spend your hard earned money paying for prescription after prescription that really doesn't do much of anything for your skin rash.