Need help!

[mobilewow]

Alright I have been having a problem with my scalp. It has sore bumps that leak fluid and the hair in these places has fell out, therefore I am left with bald spots. This all started about two years ago when we started fleet washing. I did not wear a hat and the soap and dirty water would drip on my head from walking around the trucks. The soap contains sodium hydroxide and some other ingredients I cant remember right now. I wanted to see if anyone else has heard or seen anything like this happen and could the soap cause this. It has started to get worse. Even the doctors are not sure, they did fungal and bacterial test all came back neg. Thanks for any help!!

[jetstream1]

Originally Posted by mobilewow

Alright I have been having a problem with my scalp. It has sore bumps that leak fluid and the hair in these places has fell out, therefore I am left with bald spots. This all started about two years ago when we started fleet washing. I did not wear a hat and the soap and dirty water would drip on my head from walking around the trucks. The soap contains sodium hydroxide and some other ingredients I cant remember right now. I wanted to see if anyone else has heard or seen anything like this happen and could the soap cause this. It has started to get worse. Even the doctors are not sure, they did fungal and bacterial test all came back neg. Thanks for any help!!

Mike I have the same thing it is some infection in the head they gave me cream and pills and nothing.lost hair in spots all i know it sucks

[mobilewow]

I was told it was dissecting cellulitis same here meds and cream no help.

[jetstream1]

Give me a call on cell 386-383-9605 I called you and left mesg

[Paul Kassander]

The sodium hydroxide is killing the hair follicles, it is the byproduct of electrolysis used for hair removal.

"To understand electrolysis, it is beneficial to appreciate that at the base of each hair follicle there is a solution of salt water that is capable of conducing electricity. In particular, subjecting the salt water solution to an electric current causes the salt (NaCl) and the water (H 2 O) to break down into their constituent chemical parts. The breakdown of the salt and water is referred to as electrolysis, and the subsequent rearrangement of the salt and water is referred to as ionization. Effectively the electrolysis, through ionization, forms sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The sodium hydroxide produced is highly caustic to the hair follicle and causes the follicle to die through a decomposition process. The general epithelium of the follicle is killed, rendering the follicle unable to ever produce more hair. Once the hair follicle passes through the decomposition process, the hair associated with the hair follicle can be extracted or in some cases the hair may even simply fall out. " (from a patent application description)

[MMI Enterprises]

Ok I got hair growing on a hydroxide scar but...
I am going to reorder my list of what to protect to:
hair
eyes
lungs
bare skin

Knew a girl many years back that washed her hair with something and caused similar thing as this. She was half bald and it wasn't supposed to get better at any point. I don't think it was lye/caustic that she used. May have been a more industrial strength peroxide than what they would have been using to color hair.

[jetstream1]

All along I was thinking it was just me with the hair loss
I say its from the acid from washing the trucks thats how I started pressure washing a long ago.Mike can we start a hair loss club for power washers..Just a joke
any how Mike let me know if the shots we talk about help you out .They help me ,and stop some of the fluid bumps but I have more.
GOT TO LOVE THE SIDE EFFECTS IF IT GETS ON SKIN LONG TERM
THIS BIZ JUST MIGHT KILL ME ONE DAY

[R L S]

Holy cow that sucks guys.
I always wear a boonie hat while washing and have never had any thing like that, been washing trucks for 5+ years.
Good luck with it.

[Scott Stone]

I wear a hat too. It only make sense.

[Beth n Rod]

And you guys think I am going overboard when I talk about PPE? This is WHY I jump on the PPE bandwagon. Be safe, protect your body. You get ONE body to live in.

Beth