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Skin condition on skull. Any ideas?

Red skin condition on back left side of skull. Not painful but occasionally itchy. Been there a while didn’t grasp its severity until shaving head. Flakes causing what would appear like dandruff. Reasonably large area.
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Ordered some flucaazole online and adhering to a strict anti Candida diet. Hopefully this will kick the problem
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Diluted or undiluted ?
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Undiluted. It will sting on broken skin, but just leave it on. Wash your head, apply and leave on. Then wash twice a day and re-apply each time, maybe for a couple of days.
Skin will heal and flake off, keep doing it until it's fully healed and no skin peel.
You can mix a bit of honey in, to help keep it moisturised a bit, say one tablespoon for quarter of a cup. Once it dries it will feel like you have some hair product in though.
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I’ve been reading into Candida overgrowth. Seems very likely. Such a minefield of different opinions online however. Where to start lol
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Apple cider vinegar*
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Try using some Apple Cidar Vinegar topically. Just pour some in a cup and use a cotton ball or makeup pad to soak it up and spread on the scalp.
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