Can sweat make seborrheic dermatitis worse?
While it is often thought that excessive sweating can cause seborrheic dermatitis, this is not the case. However, when you sweat, your pores produce more sebum. Leaving sweat on your skin also encourages bacterial growth and causes an imbalance of your skin bacteria and fungi eco-system. This is how sweating can aggravate seborrheic dermatitis and …