To ask for help re eczema on face?

Had many years of eczema on face, found Bobbi Brown makeup the only makeup that doesn't give me a reaction. It's not the cheapest option, but in the days when I had to panstick over red crusty blotches every day, the foundation stick was invaluable.

Body shop hemp cream is my miracle eczema healing cream!

I would also take b vits though as in corners or your mouth is indicative if that. If it's wet or crusty in corners of your mouth you may need an antifungal steroid cream.

Sorry the doctor fobbed you off. Some doctors just don't get it.

Protopic, not Pretoria. Bloody predictive text 😖

Pretoria, as other posters have said. Don’t use steroid cream on your face, especially around your eyes. It is linked to glaucoma.

There's good advice here eczema.org/information-and-advice/types-of-eczema/facial-eczema/

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See a different doc or try and get it online

I had awful eczema over my body and face - the worst thing I did was moisturise, my skin was red and inflamed from eczema but I was also feeding a skin infection, that was causing more intense itch and discomfort. I stopped moisturising and left my skin to breathe, it was painful, dry, cracked and sore to begin with but it healed. It's called No Moisture Treatment and has worked for loads of people - usually after they have exhausted every other remedy. Good luck with finding something that works. But try not to follow advice to put moisturiser on all the time - your skin will scream at you.

See a different doc.

Also is your room dusty? Thorough dusting?

Epaderm ointment when you have eczema, as many times a day as possible ( don’t let it dry out) and the the epaderm cream when it is gone twice a day to prevent another break out. Don’t put anything else on your face. Avoid washing with water in the shower/bath until it’s healed. Sometimes skin can prefer one emollient over another so it may take a bit of trial and error. Defo see the GP, ask for their GP with a skin interest.

Lots of advice on here already, but take a look at wild crafted repair balm by thunderbird skincare. It’s all natural and has quite a few amazing reviews from people with eczema.

I started using it for dry skin & rosacea last week and it’s already working well!

If you’re trying new things, I would recommend just trying it on a small area and waiting 24hours to check you’re not having a reaction to it

Have a look at the practice info about the team and see if any of the GPs have Dip Derm after their names. Then ask for that GP specially as they have additional dermatology qualifications.

Lots of people recommend zoe bee green cream - my skin prefers one of the other flavours but really does help with dry skin

You can purchase steroid cream online but I wouldn't recommend it - I 'abused' it when I was younger and everytime I stopped my face would flare up, turned out it was steroid burn which was diagnoses by a dermatologist, once I went 'cold turkey' and my skin peeled off then my skin was pretty clear underneath

I highly recommend borage oil. Its very high in the type of fats (cant remember the proper name!) that eczema prone skin is lacking. I developed it on my face for the first time in my early 30s and it was around my eyes and eyebrows and neck, and was super reluctant to use hydrocortisone due to the potential to damage the skin further, but i had most success with borage oil. I'd gently cleanse, and apply borage oil followed by an occlusive (something like vaseline would do) to seal it in. Id repply regularly throughout the day and make sure those areas were never too dry to the touch. Might also be worth looking into a good fish oil supplement too. Good luck!

I would try and find out whether there is a GP with a special interest in dermatology at your practice - the one at mine is amazing and definitely more knowledgeable and more willing to explore options than the other GPs.

How often are you moisturising at the moment? When my eczema flares, 6 times a day sounds about right for what I would needed. Even more if the weather conditions are triggering me or if I’m in air conditioning all day.

OP my GP said exactly the same thing with my psoriasis. I broke out very badly in lockdown immediately after the vaccine. I had it on my face and all over my body. I've had psoriasis since childhood. In desperation I called my GP to ask for help and was exactly the same, just moisturise. The ignorance and indifference was pretty devastating.
I called again and asked to speak to the other GP. He listened to me, I asked for a dermatology appointment because I couldn't face covering myself in pointless creams again. He referred me to, it took a year but I got the appointment and I was prescribed medication I take orally and within 16 weeks I was clear, apart from the odd patch.
It's literally changed my life. The difference between the GP and dermatologist was like night and day. Ignorance is one thing but the indifference, not having a basic understanding of the impacts of a skin condition.
If I were you OP, go back and try again. They may have some that would work for you.

Honestly,Try the Paw Paw cream. I've been having skin cancer treatment and it's resulted in really scaly dry skin . I tried every cream under the sun but Paw Paw was like magic.

Cetraben has made the difference for me! It's eczema on my hands but the difference is unreal!

have you tried Elidel cream?

I've been trying La Roche Posay Cicaplast balm, on a recommendation from a friend

I found it pretty useless too but Paw Paw cream is something else, absolutely amazing stuff and cheap as chips.

Pro topic tacrolimus 1%

Had it for decades and afraid I do use a little hydrocortisone or eumavate sometimes when particularly inflamed, red or itchy. Tendency to get hives too, cant use anything with artificial perfumes in. Not had any detrimental affects as far as I can tell, mid 60s and not wrinkly. Best thing I've found for daily moisturising is made by Lavera organic, in a round tin like shoe polish and called all round cream. One of my sons has it badly and swears by Palmers fragrance free cocoa butter.