Eyelid eczema

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Is anyone else living with this? I am on pimecrolimus cream but it keeps flaring up. My eye is also stinging and a little bloodshot.
I haven't used eyeshadow all year and am rarely using mascara. In other words, not much is touching the eyelid but it still flares up. Would like to hear from others who have it and how you manage it. I would like to wear eye make up if possible (vanity calls) and am, in any case, not convinced that mascara has aggravated it. Could it be stress? or the make up remover? Thanks

Also pro topic isn't a steroid, it's to keep the flares away after the initial flare has been dampened so of course hydro would work faster

I have protopic but it really burns!! Is there anything I can do to help this??

dm uses johnson's baby shampoo, as recommended by someone

I get eczema on the skin around my eyes including my eyelids and tend to use 0.5% hydrocortisone when it flares up. I've noticed flare ups can be stress related, or can also be caused by the environment such as inside an air conditioned car. If I'm in the car for over an hour I try to direct the air vents away from my face and, if possible, will switch off the air conditioning for a while.

@newyorkbreakfast Vaseline (and other heavier petroleum based products, and also some heavier oils) block the glands, so if you want to use it, just do so sparingly, and don't take it up to your lash line. If you do start getting gunky eyes, use diluted baby shampoo (1 part shampoo to 10 parts water) to wash your lash line.

When you're moisturising your eye area, you need need to put the moisture on your upper eyelid, just on the brow bone. Your body's warmth with naturally let that moisture move down without flooding your eyes which can also cause problems!

Try and buy SLS and paraben free products, and don't use soap bars, ever, to wash your face if you have eczema or dermatitis, they are far too drying.

Wow, I never knew all that. Thank you sprinkle

Always suffered from this when stressEd or feeling run down..found my magic formula a few years back. Healpsporin cream whenever showing signs of starting to flare..and Weleda weather protection cream as a regular, twice daily round the eye ointment. Nothing else has ever worked as good as this. Both available on Amazon.

Ooh! Thanks for that mums I'll bear that in mind.

@Baldrickneepheid - the burning sensation with Protopic cream is a known side effect unfortunately. I use it for peri-oral dermatitis round my mouth (where steriod cream would make things worse) and on my hands (Pomphlox eczema)
I do find the burning has eased over time. But it does give me flakey skin afterwards.

For eyes - I would do the quick blast with a steriod - 0.5 - 1% ointment (if you can get it) for 1-2 days max then go back to the protopic

@newyorkbreakfast
Have you ever tried keeping a food diary to see if anything triggers you? I've finally deduced that Tomatoes/tomato puree are a trigger for me. I also bang on about this on MN but a bit of vagisil can help to numb as sore patch (with some diprobase or other cream over the top) - it has 2% lidocaine and gentle enough for your foof so...

@SprinkleOfInsanity vaseline won't unless you are getting it on the part of the lid where the meibomian glands are situated - the only external bits to them are the flat bits of the lid next to the eye. Please google if that's not clear.
As an eye care professional, I find sudocreme is an effective moisturiser in that area.

OP - if you're getting redness in the eye too though, it sounds as if there is something else going on - possibly dry eye, blepharitis or something allergy related. Please go and see your optician.