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Need more moisture, how to ditch the hydrocortisone?

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IAmOptimusPrime · 22/11/2011 17:15

My skin is terrible at the moment, dry and patches of eczema esp on eyelids. Sometimes it is so sore I feel like I have severe sunburn.

The only thing that seems to help is hydrocortisone 0.5% but I can't use that forever, although at the moment I would rather end up with thinning skin then have to endure this every day. It's much worse in the winter going hot to cold.

Anyway I've tried aveno, la roshe possay and aveene with no luck. It copes with dermalogica intense moisture balance but is still dry and at the moment I'm using the age smart super rich repair which also doesn't stop the flair ups and dry skin. The patches have now spread across the bridge of my nose, cheeks and neck. I just want to cry.

Please help me I get so sad that it looks terrible and hurts that I resort back to hydrocortisone and the the cycle continues.

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mousymouse · 24/11/2011 16:26

poor you, I have that from time to time around my eyes. I look like a racoon just not as cute with the red dry patchy skin around my eyes.
what seems to help me is

  • not wearing make up for a while
  • washing my face just with warm water in the evenings
  • weleda skin food, a fatty moisturiser that doesn't sting (but contains lanolin, so is not for everyone)
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