Can I share my latest find with you all?

[Ledkr]

Ok so I've had a serious outbreak of perioral dermatitis which has been miserable.
I had some fab advice here which I followed but in my research I came across "traditional west African black soap" looks like cake and is very cheap and has really helped to clear up my skin.
I have also noticed my 46 yr old skin is soft and dewy and improving every day. It's so smooth as well and I hardly need moisturiser although I do still use a light one.
It's supposed to be good for many things so I just thought I'd share.

Sounds interesting, great news that it's helped your skin, I read your post about it before

Thanks, have a google, it's a bit of a miracle. I washed my hair with it yesterday and it's really volumous today

I wonder if it would improve my spotty skin?

Try it, I got mine on amazon for about 3 quid, you get loads of it, got to be worth a try.

Bumping this after seeing my lovely skin in the mirror just now!

oh wow sounds amazing!

Thanks Ledkr, I will

ooooo sounds fab but by nature I'm a spotty old cow, under control now but I might try for my hair

Fantastic Ledekr! Perioral is awful, glad your skin is better. I swear by soap too and have ditched nearly everything else...

It's really good at taking makeup off too. Im from Ghana and it's made there. leaves you squeaky clean

What's in it? Sounds good.

I don't know, it's just so lovely and moisturising and yes it removes all traces of make up. I take my eye make up off with avene then washe with the soap spray with avene water stuff and moisturise with avene tolerance cream.
On mn advice I have stopped fluoride and SLS, I've had a course of anti b but I'm hoping it won't come back.
My sister is trying the soap on her sore hands too.

frugal what soap do you use? I'm sure you told me but I forgot.

I had never heard of this condition, but I googled and now I wonder if I might have it?

Seriously though, for a couple of months my skin has been red, sore, bumpy, spotty, itchy and flaking, all at once but only on the lower half of my face.

Sounds like it, I have had it years to a lesser degree but it flared up after I was wrongly prescribed steroids, have aged google and do some self help stuff or try the soap, it's a horrible condition.

well, that's a revelation, and it would certainly explain why trying to treat it as acne wasn't helping. ..

Do you know if the soap would be any good for very dry skin? I get terribly flakey skin because it's so dry, don't often suffer with spots other than hormonal ones, which can leave horrible red scars for months after and I do have sensitive skin which is why I'm trying to simplify my skincare so less chance of reactions

I'm not sure, have you googled it? It doesn't leave my skin dry like normal soap but I have fairly oily skin, I do use a moisturiser after though, have you tried Avene, it's lovely and boots have 3 for 2 at the moment.

Ledkr could you recommend a particular brand on Amazon? I googled and there seem to be loads, some quite cheap, some more expensive. I don't want to spend a lot, but at the same time, no point buying super cheap if its all artificial and not the real deal...

www.amazon.co.uk/Genuine-African-Black-Soap-90g/dp/B00DO59YS2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393337371&sr=8-3&keywords=traditional+west+african+black+soap
Is this it, Led?

I've just ordered it anyway: it was the one that looked the most like cake to me.

Sorry I was at work. Yes that's like the one I got.
I hope it works for you. I had comments on my skin today and my make up seems to go on better.