Make up after Perioral Dermatitis

[ZuluJemima]

I've finished a course of antibiotics to clear up stubborn PD and changed how I clean/moisturise my face, changed toothpaste etc. I'm loving my new skin! I am thinking ahead to when lockdown is over and when I go back to work I'd like to have the option of a foundation or similar plus a bit of concealer and need recommendations of what will be good to use that won't irritate my skin and cause another flare up.

I had been using Caudalie tinted moisturiser and Benefit Boing concealer but not regularly. To those more knowledgeable than me, will these still be ok to use do you think?

Have you tried your make up routine,but without the foundation to see how you feel without using it at all?

Alternatively Bare Minerals make up use natural clean ingredients, might be worth a try.

I use Avènue foundation after a really nasty bout of facial ecema - it's not amazing coverage/colour wise but causes no irritation.

Thank you someoneseatenmyapple I finished my course a week after we went into lockdown so I've been wfh and not had any make up on since then. I guess I'll find out when/if I ever have to speak in public again, I'll try it! I've also heard good things about Bare Minerals, I'll investigate.

habibihabibi great name btw! I'll look at Avenue Foundation too. I'm in the ME and wonder if I can get here.

Hi @ZuluJemima, do you know what caused the outbreak in the first place? Is it the first time you’ve had it?

I had this when I was pregnant so definitely hormonal- I’d never had it before. Once I had given birth and stopped breastfeeding I could have antibiotics and like you that cleared it right up. I’ve (touch wood) not had it since then which was a year and a half ago. A lot of stuff I read at the time said many people only ever get it once.

Since then I’ve used various no7 foundations with no ill effects xx

Hi RD15 I think I had been reading too many S&B boards and overloaded my skin with Pixi Tonic, Nip & Fab acid products and it gave out. Such a shame as I have a whole load now that I probably won't be able to use now!

Interesting to hear yours was hormonal, it's such a relatively small thing isn't it but it feels so obvious and the itching! I was lucky I saw a dermatologist who knew what it was and gave me oral antibiotics. I used to use No 7 Advanced skincare range.

It can come back. I'm currently finishing a course of antibiotics for PD (under eye). I got it for the first time 10 or 11 years ago.

I rarely wear makeup but this round of PD was possibly caused by using an old, and probably out of date mascara on a night out. Or swimming. Eyes felt really sore after both things and the PD started then.

Both dermatologists I saw said to go easy on skin products and makeup items and use the bare minimum.

Yes I've been reading about that EmGee I was never a big make up wearer but would like to be able to use a tinted moisturiser or cover up when needed. I guess that's the risk you take. I always had lovely skin and no trouble with it as a teenager but now I'm in my late 30s I've had some issues.

Hi @ZuluJemima, if that was the cause, the most important thing I think is to look after your skin barrier. The cerave moisturiser is no frills but fantastic. It has ceramides etc. I also found the the la roche posay cicaplast balm is great in the areas where I had the pd.

Your right- it’s awful! I was so, so down about it at the time. I had it on both sides of my chin initially but once I had given birth it just exploded around both sides of my nose and was so angry! Thankfully it cleared up pretty quickly with the antibiotics.

One thing that the doctor told me which stuck is that generally, when you google these things, the people that tend to write online about them are the ones who have struggled with it and has repeated bouts. The people who have it once etc. don’t tend to feel the need to come back online and write about it. My perception at the time was complete skewed because I’d read so many horror stories on the internet about it.

Of course, both you and I might get it again but at least we know the antibiotics work ☺️