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Re: excema, oh no! » gardenergirl

Posted by Penny on January 23, 2004, at 15:12:02

In reply to excema, oh no!, posted by gardenergirl on January 23, 2004, at 14:30:14

I get mine on my eyelids mostly, usually on the top, sometimes on the bottom. When it was really bad, when I was younger, my skin would crack and it burned like crazy! What ended up clearing it up in college was a combination eucerin (the skin cream) and hydrocortisone - but pharmacies apparently won't make that for you anymore. Then I started using regular hydrocortisone, but that doesn't really work, and it's not good to use hydrocortisone too much on thin skin (like eyelids) b/c it can thin your skin even more. Great. The Cutivate cream, though, clears it up faster than anything else, so I don't have to use it that long. And the Elidel commercial and website say you can use it 'anywhere' even on the face and on young children, but it made my skin burn, so I refuse!

And I wonder what took me so long to find a doc who prescribed Cutivate. Hmmm...

Yeah, you have to be cautious about medications that close to your eyes. Make sure that whatever skin care products you are using are hypoallergenic (not that this means they won't cause a flare up), and make sure that you aren't getting any soap or shampoo near your eyes when you shower. That's been my biggest challenge - how do I keep shampoo from touching my ears when I wash my hair??? Oh well...

When did you first notice the rash? Had you started using a new skin or makeup product? Or, if you were using the same brands, did the manufacturer change something in them about that time? Could be an allergy.

Or you could just be cursed, like the rest of us. :-)


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