Posted by gardenergirl on January 24, 2004, at 11:50:17
In reply to Re: excema, oh no! » gardenergirl, posted by Penny on January 23, 2004, at 15:12:02
> 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!
That's like mine. It burns more than it ever itches, and it looks a bit like a burn at times.
>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.
I wonder if you can mix it yourself, mix the Eucerin with some hydrocortisone from a tube? Probably too much cream, then. (sigh)
>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.
Good to know. Hydorcort. hasn't worked for me, either.
>I'll think about asking my doc for Cutivate. Right now I'm tempted to just squeeze some aloe gel on it and see what happens.
> 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.
I have been using mostly the same products. It seems like it's been close to a year, now, since I did not get into a derm. for four months, and that's after trying to work with my GP. I use all Clinique products, so allergies shouldn't be a problem unless they changed something.
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> Or you could just be cursed, like the rest of us. :-)That's my fear. But I guess if it means I have something else in common with such a good group of people, then it can't be all bad.
:)
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