Teenage Daughter has really dry/red skin around her eyes!

NickyBat

picardygirl wrote: »

Day 2 of completely clear skin ....... but it was so bad on saturday ..... she had a sleepover at a friends house, and put fucidin (anti biotic cream, which we buy abroad, perfect for spots) where it was really red and woke up next day and her skin was perfectly clear....... so beginning to wonder if i should take her back to GP .... again, been so many times!

Or it could just be, the Liz Earle products have settled down and are working well, only time will tell.

Thanks to everybody who are suggesting remedies, we will get there in the end

If i remember correctly my skin did get worse before it got better, but like i said i've never looked back since, and in fact when my little one was a baby i used the moisturiser on him..fab.

glowgirl_2

caitlyn22 wrote: »

OK, my suggestion is going to sound a little odd!

I have always had great skin, never had any problems, if anything it is a tiny bit greasy sometimes. Late last year I started to develop dry, red patches on my face and hands. Been through every imaginable theory and tests at Doctors (allergies/scabies/eczema the list has been endless!) but nothing I have been prescribed has worked, and it kept getting worse.

I read a thread on here ages ago about coconut oil/cream and in a moment of desperation with my eyes, a few weeks ago, I spread a tiny amount of Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme in a thin layer on my eyelids and the sides of my mouth. (It was the only coconut product I had!) It didn't just reduce the dryness, it also took away the redness and my skin was completely healed overnight. I tried the same thing on the rest of my 'patches' the next day and exactly the same thing...completely healed! It's only about £12 a tube and when I say I used a tiny amount, I mean barely anything so can see this lasting ages.

I appreciate you don't want to keep trying different things but thought I'd let you know as I think I have tried every other product mentioned, included the prescribed 'solutions'. This worked for me!

I cant vouch for your ermm...unusual;) treatment but I can vouch for Burts Bees as a brand, defintly worth trying, caitlyn22, I have the product your talking about and I'm going to give it a go on dds patches that have appeared since the hotter weather - thanks:)

picardygirl

Its been awful the last three days ...... going back to GPs ...... its not been this bad in ages! If only it was easy to get an appointment as well, thats stressful in itself ..... friday am procedure, no appointments just go sit and wait and wait ......

picardygirl

Update on this .....

to cut a long story short, we were referred to a hospital for my DD, this week she has had patch testing done with 38 various chemicals to try and find out what if anything she is allergic to ...... results today!

Turns out she is allergic to "parabens" which is found in shampoo/cosmetics face creams etc etc ...... after going through majority of our products we use, we are now changing products ...... her neck and shoulders have been really bad since just before xmas, the range of conditioner i have been buyer has very high volumns of different parabens, coincidence, i dont know, but we are eliminating from her regime ..... her face was sort of settled but the products she has been using contain parabens, so that will be changed now ......

Spent an hour in Boots today searching for different facial products not containing parabens ..... fingers crossed it works ..... hospital said give it 8 weeks !!!!!

Thanks to everybody who had previously given me suggestions ..... thought id post in case anyone wanted to try the same thing .

anatomical

Try skipping the aqueous cream. It contains SLS which has been found to break down the skin more. Read this article, and this NHS one.

I used to have oily skin with dry flaky patches till I stopped using products containing SLS, it's worth a go. The brand good things is really good, it's not expensive and is specially made for younger skin so could be really good for your daughter. They are priced the same as similar products.

I've also heard good things about using dead sea products for skin complaints. I know there is a dead sea spa moisturiser, it might be worth looking into that too.

picardygirl

Thanks anatomical ....... aqueous cream always reacted with her skin, so she's never used it ......... just looked up ingredients in "good things" and none of their products contains parabens, which is what DD needs ..... and can buy in the high street, didnt want to find a product that can only be sourced on line etc. If we need it, want to be able to pop to the shops and buy it As you say not too pricey either ........ when i was in Boots yesterday (only a small high street one, so didnt have full range) but found some brand products did have parabans in it whilst other products from the same brand did, ie. Nivea everyday or sensitive skin moisturiser did, but another one didnt, she can use the dual cleanser and toner but not the separate one ...... have spent fortunes on trying different products, so lets just hope eliminating parabens helps :cool:

anatomical

Yes it is so hard looking for products without parabens and SLS in, most seem to have both! If you have a body shop near you all their rainforest range is paraben free.

Good luck to your daughter, I hope going paraben free helps her.

picardygirl

anatomical ... thanks again, but can i ask what is SLS? What should i be looking for on the ingredients list, or is it listed as SLS?

anatomical

Oh it's called sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium laureth sulphate or sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Also watch out for ammonium lauryl sulphate, any sulphates really. It's usually the second ingredient in shampoos and other foaming products. It was originally designed to be an engine degreaser and is actually the chemical used in clinical trials to give people skin irritation.

It has been shown to irritate the skin of the face with prolonged and constant exposure (more than an hour) in young adults. SDS may worsen skin problems in individuals with chronic skin hypersensitivity, with some people being affected more than others. In animal studies SDS appears to cause skin and eye irritation.

Companies use it to bulk out products because it is cheap and foams easily.

tillycat123

geri1965 wrote: »

She could try aqueous cream for removing make up. Just rub it in and remove with flannel and warm water.

Just found that poundland sell Aqueous cream £1 for a huge 500g pot.

It's amazing stuff, use it wash with or just neat for any skin irritations.