Dry Face Skin Help

jenniewb

jai247 wrote: »

hi

i have tried the facial oils but they have dried my skin out.

They dried out your skin?


Have you seen a dermatologist? It sounds like your skin may need more help than basic shop bought stuff if even oils are drying out your skin! I'd want to be referred or to be prescribed something for problematic skin.


When you say dry, are you talking about soreness (redness) or itching and peeling? Or tightness? Because you could have a skin problem which needs medical help. If it's tightness alone (no flaking or peeling) it could be you can sort this out with a skincare professional dermatologist but if it's peeling and white flakes it could be a skin disorder.
I found that my skin took a good 2 weeks to get used to anything new, the first week doesn't feel like it's working then the second week my skin adapts. I found that by taking out some of the additional heavy products and using more simple skincare products (eg oils or very basic pared down moisturisers rather then heavy creams) I got better results if I gave my skin about 2 weeks to adapt, anything less than that and my skin gets irritated and annoyed with me and I get dull skin and irritated skin.


Hope you find some answers though.

A.Penny.Saved

Link to the oil product(s) that you tried because you might be using the typical nice bottle stuff that contains lots of nasty additives rather than pure oils that your skin is unlikely to react to. People are conditioned into purchasing certain products until they learn about better alternatives that are not so readily available.

Your skin reaction is most likely coming from inside.

cavework

I would ask your Doctor to check you for vitamin deficiency, as someone has said , this sounds like the problem may be connected to more than your skin type.

cashewnut

Hi OP, I too am suffering from really dry facial skin and am at my wits' end! I've done some research and have ordered some organic unrefined Shea butter from amazon. Apparently you get some in your hand, let it warm to melt then apply to dry skin. Hopefully it will arrive today - I'll let you know if it's any good!

Pthree

jai247 wrote: »

I am currently using a Simple face wash in the morning and at night, I always pat my face dry after a shower and immediately put on the moisturizer whilst my face is still slightly wet.

I have tried the Simple face moisturizer recently and it just dried my face out so had to stop using it.

I have also tried the cetaphil lotion recently and this has even dried my face out so not sure what to try next now.

Stop using "washes" 99% of things that foam will dry your skin out, avoid things with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and alcohol.

How does your dryness present, is it red / flaky / itchy / tight ... all four?

So you wet or dry shave? Using what products? How often? Beard?

It is so tricky, a lot of stuff made for dry skin has mineral oil (cheap filler can cause spots) and / or shea butter in (wonderful stuff can cause spots). I think a lot of people have suggested oils because they tend to have a lot fewer ingredients than normal creams therefore you minimizing the amount of products that can irritate your skin.

With me it turned out that anything with mineral oil or coconut (which SLS is from). SLS's are in everything from fairy liquid to washing power to shampoo and even toothpaste, there are a lot of SLS free products out there now, but most of them contain coconut which is somewhat annoying for me :mad:

It took so much trial and error for me.

I dont really want to suggest products as no two people are the same, but I would go back to basics try washing with almond oil (Boots under £2) apply a small amount massage in wipe off with a warm flannel, then while skin is still a bit damp apply a little more as your moisturizer. Give it 10 mins and see how it feels and perhaps add a bland moisturizer over the top.

Please dont using products for your body on your face:eek: it is delicate, even if you are a bloke! Body lotions are made for tough knees and elbows no wonder they are giving you spots.

How is your diet?

jai247

I have currently gone back to using a cocoa butter type lotion on my face as its the only thing that doesnt leave me face dry at the moment but dont think its the thing \i should be using in the long term.

My diet is pretty good as I have crohns disease so eat pretty healthy and dont eat much junk food at all.

jenniewb

I know quite a few people who use coco-butter for their face and have done for years. I also know many families who use it as a matter of course for their children, I think your fine to continue to use it if it works for you, if and when you want to experiment with new things, try them one product at a time and give your skin a good 10-14 days to adjust before switching back to your normal regime rather than from one product to another to another...try to give your skin a break in-between new products if they are not working. But the old phrase "if it aint broke..." comes to mind here. Coco butter is fine if it works for you.

A.Penny.Saved

It sounds like your using some "formulation" with lots of chemicals in it rather than a simple solution such as an oil. They don't have to have ANY chemicals in them, it's not necessary for organic oils. Chemicals only benefit the companies that make them so that they last a long time on the shelves. Avoid that rubbish and you might find that things work better. If there is anything more than 2 ingredients then put it back or ignore it! There only needs to be one ingredient for organic oils.

As I have already suggested, find a source for very small samples of oils and try a few. Read up on a few oils to see what sounds appropriate and then give them a try. As I mentioned, Rosehip oil is said to cause spots according to what I have read online but it worked the best of anything I have tried and did not cause me any spots. Just very nourishing and softening on my skin. However you might be different and require something else.

jai247

Has anyone every tried a product called Lubriderm?

I have researched it and it has really good reviews.

Pthree

jai247 wrote: »

Has anyone every tried a product called Lubriderm?

I have researched it and it has really good reviews.

It has mineral oil as the second ingredient in the few formulations I looked at so personally I put it anywhere near my face, but its cheap and there are a lot of good reviews, so might be worth a go.

Did you try the (pure) almond oil at all?