Very dry flaky skin on face!

suki1964

I have to agree on with maddiemay, stop with cleansers and soap and water and use a cream instead

The Vit E is good. My skin personally does best with Liz Earle cleanse and polish.

I also use balms and oils. Pure luxury is Decleor ylang ylang arromessence night balm. Expensive but a little goes a long long way. Any oil such as ylang ylang or Rose really helps calm and heal You can buy small samples from eBay to sample A few mls last for ages as only a tiny drop is needed

MrsJam

maddiemay wrote: »

Lots of good suggestions above, but I would add:-

Stop using facewash, there are exceptions, but normally too drying. Replace with a cream cleanser or balm and take off with flannel and warm water, Superdrug own Vit E one is good and often on 2 for 1 or some offer or another. Secondly are you getting enough good oils in your diet? avocado, certain nuts and fish oils. Oily fish twice a week and probably for the moment a good quality Omega mix, you tend to get what you pay for in terms of quality with Omegas. (When I remember I take 2 per day of Lamberts OracOmega®
High strength fish oil plus 2,500 ORAC antioxidant units from plant extracts. I buy from my Osteopath's office, so don't have to pay postage. (check with doctors if taking blood thinning/asprin products). No affiliation, good health food store will be able to offer other products.

Thanks for the reply,

Think you're probably right about the face wash being too drying. Also, I take your point about diet, that could be partly to blame. Have bought some maximum strength cod liver oil capsules today, see how I go on with them.

MrsJam

SuiDreams wrote: »

When my Skin was really bad using the following sorted it out


Lush Ultrabland cleanser
Lancôme Hdrazen moisturisers and eye cream.


HTH

Thank you, will check those out.

MrsJam

suki1964 wrote: »

I have to agree on with maddiemay, stop with cleansers and soap and water and use a cream instead

The Vit E is good. My skin personally does best with Liz Earle cleanse and polish.

I also use balms and oils. Pure luxury is Decleor ylang ylang arromessence night balm. Expensive but a little goes a long long way. Any oil such as ylang ylang or Rose really helps calm and heal You can buy small samples from eBay to sample A few mls last for ages as only a tiny drop is needed

Thank you for the advice, will look into those products, especially the Vit E that a few people have mentioned.

suki1964

MrsJam wrote: »

Thanks for the reply,

Think you're probably right about the face wash being too drying. Also, I take your point about diet, that could be partly to blame. Have bought some maximum strength cod liver oil capsules today, see how I go on with them.

You can get Vit E oil or capsules and use that directly on your skin as well. Just a drip on three finger tips, rub together with the opposite hand finger tips and stroke gently outwards and upwards over your skin. Great after a shower or bath. Let it soak in so evenings are best if you wear makeup during the day.

MrsJam

suki1964 wrote: »

You can get Vit E oil or capsules and use that directly on your skin as well. Just a drip on three finger tips, rub together with the opposite hand finger tips and stroke gently outwards and upwards over your skin. Great after a shower or bath. Let it soak in so evenings are best if you wear makeup during the day.

Thank you, will try that.

coffeehound

One more thought MrsJam: people are sometimes allergic to lanolin, which is in a lot of moisturisers. If your face feels hot, taught, itchy, uncomfortable after applying moisturiser, it might be that.

MrsJam

Thank you,

Will look into that.

A.Penny.Saved

I would 2nd the lanolin idea too. I react terribly to lanolin and lanolin is used in that crap E45 that the doctor typically gives people for dry skin problems. It makes my skin go shiny and tight and looks awful afterwards. Absolutely terrible stuff for some people.

However many commercial moisturisers, especially the cheap ones, contain petrochemicals such as paraffin which might be worth avoiding.

I have experienced dry flaky skin on my face since I turned 16 when a health problem really kicked in. About 30 years later I found that oils worked best for me because they provide a protective barrier and have a moisturising effect. Dry skin tends to look very matte whereas more normal skin has a slight sheen to it indicating the presence of sebum which naturally moisturises and locks in moisture near the skin. Therefore using an oil has a very similar effect to sebum.

The best oil I found is Rosehips. It had a terrific nourishing and moisture retaining effect on my skin and it is often used in some of the better commercial moisturisers. It is a bit expensive, especially in larger quantities so it might be worth looking for a tiny sample size of around 10ml if you can find it on ebay or somewhere like that. I have been meaning to purchase some more but have not yet got around to it. Search around to see how much you can get a tiny amount for to test it before looking for a larger amount if it works well for you.

I find that putting some on and allowing it to moisturise before patting with a kitchen towel to remove the majority of the shine. After that my skin looks pretty healthy and much more like healthier skin rather than having the matte/dry appearance. Small amounts of Rosehip oil and then using coconut oil as a final barrier can also work.

I did read that Rosehips can cause spots but I used to occasionally get some minor spots but recently since using Rosehips I have had virtually none so I would not say it promotes them, certainly not in my experience. YMMV.

MrsJam

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

I would 2nd the lanolin idea too. I react terribly to lanolin and lanolin is used in that crap E45 that the doctor typically gives people for dry skin problems. It makes my skin go shiny and tight and looks awful afterwards. Absolutely terrible stuff for some people.

However many commercial moisturisers, especially the cheap ones, contain petrochemicals such as paraffin which might be worth avoiding.

I have experienced dry flaky skin on my face since I turned 16 when a health problem really kicked in. About 30 years later I found that oils worked best for me because they provide a protective barrier and have a moisturising effect. Dry skin tends to look very matte whereas more normal skin has a slight sheen to it indicating the presence of sebum which naturally moisturises and locks in moisture near the skin. Therefore using an oil has a very similar effect to sebum.

The best oil I found is Rosehips. It had a terrific nourishing and moisture retaining effect on my skin and it is often used in some of the better commercial moisturisers. It is a bit expensive, especially in larger quantities so it might be worth looking for a tiny sample size of around 10ml if you can find it on ebay or somewhere like that. I have been meaning to purchase some more but have not yet got around to it. Search around to see how much you can get a tiny amount for to test it before looking for a larger amount if it works well for you.

I find that putting some on and allowing it to moisturise before patting with a kitchen towel to remove the majority of the shine. After that my skin looks pretty healthy and much more like healthier skin rather than having the matte/dry appearance. Small amounts of Rosehip oil and then using coconut oil as a final barrier can also work.

I did read that Rosehips can cause spots but I used to occasionally get some minor spots but recently since using Rosehips I have had virtually none so I would not say it promotes them, certainly not in my experience. YMMV.

Thanks for this. Will keep in mind. Have all ready ordered some Vitamin E skin oil, as recommended in some of the above posts.

Will update how I get on with it for those interested.