Irritated skin around eyes

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Walden1
Walden1 Member Posts: 202
edited November 2018 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

Shortly after I started AI, the skin around my eyes became prone to redness with some small red bumps. I’ve been moisturizing with something gentle but it’s not yet resolved. Anyone else experience this and if so what treatment helped

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  • Lula73
    Lula73 Member Posts: 1,824
    edited November 2018

    eucrisa can help. It’s a new non-steroidal ointment for dermatitis.

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  • Chiarara
    Chiarara Member Posts: 44
    edited November 2018

    Get it checked out- it could be dermatitis, but could also be something like blepharitis (which I am prone to), in which case moisturizer may do more harm. I find the best thing for blepharitis and general skin condition is an essential fatty acid supplement, such as fish oil or Udo's oil- I take about 10ml per day, and this seems to keep skin in good order.

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  • Walden1
    Walden1 Member Posts: 202
    edited November 2018

    Thank you Chiarara and Lula73. FYI; My doctor diagnosed it as contact dermatitis. She prescribed a non steroidal cream that I tried once. It worked very quickly but had a strongburning feeling. I switched to Cicaplast by La Roche-Posay. I use it twice a day and after a week it is almost completely gone. No burning and none of the other side effects of the perscribed cream to worry about. I also stopped all eye makeup. Think I will throw all that out and get fresh stuff just in case.

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