Beauty

[betty423]

All of a sudden I've developed some eczema on my face.  It gets red and scaley.    It is a result of stress.  Dermatologist prescribed hydrocortisone cream but I've read where that's not good for the face.  I've tried it all - high end mositurizers and drug store brands.  Any suggestions???

Betty

[D Kay]

Hydrocortisone cream addresses the inflammation, which moisturizers do not do.  There should not be a problem using it on the face, if used as prescribed. 

[jannabelle1]

My suggestion would be to listen to your dermatologist and use the hydrocortisone she prescribed. If that doesn't work, then I'd go back for another consultation. Just a thought....do you use a Clarisonic? I had all kinds of problems a couple of years ago, and my dermatologist recommended I stop using mine for awhile. I did that and my face cleared up - and I never used the Clarisonic again (and yes, I used new brushes religiously). As for a moisturizer and cleanser, my dermatologist told me to use CeraVe and nothing else. Her advice was that simpler was better and it was true for me.

[Katcat1]

@betty423  Hydrocortisone cream will not hurt but rather heal the eczema.  Try an oil like Marula oil at night which is especially good for dry skin and at bedtime take a drop rub in your hands and pat on your face and say goodnight.  You will back to normal in no time.  

[mistriTsquirrel]

The thing that has helped me the most is taking 500 mg or more of fish oil each day.  (If I take less than 500 mg, it doesn't help much.)  Ask your doctor if that's okay to do.

Flaxseed oil is another option if you don't want to take fish oil. 

[suzyQ3]

Follow your derm's recommendation.

[wilma]

I also just went through a bad patch of psoriasis/excema on my forehead. I used the hydrocortisone cream as prescribed, but I also used Aquafor baby ointment a few times a day on the area. After a month all is healed.

[twinkies]

Have you tried ths baby eczema creams?. There is one made by child farm that is good ,also Vanicream soap and skin cream is good for eczema . There is a produc t by shea moisture called baby eczema soap with raw shea oil and argan oil,and chamomile oil. .They also have baby wash ,babyoil and a skin moisturizer which is just like shea butter, You have to scoop out and melt in your hand as it is a grainy type cream. Plain argan oil is also good

cathy from ma.

[Alison Wonderland]

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@betty423 wrote:

All of a sudden I've developed some eczema on my face.  It gets red and scaley.    It is a result of stress.  Dermatologist prescribed hydrocortisone cream but I've read where that's not good for the face.  I've tried it all - high end mositurizers and drug store brands.  Any suggestions???

Betty

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Your doctor would not have prescribed it if it were going to be harmful. Don't let websites alarm you. It's not good to use it long-term, but it's fine as a treatment for an outbreak.

You may want to check out the First Aid Beauty (FAB) product line. They make moisturizers that work well with eczema

[Coquille]

@betty423 I have eczema around my scalp and I have always used the hydrocortisone cream. What I do now is, I use the cream for 2-3 days, then I switch to the Aveeno Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream. Within days, it is gone. I have had this problem for 10 years or more and this is what works for me. I have posted this before because I also get eczema in my ears and there was a blog for that problem. Yuck, I know! I follow this procedure with my ears also and within 2-3 days it is gone. I don't like using a lot of the rx. But, as some people have said, follow your doctor's orders.