Safe - dry skin

pixiedust · 01-05-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi, I'm not sure whether this is the place to ask this so sorry if it isn't!

I have really dry skin. It's flaky and peeling and nothing I do seems to help it. I put aqueous cream on 2 or 3 times a day but it makes no difference. Is there anything else I can do to help?

Popple · 01-05-2008, 01:47 PM

Hi I get that alot on the bottom of my legs and on my hands I use e45 and it genereally works
otherwise I have no suggestions except maybe go to your doctor and ask them what you can do??
take care
katy
xx

snailonvalium · 01-05-2008, 03:27 PM

^^have to agree with e45,or vitamin E cream/oil.....

Acephalous · 01-05-2008, 03:46 PM

Okay well as someone who has had severe (sp?) eczema from birth - i think this might be an area where i can actually make some use of myself.

Nivea all the way.

Nivea does wonders for the skin, things like e45 are useful but can often make your skin alot more oily than needs be.
People should use nivea anyway but it especially good, specificly when it comes to thinks like scars as well :)

Popple · 01-05-2008, 04:01 PM

^^ yeah thats true e45 makes you shiny..=]

Animad · 01-05-2008, 06:21 PM

Nivea cream will work. e45 is more likely to make it just more oily on the surface as it collects as it is just a barrier cream (stops things come into contact with your skin) rather than a moisturiser, though if it is an allergy that is setting this off then maybe that would help by stopping whatever is causing the allergy (the allergen) from coming into contact with your skin if this is how it affects you.

I've always found Vaseline Essential Moisture to work with mine when my hands get bad. Within a couple of days my hands are better and if I carry on with it then my work doesn't make them get worse again which is always good.

Other things are, if your diet is lacking in something then a vit/min supplement may help. Cod Liver oil capsules (or just the oil itself if you don't mind that) may help with your skin. Evening Primrose Oil may also be useful. Its main uses are reducing both PMT and the post-menopausal symptoms but it can also be good at keeping the skin nice and healthy.

privileged-outcast · 02-05-2008, 04:06 PM

i use vaseline derma care with it's essentail lipid and stuff in it. it's a good moisterier.

are you using ordinary soap? becuase they can dry the skin out. maybe try washing with the aqueous cream?

88shelz · 02-05-2008, 04:34 PM

speak to your doctor.
i have bad dry skin and have been prescribed some good prescription creams. xxx

l'il esky · 02-05-2008, 06:47 PM

cocoa butter from any local chemist, supermarket etc is very good and do one for especially dry skin.

also dont know where the dry skin is but flexitol heel blam is fantastic, (i know it says heel-you can use it anywhere just mainly marketed for cracked heels) it contains urea which helps break down dead skin. its about £5 per tube but fantastic, really thick and dont need a lot of it.

02-05-2008, 06:54 PM

Having suffered from Eczma all my life, i also go through stages of really dry patches of skin.
My mother swears by aqueious cream however if used on a regular basis (2-3 times a day) it can actually reverse the point of it and make your skin dry.

People are suggesting moisturisers however, what do you use in the shower/bath? The only thing i use is Dove Soap for sensitive skin, or the Dove shower cream for sensitive skin.
Try using that, and moisturise with E45 cream morning and night.
If it still doesn't clear up i'd suggest popping along to your GP as they have special bath/shower cream and prescription moisturiser for you to use.

Goodluck! I know how annoying/frustrating dry skin can be.
xx

pixiedust · 06-05-2008, 10:56 AM

Thanks everyone. I haven't had a chance to get any other cream yet but I've kept using the aqueous cream (similar to E45) and it seems to be getting better now. I think I'll give the evening primrose a go though - kill 2 birds with one stone as I get PMT too lol.