QuoteReplyTopic: Perioral Dermatitis Posted: August 17 2005 at 8:08am
I've been suffering from perioral dermatitis for about 2 years now. I hate my skin, and I want it to go away. It is all around my nose, and it is red, flaky, and sore. A year ago, my doc put me on antibiotics, and it went away for a little while, but it came back a few months later, worse than before.
Because I'm pregnant, I can't use antibiotics to treat it. I've tried cutting out products containing laureth/laurel sulfates and petroleum derived ingredients, which are supposedly triggers for the problem. I use a very light moisturizer. I've tried tea tree oil, and all it did was make my skin even redder.
What I've read online is that it is most likely a form of acne, which makes sense, since women who get this are prone to oiliness and acne, so I'm trying salycilyc acid on it. The flakiness is getting better, but it is by no means cleared up. I'm hoping that this will work, but I'm not holding my breath.
Once my baby is born (any day now) I will see my doctor about going on antibiotics to clear this up, and see if it is possible since I plan on nursing him. Hopefully I can make it go away for good, as it looks horrible.
In the meantime, if anyone has any experience and/or suggestions for how I can treat this on my own, please share!
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Hey!
I get seborrheic dermatitis when I'm really stressed out. My dr gave me
some steriod creams to use to take down the inflammation (my upper
cheeks get red, swollen and flakey) but I didn't want to use it cuz at
the time I was breaking out alot and I know that prolonged use of the
steriods can cause the skin to thin adn stuff. So I went online
and did a search and one of the sites I found said to try aloe vera
gel. I used it 3x a day and it really took down the red and it also
moisturised my skin so it didnt flake as much.
so maybe you could try that or do another search. I just searched
'alternative treatments for soborrheic dermatitis' and that came up, so
yo ucould try the same thing. Good luck! Let me know if you find
anything!
steroid creams are known to cause perioral dermatitis... that's how I ended up with it in the first place . I've tried some natural remedies, including tea tree oil, but none of them have done anything more than irritate my skin more.
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. I've tried some natural remedies, including tea tree oil, but none of them have done anything more than irritate my skin more.
