I have a chronic condition associated with lupus, the infamous butterfly rash. It's aggravated by sun exposure, and it seems sometimes by spicy foods. It's also aggravated by skin care products that contain certain ingredients, like aloe, chamomile and fragrance. So, I have to stick with fragrance-free products, and only certain ones.
Last summer, my skin got extremely red and dry, and I thought I was developing a sensitivity to my skin care products - again, this happened before. So, I switched to Eucerin. But, my condition seemed to worsen. A savvy esthetician at our local Ulta suggested switching to Neutrogena because the lanolin in Eucerin was blocking my moisturizer. Within days, the condition cleared.
Moral of the story: sometimes the obvious treatment is not readily apparent.
You might actually be aggravating your condition by the treatments you've tried.
My mom introduced me to Oil of Olay when I was 13. Over the years, I tried a lot of different products, but returned to Olay over 10 years ago because I developed a sensitivity to products supposedly formulated for maturing skin. I currently use Olay Total Effects foaming cleanser, followed by Neutrogena toner and Olay Regenerist fragrance-free serum. At least once/week, I use the Regenerist daily regenerating cleanser as an exfoliant. This particular line of Olay products seem to work best. When I can find it, I like Olay's tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 called Touch of Sun. I also use Pur mineral-based facial powder, as it's very gentle and doesn't block my pores.
This routine may not work for you, but it's a suggestion. Hope you find relief soon!
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I have a chronic condition associated with lupus, the infamous butterfly rash. It's aggravated by sun exposure, and it seems sometimes by spicy foods. It's also aggravated by skin care products that contain certain ingredients, like aloe, chamomile and fragrance. So, I have to stick with fragrance-free products, and only certain ones.
Last summer, my skin got extremely red and dry, and I thought I was developing a sensitivity to my skin care products - again, this happened before. So, I switched to Eucerin. But, my condition seemed to worsen. A savvy esthetician at our local Ulta suggested switching to Neutrogena because the lanolin in Eucerin was blocking my moisturizer. Within days, the condition cleared.
Moral of the story: sometimes the obvious treatment is not readily apparent.
You might actually be aggravating your condition by the treatments you've tried.
My mom introduced me to Oil of Olay when I was 13. Over the years, I tried a lot of different products, but returned to Olay over 10 years ago because I developed a sensitivity to products supposedly formulated for maturing skin. I currently use Olay Total Effects foaming cleanser, followed by Neutrogena toner and Olay Regenerist fragrance-free serum. At least once/week, I use the Regenerist daily regenerating cleanser as an exfoliant. This particular line of Olay products seem to work best. When I can find it, I like Olay's tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 called Touch of Sun. I also use Pur mineral-based facial powder, as it's very gentle and doesn't block my pores.
This routine may not work for you, but it's a suggestion. Hope you find relief soon!
September 12, 2008 - 8:03pmThis Comment
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