Hi all

I've always had dry skin on my body in the colder weather, but since I've had RA I started with a pink dry patch underneath my right eyebrow. I then got the same thing underneath my left eye and at one point it got so bad it went a purple colour and I looked like I had a black eye. Whenever I went to the GP about it, it disappeared! Eventually I got prescribed Diprobase. In the last few weeks my forehead, down the sides of my eyebrows, all of the skin underneath my eyebrows, and the tops of my cheeks have been really really tight and dry. I have a really good skincare routine - cleanse and moisturise twice a day with Clarins products. I've also become more spotty The Diprobase helps but it doesn't seem to have any lasting effect and usually an hour or 2 after applying it my skin has gone all dry and flaky again.

Do any of you have any skincare products to recommend or know of things I should avoid to help with this?

Gem x

right i have bad skin .

Now docs may not be trained in good skin care .
the dryer the skin the greaser the ointment needs to be is why stuff like dipo base e.45 may not work .

So you may need to wash your face/skin with a emulsifying ointment such as Hydromol then pat dry and the rub some on so dry patches are coverd you may need to put this on every hour .

once its got a little better and then you can put it on less .Sun and wind heat will dry out the dry patches .
i keep some with me all the time .So what if it looks like lard use it .that all a red face .

And yes if you are posh no make up .
products from fancy shops usealy don,t work .And people from fancy skin care places don,t know enough

There should be an dermatolliy nurse out in the comattity .The chemist would know if doc does not .
Which my docter has never heard off yet she does a clinc in the surgary .But they have more time then docs or hospitals and might come to your home and can give you creams to try and keep seeing you till you have cracked it .

if dipo base does not work it needs to be greasy so it stays on skin


it may be not realted to R.A but you have it because the iummue systum is wonky .And you may be prone to getting such things as with people with P.A get other skin promlems
christine

Hi Gem

I have had the same skin problems as yourself below my left eye brow. I have tried many different creams, oils etc but it has always come back.

Since then I have been using Pakua lotion followed by Pakua cream, only for a short time and it has knocked all the skin problems on the head. FABULOUS!!! It is made from natural herbal substances and has a powerful skin rejuvenation action. The lotion is anti-inflammatory so is also great for cooling hot R.A joints.

Best of luck and hope you get some relief.

Best wishes
Rebecca

Hi Gem,

I have not had any problem with dry skin on my face. So some good ideas mentioned - so
good luck to you.

I do have dry skin in general though on legs feet and body. My doc has given me a
showers wash and a double base cream to rub on. Quite helpful. I have also used after
a shower Johnson baby oil. Rub it on body whilst wet, then lie on the bed and dry off
naturally- Body then feels good.

Rose

Adding to what LynW said avoid any essential oils as they can react and cause more problems than they solve. Mixed incorrectly they can cause serious illness (Lavender oil is strong enough to bring on a delayed miscarriage).

Aqueous creams have just been proven to make eczma and similar conditions worse. As these have been recommended by dermatologists and GPs for decades it just goes to show that nobody's an expert.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11564662

hi ya

can i make a suggestion----take a picture of the dry area on your mobile phone and take it with to the doc's appointments

that way should give them some idea what you are talking about

i also use simple cleanser etc always found it the gentlest of the lot

good luck

hope you get things sorted

love
caz xx

Hi Re- dry skin i use Clinique i use mostly everything from facewash to day & night creams it is brilliant.Good Luck.Val-R

i have very un manageable skin on face .Its open to air .So creams may not work .
you could put something simple like double base e.45 then emerlfifeing omeint on top even with that very dry skin needs doing every hour .But grease is the ans and to wash the face in .

christine

hi

I have got dry skin on my face and legs the only thing i use is nivia and let it dry in to the skin before i move or cover up with cloths etc.

hope you soon find something that works for you.

Audreyx

Yes the same .I have psoriasis .I might have p.a athritis and psoriasis as have the nail ridges .
R.A AND P.A are hard to dx as they have the same symtoms but have the same treatment .
i had a bi osopsy but that did not say much .I also have ance roseasa roseasa and dermitis on my face .
and elbows and hands have sometimes got psoriais sometimes legs and arms sometimes nothing .

but i also have overlaps scleroderma being one .
( still alive and kicking ha ha )
Well thats me

Christine a dryed up skin person ha ha