eyelid dermatitis??

Question:

I have had a red, flaky, itchy rash on my eylid for about 3 months now. I have changed my makeup, lotion, shampoo, detergent and it is still there. I take benadryl for the swelling and the itch. Some days it doesn't look as red as others. I can not figure out what I am allergic to. Can stress do this? I feel like I am the only one in the world with this problem. Any advice??

Answers:
I know exactly how you feel. I broke out in severe dermititis and excema all over, including my eyelids 1 month before my wedding, I was so scared that it wasn't going to go away. I went to the eye doctor and she said that when your eyes get irritated or dry the skin around your eyes can get irritated also.

I had to take drops for dry eye (which you can get over the counter), I stopped wearing eye makeup for a week and used Cetaphil which is a lotion with no perfumes, additives, and all that other stuff that irritates your skin (you can get that at walmart, target, etc). It was better in a couple of weeks. My dermatologist told me to continue to use benadryl for the swelling.

The cause of it can be a number of things, if you think that you may be allergic to something (which I thought I was) go get a patch test done at your local dermatologist.

**Warning this test is expensive if you don't have health insurance. I got it done and found out that I was allergic to a couple of things, but nothing pertaining to my eyelid dermatitis. I had health insurance and still ended up paying a lot.

In my opinion I would stick to perfume free lotion, minimal makeup, and prayer. In my eyes doctors are overrated and I could have saved myself a lot of money by just doing simple changes.

FYI- allgery medications and birthcontrol are drying agents to your body and can cause dermatitis. I would also consider trying bare mineral makeup it has done wonders for my skin, and it is better for it! :)

I hope I have helped you in some way, may God Bless you!

stress might do it, but im sure you arent the only one, have you looked on line for groups that might discuss this problem?

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