I’m currently on Accutane and as anyone who has used it can tell you,
it dries out your skin incredibly. This side effect is increased since there
is almost no humidity out/up here. When I sweat when running or even when I
just ‘heat up’ in a situation, my skin and even my scalp gets extremely itchy.
I’ve swithced to Neutrogena soap since it rinses away very cleanly,
but it does not seem to do anything to moisterize the skin. Does anyone have
any remedies that has helped them to some extent? I’m especially looking for
a readily available soap for my body (not my face) since it is not always
convenient to apply lotion to every dry surface on my skin. I only have the
acne on my face so do not think that there are any worries about what I use
on my trunk unless it has vitamin A in it for some reason. Also any ideas
on what to use for my scalp? I was just thinking of using the Head & Shoulders
for dry scalp shampoo. Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks for the time,
Eric
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– O An inactive lifestyle Eric J. Lorenzo
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— /_ to be fully human. -Keith Johnsgard
Aside from bath oils or emollient baths (colloidal oatmeal, like
Aveeno), I’d imagine that your best bet would be to use an
moisturing body lotion. There are many of these on the market;
one quite effective one which doesn’t stink of perfume is Eucerin Plus.
There are loads of others.
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Steve Dyer
d…@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
Comment by admin — September 27, 2009 @ 4:48 am
I have extremely sensitive skin and it’s also dry. Tone
soap is the only one I can use to help prevent it from getting worse.
It’s also the only one that doesn’t give me a rash!
I also use Mennen Lite Baby Oil with Aloe after showers and it makes
a difference. I just apply some before using a towel and afterward
I just pat dry.
Good Luck
MaryEllen
Comment by admin — September 27, 2009 @ 4:48 am