Guest guest Posted July 18, 2002 Report Share Posted July 18, 2002 A number of posters are discussing flakes. Though I'm not certain if everyone is talking about the same phenomenon, I've noticed that when my cheeks are most irritated/inflammed they tend to develop a half- dozen white tissue-thin whisps that respond to moisturizering. I've never tried to put foundation or tinted sunblock over them without first moisturizing, and I've never noticed them in response to make- up or other topicals, esp not immediately as some posters are describing. But I did get a surprise entire faceful of these little flakers an hour or so after applying Dr. Sy's VitaOil; I also had a more traditional reaction, with itching and breakout. Each day it got better, but it took days to completely clear. One of the weirdest things on my face that I've ever seen. <g> I believe that my flakiness is somehow related to impaired barrier function, since it clears up as my skin normalizes. I would think any kind of exfoliation would win the battle but lose the war, since exfoliation would make the barrier more impermiable. Has anyone with this problem tried ignoring them for the moment, leaving them on the face if need be though avoiding those things that make them visually worse, while concentrating instead on good skin hygiene for several weeks (Less is More daily cleansing and moisturizing, nothing else)? I don't know if that's the answer, but that would be the treatment for repairing an impaired barrier. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2002 Report Share Posted July 18, 2002 A number of posters are discussing flakes. Though I'm not certain if everyone is talking about the same phenomenon, I've noticed that when my cheeks are most irritated/inflammed they tend to develop a half- dozen white tissue-thin whisps that respond to moisturizering. I've never tried to put foundation or tinted sunblock over them without first moisturizing, and I've never noticed them in response to make- up or other topicals, esp not immediately as some posters are describing. But I did get a surprise entire faceful of these little flakers an hour or so after applying Dr. Sy's VitaOil; I also had a more traditional reaction, with itching and breakout. Each day it got better, but it took days to completely clear. One of the weirdest things on my face that I've ever seen. <g> I believe that my flakiness is somehow related to impaired barrier function, since it clears up as my skin normalizes. I would think any kind of exfoliation would win the battle but lose the war, since exfoliation would make the barrier more impermiable. Has anyone with this problem tried ignoring them for the moment, leaving them on the face if need be though avoiding those things that make them visually worse, while concentrating instead on good skin hygiene for several weeks (Less is More daily cleansing and moisturizing, nothing else)? I don't know if that's the answer, but that would be the treatment for repairing an impaired barrier. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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