Seb Derm and pure glycerin

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Hi everyone,

It has been a long time since I have posted but I have been

monitoring every now and then. I had a baby mid July and have been

VERY busy!!

This is what I have discovered in the last 6 months or so:

A new derm diagnosed Seb derm instead of cea. She said that the

seb derm has irritated my skin to the point of continual redness

which made it look like rosacea and the flakiness on my chin caused

zits which also seemed to be rosacea. My conclusion was that if I

could keep the flakiness away I could control the breakouts too.

I tried all the usual seb derm and rosacea treatments : nizoral, Head

and shoulders, Hydrazole (combo of 1% hydracortisone and

clotrimazole), cea Ltd, jojoba oil, oregano oil, cetaphil bar,

Ponds, a new diet, eliminating sodium lauryl sulphate and other harsh

cleansers and zinc cream. I have lost track of everyhting! The

only " cleanser " that seems to work is ( this will sound weird but

it's not the first time on this board): Huggies unscented natural

care wipes and the only thibng that gets rid of flakes and doesn't

clog my pores is pure liquid glycerin which I got at the drugstore. I

only have to use it once or twice a week. I cleanse then spray my

face with water (Evian spray) and then put a dime size drop of

glycerin in the palms of my hands, rub together then gently pat on my

skin the places where my flakes are. i also find that if I leave it

on for a couple of hours then take a warm shower that I can gently

rub the flakes off with my fingers which makes them disappear even

faster. I'm really not sure why this all works but it is simple and

nothing else over a two year period has really made the difference

that glycerine and the wipes has. I started using the wipes and

glycerin about 4 months ago when I read on the a Begoun site

about the proliferation of makeup wipes on the market (J and J,

Ponds, ect)and that really you if you like them you are better off

buying the Huggies because they have no alcohol or surfectants and

they are cheaper!

Hope this helps someone.

Leah Dwyer