Re:Is it better to avoid washing your clothes?
by mjfisher on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:32AM
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Not the OP, but I had eczema that required regular steroid cream treatment. It did get somewhat better in my twenties, but it wasn't until I started experimenting with different lotions and moisturizers that things got a lot better.
In general, light lotions with glycerine seem to work best for me (they even taste slightly sweet). Finding Palmer's cocoa butter lotion was literally a life changer though - I apply a thin layer after ever shower, and I finally know what it's like to have normal-people skin in my thirties.
I know exactly what you mean about quality of life. It sucks when your skin is bad; _everything_ feels continuously uncomfortable. I'm not sure the same thing will work for you, but I really would encourage you to experiment with different moisturizers. Work out what's different about the better ones, and iteratively improve from there. I thought they were basically all the same, but they're really not!
In general, light lotions with glycerine seem to work best for me (they even taste slightly sweet). Finding Palmer's cocoa butter lotion was literally a life changer though - I apply a thin layer after ever shower, and I finally know what it's like to have normal-people skin in my thirties.
I know exactly what you mean about quality of life. It sucks when your skin is bad; _everything_ feels continuously uncomfortable. I'm not sure the same thing will work for you, but I really would encourage you to experiment with different moisturizers. Work out what's different about the better ones, and iteratively improve from there. I thought they were basically all the same, but they're really not!