Sticky Skin

[StickyDeb]

I desperately need HELP!  I have a horrible skin condition.  My skin is sticky all over and there is a waxy sort of film.  My hands and feet are the worst.  It feels like soda or honey is coating my hands and feet, with a lighter feeling on the rest of my body.  My socks stick to the bottoms of my feet.  It is worse after showering, washing hands etc. I use a green kitchen scrubber on the palms of my hands and soles of my feet but it doesn't get the film off.  My skin does not absorb anything; water, lotions.  Soap seems to not wash this off my skin yet at the same time seems to stick to the film.  My hair is also affected.  It does not absorb anything, the soap seems to stick to it and not rinse off.  Same with conditioner.  And my hair is either falling out or breaking off, I'm not sure which.  I also have a coating on my toungue.  I can't taste properly.  Everything tastes bitter.  And I constantly have a bitter taste.

  It began about eight months ago and has gotten progressively worse.

I also have a fingernail and toenail fungus.  I am afraid that the fungus has moved to my skin.  

I went to the dermatologist for the first time yesterday and she merely gave me a prescription lotion for extremely dry skin.  This actually made the stickyness worse.  I applied it to my hands and it just sat on top of this film and became even more sticky.  I washed it off, which took two rounds of washing, and the stickyness was worse.

I feel like this sounds crazy.  It is debilitating.  I find it difficult to do much of anything because I stick to anything I touch.  And I certainly don't want to pass this along to anyone else.

Has anyone else had this?  

[SEE999]

This may be seborrheic dermatitis, which does have a yeast connection.  I've had similar issues.  My derm took a biopsy and that was her diagnosis.  Hair loss and scalp flaking are common even with sticky or oily hair.  Talk to your dermatologist or research online, there are treatment options.  I know this is an old post but others may find it with an Internet search.  Good luck and don't be disheartened.

[Nik07271]

Plz help if u can ..if its seborhec dermatitis excuse my spelling how can me my two babies and my boyfriend have it .. This is terrible going g on two months.. I'm on the brink of loosing my mind we are extremely oily our skin feels waxy and is sticky when wet or damp ..we got lots of hairloss and our eyebrows are falling out we got films over our eyes and green stuff comes out in the morning our eyes have ev end swelled shut .. We got a yellow or orange tint to out nails .. And breathing problems and respiratory infection that antibiotics haven't touched ... We are all very sick and nasty feeling idk what to do how to cope or where to go for help someone somewhere plz help.. I wish I had a doctor or scientist in my family ..I have cried and prayed and prayed somemore this has consumed our lives someone please help sticky deb did u ever figure out what this is plz somebody

[cwz]

Everyone stop!!!   Just completely stop I have sticky skin syndrome and that is linked to mold,. I know for certain when 100%  and I have proof, so glad I found this website tonight and that others are going throufth this. I'm sitting in my car scrubbing my beard and skin raw with  cotton swabs and alcohol.  
This has been consuming my life for the last two years it's killing me and it killed my dog. I knew that apartment is killing us it was contaminated with mold even after they said they repaired it. I complained for your street that mold was growing in the kitchen cabinets under the sink management denied it and sent maintenance just wipe it down with bleach  but it would only grow back.
So within the two-year timeframe I've been to multiple emergency rooms doctors dermatologist with no help and they're just concerned looks accusing me of being on drugs. I thought's friends that would believe me I've wiiped all of my money out trying to save the dog. My job is let me go I'm almost in the streets. I'll because I've been breathingin the forms of black veiny mold green fuzzy mold yellow story mold.  The apartment had a leak in the ceiling slow leak that's living in California the mold was growing in the cabinets on utensils.  they said they cleaned it sealed it off in the wall that's not true tough conditions related to this. The carpet will turn waxy Like an oil slick came over it.
Only New York and California recognize that Molde is deadly  people and clearly this forum of people chatting right now all have been exposed to mold even if they haven't   Realized or discovered it yet. I've lost everything  but most of all is that I lost my beloved dog Liam because he was terribly sick and exposed to it more than I was I spent everything I owned on vet bills and I still lost him.  I'm so ******* angry right now because I complained complained nothing was done for over year about it . Go search for places for mood  people that it's ******* killing us.

[Oskfish]

I think you are exactly right and doctors are not worth a **** (excuse my swearing) but its true !  I know exactly when i get sticky hands and feet , cant wash it off no mattet what and i do believ its mold related . I even get the film over my eyes and the surface of
My skin feels like its on fire !!  Its MOLD . I havent found the actual source cuz i dont jave it in
My house only when i am close by in other peoples places that have mold i become hypersensitive . Hot flashes , sticky coated skin , coated eyes , and fatigue . And forget about tryin to get a medical doctor to help cuz are useless ignorant boneheads . They dont care . They want to diagnose something that theres a PILL for . Glorified drug reps . Its a damn shame tho that nobody takes us seriously . They just dont understand how annoying it is !!!

[reesesonline]

This is my exact story, my dog suffered for two years and just passed. Apartments evicted me for complaining to city and state, citing I damaged the air handler by altering the state of the drain pan... I had cleaned it. I was the only one to get evicted that day, with CDC's halt on evictions. My son was diagnosed with rhinitis and asthma during my lease there. His mother started keeping him from me because of it. It's been four months since I've been able to have him on my time, everything in storage is ruined and my car that I'm living out of it covered in it. Tree oil was the best treatment for me so far, but it goes so quickly. Been unable to control it and it's slowly killing me and my bank account.

[Redawebb]

I am glad to hear I'm not alone. My sticky skin started with just my hands about 6 months ago but now I feel it on my arms and the last 2 days it feels sticky around my mouth. It's scary and embarrassing. I've been wondering if it was a mold issue because our front-loading washer has mold issues and I'm the main one that does the laundry. I have tried tea tree oil under gloves at night but it hasn't helped. I'm going to try the Neutrogena body wash you mentioned since that can be used over the entire body. Thank you everyone for being open enough to post possible solutions and talk about this problem.

[RusticKnight]

My sticky skin problem covered my whole body and was continuous, i.e. 24/7.  A dermatologist recommended using Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash. It worked like magic. I believe it is the Salicylic Acid that solved the problem.

[100ailments]

I have a very similar condition for past 3 years. When I substituted bar soap  with 'showergel' (Nivea men's and others),  the stickiness which used to remain until skin dried,  totally disappeared. Once in a while I try washing face with soap to check if condition still persisted. It unfortunately still does. One intriguing thing is,  this stickiness happens not just with bar soap but also using face wash but again not with showergel. Am now interested in composition/ingredients used between soaps and showergels to try to narrow down what causes this stickiness.

[Mindianne]

Could be the soap shower gel has more glycerin, the film maybe a fungus , I've been dealing with this skin condition for almost a year, it looks like I'm almost rid of it .. Using  sea salt when showering scrub with washcloth ,    do not bath in the tub . Use antifungal cream on skin or sores I've  used baking soda to wash mouth out twice daily then Apple cider vinegar( raw organic) 1tablespoon daily, fights infection .. I've had it in my eyes and now it's gone thank goodness

Good luck
M

[AudeR]

YeH -  Javel seems to be the solution :

I have been struggling with that for 1 1/2 month -
I cought it in trying shoes at store - for the 3rd time in 20 years.

2 previous times I used apple cider vinagre and after rinse with baking soda in warm water and showered the feet after -
it worked - but I had to throw away a few pair of shoes -

This time it started first to feet than to hands than to face and arms -
I tried all previous things - nothing worked -
I lost pairs of shoes -

As I walked bare foot in my place & the floor became sticky too where it was in wood -  I washed with vinagre - but did not do anything.

2 days ago - I said that's It ! -  I soak my feet in a bucket of warm water with 1/4 cup of soft javel - for 25 minutes -
and rinsed -  Great - Dry Feet since -

After I soaked my hands too - and apply same in my face - watching not to put any in eyes area -
I washed all my floors with more javel than for the body -
And clean all towels, clothes, carpets and shoes with same solution -

I am no more sticking so far from any part of my body - My floors are OK too.

Every time I cought that, it was trying shoes at store -
So Next Time:

When I returned from store for shoes - I will take a javel feet bath and clean my shoes entering my house -

I normally suffer from TOC - wondering if there is still finger prints left in my hands :-)
AudeR

[Nik07271]

Ive looked up Havel and can't find It anywhere plz help where can I find this ??

[IrinaIvon]

Javel is chlorine bleach

[Nik07271]

thank u for the response

[Nik07271]

thank u for the response