DRY CRACKED SKIN ON EYELIDS

[jazziebich]

I have had dry, swollen, cracked, peeling skin on my eyelids which has become progressively worse over 7 years.  Have been prescribed cortisone but only is an overnight cure.  Is this exceme?  or psoriasis?  or allergies?  How can I get over this???  HELP!!!

[linhollin]

Zymox got rid of it, if I feel my eyelids itching, I immediately reach for the Zymox cream and it is cleared within a couple of days, never let it get to the point it was before. The dry wrinkles and scaly skin when away and back to normal.  I'm convinced my problem was an infection of yeast.  You should try it, Zymox cream for dogs on Amazon.  

[dryeyelidgal]

I tried everything that you all suggested (apart from manuka honey because i had none) and i didn't see any improvement on my dry eyelid at all, it actually got worse and my eye was stinging from all these remedies.  Then i had a brain wave, i was reading about the amazing benefits of urine therapy just last week and i thought to myself that i would give it a try, So I collected some of my morning urine and dabbed it around my eye when i woke up. I am amazed after my first try, instant relief and the puffiness is reduced, no stinging at all, it felt really soothing. So I'm going to stick with the urine treatment for now, it doesn't smell and i'm going to dab it all over the rest of my face as well. This isn't a joke, you can google 'urine for skin care' it if you don't believe me.

[amylala]

I've had a problem with eczema on my eyelids for years.  It usually flares up either during extreme (dry) heat, or extreme cold weather, I end up with it maybe 5 or 6 times a year and it's awful.  Painful, uncomfortable, and looks ghastly.  Two days ago, it flared up again, and first I put on just a dab of cortisone cream, waited a short time, but it hadn't seemed to help, so I put on a tiny amount of Gold Bond's "Ultimate Healing Skin Therapy Lotion with Aloe," and within the hour, I noticed a drastic improvement.  I put on a little bit more (extra carefully, since it's my eyelids) right before bed, and when I woke up the next morning, I was astonished to find the eczema had completely cleared up. My skin was back to normal, soft, smooth, not a trace of the red, scaly, irritated mess that was there the night before.  I highly recommend trying it, even though it isn't homeopathic.

[Neen149]

Thanks for your comments/advice....I had forgotten to check back on this site.  Did you see the short post to "all" 19 March SCG456 "Peri Orbital Dermatitis. Doxycycline."  Do you think the person is a doctor diagnosing the conditon and recommending Doxycycline?

[Owl43]

Thank you for your post.  I was looking for a holistic remedy.  I have been using vasoline, but was looking for something better.  I bought vitamin E thinking maybe that would work, but coconut oil...great idea!  I will give it a try.  

[SCG456]

Peri Orbital Dermatitis.  Doxycycline.