Red Dry Rash Under Nose for 3 Months!

[noserash1234]

I am a 34 year old woman. I have had a red dry itchy rash under my nose for 3 months that won't go away. Occasionally, tiny whiteheads will develop. I pop them and they go away but eventually come back in the same place. I've tried putting intense lotion on which helped with the dryness but not with the redness. I've also tried putting antiseptic cream on containing phenol (1.20%), zinc oxide (6.55%), methyl salicylate (3%) and octafonium chloride (0.3%).  The reason for this is that I had a friend who said she had a similar sounding rash on her cheek and her doctor recommended anti-bacterial cream (which did nothing for her either but I thought I'd try it). (The pharmacist said anti-bacterial and anti-septic were the same thing - is that true?)  It helps with the dryness but does nothing to heal it either. I don't have insurance so I'm trying to treat this with over the counter items but running out of ideas.
I've never had anything like this before and I can't think of anything that I did that would have brought this on. The only thing I can think of is that I joined a gym recently but I haven't been in over a month.
I don't touch it except to put cream on several times a day. If I don't put cream on it will get very dry and flaky. Do you have any idea what this could be and how I can treat it over the counter? I uploaded a picture.  Thank you for any help.


This discussion is related to red rash around nose for over a YEAR NOW!!.

[celena_v]

Its been 7 more months since the last time I posted and This rash still wont go away :(

[Lau19950]

Hi, did you ever get rid of this rash??

[alwayssomething123]

I have the same rash!  Did anything ever help?

[alwayssomething123]

I have the same rash!  Did anything ever help?

[mpearce105]

I have the same ONE, but mine looks alittle worse. Anyway, I have tried everything i can think of, my mom says I should go to a skin doctor. I have had it for about 2 months now, maybe longer........But I hate it and it bugs me ALL the time, and people always make fun of me for it because they think it zits, Im starting to get nervous. Ive never even known about it untill my mom brought it upp........:'(

[AngieTexas]

I have the same rash for 3 months now. The doctor has ran up quite a prescription bill for me and nothing is working. Has anyone found a solution?

[zanny55]

DO NOT USE STEROID CREAM FOR THE RASH! Use calamine lotion, please, also reapply everytime it dries, put one layer first, when it dries, put another layer of thin tissue paper on the nose area then apply calamine lotion, a new layer applied everytime it dries, leave it on for 4 hours, steroid cream will make that area itchy and sensitive for a very long time to come also it thins your face, you do not want to do that. If you are allergic to calamine lotion do not apply, let me know how the treatment works for you, if it still does not work also let me know.