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Suggest Treatment For Peeling Dry Skin Under Eyelids

I have been getting dry skin under my eyelids and now starting to peel and sometimes bleed and it s getting a little puffy and wrinkled. I have been putting a good cream on but doesn t seem to help. It s been about a week to 10 days now and it s not getting better.
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
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Hello. Thank you for writing to us

Skin under the eye is sensitive/ delicate and can easily become dry/ irritated to cosmetics that one may be using.
Soaps and face washes that are too harsh and drying can also lead to this presentation, specially in those who have inherently dry skin.
You may use a bland moisturizer e.g light liquid paraffin and white soft paraffin for face.
Specifically for the patch of skin under eye I would suggest you to use an OTC topical steroid e.g cortisone cream, twice daily for 3-5 days.
Avoid soaps. Use a gentle cleanser for face wash e.g cetaphil cleansing lotion, twice daily.

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Suggest Treatment For Peeling Dry Skin Under Eyelids

Hello. Thank you for writing to us Skin under the eye is sensitive/ delicate and can easily become dry/ irritated to cosmetics that one may be using. Soaps and face washes that are too harsh and drying can also lead to this presentation, specially in those who have inherently dry skin. You may use a bland moisturizer e.g light liquid paraffin and white soft paraffin for face. Specifically for the patch of skin under eye I would suggest you to use an OTC topical steroid e.g cortisone cream, twice daily for 3-5 days. Avoid soaps. Use a gentle cleanser for face wash e.g cetaphil cleansing lotion, twice daily. Regards