Having an outbreak of acne during an eczema flare up can feel like you have added insult to injury. If you are already feeling self conscious about your eczema, the added anxiety of acne may completely overwhelm you. Now you are faced with the difficult challenge of treating both acne and eczema at the same time.
One complication that you must overcome is that the treatment for eczema often contradicts the treatment of acne. If you suffer from eczema eyelid, cheek, forehead, or chin problems you know that one of the main treatments is to keep the skin moisturized with a natural lotion or oil. However, acne sufferers know that lotions and oils clog pores and cause more acne.
It is a tough contradiction, but the situation is not hopeless. Your first step is to keep your skin clean. Use a gentle cleanser that will clean out your pores without agitating your facial eczema.
Next, it is time to treat the skin. For many years, people have found healing and soothing relief from their eczema using zinc based remedies. It helps the skin heal while reducing the pain and itching. It moisturizes the skin without clogging pores. It also helps fight infection, which is the root of acne.
A zinc ointment that is free of petroleum products or other oils will be your best defense against the dual attack of eczema and acne. This will not clog your pores, helping your existing acne heal. It will also offer you all of the healing benefits for your eczema. At night, you might try applying zinc paste bandages for a more intensive treatment.
You can take control of your skin. You can eliminate both your acne and your eczema.
It may take a little more care and planning, but when done right you will have clear skin that makes you happy to show your face to the world.
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