Is It Eczema/Dermatitis ?

[pastafreak]

I've got a red crack in the skin under one eye...and slightly irritated skin around my nose.
I had several very bad bouts of this years ago, which included inflammation of my eyelid along with painful cracking. It would seem to come in cycles...getting better, almost disappearing, then worsening. I was also under a lot of work stress at that time.
This is no where near as bad, and I thought I'd traced it to a new facial cleanser. But I only used that twice...about 2 weeks ago.
Any recommendations as to what I can use?

[LadyCG]

It does sound eczematous and I do get on my hands, mainly my thumbs. I would just visit the pharmacist in the first instance who can give you some 1% Hydrocortisone to use for no more than 7 days and moisturisation is the key - as in keep applying as often as you can. The best moisturiser I find is the old fashioned Nivea in the round blue tub.

Being run down / stressed does exacerbate it for certain but since I've optimised my Vitamin D levels it has been a lot better for me.

[Sqad]

Dermatitis/ Eczema.......to you and me, the same thing.
Cr.hydrocortisone 1% twice daily should do the trick.

[pastafreak]

Thank you both.
I just wish I knew the cause as it seemed to come out of the blue.
Lcg...I already take high dose vitamin D, though not as much during the summer.

[Samuraisan]

I get excema on my forefingers when I get stressed. Also I get flareups when I had my Covid vaccines and then at a later date when I caught Covid. Hydrocortisone does the trick, although it does take a few days to see any improvement.

[LadyCG]

You could also try dabbing a bit of coconut oil on a few times each day.

[pastafreak]

That does seem to work...I'd already tried it before your suggestion. I'll continue with it rather than cortisone cream for now.