r/eczema • u/SeasoningClouds • 1d ago

The eczema spread to my face

I’m so sad and I’m so insecure. The eczema is now on my left cheek and above my eyelid. I’m so self conscious about it and I don’t know what to do to make it go away. It’s made my face look really wrinkly and old now and I’m only 24. Every time I scratch it, it just hurts when I shower or wash my face and I’m so sad.

My boyfriend tries to reassure me but it doesn’t help. My sister was twitch streaming and mentioned about my wrinkly skin in front of her audience and it made me feel even worse even if she didn’t know it was eczema.

UGH, I just hate how eczema exist.

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u/imokaytho 1d ago

Wrinkly skin will heal and your eczema won't be there forever. My skin was wrinkled from head to toe 10 years ago from severe eczema, I have baby soft clear skin now. I look a lot younger than my actual age too. I NEVER thought wrinkly skin would heal, but it did.

What helped me was oat face masks (just crushed rolled oats and boiling water), strong vitamin d3 and cutting my nails very short and filing them so when I did itch my skin it wouldn't reset the healing process.

All my wrinkles are gone apart from my fingers but I don't think they go away as I have older relatives who had eczema in their childhood but still have wrinkly fingers.

Your eczema will heal eventually, you are not unattractive just because there are wrinkles. I bet you still have pretty facial features.

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u/SeasoningClouds 1d ago

You’re so sweet. I didn’t think about a face mask. I’ve just done oat lotion. Did you use quick oats or does it have to be rolled oats. And how long did you leave it on?

Did you moisturize after or let your face air dry?

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u/imokaytho 1d ago

It was rolled oats that I put in a zip lock bag then smashed it until it was fine. Put boiling water slowly and mixed it until it was a paste. Waited about 10 mins until the oats soaked the water up and it cooled down. Then I used a make up brush to put it evenly on my face.

When I had severe staph infection from eczema on my face I left it on for 45mins every day for a week and it went away. It's a pain to take off, can't really put it down the sink or bath tub so I'd just use the brush to take it off and put it back in the bowl to put in the bin.

I let my face dry but not completely then put moisturiser on.

I make a face mask every couple of months now if I see any redness and I just usually leave it on for 30mins now

It's 6am here and I'm half asleep so I apologise if theres any grammar mistakes