For the past few days the skin above and under my eyes has been very itchy. I have used extra moisturizer, but this morning after I applied it my skin seemed to burn. In addition to being itchy, I feel slighy bumpiness, the same way chapped lips feel. I thought this was just really dry skin, but since my extra moisturizer hasn't seemed to be working I'm wondering if it is something else? A few days ago I also dyed my hair..but it was chemical free and washes out in a few weeks so an eye reaction seems harsh. Has this ever happened to anyone?
OK so far this is
exactly what has happened to me.
Area above the eyes up to the brow and under (the bags where they fold near the nose) are itching and no amount of cream (Clinique/Ponds) will fix the dryness. I actually ended up burning that area along with a good part of my upper cheeks... red and raw! I also just had my hair colored with non-chemical Goldwell, used for years with no problem. Washed hair for the first time tonight and nothing has changed.
Finally I got the red to calm down and itching to stop and moisturizing to stay using Polysporin! I was desperate and tried that on a hunch because it feels like I have critters biting me although I can't see anything.
I know that PS has some anti-bacterial stuff in it but since it's petroleum based, I thought I'd get some Vaseline.
Uh oh... the minute I stopped using the PS, the itch was back! So this tells me there is something LIVING on my skin that was not there before or that I am now allergic to!
Added info: Prior to this happening, I am oily skinned - NOT ONE WRINKLE and don't even have crows feet!
However I had a LOT of stress the past three weeks and a severe eyes and left side facial twitch that drove me nuts for about same.
I thought I read something about being allergic to the organisms that normally live on our skin without problems?
I will go nuts if I have to keep putting PS on there, but if that's what I need, that's what I need.
I am trying to get over what caused the stress and eat right, and sleep.
Meanwhile do I need anti-biotics?
Do I have nerve damage?
Did I mention that the tip of my nose had an insatiable itch too a few days ago?
I also have an injured disk in the back of my neck, from snow shoveling, that hurts my head and neck still.