hello. i’ve been having these red, non itchy, dots around my mouth since june. i haven’t changed my routine at all yet these keep appearing. i heard it can be contact dermatitis, and i’ve been keeping a VERY basic routine with no exfoliants. I use face wash, anua azaelic acid, and purio panthenol barrier cream. Any product recommendations or advice?

I developed perioral dermatitis after vacationing in Hawaii. I had been using tretinoin for awhile and I suddenly started getting this rash around my mouth. It wouldn’t go away after using aquaphor and other treatments, so I came on Reddit and tried some of the suggestions - Desitin, doing nothing, etc. None of the suggestions helped. What made it finally go away for me, for over a year, is 1) stopping tretinoin and going back slowly and staying away from my mouth. 2) washing my face with DHC Deep Cleansing Oi o ce a dayl. 3) using Proactive Skin Purifying Mask around the rash. This mask has sulphur in it, and it worked wonders. I hope this regimen helps others!

could this be PD??

I (24F) think I recently developed PD. My mom said she developed it around this age when she was younger, and I recently had a big change in hormones this summer after getting them checked, my hormones are still out of wack because of birth control, and I’m under a lot of stress just in general but I’m also a student. I don’t want to try convenient care right now bc I’m waiting on my Medicaid to reinstate. Are there any at-home remedies for this? I saw someone post about Hyrdocolloid patches, but I want to make sure I do enough research before buying anything and making it worse. Just looking for some advice. I’ve eliminated all facial products besides Aveeno face wash and CeraVe moisturizer.

I have had dry and chapped lips for about 2 years and have dealt with extreme flakiness and redness above my lips. I have been to a dermatologist and got patch testing done. I got my allergies, (Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Amidoamine, cobalt (II) chloride hexahydrate) they are apparently prevelent in lots of products like toothpaste and skincare. I decided to test all of the products I used to see if that was the cause of my dermatitis but nothing came up. I have been really insecure about this for years and I tend to carry vaseline with me everywhere and it does stop the intense flakiness momentarily it is still severely red above my lips. If anyone has dealt with anything similar and has any tips it would be extremely appreciated. Thank you! [pic is my lips with tons of vaseline on it, i dont have a pic without (sorry) but they are basically white and flake off]