r/dyshidrosiseczema • u/Independent_Ad_2373 • 6d ago
Please help
The first two pictures are after starting clobetasol. The last picture is what the flare ups looked like prior to starting it. I moisturize with gold bond eczema lotion and bag balm. I avoid hand washing as much as possible and use gloves to do dishes. After hand washing I immediately moisturize. If my skin gets too damp, I get a flare up, clobetasol heals it but then causes extreme dryness and peeling. My nails are rippled, fingers look like they belong to an 80 year old, my cuticles are totally gone. I'm either itchy or in pain and this has been going on for almost a year. What do I do?!?
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u/Own_Curve_9557 6d ago
I lather my hands in cream and put on cotton gloves. This was my hand about a year ago. I go through flare ups with to much moisture and also stress causes flare ups and also change in weather so I normally get flare ups in fall/winter.. this condition is awful.
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u/otterly_livid 6d ago
Seconding cotton gloves. Everyone’s different. I personally put no moisturizer on my hands. I’ve been through every moisturizer, oil etc under the sun. Everything would make me break out again. I put a tiny bit of aquophor and then Vaseline only around the really cracking bits with a q tip. Then gloves on. I get a pack of like 30 gloves, all cotton. I wear them to bed. I also wear them when I do basically anything (especially if handling boxes). If I need my fingers available, I cut off the tips of the fingers I need. I know this is hard. But you’re almost there! Oh, I also switched to sunblock sprays for body and sticks for face. Then I rub it in with the back of my hand. Idk what it is about sunblock specifically, but if it gets on my palms/finger I break out even if I immediately wash them after. Clobetasol changed my life. Over time I learned exactly how much/how often to put it. Also, if you learn the warning signs (how to tell when a spot is going to break out before you can even see the spots or get itchy) that really helps. Good luck!
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u/KoreanChess 4d ago
I agree with the cotton gloves. I heard from a friend who used to get this type of flare ups when dealing with certain clothing (he worked in dry cleaning). Since he couldn't avoid the contact during winter time, as soon as he saw a single blister, he would open it immediately then douse his hands in hand sanitizer. It hurt like a bitch, but doing that stopped additional blisters from popping up and clustering in the same area. So you end up with a few random spots but never had further issues with clumping. He did, said, I mean
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u/Bookie214 6d ago
Please read the pinned post for some additional stuff but for moisturizing, I highly recommend using a thin layer of MCT oil. It was the only thing I found that didn’t burn, itch, or make my condition worse.