Not touching my face

[mekyria]

The wedding is roughly two weeks away and I need to stop touching my face. Since I quit the pill, my cystic acne has returned in the shape of red bulges on my face. It is inflamed from the inside, ergo it itches and hurts. The good news is that the redness can be covered up, but crusts and oozing pimples (sorry for the lively image) can't. So.

I am trying really hard to not touch my face in the next couple of weeks, and I am already failing. Argh! I also failed at cleaning up my diet in the past couple of weeks, I will look exactly like the real me on my wedding day :-)

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[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

I also have problems keeping my hands off my face when it itches! Maybe something that reduces the itching would help... like a hydrocortisone cream or weak topical anesthetic?

I sometimes get into trouble when my anti-acne stuff dries out my skin and then my face itches for TWO reasons.

Good luck!

[mekyria.livejournal.com]

I put hydroperoxide cream on at night and it helps to things managable. I am not wearing it during the day because I don't want to ruin my clothes with peroxide marks. Lots of water and vegetables and enough sleep should help too.

And there is always the magic of make-up!

[mizmarti.livejournal.com]

Does an internal anti-inflammatory help at all? My doctor here would probably recommend Benadryl.

[mekyria.livejournal.com]

I had Cetrizine prescribed but I ran out a while ago and didn't renew. Benadryl is not available in the Netherlands, as high concentrations of diphenhydramine are not allowed. Cetrizine is the closest we can get.

I am going to the drugstore and see what over the counter drugs they have available as anti histamine and anti-inflammatory. Ten days of over the countr anti histmaine is overseable (they are abour 1,50-2 euro per pill)