Recs for recurring perioral dermatitis? Mine is hormonal and stress-related which makes it harder to manage—would love to hear what worked for you!!

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Hannah Harvey · Answer

Azelaic Acid: mine flared up bad when I was wedding planning and prescription azaelic acid nuked it. I got mine from Nurx!

Rachel G · Answer

Doxycycline: I’ve truly tried everything and gone to so many doctors the only thing that consistently works is doxycycline. Not a fun answer but if you haven’t tried this will def work. Things that help but not 100%: limiting dairy, sulfur face wash, toothpaste without fluoride, simple skin care

grace · Answer

Avene cicalfate: I battled PD for about 6+ months and tried prescription gels, creams and antibiotics (plus switched to better body care products and toothpaste) for extended periods of time, but none of that helped. This cream improved my skin in about 2 days and cleared it up in less than a week. I use it now about once a week to support my skin barrier

Dylan · Answer

Anti-inflammatory foods: Boring but true... eating foods that are anti-inflammatory & limiting those known to cause inflammation makes SUCH a huge difference to your health on so many levels.

The gut is such an annoying diva because she unfortunately impacts everything!!!

There's also research suggesting that limiting high-histamine food helps perioral dermatitis as well.

Dylan · Answer

Switch to a fluoride-free and SLS-free toothpaste: I am not a dentist so don't take this as official advice but I read that certain toothpastes (including whitening) can aggravate perioral dermatitis - worth looking into!

Dylan · Answer

Cicaplast baume: the reason i'm constantly complimented on my skin. huge fan of this budget friendly pharmacy staple. first discovered it when researching products that would help / not irritate my perioral dermatitis & it low key changed my life...