Incredibly dry skin!

Hi Char Cad What chemo are you on? X

Hi Karen 

I’m on Capecitabine tablets. Was supposed to have my 2nd chemo Thursday just gone but my liver functions are high so didn’t go ahead- I was wondering whether that could have something to do with my skin too? 
Thanks for replying 

 Char Cad My nurses always recommended Aveeno with Shea butter for body use? Perhaps you could ask at your local pharmacy and see if an aqueous cream would be suitable? x

Hi Char Cad 

I recently heard a dermatologist explain a lot of face wipes have a lot of chemicals in them . I am Not sure about the simple range but on treatment my mum was allowed to use Aveeno too , infact the treatment she was on the hospital gave her a tube home with her .

The other product she could tolerate was a company called Alturist . It is dermatologist who made it and is very kind to the skin . It has a face wash and moisturiser and great body product too . The other good aspect is they have a sunscreen range and again my mum could tolerate it . He has kept the prices low to be inclusive .

It’s available on Amazon . No personal interest  in the company . It was just great to get products she could use .

take care ,

Court 

Aw thank you so much Court. It’s so hard to know what to use that isn’t fragranced/contains alcohol etc but helps with dryness and protects against the sun. I’m hopefully having next chemo Thursday so will ask their advice too but good to know I can get something prior and see if it works. 
many thanks 

Charlotte 

Hi Charlotte

I've used Aveeno as an all over body cream and it's provided by the hospital.

When I first had Panitumumab I suffered with terrible skin on my face and resorted to vaseline overnight- very messy but did help !

Now my skin is just really dry so I use whatever good quality face cream I can afford. 

I would agree with Court the Alturist range is excellent especially the sun screen.

Personally I would avoid wipes on my face.

Hope you can find a product to suit you soon.

Caroline 

Thank you Caroline 

I have now stopped using the face wipes and just washing with water/dove soap which seems to already be helping. I’ve started using a recommended face cream which is also working better so hopefully my dry/red skin will soon feel better. 
many thanks for your tips 

Charlotte x 

Hi Char Cad I am reading these replies with interest re the face wipes. My normally dry-ish skin has been very dry since I changed from gentle soap and water last year to using them, even though I chose unscented ones and found my always good No7 moisturiser no longer works. I need to get on top of this asap as I’m about to start Capecitabine ChemoRadiotherapy in a couple of weeks so I’m definitely going to stop using the wipes from this morning! Thank you Court for the info

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I’ve definitely found my skin has changed a lot since chemo. I did have dry skin before but always found the unscented simple face wipes and my good quality Clinique moisturiser did the trick. I’m now using dove soap/water followed by ceraVe am and pm moisturisers which are doing wonders so far. Good luck with chemo in the next few weeks 

Charlotte  x

Good to know! I’ll look for ceraVe!

Thank you Charlotte x