Morning all,
I’ve had 1 chemo treatment out of 4 needed but have found that my face is incredibly dry/red and sore. My skin routine consists of using a simple face wipe followed by simple moisturiser! Has anyone experienced this and can recommend what to do to rehydrate my skin? I have got some hydrochloride moisture bomb face masks but not sure if I’m allowed to use them?
Any help would be gratefully received
Charlotte
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
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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
x
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
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