What do I need? Weird skin thing.

[hilaryrose]

Hi!
I have a little problem. I have fairly normal skin - but it gets dry in my TZone. I moisturise all the time with the Aveeno spf15 moisturizer but my t zone just won't stop! it's more "dry" up between my eyebrows, but then it's just like... really dry flakey on the sides of my nose.
This bugs me a lot because it makes my makeup look bad! It makes my foundation kind of flakey (I use Bare Minerals) and it is just not attractive.

What do I need?
Do I need a different moisturizer or some kind of scrub?


Thanks!!

 

[Mercurial]

I have this around my nose and can definitely affect how foundation looks! I tend to use EA 8hour cream liberally before bed and then again in the morning and this helps. It does take a while to sink in though, so if I'm short of time I'll put a dab of Clarins Hydra-Quench serum there instead which sinks in quicker and helps to get rid of dryness. Would be good if it cleared completely but this works for now!

 

[bell21]

do you exfoliate regularly? I had that problem until I started exfoliating regularly (2-3 times a week). Lush's Ocean Salt works great for me.

 

[hilaryrose]

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Originally Posted by Mercurial

I have this around my nose and can definitely affect how foundation looks! I tend to use EA 8hour cream liberally before bed and then again in the morning and this helps. It does take a while to sink in though, so if I'm short of time I'll put a dab of Clarins Hydra-Quench serum there instead which sinks in quicker and helps to get rid of dryness. Would be good if it cleared completely but this works for now!



Okay - so I definitely need a good cream then, I'll check those out! Thank you

do you exfoliate regularly? I had that problem until I started exfoliating regularly (2-3 times a week). Lush's Ocean Salt works great for me.

I didn't think of that! I did exfoliate just now so hopefully that will help. Thanks!

 

[MzzRach]

*moving to skin & bodycare forum*

 

[n_c]

Could be some type of eczema.

 

[hilaryrose]

Could be some type of eczema.

I do have excema but it's definitely not that, it's a different kind of thing.

 

[miss_supra]

I get this in winter. What helped me was exfoliating more often and get a better moisturizer. I swear by skin care as the most important part of your make up. If you are on a budget for skincare try olay, if not Le Mar and SKII are the best I have ever used.

 

[Mabelle]

exfoliate 2-3 x a week and get a better moisturizer.

also, if you find with a more hydrating cream your still a bit dry, get a hyloronic acid. its a serum you put on before your cream that helps your skin absorb more moisture by anywhere from 500-1000% depending on the one you get. peter thomas roth makes some, as does make up forver (hd exlixir) and rexaline cream all have a hyloronic acid in them, but they also make a seperate serum which smells devine.