Lush Dream Cream

The Lovely Muffin

Does anyone know if LDC is any good for dy, flaky, sensitive skin?

I have awful dry, flaky skin and every time I walk somewhere (I walk every where), my clothes always look like they have snow on them.

My whole body gets extremly itchy and it's hours before I stop itching (and sctraching).

It's my whole body that gets itchy.

I bath every second day (I can't bath every day cos my skin peels and it's quite sore).

Thanks.

mrsberries

I love this cream but think the essential oils may irritate your skin. If you can get your hands on Eucerins body lotion with 10% urea you'll see and feel the difference.

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mrsberries wrote: »

I love this cream but think the essential oils may irritate your skin. If you can get your hands on Eucerins body lotion with 10% urea you'll see and feel the difference.

Thank you.

I'll get the Eucerin cream tomorrow.

Pythia

It sounds like you have a condition. Have you spoken to your doctor?

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you should really go to your doctor about it, but aquadrate cream is very soothing for dry skin.

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Pythia wrote: »

It sounds like you have a condition. Have you spoken to your doctor?

hanner wrote: »

you should really go to your doctor about it, but aquadrate cream is very soothing for dry skin.

Yes, I have spoken to my Dr and all he says is it's 'skin sensitivity' and isn't anything serious. I have spoken to him more than once about this and he always shrugs me off.

Hanner, thanks for the recommendation, I'll see if any chemist in town has it.

mood

Also try E45 cream and body wash.

Dark Phoenix

talk to your doctor as it sounds like a skin condition along the lines of psoriosis or exceme but a doctor or dermatologist will tell you for sure.

Aveeno is a good cream to try they also do an oat based bath sachet which helps to soothe the skin. E45 is excellent too and eucerin.

I have sensitive skin and use Dermalogica as I find many other products from manin stream companies don't suit my skin. However your condition sounds more serious than simply dry or sensitive skin.

Even if you drop into a chemist and ask the pharmascists advice they should be able to give you some advice and to tell you if you need a doctors appointment

How Strange

OP, that sounds pretty extreme. I've got dry skin which gets itchy at times but nothing like what you've described.

Eucerin is very good although it's quite gloopy and I found I can't get dressed straight after so it's something I'd use at night instead of after my morning shower. Eucerin works quite expensive if you use it all the time so big bottles of Vichy or La Roche Posay are better value.

La Roche Posay have a good one for dry skin too but again it's quick thick.

I got a really good one from Vichy last year in a big bottle with a pump dispenser. I think it was around €20 and had a green and blue label on it.

It was fantastic for my dry skin and light enough that I could put my clothes on straight after.

Anything with cocoa butter also works for me so I use Palmers as it's only €4 in Tesco and lasts for ages.

I can't use anything with perfume as it irritates my skin and even Molton Browne ones while they are nice just don't hydrate my skin enough.

Having said all that, your doctor sounds quite complacent. Could he/she not recommend you to a dermatologist?

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hank you so much guys.
No chemists in town had the cream, the only two places that sell it were both out of stock and won't have it in till the end of this week.

How Strange wrote: »

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Having said all that, your doctor sounds quite complacent. Could he/she not recommend you to a dermatologist?

I did ask for a referral to a dermatologist and my Dr said he 'doesn't to dermatologist referrals as he is not a qualified cosmetic Dr only a qualified medical Dr'.

I would love to see a Dermatologist but after searching on Google I cannot find any in my town, the nearest seems to be Dublin/Kildare.

I'd gladly travel to another county to see a Dermatologist if it meant finding out what the problem with my skin is.

mood

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

hank you so much guys.
No chemists in town had the cream, the only two places that sell it were both out of stock and won't have it in till the end of this week.

I did ask for a referral to a dermatologist and my Dr said he 'doesn't to dermatologist referrals as he is not a qualified cosmetic Dr only a qualified medical Dr'.

I would love to see a Dermatologist but after searching on Google I cannot find any in my town, the nearest seems to be Dublin/Kildare.

I'd gladly travel to another county to see a Dermatologist if it meant finding out what the problem with my skin is.

There is no reason why your doctor can't refer you as far as I am aware. GPs refer patients to other doctors including dermatologists all the time. Maybe you should consider changing GP.

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mood wrote: »

There is no reason why your doctor can't refer you as far as I am aware. GPs refer patients to other doctors including dermatologists all the time. Maybe you should consider changing GP.

I thought that too.

I wasn't aware Dr's had to be qualified cosmetic Dr's just so they can refer patients to Dermatologists.

I am in the Mullingar area, so if anyone could recommend a Dermatologist in the town centre/hospital/Balinderry area where I wouldn't need a GP referral, I'd be grateful.

E.T.

Vichy and La Roche Posay both do good body lotions for dry skin. I've one that sounds like How Strange mentioned, it's in a big pump bottle and cost about €20. For some really weird reason Aveeno gave me excema on my elbows (I haven't had it in years, started up when I started using the Aveeno range, gone now that I've stopped).

It does sound like you've very dry skin - I can't understand why your GP is being so unhelpful - would you try going to another GP instead? I've gone for a second opinion medically before and would still be suffering if the second consultant hadn't diagnosed something the first one thought wasn't important.

mood

E.T. wrote: »

Vichy and La Roche Posay both do good body lotions for dry skin. I've one that sounds like How Strange mentioned, it's in a big pump bottle and cost about €20. For some really weird reason Aveeno gave me excema on my elbows (I haven't had it in years, started up when I started using the Aveeno range, gone now that I've stopped).

It does sound like you've very dry skin - I can't understand why your GP is being so unhelpful - would you try going to another GP instead? I've gone for a second opinion medically before and would still be suffering if the second consultant hadn't diagnosed something the first one thought wasn't important.

Agree. Just go to a different GP. Ask friends etc if they have a good GP and get a number, make appointment and hopefully if it's as bad as you say you will get referral. However, I would try over the counter creams for now. Also look at your diet. There could be changes you can make to improve things like could down on junk and eat oily fish.

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E.T. wrote: »

Vichy and La Roche Posay both do good body lotions for dry skin. I've one that sounds like How Strange mentioned, it's in a big pump bottle and cost about €20. For some really weird reason Aveeno gave me excema on my elbows (I haven't had it in years, started up when I started using the Aveeno range, gone now that I've stopped).

It does sound like you've very dry skin - I can't understand why your GP is being so unhelpful - would you try going to another GP instead? I've gone for a second opinion medically before and would still be suffering if the second consultant hadn't diagnosed something the first one thought wasn't important.

Thank you.

I could go to another GP, but would I have to register with them first and have all my medical records from my current GP transfered over to my new GP?

mood

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Thank you.

I could go to another GP, but would I have to register with them first and have all my medical records from my current GP transfered over to my new GP?

Not sure. But why would that be a problem? If your concerned as to what your current GP will think why bother? He/she is not providing you with the health care you want/need.

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mood wrote: »

Not sure. But why would that be a problem? If your concerned as to what your current GP will think why bother? He/she is not providing you with the health care you want/need.

It wouldn't be a problem at all.

I asked because I wondered how long it would take (I forgot to add this in my previous post about the medical transfer question). Days, weeks etc?

I am going to Dublin City Centre in about 3-4 weeks so if it was would take longer than that to transfer my medical files, I was going to ring a few dermatologists in DCC and see what they say and maybe make an appt with them.

Sorry if it seems like a silly qustion.

Magenta

You should definitely change GP. It sounds like he was being a smart alec when he said he is not a "cosmetic GP"- you can have medical problem with your skin the same as you can have one anywhere else- it's not like you were asking him for a boob job!

As for your medical records- he will most likely charge you to release them- I am on the books of about 5 different doctors and have needed emergency treatment abroad (heart) and no doctor has ever requested my medical records from any other doctor. They just ask you to describe your history yourself.

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Magenta wrote: »

You should definitely change GP. It sounds like he was being a smart alec when he said he is not a "cosmetic GP"- you can have medical problem with your skin the same as you can have one anywhere else- it's not like you were asking him for a boob job!

As for your medical records- he will most likely charge you to release them- I am on the books of about 5 different doctors and have needed emergency treatment abroad (heart) and no doctor has ever requested my medical records from any other doctor. They just ask you to describe your history yourself.

Brilliant thank you.

I will look into other GP's.

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Quick update;

I was in town today and spoke to a pharmacist and she recommended both E45 and the Eucerin creams, but she did say, it sounds like I have a skin condition and that I should go to my Dr. or a Skin Specialist.

So I got the E45 cream and put it on the minute I got home, I felt instant relief.

I will phone my Dr on Monday and if he is still unhelpful, I will ring a few other Dr's and see what they say.