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Contact dermatitis on face
  • goughy
    I have been suffering bouts of what my GP says is contact dermatitis around my eyes and a little on my hair line for about six months. I have been using Dermalogica  Ultra calming range for over a year and was initially very happy with it as it seemed to be quite kind to my peri oral dermatitis. Having tried wearing no makeup, changing shampoo to paraben free/sls free etc I did start to wonder about the Dermalogica range and found through comments left on their website that they recently reformulated their cleanser. These are the ingredients they list on the site, although they do say that it might not be up to date. Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Fumaria Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Fumaric Acid, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Panthenol, Aminomethyl Propanol. Advice appreciated as have asked Dermalogica and their response is that it is unlikely that any of their ingredients could be the cause. Sorry that is is very long winded.
  • Right BrainRight Brain
    In general this appears to be a pretty mild formula because it's not based on traditional surfactants. However, if this ingredient list can be taken at face value it could mean that the product contains a bunch of extracts at fairly high levels. Since that's unusual for skin care products, those could be contributing to your condition. It's really hard to say because there are so many ingredients in this formula and it's impossible to tell for sure any of them individually are causing a problem or perhaps a combination effect could be contributing to your contact dermatitis. 

    The best thing you could do would be to stop using it for a while and see if you notice a change in your condition. 
  • goughy
    Thank you for you comment. I haven't used it the past couple of days and can see the inflammation go down. Only problem is, the La Roche Posay Toleraine stuff I bought to replace it makes my face sore and itchy and my peri oral dermatitis is flaring up. Am going to GP next week and will hopefully get referred for patch test. Thanks again for your time
  • rozy
    For me stuff with high amounts of plant extracts gives me contact dermatitis especially when there are no parabens.
  • bluecatbaby
    Goughy, I feel for you because I have dealt with the same things around the eyes and around the mouth. I finally got rid of the eyelid dermatitis by using no cleanser, makeup, or any other product inside the orbital bone/ browbone, except hydrocortisone cream and a thin layer of olive oil. Now I'm adding back my products, one at a time. Same routine for the perioral dermatitis. I have to avoid mint in any tooth or mouth care products, and not get toothpaste on my lips, or the perioral derm breaks out.
  • goughy
    thanks for your comments. Doctor has given me Dermol to use as a cleanser and moisturiser - so will see how that goes.
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