Question by : Face Dandruff/Skin Peeling? Help! :'( 10pts?
I have been dealing with face dandruff for two years now. I thought it would go away on it’s own – it did not.
I have an oily face. The dandruff always appears on my chin, my nose, near my lips.. Sometimes near my eyebrows. It’s everywhere man. It’s not very noticeable unless you come up close.
It’s like tiny flaky white stuff. It’s impossible to get rid of. It does go away for a few mins when I rub it off my skin, but it always comes back.
Just recently, I have been applying homemade facial masks, scrubs, skin toners, and pore peelers on my face. Ingredients of these masks contain either: eggs, honey, lemon juice, green tea, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, canola oil etc in them. It has reduced my acne, lightened scars, but has not got rid of my face dandruff.
I also apply Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser everyday. It moisturises and cleans my face but the dandruff ALWAYS comes back an hour or two later.
I always wash my face with a washcloth and change my pillow cases every other night.
I can not afford to see a dermatologist.
Please.. anyone.. help? 🙁 How to make it go away forever? Or how to at least make it go away for a day? Please help! Your advice will be very much appreciated.
10 Pts for BEST ANSWER
NORMAL Moisturisers make my face oily and the dandruff STILL doesn’t go away.
Best answer:
Answer by Brittany
I suspect that you have a skin condition and suggest that you go and see a DERMATOLOGIST about it. Ask your GP to refer you to one they should be able to sort it out permanantly.
By the sounds of it your using to much products you should also as for advice from a skincare specialist at a clinique counter at a department store as they should know quite a lot of information about it.
Definately go see someone about it though as no one on here can see and can help you for sure
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In trying to get rid of your facial skin flakes, you might be over-cleaning your face. You might want to try something like L’oreal go360Clean deep facial cleanser for Sensitive skin. Don’t get the one for oily skin–I think that you are trapped in a never-ending cycle of stripping your skin of moisture and then your skin pumps out more oil to compensate.
The product I recommend has a little soft scrub pad that will exfoliate the flakes, but the formula is gentle. I would say that you should only clean your face once a day. Then after your pat your face dry use a little moisturizer–try Cera Ve. (both of these products are not super high-end.)
Make sure you drink plenty of water.
Stop using all of the other products and again, only wash your face once a day. After about a week, your face should start recovering, then you can start washing it twice–once in the morning and once before bed. I think you are trying very hard, but you may actually be causing this unending cycle. Best of luck to you. (The masks and toners are stripping all of the oils out of your skin resulting in dry top layers, then your face gets oilier. Gentle cleansing and exfoliation and a lotion like cera ve is much better than cold cream which is like grease. The 360 will gently take off the flakes, the Cera ve will hydrate your skin–it is also non-comedonic. So, try both of my suggestions and dump the cold cream. Exfoliation, not toners or masks, Cera-ve. Try it for a week before you decide it won’t work.)
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