Well I've had this problem for about 5+ years now. I don't know if it's an allergy, genes, or what.
I wash my face every morning with a bit of palmoliv anti-bacterial soap and water on a washcloth. I have discovered that if I put a bit of goldbond moisturizer on my face tends to help with the redness some, but not completely.
At one point I did think the soap may have been too abrasive, and I was washing my face with hypoallergenic soap instead. I tried this for anywhere from a week to a month but to no avail.
I've thought that it might be anything from rosacia (I tried some cream for treating rosacia that I purchased on eBay but it did not help), to something called Carpet Beetle Dermatitis.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing them?
Oh, the symptoms are these:
1. Facial redness on my cheeks and forehead, and occasionally a little on my upper chest.
2. In the past I had another symptom where I would get immitation acne bumps along with the redness.
3. The "bumps" tend to turn into flakey scabs after a time. I still have several spots like this.
I am hopeful that I am finally starting to get better now. The problem started after my room leaked. It's finally fixed now, and the carpet beetle larvae that infested several rooms shortly after that are mostly gone now (as far as I know...). Every night I would find 1 to 3 on the wall next to where I sleep now, and I would kill them. I have seen several centipedes over the past year. I either put them outside or left them alone, since they are fragile and I hope that they have killed out any carpet beetles (and their larvae) that did not die of starvation and/or thirst.
I've been trying to remember to put some lotion on my face every morning after I wash it, but it's easy to forget. It seems to be getting better, but it may be a long and slow process...
So.. thoughts and/or suggestions? =]
(sorry for the long post and/or any repetitions)
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