i have a really bad rash on my hands-

i have medication prescribed by a dermotologist but i think its too strong to take, plus i've heard you cant even use hydrocortisone..

Does anyone else have this problem? I usually have problem skin on my hands, but its gotten severe over the last week...

They look terrible and i'm embarressed

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Try Aquaphor, it's like very thick vasoline, gross but it works. I am pretty sure it should be okay.

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do they sell it at cvs?

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I just got Crabtree & Evelyn's Gardener's Hand Therapy and my hands are soooo much better!

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i cant use anything with perfumes because my skin is so sensitive..I've had problems with my hands for years, but the past few nights they got so itchy in the middle of the night that i scratched the heck out of them and now they are just all cut up and have bumps all over them. I look diseased

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Interesting, I have the same thing happening. In the past week or two, it has gotten worse. I actually got a really bad dry patch on my arm, all red and itchy. I think it's the weather

I usually use the strongest hydrocortison cream I can buy over the counter.

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i thought i read somewhere that you cant use hydrocortisone when pg?

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Probably if you use it every day all over your body, it isn't safe. But a tiny bit on your hand when you are suffering from strong discomfort from dryness and itching won't hurt.

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My OB said hydrocortisone was OK. Probably since I was on a ton of hormones to begin with.

I had the same problem but the Crabtree & Evelyn MIGHT have perfumes in it...otherwise I would say without a doubt, try it. I got no relief from hydrocotisone or any of the other 500 hand creams I tried.

I have this on my calves now too and I got a jojoba bream from C&E. We'll see how it works out...

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I had a really bad rash on my lower legs in my first trimester (looked like psoriasis and itched like crazy). I used Desitin - a diaper rash cream that my mom swears by. It helped A LOT.

Last week I got PUPPS on my thighs and went back to the desitin - it really takes care of the redness and the itching.

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thanks for the tips...i'll be going to the store today!

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