[Battwenue]

Sorry, I just jumped to the conclusion that you meant cream for some reason. I've had courses of oral steroids in the past and they help tremendously with any skin inflammation to the point I would happily live on them if it weren't so bad for you and no doctor would allow it. I had a long course of them last year when they were trying to figure out the SD thing. I might speak to the doc about another short course if I can't get any relief that lasts with topicals.

It had been a while since I'd had an outbreak so I guess I thought I was magically immune now! Yeah, this is why I'm usually terrified to experiment with skincare. 95% of stuff is just going to trigger some reaction. I know I can't use anything with plant oils because they have high oleic acid levels which boosts skin yeast growth which in turn triggers SD ... I tend to stick to known mineral-oil based everything for facial products but even then sometimes stuff just stops working. I find I end up rotating the same few products over time. It's a red letter day if I find a New Thing that's safe for me and works.