[personal] 10 years of red or flaky skin on face.

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I (25M) have had skin issues with my face as a constant issue since high school. My cheeks are always either bright red, or flaky. My temples are the same. My eyebrows and facial hair flake no matter what I put on them. Through high school, I was always told that it will go away as I age, but there has been no sign of that.

I have tried every product under the sun without going in to a derm for this, from all the eczema products I have seen, to hydrocortisone, to natural honey, to Indian bentonite clay, to vinegar and toothpaste, and most recently to aveeno moisturizer (just for hiding flakes, can’t do anything about the redness) Nothing has ever done anything more than hide the flakes for a bit.

I honestly hate looking at my face on the days where it flares up and I’m all out of ideas to fix it. I’m sick of people asking where I got so sunburnt. Any help or experience would be a life saver!

https://imgur.com/gallery/nTJFBIl#aZCXdaE

Here is a picture from today. (A red day, not a flaky one.) Sorry for the format, the mobile app isn’t letting me insert a link.

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 10:46 PM UTC

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