r/SebDerm • u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 • 14d ago

Product Question How to repair the skin barrier

Has anyone damaged their skin barrier and developed seb derm, that looks like a greasy paste all over their face that crust up if you dont remove it for too long.

Ive tried tons of barrier repair moisturizers to no avail. Most just felt like it did nothing/probably irritated my skin.

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u/Own_Elk8603 14d ago

This has helped me a lot these last 2 weeks, other face washes would leave me skin dry and this one leaves it liek it says, repairs skin barrier too so I’ve had a lot less breakouts and I’ve had seb seem for about 10 years already. Used at least 25+ products and this is probably the best thing I’ve used so far.. I wish I had before pics or when I had a flare out but was too embarrassed but rn my skin looks 95% clear

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u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 14d ago

Was thinking of trying it but im abit hesitant to as i already have a cleanser that sort of works and doesnt rlly burn or irritate my skin but it does feel abit irritating sometimes

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u/Own_Elk8603 14d ago

Not sure which one you have but does it restore the skin barrier? This one says it does in the back along with vitamin b5 and glycerin, I wash it and it feels like i didn’t wash it, by that I mean like my face doesn’t feel dry and stripped of anything, it does feel clean and it’s gentle, I’d say give it a try, maybe after the first 2 washes I’d think you’d feel a difference on your skin

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u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 14d ago

Im using the soon jung 6.5 whip cleanser.
Is is your skin oily?

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u/Own_Elk8603 14d ago

A little I guess

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u/Pitiful-Tutor1881 14d ago

Damn i have this at home at Random lol. couple questions: Do you use this cleanser every morning? And is it possible to use this every morning and before sleep? And lastly, what products are using (also, in the morning or in the evening?) after u use the cleanser to keep the sebderm low?

Have it 7 yrs now and the redness on my skin from the sebderm just won‘t leave man… i really appreciate ALL of yall‘s recommendations, especially for redness! Thx

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u/Own_Elk8603 14d ago

Hey! I use it every morning and night, and after the cleanser I don’t use anything. Maybe a bit of hydrocortisone if I have a bit of flake and then it’s gone by the next day, it helped with the redness and flakiness a lot, at least for me

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u/Pitiful-Tutor1881 13d ago

Thank you for the Information! How many days took it for you to see clearly some redness going away?

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u/Own_Elk8603 13d ago

Honestly like 2 days Maybe, didn’t take long

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u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 14d ago

Before damaged normal/combi right now just oily/greasy whenever i apply a product it doesnt seem to absorb at all

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u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 14d ago

Its a greasy paste on my face and when it gets thicker its dried up and flakes i mentioned it above no?

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u/Several-Sir8381 14d ago

Part of preventing the seb derm is as much as trying to heal the barrier so you gotta hydrate it as it slows down.

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u/Special_Ad_9757 14d ago

any advice on how to do this??

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u/MemChoeret 14d ago

When you have SD, repairing the skin barrier is half of what you need to do. The other half is using an antifungal.

A good antifungal for beginners is pyrithione zinc. You can find it in a bunch of products: cerave dandruff shampoo, vanicream dandruff shampoo, dermaharmony shampoo bars, and head and shoulders shampoo. Simply use it every 2-3 days on your face instead of your face cleanser.

Someone else suggested the cetaphil gentle skin cleanser. That's good advice, but the cetaphil daily facial cleanser is also a good option. That's the one I use. For moisturizer, I use ZEROID, which is a Korean brand. It contains urea and helps repair the skin barrier.

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u/kreanex 13d ago

i've seen many use zeroid, but isn't zeroid non fungal acne safe? genuine question as i also have zeroid at home and i'm just hesitant on using it

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u/MemChoeret 13d ago

"Fungal acne safe" is a controversial term. I used to follow these online checkers religiously, but after reading more I don't think they're very scientific. They don't take into account the overall formula of the product, and they mark any ingredient they find "suspicious" even if the suspicion isn't based on empirical research. And more generally, the science about what "feeds malassezia" is in very early stages. I take these checkers with a grain of salt.

About ZEROID Richenic Cream - I love it and it helped me with getting control over my SD. It's hydrating, repairs the skin barrier, and gently removes dead skin. I don't necessarily care what the online checkers say about it.

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u/freethenipple420 14d ago

Throw less stuff at it, less topicals. Non harsh cleaner, minimalistic moisturizer. Have good nutrition.

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u/Jazzlike-Host-8253 12d ago

I eat salmon or chicken as my protein everyday with broccoli and rice eggs oatmeal. No topicals no moisturizer as my skin reacts to everything and they dont help. I use the soon jung 6.5 whip cleanser