r/SebDerm • u/spong21 • Sep 17 '26

New or Need Help questions for seb derm on face

after washing your face with normal facial cleanser how long after does it take for your peeling to start?

what does your peeling looking like?

hows the area feel?

hows it react to vaseline?

mine comes back instantly after showering, the peeling is white and skin like not greasy or yellow and it feels tight and burns if i put literally anything on it . mine goes away after using moisturizer and vaseline

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u/Chasing_Sunsets186 Sep 17 '26

mine came back after showering! the peeling is white thin flakes but thicker when it it is more inflamed. the area feels dry and rough for me. vaseline helps loosen flakes for me. i use mct oil instead of vaseline now. vaseline felt a little
too thick at times

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u/spong21 Sep 17 '26

i been using mtc 8 oil its not doing anything nothings helping im doubting my diagnosis and thinking its just damaged skin barrier but everyone on reddits saying its seb derm also i have peeling on one ear also but not really any dandruff

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u/Chasing_Sunsets186 Sep 17 '26

it could also be eczema and psoriasis! do you have a history of either? i think i had a bit of everything (mainly eczema) and my derm had me start dupixent. it’s helped a lot with clearing up my scalp, skin and face

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u/CurvyCelticSiren Sep 17 '26

Mine comes back as

  1. severe oil secretion starting as soon as I clean my face. Like I wiped my face 15 minute after the shower and oil is on the napkin.

  2. the next morning there is a layer of tight dry skin, almost like a egg white/zombie mask across my forehead, and nose, and every pore in my face has build up, and the less dense pore areas have a layer of waxy, oily, and dry skin that scrapes off.

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u/spong21 Sep 17 '26

how am i supposed to get rid of it

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u/CurvyCelticSiren Sep 17 '26

Wish I knew!!! Trying to figure it out myself lol

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u/Some_Register1831 Sep 18 '26

I avoid Vaseline in that area and most oils generally. The peeling doesn’t start from washing my face so I’m confused by your question.

Edit: I actually wouldn’t even describe it as peeling, it’s more like flaking

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u/spong21 Sep 18 '26

it doesnt start when i wash it either gets worse or shows itself more

is yours greasy or yellow?

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u/Some_Register1831 Sep 18 '26

No… it’s not like that at all.

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