Itchy Face!

[Smowball]

My face has been really really itchy since yesterday - it is driving me mad. Mainly my nose, but my cheeks as well. Have taken anti-histamine but not really done much good. Havent changed soap/shower gel or anything.
Any ideas?? Im rubbing my face like some mad woman, its actually sore now.

[woofgang]

Try an antihistamine cream or eurax is a good gentle option.

[EcclesCake]

Have you got anything with aloe Vera in? That might help cool and calm the itch.

Have you eaten anything different?

[Smowball]

Um, dont think Ive an antihistamine cream, but can go and get some>

[cupid04]

Have you been kissing bearded men?

[Smowball]

Cant think ive eaten anything different....... its driving me mad!

[woofgang]

It could even be someone spraying something outside as you went past.

[Smowball]

lol cupid.

[daffy654]

You can become allergic to something you have used for years. My daughter's allergist said the most common thing he hears in his clinic is 'but I've not used/eaten/been near anything I haven't encountered before'.
You are more likely to develop an allergy after repeated exposure to a substance than at the first exposure.

[Smowball]

Thats true daffy. So I may never know whats causing it then.....

[murraymints]

Put some face cream / lotion in the fridge to cool it ...then apply ....

[excelsior-1]

good afternoon smowball

a suggestion for some short term temporary relief ...... wash your face thoroughly in luke-warm water - no soap, then sit down and hold a cold damp flannel on your face for two minutes ... take the flannel away and allow your face to dry naturally, wthout towelling . . . see what happens

[daffy654]

I suppose if you just make a mental note of everything you've eaten or cosmetic you've used in the last 24 hours you will have some clue if you use it again and similar happens.

[Sqad]

It sounds very much like neuro dermatitis, Google it if you want, particularly applicable after your recent social problems
Nip to the chemist and get hydrocortisone cream 1% and apply three times a day to your face.

[rsvp]

if you have porridge oats - soak some in a basin with lots of water then dip a cloth in the water and hold it over your face - repeat often. I had a terrible allergic reaction to something years ago and that was the only thing to bring any sort of relief.

[atalanta]

I find calendula ( marigold) cream very soothing

[starone]

I scratch myself to pieces especially on my shoulders and arms. I have always thought it was a habit, although it does itch. I read somewhere about something called 'senile itch' so as I am very old, it could be that. Not in your case of course smowball. Try not to scratch it or you will have a bit more to contend with than itching, such as scarring, and bleeding.

[Smowball]

Thanks for all the answers - still itching, have been up half the night. Will take all suggestions on board x

[excelsior-1]

hope you can sort it out, smowball