augh, stop the itching

[lilamp]

everyone but me seems to like my skin. it's usually clear, and apparently unusually soft. however, it often itches like a motherfucker. my legs especially. and i can't help but scratch, so my legs end up covered with scabs. oh isn't that lovely! my wrists also often itch, though that seems to come and go with various stress-related stuffs. the legs just itch whenever the hell they feel like it, which sometimes feels like nearly all the fucking time. gah!

also, i am plagued with itching in the crotchial region. it's not yeast infections, it's not sensitivity to any particular condoms or lube or soap or anything, it's just my stupid skin being overly sensitive to being there at all. and of course if i scratch, it just irritates the skin more and makes it stay in irritated itchy mode.

i wish there existed some kind of magic lotion i could slather my entire body in daily that would keep the itch at bay.

must.not.scratch. must.not.scratch. must.not scratch.

Comments

[spider88.livejournal.com]

Poor you. I can relate. The skin on my face usually breaks out in response to some hidden additive that it hates. The skin on my arms and legs spontaneously erupts into hives every few days, and I have no clue why. The crotchial region is happy as long as I don't take any bubble baths, go near it with any soap or dry my underwear with fabric softener.

[raindrift.livejournal.com]

A former girlfriend had a really horrible itchy-legs problem until she stopped shaving. It went away completely.

Of course, she also had hair on her legs. I realize that some people don't like having hair on their legs.

[lilamp]

hair on legs is completely irrelevant to my problem. i have had this sensitive skin since way before i ever grew hair on my legs, and getting rid of the hair or letting it grow changes nothing. *shrug*

[spider88.livejournal.com]

Stuff that sets off my itchy legs: certain laundry detergent, all fabric softeners, all commericial bar soaps (ivory, irish spring, lever 2000, zest, etc), sudden change in room temperature or humidity, cigarette smoke, and miscellaneous mysterious stuff I will never figure out.

[spider88.livejournal.com]

oh, and have you tried oatmeal soap or lotion?

it rocks. very soothing.

[anemone.livejournal.com]

Tide does that to me. If you're not already doing so, make sure you're using a "fragrance-free" detergent.

[valdelane.livejournal.com]

Hydrocortisone cream will offer temporary relief, as will an antihistamine. Generic Claritin is non-drowsy and reasonably priced. But finding the irritant is even better, as the other posters suggest.