what is this itchy rash??

Hi everyone. I am new to this website, and am excited to find others to talk with who are also dealing with physical problems.

I have had terrible itching on my lower legs in the front and on the sides for almost a week now.  Once I start itching them, I then get little red bumps, and sometimes white bumps also.  Sometimes they are in little clusters and sometimes not.

I have not changed my detergent( Tide ) or anything else.  I do have dry skin, but try to keep cream on as much as possible.  I havent seen a doctor yet, but have been using an over the counter hydrocortisone cream which helps for a bit.

Any ideas or suggestions on what this might be??

Thanks!

Melissa

Hi Melissa, I know what your experiencing, I have been through that. I can be your detergent and the moisture of the lotion will actually make it worse, it did in my case. You need to get a natural/organic lotion. If you're like me, I love wearing Victoria Secret lotions/perfumes but sometimes I can't. I have to use that organic stuff. I find cool things at Bath/Body Works or Trade Joes (Natual Food Store). The detergent I use is Tide. It's the one that doesn't have anything in it, I also use to use Dreft for babies/toddlers. It's expensive, but it helps also. The other thing that If found that worked when I had that rash was a tanning salon. I know it's strange but for whatever reason it helped. I went to a tanning salon to get ready for a vacation that I was going on and decided to tan. When my tanning sessions were over, the rash was almost gone. It was so wierd. I put tanning lotion all over my body except on the areas where I had the rash. You might try it.

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