Hello,

I have had mild acne for years and used to use a Benzoyl peroxide
cream, until I started getting blepharitis. I stopped wearing my
contacts, thinking that was the cause. But I realised it was the
peelant in the cream causing the reaction. I switched to a different
acne treatment that was milder and the blepharitis became controllable
to the point were it wasn't noticeable.

However I'v moved since then, and here I didn't have access to the
same treatment, so I swapped to a treatment that (without realising)
caused a lot of peeling. Eventually this caused my blepharitis to come
back. I have stopped using this and manage to get hold of my original
stuff, but still the blepharitis persists. I have stopped using
anything now, but only recently. I notice the skin is still dry,
especially around my eyebrows and in the upper part of the eye
socket.

I basically have a couple of questions, should I start scrubbing the
eyelids with diluted baby shampoo? How many times do people do this a
day? I was worried about this since it causes water to get into the
eye area and I wondered if this was causing the peeling of the skin
(i.e. drying it out) and making things worse, likewise with warm
compresses of over my eyes.

I was thinking of trying Nizoral, has anyone used this with any
success? I read that some people use this in their eyebrows as well as
their hair, interesting idea since that it is were I notice the
dryness.

Does the type of water affect the skin to such an extent that it would
dry out causing blepharitis? It seems extreme, but I was curious about
this, since I have changed location.

Thanks,

Gordy