I am wondering if perhaps you have accidently created a chronic inflammatory reaction to the overdrying of your skin. If so, this condition will continue until you break the cycle. This has happened to me one time and also to my son who was using too many different medicines to clear up a mild case of acne. He developed chronic red, dry, patchy skin that was sore and awful looking. No amount of lotions seemed to help. After a few weeks of this, he called me and I had him try the remedy that worked for me. It solved his problem within a few days.
Here is what helped in both of our cases: After washing the hands with Soft Soap liquid hand soap and water, wash face and neck with clean hands (no wash cloths) and gently pat almost dry with clean paper towel, leaving the skin with some moisture. Then, apply a mixture of Cetaphil moisturizing lotion and Olay Regenerist Regenerating Serum all over the affected areas. (I blend both on the back of one hand together to make a creamy paste, then apply with the other hand to the affected areas.) Make sure you apply enough to thoroughly saturate the areas. Allow to soak in. Reapply the 2 moisture products together multiple times a day as needed. Within a day or so, you should see a very clear improvement. This seemed to stop the peeling, dry reaction and the skin healed up and went back to normal. Let me know if this helps you.
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Posted to Damaged Skin Texture from Chemical Peel? on 30 Dec 2012