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Dry, itchy patches that won't settle?

Here is what Skinby would tell you about skin like this, what the sources say helps, and how a scan maps it on your own face.

The answer screenSample

Where do you see it?

A dry, rough patch on both cheeks, darker than the skin around it.

Tap the areas and the map in the phone follows. In the app, your own photos set them.

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Your skin ยท today

Eczema

This looks most like eczema. Contact dermatitis looks similar.

Did it start within a few days of a new product, or of touching something new?

Why? This reaction usually occurs within a few hours or days of exposure to an irritant or allergen. NHS

What helps

Apply moisturizing treatments (emollients) to your skin as often as possible, at least 2 times a day, and continue to moisturize even if your eczema improves.

NHS

What the sources say about eczema

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How a Skinby scan reads it

  1. 1

    A live face scan

    The front camera maps 478 points on your face as you turn, and only captures when the light, the angle and the focus are right.

  2. 2

    Mapped on your face

    Redness and pigment, measured area by area against your own skin.

  3. 3

    What helps, sourced

    A plain answer and what the FDA, NIH or NHS say helps, with the source shown.

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Something else bothering you?

My breakouts keep coming backDark spots stay long after the spot is goneMy cheeks flush and stay redA bumpy rash around my mouthBumps that acne products don't touchItchy welts that come and go

Illustration made for this page. The sample answer shows how Skinby words a result: a visual resemblance, not a diagnosis. Skinby never names serious conditions from a photo. Statements from the NHS website contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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