Shoutout to the client who taught me about skin barrier repair

I had a client last month with super irritated skin from over-exfoliating. She kept saying her moisturizer burned and I spent a good 45 minutes troubleshooting before realizing she didn’t have a damaged barrier, she had a fungal issue. It took me a whole week of research and a call to my supplier in Portland to figure out the right treatment. Has anyone else dealt with a misdiagnosis that took way longer to fix than it should have?

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jade22612d ago

Wait, are you sure it was fungal? Not trying to be that person but fungal acne usually shows up as tiny, itchy bumps all in one area, and it doesn't always burn the same way a messed up barrier does. Half the time when people think they have fungal issues it's actually just dehydrated skin reacting to everything. Either way glad you got it sorted, but I'd double check with a derm if you haven't already.

wendy_carr12d ago

Wait, half the time people misdiagnose barrier damage as fungal? That is wild to me honestly.