I hate the under eye rash as well - and like you said, it makes the skin very think and wrinkled! I occasionally get relief when I put a Vitamin E cream on the areas and then after it soaks in I use cold compresses on it. Sometimes it gets so inflamed that it creates an extreme puffiness/bag under my eye. Sucks. Any remedies/suggestions for a permanent solution would be greatly appreciated!
I've been dealing with the same thing for about 3 or 4 weeks, I woke up one morning with red patches under my eyes, more under the right than left, and under right eye swollen and wrinkly. It was fading slowly over a couple of weeks, but a few days ago I woke up with dark red again and more spots on my eyelids, corners of eyes, beside nostril, and corners of mouth. I tried some hydrocortizone and antihistamines for a couple of days, then read more on this blog and decided to clean the area well. I used Bentonite clay in solution, last night as a mud pack on my face and around my eyes (it's known to draw out contaminants), let it dry for 5 or 10 minutes, then had a hot shower and used glycerine soap (pure Vegan) to wash around my eyes rubbing with just my fingers. Within ten minutes of drying off, the redness was almost gone. This morning I woke up and it was still almost gone. The skin feels tight all around my eyes and has all day, no puffiness or swelling under my right eye. I'll do another cleanse tonight and see how long to clear up completely and add another post. I think it was an infection from using aloe vera gel on my face and around my eyes, that was carrying some bacteria. I have also read that all cosmetics, ointments, cremes, lotions, etc. will get contaminated with contact to the opening in the container, and harbor bacteria eventually. So, throw out everything and start fresh, and don't keep large sizes, by only small sizes, try not to touch the opening where it dispenses, and toss it in a few months, or less. I'm going to start keeping my aloe vera gel in the fridge. I've also been swabbing the areas with alcohol, and not using any cremes or drugs of any kind. Hope this helps.
I need a starting point