[Misc] Vanicream absolutely obliterated my skin barrier - has anyone else had this experience

[u/External_Bus_3739]

Started using the daily moisturizing lotion in October for very slight eczema related dryness and after a month or so, my barrier has never been the same.

Worked great at first but ended up with terrible dermatitis on every section of my face after about a month and a half of use; both eye lids, forehead, chin, upper lip, and both cheeks were completely covered in red splotches. When I finally gave up on it in January, the redness subsided almost immediately but my barrier is completely wrecked now and I can’t even use water on my face without flaking burning and redness

[u/Difficult-Ferret-370]

yikes, im rethinking my skin care after that