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My skin is peeling from the sides of my nose. The skin is oily and it's damaging the shape of my nose. The peeling areas have got inside.
(10 Apr 2008)

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Skin Peeling Cures 

The kind of intense peeling you are describing sounds like the advanced stages of a disease like psoriasis. If you are not sure that you are suffering from it, you should get a medical examination to do so. Because if you do have some sort of skin disease or problem, you should take care of it and extremely quickly, or else it will spread to your whole face. If you have already done so, then you should try to see what other problems you might be facing that could possibly be leading to this problem.

One of the causes of such dramatic peeling could be that you are suffering from extreme sunburn or sun poisoning. The only way you can be relieved from this is to apply buttermilk to it. However, normally, sunburn does not extend to the inside of the nose. So it is also possible that you have some sort of fungal or bacterial infection of the skin. This, however, would need to be medically checked out. Another possibility is that your skin is excessively dry. In this case, you must generously moisturize it to avoid the problem. The most effective way to do so would be to apply simple petroleum jelly.

answered by G M on 7 May 2008, 1:28:51

 

Peeling skin remedies 

If your skin is peeling from the sides of your nose, then you should first find out why this is happening. A possible cause of peeling could be excessive sun burn. This has a tendency to literally “cook” your skin and make it peel. If your skin is oily, this effect will only be enhanced. If this is the reason why your skin is peeling, then you should make it a point to never go out of the house without applying sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. This is the only way you can avoid sunburn. If you have already burnt your skin and this is the reason it is peeling, you can apply buttermilk to it, and this will take care of the problem.

If your skin is peeling from the inside of your nose, then you would need to get a proper medical examination in order to determine the reason for this unique problem. Only a doctor can tell you why this is happening. One possible reason for it could be that you have excessively dry skin inside your nose and therefore it is peeling. If this is the case, you should apply a thin layer of cream or oil inside your nose several times a day. This will help you considerably.

answered by G M on 10 Apr 2008, 2:20:01

 

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