What does Perioral Dermatitis mean?

I need to break it down to answer. "Perioral" is formed from the words "peri," meaning around, and "oral," meaning mouth. "Dermatitis" means inflammation or eczema. Therefore, perioral dermatitis means eczema or inflammation around the mouth. Think of the name Atopic Dermatitis, which is common eczema, or Dermatitis Plantaris Sicca, which translates to eczema-foot-dry. In other words, a dry eczema on the sole of the foot. And that's probably enough Latin for today.

What is Perioral Dermatitis?
Irritations around the mouth that appear as small sores, scaly and red rashes. Often starting as small bumps. The area may be itchy and there may be pus in the bumps, but other times the bumps develop into open sores.

What are the symptoms of perioral dermatitis?
Irritations around the mouth appearing as small sores, scaly and red rashes. Often starting as small bumps. The area may be itchy and the bumps may contain pus, but other times the bumps develop into open sores. If there is also fluid accumulation and redness, then it is definitely Perioral Dermatitis.

Where is Perioral Dermatitis located?
Typically, the area around the mouth or other irritations are located around the mouth, nose, chin, and jaw. In some cases, the irritation occurs around the eyes and is then called Periorbital Dermatitis. Okay, a little Latin crept in again.

Periorbital dermatitis is located around the eyes, not in the eyes. If you experience irritation in your eyes, you should seek medical attention immediately.

What is the difference between rosacea and perioral dermatitis?
It can be difficult to distinguish between rosacea and perioral dermatitis. They can look very similar, but perioral dermatitis does not involve telangiectasias (broken capillaries), and the problem is more concentrated around the nose and mouth, rarely showing large areas of redness. Rosacea also rarely involves sores or fluid accumulation.

If you have any doubts, please also read my guide on Rosacea and see if that makes more sense to you.

What is the difference between acne and perioral dermatitis?
The difference between acne and perioral dermatitis is that perioral dermatitis does not involve closed comedones and does not occur on the forehead or bridge of the nose. Acne does not develop into the same open irritations as open sores – as perioral dermatitis often does. If you are unsure, please read my guide on... Acne Vulgaris right here.

Who gets perioral dermatitis?
Perioral dermatitis affects younger women 90% more than men. The incidence, or frequency, is 0.5–1%, so if you experience perioral dermatitis, you are likely a younger woman.

Why do people get perioral dermatitis?
The actual dermatological cause of perioral dermatitis is unknown. However, we can document that perioral dermatitis is often associated with contact irritation, possibly from Colgate toothpaste, which contains a foaming agent that some people are intolerant to. You can also get perioral dermatitis from perfume in makeup or creams.

Wet wipes, cleaning products, adrenal cortex hormones, and flavored lip balm can all contribute to perioral dermatitis. However, perioral dermatitis can also be caused by illness, especially inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis. The incidence of perioral dermatitis increases during the cold season as more and more people use nasal sprays and the indoor climate becomes drier as we heat our buildings more.

It might sound like everything in life causes perioral dermatitis, but in most cases it's contact irritation and quite easy to fix. Of course, I've put together a package for you to easily get rid of your perioral dermatitis.

Is there anything I should avoid if I have perioral dermatitis?

What should you avoid with Perioral Dermatitis? To avoid Perioral Dermatitis, we need to find your trigger, which can be both physical and psychological. The worst thing you can do with Perioral Dermatitis is to use hormone cream, which only worsens your perioral dermatitis or keeps your skin passive.

Stress, illness, nasal spray, perfume (check your makeup), creams, wet wipes, cleaning products, hormone creams, sunbathing, flavored/fragranced lip balm, foaming agents in toothpaste, hormonal imbalance and therefore also pregnancy.

The biggest mistake I see is probably with cleansers, and the first thing I would ask you to change is probably your cleanser. Consider Raz Skincare Cleansing Mask, for all cleansing needs, including makeup removal.

Can perioral dermatitis be caused by stress?
Perioral dermatitis can indeed be caused by stress in your life. It doesn't have to be stress at work, but rather changes in your life or stressful situations. Stress affects your hormone levels, and since hormonal imbalance is a trigger for perioral dermatitis, stress can therefore cause perioral dermatitis.

Is perioral dermatitis contagious?
Perioral dermatitis is not contagious and is relatively easy to treat with Raz Skincare Perioral Dermatitis treatment. I have described it further below.

Perioral Dermatitis and Makeup
You may want to cover the area with makeup, but make sure it's as mild as possible and completely free of fragrances. If it's cream makeup, it must also not contain mineral oils, such as liquid paraffin, liquid petrolatum, and the like. If you hear the name Paraffin or Petroleum, say no thank you.

Can perioral dermatitis go away on its own?
Perioral dermatitis can often disappear on its own, but it quite often returns with greater severity. This is because you may still have an imbalance in your skin or you are still exposing your skin to the product that irritates it.

Perioral dermatitis and diet? Can I cure perioral dermatitis through diet?
There are many websites online offering various dietary advice; that an anti-inflammatory diet is fantastic, and that sugar causes perioral dermatitis. Gluten and milk are also blamed for perioral dermatitis and all sorts of ailments, but let me emphasize that there is no clinical evidence to support this.

There is no clinical evidence that diet cures perioral dermatitis.
I feel like writing "no" in capital letters.

In fact, there is plenty of evidence that it has nothing to do with your perioral dermatitis.

How do I treat perioral dermatitis?

Stop all contact that you think might irritate your rash. It could very well be something you've used for many years, but which you can no longer tolerate.

Be as gentle as possible with the area and do what you can to give it peace and rest.

When the skin is irritated, as in Atopic Eczema, the treatment is much the same, just even gentler and milder. You can jump over to my eczema treatment her.

Treating Perioral Dermatitis – these are the products you should use. Since it shouldn't take long, I've chosen small products to keep the cost as low as possible.

Morning

1. Raz Skincare Powder to Mousse
I would use this cleanser every morning to cleanse as gently as possible. I wouldn't use it as a mask, but wash gently for a maximum of 30 seconds. This way, you both cleanse the area and supply it with a lot of vitamins and minerals.

2. Raz Skincare Hh
This hyaluronic acid will help your skin retain as much moisture as possible. This will help you heal faster and allow peptides to form new, healthy skin cells. It's only included in a small 10ml bottle, as your improvement should happen quickly.

3. Raz Skincare Face Cream Calm

I would recommend Raz Skincare Face Cream Calm at any time. It's specifically formulated for irritated skin, contact eczema, and perioral dermatitis. The greenish color will remove redness, and it should be worked into the skin until the color is gone. The small sachets are enough for 3-5 days each, so there's plenty to complete your treatment.

If you prefer the purest oils, I would recommend a mild rosehip seed oil, Raz Skincare. Rh , which contains nothing but pure cold-pressed oil.

Evening

1. Raz Skincare Powder to Mousse
Use every evening to cleanse as gently as possible – max 30 seconds. It should remove any makeup, so you don't need to use any other cleanser. It's the same as the one you use in the morning.

2. Raz Skincare Repair
I use this ointment every single night – and yes, it makes me shine like a glazed Christmas ham. But believe me when I tell you, you won't want to be without it once you experience how it helps your skin. Since I expect you'll quickly overcome your perioral dermatitis, I've only included a 15ml Mini Repair in the package.

When will I see improvements in my perioral dermatitis?

The sooner we change your skin's routine, the sooner it will improve on its own. Most people experience significant changes after just 3 days.

Dietary supplements that can help with perioral dermatitis

I've made a list of the supplements I think could help you. I don't sell vitamins myself, so you'll have to find a supplier yourself.

Spectro – or another multivitamin
Mega B Stress – skin, hair, nails
Zinc Citrate 20 mg – fights bacteria and inflammation
Ultra Omega – optimal fatty acids”

I've put together the products you absolutely must have in one package, and given you a great price.

In severe cases, always seek medical attention.

Hugs, Raz

If you want to read more, or see where I get my knowledge from, here are some of the articles that I think are most informative.

Perioral dermatitis: a single-center retrospective analysis of the clinical presentation of 1032 patients.
Perioral Dermatitis
Granulomatous Periorificial Dermatitis
Induction of Rosacea-like Dermatitis During Treatment of Facial Inflammatory Dermatoses with Tacrolimus Ointment
Dr. Sajjad Rajpar
Management of Perioral Dermatitis
Perioral dermatitis