Dry skin between eyebrows: causes and care

This area is exposed to facial cleansers, makeup, sunscreen, sweat, and friction from glasses or hats. Dryness may be simple barrier disruption, but itchy flaking can occur with Atopic Dermatitis. Asteatotic Eczema may cause fine cracks when the skin is especially dry, while Psoriasis can produce a more defined, persistent scale. The location does not reveal the diagnosis by itself.

Check whether the skin is itchy, greasy, sharply outlined, cracked, or also affected around the nose, eyelids, hairline, or scalp. Take note of new cosmetics, brow treatments, or hair products introduced before the change appeared.

Use lukewarm water and a mild fragrance-free cleanser. Pat dry and apply a bland moisturiser without rubbing it into the eyes. Pause new cosmetics, exfoliating acids, scrubs, and fragranced products until the skin settles. Emollient Therapy may be discussed if dryness is recurrent. Do not put medicated creams close to the eyes unless a clinician has advised the product and duration.

Book an assessment if flaking persists, repeatedly returns, spreads, or is accompanied by significant itch or tenderness. Get prompt help if the eyelids swell, vision changes, the skin becomes hot and painful, or there is pus or rapidly spreading redness. A clinician can distinguish irritation from eczema, psoriasis, or another cause.

Ask whether your products or brow treatments could be causing contact irritation, whether the scale resembles eczema or psoriasis, and which moisturiser is safe around the eyes.