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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?
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Scratching can cause bruises, particularly when the skin has become thin and fragile from the use of steroid cream. I therefore try my best not to scratch. For the worst itches, I use Biofreeze spray, which works, and works immediately. Biofreeze also comes in cream, gel, and roll-on formulations, which I also use for run-of-the-mill itching. But nothing works like the spray when the itching is intense.
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I had noticed the the various types of Biofreeze seem to work differently, so I finally examined their active ingredients. (Duh) The spray, which is the coldest is 10.5% menthol; the cream is 10% menthol; the gel is 5% menthol; and the roll-on is 4% menthol. The spray feels much colder than the cream to me, though.
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Hello fellow scratchers-I , too, have purpura. It is on my arms and back of legs.
Mine look like bleeding right under the skin- purple blotches that turn different shades of purple, red, and brown. It all started with GD. I’ve stopped using steroid cream. Only cerave and Dermend.
Any experience with purpura going away… even if you scratch? Thanks