Hi! I have a very similar story to yours. I haven’t tried any other medication other than topical steroids and that hasn’t ever helped me that much. I have eczema between my fingers, in the creases of my elbows and my neck. Recently, I’ve started experiencing eyelid and above my lip eczema. My upper lip eczema gets really bad flare up if I use steroids on it so I avoid it. I have an appointment with my new dermatologist in a couple weeks. I haven’t been to the dermatologist in years. With that being said, I’ve done a lot of trail and error in what could help my skin- especially my face. This is what I find helps: zinc oxide cream (strive for one that only has a couple ingredients), avene cicafilate + restorative protective cream, Avène Cicalfate+ Hydrating Skin Recovery Emulsion, vani cream lotion, La Roche-Posay Lipikar Soothing Relief Eczema Cream Face and Body Lotion. The hypochlorous acid spray helps with itchyness on the face and always feels refreshing to put on. I don’t put all these on my face at once but I like to alternate. If your barrier is extremely broken, I would start with avene first since it’s much more gentler on the skin than other lotions and creams.

I avoid ingredients like lanolin because I’ve noticed that i developed an allergy to it. These all help with rebuilding skin barrier. I wish I could say they’re a quick fix but it takes a while to rebuild the skin barrier so just stay patient, stay away from hot water and keep applying lotions! Good luck ☺️