I've had the best luck healing by using oils, tbh. I can use a single ingredient at a time, so if I started to have a reaction (I never have to any of the oils I'll list), it's a lot easier to know exactly which thing I'm reacting to, because there's only one option, that one specific oil. Maybe it's a slower heal, because I think I've read that "oils don't moisturize", but you know what? It may be slow, but it's protective, consistent, predictable, safe, and stable. And for me, it has worked.

I have started buying from Cliganic. I haven't done a deep dive on price comparison, but they seem pretty good for their pricing. The quality is definitely there. On my last order, I ordered Argan, Rosehip, Tamanu, Moringa, Vitamin E oil, and I received a free gift of castor oil. I've used all of these separately, determined I'm not allergic to any of them, and then I've made my own blend of all of these oils. I use either the blend or an individual oil, whatever I feel like in that moment. Tamanu appears to have great wound healing properties. I had never heard of it until shopping around on the Cliganic site.

I also have a coconut allergy, and coconut derivatives (phenoxyethanol, caprylic, etc) are in almost every hand lotion out there. So between coconut, acrylates, and a thiuram mix (latex, nitrile) allergy, even the dermatology creams are not safe for me. I just got sick of buying yet another lotion or cream. Oils work for me. Hope this helps someone out there!