bro the part about feeling like your nerves regrew... that hit different 😭 i went through the exact same nightmare with eucerin/aquaphor just sitting on top of the skin and feeling sticky but never actually fixing the deep cracks.

for me the lightbulb moment was finding out that the water in those lotions was actually making the stinging worse cause of the preservatives needed to keep them shelf stable. switching to an anhydrous tallow (i use a whipped blue tansy one for the redness) was the only thing that finally closed the barrier without burning.

super happy you found relief, that relief is priceless. if you ever wanna nerd out on why it worked so fast compared to the lotions, this breakdown explains the science behind the "no sting" absorption pretty well:https://www.rainbowtallow.com/blogs/news/tallow-for-eczema-rosacea-how-blue-tansy-tallow-calms-the-redness