Let me preface this by saying that I am male, now 17 years old, and I used to have mild to moderate acne. I began taking olive leaf extract about a year and a half ago, and my acne cleared up about two weeks after I started taking the olive leaf extract. I continue to take olive leaf extract, as well as benadryl for seasonal allergies (sinus related). One olive leaf extract and one benadryl in the morning, and the same at night.

Now, around january of this past year, I started to develop a butterfly rash (mostly under the eyes, not so much over the bridge of my nose as most butterfly rashes seem to be), that itched like mad. Whenever i'd scratch it, it'd get worse, and then the skin would dry out and peel, leaving only more redness. I don't know what qualifies as "scaly" skin, but after having a serious outbreak of this rash, my skin is leathery for several days in that specific area, and will peel if i'm not careful.

Now, I did some research on lupus, and butterfly rashes are typical of those diagnosed with lupus, however, I went to the doctor and got tested for it, but the tests came back all negative, so lupus can't be it, and as far as I can tell, my doctor is stumped.

I've thought that it's allergies, and i've even switched shampoos and soap (even though I do not wash my face with soap at all)

i find it quite annoying, because for a couple weeks my face could be perfectly fine, no itches at all, but then just randomly my face will start to itch in that specific location, and the redness will reappear, as well as the peeling.


Please, please, please, anyone with any ideas about what could possibly be causing this, please tell me, this has really been plaguing me, and it's actually prevented me from going places out of embarassment :(