Katie Couric shows off sensitive skin reaction.Photo:Katie Couric/instagram
Katie Couric/instagram
Katie Couricis sharing her tips for fellow “sensitive skin sufferers.”
The journalist, 66, posted an Instagram photo of her bare face,showing her eczemaon top of both of her eyelids. Couric shared a snapshot of what a flare-up typically looks like for her.Eczematypically causes red and itchy skin.
“Calling all sensitive skin sufferers! 🙋♀️ I’ve had eczema ever since I was a little girl, and as I’ve gotten older, it’s started to flare up again,”Couric wrote. “I also deal with allergic contact dermatitis — safe to say, I have to be careful about what I put on my face.”
The formerTodayanchor wrote that her “search for treatment led me to @cherylleemdisme. Her products have really helped,” adding, “I asked Lee a lot of questions about what causes eczema and how to calm flare-ups. You can find all of her tips and tricks at the link in my bio. 🙌.”
“I can’t believe I let my team post this picture. Good Lord 🥴,” Couric joked.
“It just flares up a lot and it’s so annoying! ❤️,” Couric concluded.
Katie Couric.Rachel Murray/Getty
Fans and followers offered their support in the comment section. “I have it too, Kc. It stinks,“Kristen Chenowethwrote, whileMichelle Pfeifferadded, “Ouch😮.”
A few followers thanked Couric for sharing her experience. “I cannot thank you enough for shedding light on eczema with your platform !! 🌟🧼💚,” one person wrote.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Couric has long been open about her health and recentlyshared with PEOPLEin October what her life has looked like since surviving breast cancer.
“I’m a living, walking example of the importance of early detection and getting screened,” she told PEOPLE at the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala in New York.
Katie Couric on October 26, 2023 in New York City. (.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Couric revealed herbreast cancerdiagnosis in2022. Couric had a lumpectomy on July 14, 2022, and doctors removed a tumor that was “2.5 centimeters, roughly the size of an olive,” she shared at the time.
Since her diagnosis, the journalist has been an advocate for the importance of early detection.
source: people.com
