Check with your primary physician I had these same symptoms to the point where it was getting raw, red and cracking open. My doctor told me mine was exema (spelling may be off on that word) and he gave me a prescription called Elocon cream (generic name is Mometasone Furoatte cream) it works wonders. If it is exema water base lotions make it worse, look for oil or aloe based. Here there is pure Aloe gel in the stores in the lotion / sun burn supplies that also works for me.