UKH

I've just had a short but very good run in the cool evening - lovely! But - the skin around my eyes gets really sore when sweaty , almost as if i'm allergic to sweat. I wear a sweatband when running  longer distances, and try to remember to have a hanky available to wipe the drips away. I am glad i have evolved to have unfashionably bushy eyebrows... 

Can anyone recommend any lotions or potions to protect the skin?

You could try a dab of Vaseline or better still Lansinho Ointment (the stuff used on tender bits when breast feeding)

I tend to use Vaseline on areas that might chaff, but use Lansinho (originally a cast off from madame ferret) for my nips and under my nose where it runs and cheekbones beside the eye where I seem to get sweat or salt 'burns' sometimes. The Lansinho is a lot thicker than Vaseline so lasts a long run much better.

Seconded!

Thank you, that sounds great - I wish i'd known about that when i was breastfeeding