eczema management

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Hello friends,
i am 25 years old and have eczema as skin problem. kindly share with me the best possible ways to manage such skin. these days i am using vaseline 24 hour moisturizer to keep my skin moistruize but still it feels that my skin is dehydrated so dry so rough i shall be thankful if anyone has the better solution to it and as i am having eczema my skin is sensitive and i cannot use products with scents because that will irritate me
looking forward for cooperation

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I have the same problem. I started taking supplements of Zinc, I use olive oil on my skin at night with vaseline on top. In the daytime I use chapsticks to keep it hydrated and Aveeno's eczema lotion. I found some minor relief with steroid creams but it bleached my skin so i'm scared of doing that again. also steroid creams can give you weight gain and side effects so I was frustrated when using that. I try to increase my intake of tumeric for some reason when I eat more chana that has a lot of tumeric in it my eczema doesn't flare up, and if it had it starts to go away quicker. so there's something healing about tumeric. I added some tumeric to yogurt which worked on mild days on days that I had cuts in my skin it burnt the hell out of it so that's not a good idea. I hear coconut oil is very good and haven't tried that. Drink plenty of water, limit your sugar intake. I have read a lot about eucerin but haven't tried it yet, been meaning to pick some up. I hear that other supplements to look into is also Vitamin E and Iron pills... haven't done that as of yet (another thing I meant to pick up).

It just sucks because there is no cure for eczema so any of us with it need to try and figure out what triggers it (be it our diets or dust or pollen in the air) and we need to find natural remedies to help control it.

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I had bad eczema as a kid on my neck, it used to get better or worse but never went away until after puberty, I thought I'd grown out of it but a few years back I started getting eczema again on the face, around the eyes this time. The trigger was me moving to the UK...I never ventilated my room because of the cold which exacerbated the dryness and allergies, I'd never been in a cold climate before which was also a problem. Now I just get attacks when I get allergies, when I feel the onset of eczema I treat it with hydrocortisone, nips it in the bud. Then I use Vaseline intensive moisturiser (hypoallergenic) for the dryness, keeps it quite manageable. E45 is also useful because you don't want to be using hydrocortisone all the time because it causes thinning of the skin.

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use 0.1% Hydrocortisone creme...i think u need a prescription for that. check with ur physician :)...it leaves a blesmish on the spot it is applied so can't be used on face :(

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Have you tried bathing in epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)? I have heard this is very effective.

Of the oils, Rosehip oil is supposed to be good for dry eczema.

This range is supposed to be quite effective too - http://www.simple.co.uk/products/derma-intensive-relief-cream-125ml-133.aspx
My sister uses the hand cream as her hands get very dry and sore and her fingers get swollen.

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I've had it for thirty years and finally learnt how to keep it under control. You should learn to monitor what foods trigger your excema. For me, it's wheat and seafood.

My best tips for keeping your excema under control include:

  • evening primrose oil supplements
  • diprobase as an emollient (not on face)
  • organic rosehip oil as a moisturiser
  • if your excema is on your face then avoid using tap water on it. Try Evian or Avene water that comes in aerosol sprays - they contain minerals that are very healing for the skin. Obviously not practical to use for your whole body.
  • organic cotton bedding. Wash bedding on high temperatures regularly including your pillows. Vacumn mattress at least once a month.
  • Don't have your central heating on at full blast. I always have my bedroom window open a little whatever the season for ventilation.
  • Stress is a big trigger (for me anyway)

I use steriods very sparingly as and when I need to but for the most part I manage without them. It's all very well trying to avoid using them altogether but sometimes a short course of steroid ointments (or in the worst case, via injection, which thankfully I have only had to have twice in my life) is the only thing that will calm down the flare up. I found that listening to all the advice about desi home remedies just made my skin worse especially anything containing honey or tumeric.

Good luck :)
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Oilatum cream (Available in the UK only i think), is amazing.
I don't have eczema but I get very dry skin and have started using this since the past month.
It is amazing and the tube actually says 'For eczema and itchy irritating dry skin conditions..
And it is very gentle on the skin....give it a try :)

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Plain old vaseline or petrolleum jelly is hands down the best remedy.........after shower pour some oil in bath tub and soak , let your skin air dry rather than towel drying and then cover up the dry patches with petroleum jelly. The Aloe body butter from body shop is also a good choice.

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Aveeno Oatmeal lotion..

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any remedies for eczema in eyebrows? I have that problem but no prescripted creams work

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HI =D People, let me start by saying I am a total maii at heart...there's nothing like a totka or a desi remedy =p I love that stuff, how to clean a carpet on the cheap, how to DIY most household needs...

And as far as beauty goes, I do love our little tips and tricks to keep us looking our best =D

HOWEVER. There is a serious lack of desire on our parts as a nation to seek medical help. =| Dermatology is a very solid science.

I narrate my personal experience: my little sister is 17. She's suffered from bad eczema and we've tried everything...poor kid was scratching herself bloody every night in her sleep.

And now one week later, she's so thrilled with the results of her dermatologist visit and the prescription she's been using SHE'S WEARING HALF SLEEVED TSHIRTS AGAIN TO SCHOOL =D

i can pass on the no of my lady dermatologist if anyone is interested =) Her name is Dr Sadia with excellent qualifications and world wide experience. And what I love about her is her ethics!!! She always speaks to you very frankly and politely, giving you every bit of info she can to explain things to you, and recommends skin treatments tailored to your needs. She also has a website in case you wanna check it out, dermacosmocare.com =D

=) All I'm saying is...please don't self medicate even on a superficial level. God knows we all have enough problems with the strange things in our food and water in Pakistan. Whereas it's alright to take vitamins and a digestive every now and then, but I've seen too many people taking pain killers or laxatives or anti-biotics (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) on their own instead of seeing a doctor. And to think they do the same to their children too! 'Beta yeh Calpol/Amoxyl/Actifed/Karmina/Brufen/etc le lo!' I lose it every time I hear a parent medicating their child like that~!!! =) To clear my conscience, I had to say something about this, just to put it out there =D

Thank you for reading =D And get well soon!

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So true.. I think this is something that ppl often overlook..

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stress is my trigger as well...sometimes too much sugar also or so i think. And here in the states or in the UK we have to see a doctor to get prescriptions we can't just go and self medicate ourself so most of us i'm pretty sure have been to a dermatologist. at the same time mostly they prescribe steroid creams that are not a long term solution. Mine told me to use one and then put aveeno's original lotion on top of it. that did the trick for a bit but is not a good long term solution. Dermatologist can only do so much for you it's really all about figuring out your triggers and managing it.

also i know someone knocked the tumeric thing but i saw great results from it. i decided to google it and lots of people added more tumeric to their diets and teas and such and it really has helped so I wouldn't fully knock it.

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Hydocortisone cream 1% is avaialble without prescription in the US. Try that for a few days and then use lotion. If its starts coming back use something gentle like Lubriderm or Eucerin. Also, avoid anti bacterial soaps, liquid soaps and dish detergents. Use less of laundry detergent while putting a load in the dishwasher. allergen free laundry detregnet if that doesn't work eg All Free and Clear.

Cortisone Creams don't add to weight gain, but remember to sue for a fewdays aonly and when needed as it can cause thin skin if used too much. But its ok to use as the doctor prescribed it for my bbay's skin too.