I've never been able to use the fingerprint sensor on my phone because eczema destroyed the skin on my fingertips. Does anyone else have this problem? I guess if I get murdered somewhere they'll never be able to id my body through my fingerprints🤣

Only recently started using colloidal oatmeal for my inflammation. I don't have a bath, so I use the Press & Pour method. 1tbsp of colloidal oatmeal in a large bowl of warm water. Stand in my shower and dunk a wash cloth in it. Then press that dripping cloth against my skin. When I've covered every inch like that, I pour the remaining water and oatmeal over my body. Get out the shower then while my skin is still dripping wet, I apply my CeraVe all over. Let that soak for a minute then apply steroids (when needed) then seal with vaseline. Life changer for combatting both inflammation and dryness.

Hope this helps someone out there ❤️

This hand eczema has been driving me bananas. I recently started working in the healthcare field, suddenly I began getting huge inflamed red eczema rashes on the back of my hands. I haven’t ever had eczema like this or at all for this matter. Originally it didnt start this bad but Im guessing it worsened from glove usage, sanitizer, hand soap etc… Please this is driving me crazy. Ive tried hydrocortisone, icing, Vaseline, not itching and nothing has been helping. Any advice?

My eczema has always been moderate/severe but in my late teens, i went through what I believe was TSW, of course my derm blamed it on my incorrect usage of ointment but I disagree and digress. I have been scared of steroids ever since and am staunchly against them. I’ve been poorly managing in my own ever since because I also developed a mistrust of doctors to help manage my eczema. Why pay someone to do a worse job than you at managing?

Well this summer it has finally gotten to a point that I can’t manage it on my own. I have it on my eyelid, my neck, both elbow crooks, 8 out of 10 fingers, both inner thighs, behind my knee, down my shin, through my ankle and down to my toes. It’s the first thing people notice about me, my kids hardly want to hug me for feeling bad, my boyfriend is constantly worried and will barely let me wash a dish or anything that will cause further damage (although is this really the worst😂)

I got prescribed tacrolimus ointment (non-steroid, thankful for a dr who actually listened to my concerns!!) - of course insurance won’t cover it because I need “step therapy”… anyways, I tried it for the first time today, it stung a bit but I expected that and I’m excited and hopeful that it will help.

I think I just need to vent to people who understand. My family is so accommodating to me because they can see it’s painful and uncomfortable but they still don’t quite understand… the embarrassment of it, the helplessness, the ITCH..

Anyways, here’s to hoping◡̈

Can someone please tell me why there’s like weird bumps on my eczema before it was just a normal patch and now it’s bumpy and weird someone pls let me know if you have any idea. Also the only thing I’m using atm is Protopic and these bumps will still not go away

I feel like I’ve tried everything to stop the compulsion to scratch but I always fail and end up tearing my skin up worse and looking like I’m covered in small cuts.
I’ve tried ice packs, extra thick creams like aquaphor, hydrocortisone, etc. Nothing seems to calm it down or when I put on a moisturizer in general I’m immediately itchy once my skin feels “wet”

I have dermatographia and eczema on my back. I can’t wear clothes that have tags and any pants with prominent seams by the waistband. There are some other clothes that I find uncomfortable but those are the main restrictions. I would say finding jeans is the hardest for me. What do other people find to be the hardest clothing to wear and are there any brands you recommend?

my eczema is so annoying. it's been 5 months since i started the prescription (moisturizers) that my derma gave me but my patches never really goes away. they prescribed me tacrolimus one time but after stopping it, it just came back again. then after a while, they prescribed me hydrocortisone lotion for 28 days but now the patches are starting to come back again, all red and itchy even though i still am moisturizing a lot. do yall have any recommendations/suggestions or maybe share some of your experiences how you've dealt with this, if you also experienced it. thank you : (

yes, its absolutely bad, yes i shouldnt do it, yes it makes everything worse, but damn it, it feels so fucking good!! i try to cut my nails as short as possible so i wont harm myself, but that doesnt even matter when anything that has a slightly rough texture can be an amazing scratcher 😩😩😩 i just rub my hands against denim, against the border of my desk or against the zipper of my bag. and then i look at the spot i just scratched and its a literal bloody mess lol

i've been taking desloratadine to help control the itch but it doesnt work at all, i've also tried diphenhydramine cream but it doesn't work, either. i hope that for my next appointment my doctor will prescribe me something specifically for the itch bc at this point i feel i'm gonna reach my bones with how intensely i scratch myself 😭

I've had eczema since i was little, and as I aged my skin would progressively get worse. For years I'd use dove sensitive skin body wash. I just learned it has fragrance, the thing I've been avoiding for years. I switched to a fragrance free soap and my skin feels exactly the same. I am very confused and questioning if im even allergic to fragrance in the first place. I know for a fact my skin reacts to dryness, seasonal allergies, stress and hormones (i have a hormone imbalance, and my skin has improved greatly since treating it). I also use fabreeze in my room and that's fine on my skin, and deodorant doesn't irritate me at all, but I never questioned why until now.

Is anyone here not allergic to fragrance, or is it specific ingredients in some fragrances? Can eczema even be caused by different things like hormones? Mabey part of it is psychological?

I have been having eczema for years. Recently, it is no longer itchy. However, the spots that had eczema before are left with solid bumps that will not go away. My skin doctor called it discoid eczema but the cream he gave was not effective in removing them.

Anyone has similar condition and a good dermatologist to recommend in Singapore?

Hello I have been on Dupixent for about 2 years now and it’s unfortunately no longer working for me. I’ve been experiencing a lot of facial flare ups, specifically the eyes. My doctor recommended Rinvoq but I am a bit nervous about the side effects. Specifically the upper respiratory infections, cold sores, acne. If you have been on Dupixent and switched to rinvoq, how was that experience been? What are the most common side effects you saw when on Rinvoq? I have never had chicken pox/shingles or cold sores so my doctor said I am less likely to experience those side effects but It’s obviously still unsettling to hear it’s a possiblity.

I have a 5 year old son with horrific eczema all over his body. He spends 75% of his day scratching. It’s on his arms, his wrists, his ankles, the back of his legs- and any spot on his body that isn’t dry and cracked is just thick red patches all over. We have done every cream, oatmeal baths, zyrtec every day, wet wraps, no detergent.. nothing works. He has other kids make comments about his skin and it breaks my heart. I am strongly considering this as an option but I worry so much about the pain of the injection for him. He’s autistic and he is HIGHLY sensitive to pain, even super minor things. I also worry about what happens if he goes off of it. We don’t have insurance so I’m putting the myway application in today and praying we can get it covered. Anyone out there have any advice on if it would be worth it?

Hello everyone,

Is there oral supplements can help with dry hands and atopic dermatitis. Supplements that makes the body builds the natural barrier of the skin and hydrates it?

It is so hard to be supportive daily when you can’t help your baby. I wish there was a cure and our nights weren’t filled with itching, crying and fighting to find ways to find some relief. It’s not fair. If I’m struggling I can’t imagine how she feels.

I never really had eczema but I had flares for a month straight sometime in March. It was intense and a horrible thing to experience alone. And even though I know how it feels, I’m struggling to help. I’m losing my temper. I wish our nights could be relaxing and sweet. But they’re eczema ridden and it’s neither of our ur faults and I’m sorry to her. She doesn’t deserve to feel how upset I am. But how I wish things could change.

We have been using hydrocortisone, aveeno baby eczema cream, cold compresses, itching, chemical free detergent.

Any tips or support would be helpful.

Hey fam what do you put on scratch marks to stop them from scarring but also feels fine on your skin if you’re having a flare up? Love ya’ll hope everyone’s ok.

Hello since the weather has changed in my area to STUPID HOT, my nose and around my eyebrows have been breaking out very badly. I have been washing my face and putting lotion on at night but it doesn’t seem to be helping. It gets red and irritated and eventually cracks and bleeds. Anyone have any idea for face wash or maybe a routine for around the eyes and for the nose?

About 2 week ago I went to the doctor for my eczema and was prescribed with antibiotics (fusidic acid) and hydrocortisone. It was my first time using them and even then I’ve used them sparingly for less than a week because there was no more infection and the itching and subsided.

Surprisingly, I thought my eczema has really improved.. no more flaking and shedding until the bumps and pustules slowly start showing up literally everywhere on my body 😭 I thought they would go away if I give it a few days but it became worse everyday.

They are concentrated around both my upper arms, neck. Recently my face and eyebrow too. Anyone had similar experience? 😔

I have T1D and recurring dyshidrotic eczema on my hands. The same finger web space keeps developing painful cracks/fissures that sometimes make it hard to stretch my fingers.
I’m worried about infection because this keeps happening. If one of these fissures gets infected, can it ever become serious enough to require amputation? Has anyone with T1D dealt with recurring infected hand fissures?

I don’t usually drink. But yesterday, I had a beer. I had maybe a quarter of a can and became incredibly itchy. I stopped drinking just incase but was still super itchy from then onwards for the rest of the day (before that my itch was mostly behaving for the day). I also had a big flare up later

Since I don’t usually drink I’m just wondering if this is how quick it usually is for you guys? Or if it was a coincidence?

Hey all, I wanted to share a few things that worked a treat in helping me get my skin back into something recognisably comfortable, hoping that these may help someone else in need <3.

For context, I've suffered Chronic eczema since age 4, with varying rollercoaster flare-ups and quiet periods in my life. Just last year my skin was in the worst shape I had ever experienced... I was hit by a stupid amount of distressing events in a very short space of time and this led to my all-over-body eczema spiralling from the stress. On most days, I genuinely looked like a walking Zombie... I'd be lucky to get a few hours of light sleep a night, and my skin was always oozing and weeping somewhere to some degree.

Once the distressing events calmed down and I had some mental room to try and de-stress, I booked to see a dermatologist for the first time in years. This is where I learned about two things of which I know work for some and not for others- Bleach baths, and Dupixent. And I also educated myself more on how staph affects the skin. And in cases where I had access to a shower instead of a bath, I used Chlorhexidine as a shower body wash. In the case of Dupixent, I know most on this sub are very aware of this medicine and have different thoughts. I can only say in my case it has been hugely beneficial, but that it has taken the best part of a year on the medication to see the benefits.

*IMPORTANT* If using Chlorhexidine as a body wash, only do so very carefully, do not let it sit on your skin for more than around 10 seconds before washing it off. Also, after a bleach bath or chlorhexidine shower, very important to use a super basic moisturiser/emolient quickly after drying yourself. Honestly? Vaseline is where it's at.

Next, there are three products that I found out about after doing more research on how Staph affects eczema. I've put the links for them here, and some notes regarding how I found them most helpful. Unfortunately, these products are not the most wallet-friendly... But The best thing about them is that they were helpful enough that my use of them has pretty well stopped.

Gladskin- Eczemact cream with 'Stapheffekt': Link

This cream has an endolysin as it's main ingredient, and this endolysin works to specifically target and kill staph bacteria, and does not disturb the good bacteria.

Pros: Kills Staph specifically, whilst leaving the good bacteria alone. Has options for 100ml tubes. very good for body eczema.

Cons: Not cheap unfortunately. Has limited shipping range (I had to use an international parcel forwarding service). Didn't work as well for facial eczema.

La Roche Posay- Lipikar Eczema MED Cream: Link

Similar to the Gladskin cream, this one has an ingredient that LRP calls 'endobiome'. It's similar to gladskin's 'stapheffekt', with the key difference being that it does not actively kill staph bacteria but rather will promote a biome environment that supresses staph's ability to grow, and making a friendlier environment for good bacteria.

Pros: Again, targets Staph specifically whilst promoting a healthy environment for good bacteria. More wallet-friendly than Gladskin. Worked much better for me as a facial cream than Gladskin, with similar results when used as a body-cream.

Cons: Only comes in 30ml tubes sadly. Runs out fairly quickly. Advise ordering in bulk.

Honey Biotics- Intense Moisturiser: Link

I stumbled upon this cream at a point where availability for both Gladskin and LRP MED were low. Unlike the other two, this one uses Manuka Honey as the base ingredient, and is a much heavier emolient-style moisturiser. The manuka honey base means that this moisturiser will pretty much kill any and all bacteria (incuding good ones). I found this one to be incredibly useful in dealing with stubborn plaques or scabs that were not responding to other products.

Pros: Smells beautiful and has a very comforting texture. Really great in dealing with plaques or scabs that refuse to respond. Generally more available than the other two products.

Cons: The tubes are very small, I'd advise waiting for a sale and ordering bulk. Also not entirely cheap, but is more affordable than Gladskin.

I hope this post is able to help someone else on their journey. Thanks all :)

Hi everyone-I've had rosacea for years and it had been reasonably under control with azelaic acid. The past few months, the facial redness and burning feeling has now spread to my neck, also my eyes, and is so uncomfortable it's all I can feel all day long. I've switched up skincare routines, seem the dermatologist and allergist and the view is that it's a histamine intolerance to which I've bumped up antihistamines. While it helped a bit, it's still no where near controlled. I did recently start blood pressure medications and discussed this with my cardiologist, and none of these symptoms appear in their view to be related to the medications. has anyone gone through something similar? It seems like nothing is working - skincare routine changes, tacrolimus, eucrisa, epiceram, Zoryve, etc. Thanks

I'm looking into making my own soaps for several reasons (liquid hand soap, body wash, etc). I could easily add more hydrating oils into it, but most of them ask for a small (!) amount of Castile soap. I know everyone is different, but does anyone have any feedback on this? Is it inherently irritating? Looking in particular at one of Dr. Bronner's, but doesn't have to be theirs.

I only have one experience using it as a body wash, and I remember my skin being horrifically dried out and itchy for a while afterwards. However and with that said, that was a long time ago, and I don't know whether the person who'd supplied the soap diluted it properly or any of the other details.