Eczema - Page 5

dil_em_ma · 18th April 2006, 9:40pm

I use aveeno moisturising cream and lotion and also oilatum shower gels stuff. I also use vaseline for immediate relief on the bits that are really bad.

I think though, the trick is to try and keep it moisturised, even if it means putting cream on every hour, or half hour. I often put 3 or 4 layers of cream on at a time. Also there are so many different type of creams that you could use, but the trick is to experiment and find one that works for you as not everyone's body reacts in the same way.

Pantgirl · 18th April 2006, 9:42pm

If I put on moisturise - it makes me itch even more

sarabee · 18th April 2006, 9:58pm

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Originally Posted by bikuki

I used to break out something rotten on my face, chest and neck whenever I had a really hot shower - I think it was brought on by heat, or sweat.

Sounds about right Vickus Bikukus.

CollegeDropout · 19th April 2006, 3:24pm

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Originally Posted by Pantgirl

If I put on moisturise - it makes me itch even more

Bath and 50/50 or E45 bath oil. Try that, I like it for night time.

BTW if anyone is wondering what 50/50 is, its (and not alcohol as Jody suggested!) its a 50% mixture of liquid paraffin and 50% of white soft paraffin.

Pantgirl · 5th January 2007, 3:02am

Bah. Mine has never really gone totally away from my original outbreak in October of 05

It's well rank at the mo. Might actually go and splash out on DreamCream the morra

Hope it world. Emollient cream makes me dead itchy and so does other moisturisers

Meh

*LesMTS* · 5th January 2007, 3:12am

What is eczema? I mean, I know what it is, but biologically speaking? What's the basis of it? Is it an umbrella term for different kinds of dermatitis? Or is eczema a specific kind of dermatitis?

I can't be arsed looking it up right now.

Elmo · 5th January 2007, 8:14am

I have acute dermititis in my ear canals

It never goes away and the sprays i get can only be open for 4 weeks, which imo is a complete waste of £6 odds. It can get really bad where i scratch it till my ears bleed and it's also been known to travel down the side of my face, thankfully that hasnt happened for a few years. Just now it's bearable, but i have to clean my ears twice a day so there's not a buildup of moisture in there. Doesnt help that I dont produce earwax :/

MysticBumcheeks · 5th January 2007, 8:59am

I have eczema on my arm, it's dry and not really bothering me much just now but my mum keeps going on at me to put cream on it, the minute I do it starts weeping and going really itchy

stripey_kitten · 5th January 2007, 9:52am

Devin's eczema flares up when he goes to stay with his dad, probably because of the change of environment. Last time it took a month of putting Fuscidin on the really bad bits, slapping diprobase on every night and giving him a bath in diprobath 3 times a week to sort it out.

I find using the diprobase keeps it at bay most of the time, but you really have to slap it on thickly.

Pantgirl · 5th January 2007, 12:47pm

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Originally Posted by LesMTS

What is eczema? I mean, I know what it is, but biologically speaking? What's the basis of it? Is it an umbrella term for different kinds of dermatitis? Or is eczema a specific kind of dermatitis?

I can't be arsed looking it up right now.

Basically Atopic Dermatitis. Causes can be anything - internally (ie food, stress etc) or externally (lanolin - me!, metals, make up etc)

Mine had gone away for years til october 05 when it made a mad reappearance. Unless i'm allergic to Mick no idea what's making it be mental

Awright · 5th January 2007, 1:00pm

i get Sudocream for my Eczema. works no bad.

MarkMono · 5th January 2007, 1:05pm

For some reason I always associate eczema with fat teenage girls cutting their thighs with kitchen knives.

God knows why.

dil_em_ma · 5th January 2007, 1:21pm

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Originally Posted by Pantgirl

Bah. Mine has never really gone totally away from my original outbreak in October of 05

It's well rank at the mo. Might actually go and splash out on DreamCream the morra

Hope it world. Emollient cream makes me dead itchy and so does other moisturisers

Meh

Mine has flared up at the moment as well. You really do have to just slap the moisturiser on. I find as long as i don't rub it in too much and just leave it to soak in then it doesn't make me too itchy. It also helps to have something else to concentrate on and to do with your hands whilst you're waiting for it to soak in so you get distracted from the itching.

The Colossus · 5th January 2007, 1:36pm

This time of year is a total bitch on my skin. I really need to get to the doctors to get something with a steroid in it, something I can't get over the counter. E45 is all well and good but if the skin has got cracked/infected (in my experience) it's of little use beyond a bit of light relief. I managed to find some Unguentum M which is keeping it at bay at the moment, but still, doctors...

Crystal Mighty · 5th January 2007, 1:46pm

I think I have it too

I had a crazy rash on my hips that I couldn't figure out what the hell it was til I realised it looked pretty much the same as Kirsten's

Next time it reappears I'll pop to the docs for a proper check tho.

I've got good willpower for not scratching but it's still left a mark on my skin

Above my France birthmark, so it looks like a bunch of islands.