Hello Aleisha, I am sorry to hear of the trouble you have with work making your eczema worse. I have eczema on my hands, too, and I do feel it is such a difficult area, as we do inevitably wash our hands many more times in a day than we do any other part of the body, and creams need reapplying so of...

Thank you, Marcie, Tina and Cham for your helpful suggestions! I now have weak h/c cream on 'standby' if things should get out of hand - meanwhile coconut oil has been very soothing, as has a balm called Moa (an Icelandic herb blend). My skin seems to calmed down now, long may it last. Hope you are ...

Thank you for your suggestions, Maya - the allergy aspect is certaimly worth looking into, as I do use some soya products (I am vegan) and I also love peanut butter! A balm which has seemed to help these past few days is Moa ( a herb blend - smells fainly of tea tree oil and is very pleasant to use)...

Hello all - I have had this in the Adult Eczema thread for a week, with no responses, so I thought I would try it in this one. Apologies for double posting! I wonder if anyone has any advice for me. I have suffered with eczema most of my life, in adulthood confined mostly to my hands and legs, which...

Hello all - I have had this in the Adult Eczema thread for a week, with no responses, so I thought I would try it in this one. Apologies for double posting! I wonder if anyone has any advice for me. I have suffered with eczema most of my life, in adulthood confined mostly to my hands and legs, which...

Hello all - I wonder if anyone has any advice for me. I have suffered with eczema most of my life, in adulthood confined mostly to my hands and legs, which is well controlled with emollients and the occasional use of steroid cream. I am 58. For the last couple of years, I have periodically had a ras...

... but have another natural remedy you swear by, please let me know, too. I'm a girl that likes to have a back-up plan!

Annie

Hello all, I am so pleased to have found this forum. Reading your stories has been inspiring and there is a real sense of solidarity and community spirit here. I am sad for all of you dealing with your chidlren's eczema - there is nothing worse than watching your little ones suffer. Thankfully, my o...