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Yucca Starch

By AnaGR · New reply 11:46 am
Discussion in Living with eczema · 5 replies
Has anyone tried yucca starch baths to help with eczema inflammation on a toddler? I have a 17 month and am trying this. It seems to help a bit with the itch ...

Red Light Therapy

By sduffy · Posted 11:28 am
Discussion in Living with eczema · 0 replies
The benefits of red light therapy are claimed to be: Younger looking skin firm and toned skin reduces scarring/cellulite/acne/pore size helps damaged skin heal up to 200% faster restores moisture to skin ...

new intro and questions

By mom2006 · New reply 9:36 am
Discussion in Parents, friends and family · 4 replies
Hello my name is Andrea and am feeling alone in this battle between me and eczema. I have three boys ages six years, three years, nine months old. My three year old has eczema that regardless how much ...

Alternative Therapies

By NEAstaff · New reply 6:26 am
Discussion in Living with eczema · 4 replies
Harvey Leo, MD, National Eczema Association Scientific Advisory Committee member: Alternative Therapies Some families turn to natural herbal remedies and therapies to improve eczema in addition to traditional ...

hand eczema

By JonBoy7 · New reply yesterday at 11:03 am
Discussion in Living with eczema · 4 replies
I get hand eczema every Spring. It goes away after about a month. I am curious as to why it only happens in the Spring. Any help would be appreciated ...

Vitamin E oil

By AnaGR · New reply yesterday at 2:03 am
Discussion in Living with eczema · 1 reply
Hi, Does anyone use vitamin E oil (Trader Joe's) for toddler eczema? Has anyone gotten any good results? Is it safe to use ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Chronic Hand and Foot Eczema and Toctino?

By Sakic · New reply May 15, 2013
Discussion in Treatment options · 8 replies
In the fall of 2010, at the age of 47, I started to have eczema on my hands. Over the course of the next year, they got unbearably itchy and I would get painful cracks and fissures, especially on my fingertips ...

Filaggrin

By mcf · New reply May 15, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 19 replies
My allergist said that eczema is sometimes caused by a filaggrin mutation. I guess this is some sort of protein in the skin barrier. My daughter has not been tested for this mutation because it is pricey ...

Why me ??

By BGLow · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 71 replies
I am 33 year old now. Looking back to the past, i am the one who love to socialize with people & love outdoor activities. People say i am consider a handsome guy, haha. Unfortunately, when i step in age ...

Update - Bleach bathing, gluten/dairy/nightshade free diet...

By ItchyGit · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 14 replies
Just a quick update. I'm new to the forum but have found the forum invaluable in the fight against eczema and the knowledge that it brings. I've recently decided to come off steroid creams completely ...

Immunotherapy for eczema

By RobinMM · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Treatment options · 13 replies
I'm wondering if anyone has gone the immunotherapy route (allergy shots) for eczema. My son has eczema along with a variety of seasonal and environmental allergies (pollen, dust mites, dogs, cats, grasses ...

Lifelong advice for eczema sufferers - my routine

By Jadieb · New reply May 13, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 4 replies
I have been living with eczema since I was a child and thought I would share some things that work for me. 1. Take a bath with no bubbles, soaps etc (I only ever use a bar of Simple soap) 2. Use a clean ...

Sleep Disturbance

By NEAstaff · New reply May 12, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 5 replies
Harvey Leo, MD, National Eczema Association Scientific Advisory Committee member: Sleep Disturbances Sleep disturbance plays a major role in quality of life for all patients with eczema, especially the ...

Damaged skin

By mcf · New reply May 12, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 14 replies
My daughter is only 8 years old but has suffered from severe eczema since being a toddler. I would also like to reiterate severe. We stick to her tedious skin regime daily. We are no longer using steroids ...

9 weeks off steroids - rash is back, itchy scaly patches - is it eczema?

By monarch558 · New reply May 12, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 19 replies
Hi everyone - getting through my busy time at work and slowly but surely I am healing.. with that said I thinking I'm having a flare but I think it may be allergy related as my eyes are watering and itchy ...

Detox Days

By soup33 · New reply May 12, 2013
Discussion in Treatment options · 3 replies
Hello all, I wanted to share my recent experiences...I still haven't figured out if this is what will always work for me, but I am going to give it a few more tries. I moved to a new city last summer ...

3 year old treatment

By Carolinamom · New reply May 12, 2013
Discussion in Treatment options · 10 replies
Hello everyone. I am new here, actually just found this site while searching for treatments of eczema. I guess I will start with some background info. My son is 3 years old and was diagnosed with eczema ...

Balsam of Peru allergy and Parabens

By circlingtiger · New reply May 11, 2013
Discussion in Treatment options · 7 replies
Does anyone have any information about a connection between a balsam of peru allergy and cross reaction with parabens? My naturopath said she saw that somewhere. This could be important for me. I'm in ...

Spring Allergens

By NEAstaff · New reply May 11, 2013
Discussion in Living with eczema · 3 replies
Harvey Leo, MD, National Eczema Association Scientific Advisory Committee member Spring Allergens With spring allergy season arriving, many individuals with both seasonal allergy triggers and eczema notice ...

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The National Eczema Association Support Community connects individuals with eczema, caregivers, families and friends for support and inspiration. This community is sponsored by the National Eczema Association, an Inspire trusted partner.