Category: Topical Tips
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Topical Tip #1: Apply emollient sparingly!
Those who swim long distances in cold water cover themselves with grease to keep warm This is not a good idea when applying a moisturiser to eczema. Then the purpose of the moisturiser, or emollient, is to provide insulation against water loss – otherwise the skin dries too quickly. A very thin layer of grease…
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Topical Tip #2: Soap Substitutes
With atopic eczema, washing the skin with soap and water can leave it dry and itchy Soap and water are unfriendly for atopic skin. Conventional washing removes natural oil from the skin, leaving it relatively porous, or “leaky”. The skin can then rapidly dry out, as water is more able to escape out through the surface…
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Topical Tip #3: Convenient quantities of emollient
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Topical Tip #4: Lotion, Cream or Ointment?
Patients prefer lotions and creams, dermatologists prefer ointments. Why? Described in more detail under Types of emollient on p18 of Atopic Skin Disease – The Manual for Practitioners, a lotion, cream or an ointment is a preparation that is also used as a base or vehicle for a topical steroid – which is therefore also…
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Topical Tip #5: The use of creams and ointments
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Topical Tip #6: Moisturizing children
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Topical Tip #7: Using topical steroids
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Topical Tip #8: Zap The Relapse!
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