Tag: Dry skin
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“Behavioural dermatology – The Combined Approach to atopic eczema”
from exchange National Eczema Society Members’ Magazine MARCH 2011 pp20-22 Behavioural medicine – of which behavioural dermatology is a part – links medicine with human behaviour, in order to both improve our understanding of physical illness, and therefore improve its treatment. Behavioural medicine takes account of the behaviour of everyone involved – those…
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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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What tips do you have for atopic eczema in the cold weather?
Like an old piano can go out of tune in the cold weather, so our skin can need extra attention too. In cold weather the air around us, outside and indoors, holds less moisture: the relative humidity goes down. Then water contained within a semi-permeable membrane like skin will tend to escape fast into the…
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Can you suggest a new moisturizer? Nothing seems to work….
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Friday Facts #5 What is in an emollient?
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The most dangerous room in the house for your skin
Which is the most dangerous room in the house for your skin? According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and almost 14 percent are hospitalized. More than a third of the injuries happen while…
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FAQ: Which is more important in atopic eczema, allergy or dry skin?
While research finds ways of stopping the “atopic march”, chronic eczema needs treating with The Combined Approach Atopy is a term defining the constitutional susceptibility to develop certain linked illnesses, especially eczema (= dermatitis), hay-fever and asthma. The eczema associated with being atopic is called therefore atopic eczema. Being atopic is on the increase, and…
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The Effective Use of Moisturizers
The use of moisturizers is the most important part of the successful treatment of atopic eczema The effective use of moisturizers is the most important part of the successful treatment of atopic eczema. Clinical experience emphasizes these 5 important principles : Otherwise, which moisturizer to use is best decided on by trial and error: patient…
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Topical Tips #11 How Often to use an Emollient
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