Emollients – Atopic Skin Disease

Topical Tip #1: Apply emollient sparingly!

Jul 2, 2025

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…

“Behavioural dermatology – The Combined Approach to atopic eczema”

Jul 2, 2025

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…

Topical Tip #4: Lotion, Cream or Ointment?

Jul 2, 2025

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…

Topical Tip #5: The use of creams and ointments

Jul 2, 2025

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Topical Tip #6: Moisturizing children

Jul 2, 2025

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VIDEO: A Behavioural Approach

Jul 1, 2025

The Combined Approach to atopic eczema is a successful treatment programme using a behavioural approach. It combines optimal conventional topical treatment with habit reversal, a very simple behaviour modification technique for the habitual scratching that causes chronic eczema. This presentation describes the programme for Adults and Older Children. A modified version is suitable for Younger…

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