Tag: Moisturisers
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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 #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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VIDEO: A Behavioural Approach
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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Friday Facts #5 What is in an emollient?
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Ask DrB: Swimming pools and atopic eczema: do they go together?
Parents worry about taking a child with eczema to a swimming pool, but let’s face it swimming is fun and good exercise – it also saves lives!So I have checked this out, and the good news is swimming pools and atopic eczema usually go together just fine. Swimming in the sea too!But a problem can…
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Topical Tips #11 How Often to use an Emollient
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Topical Tip #13: Optimising Frequency of Emollient Use
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From the Clinic #12: Atopic Skin and Hot Water
NB: Atopic skin dislikes water – especially hot water! With atopy there is a problem with the surface part of the skin, the epidermis. Non-atopic, normal epidermis has an effective barrier function. With atopy this barrier function is faulty. Atopic skin is characteristically prone to drying out. There is a lack of natural oil that…