A mother has praised a 3.99 high street miracle cream that she says helped cure her daughter's painful eczema in just a week. Paige Sweeney, 23, from Nottingham, spent more than two years taking her daughter Evie-Rose to dermatologists trying to find a cure for her skin condition, but nothing worked. Instead, her baby girl was left with battling with painful patches on her hands, mouth and backs of knees that she would scratch until she bled. As a last resort, the concerned mother decided to buy the 3.99 cream after she spotted it at a local Boots store. And, to her amazement, baby Evies eczema had cleared up within a week. However, the National Eczema Association points out that when it comes to treatments, not everyone will respond in the same way. "It's best to familiarise yourself with all of the options and talk to your doctor to find a treatment regimen that works for you." Describing it as a miracle cream, the mother-of-one is now calling for Childs Farm baby moisturiserto be available on prescription and says that it could save the NHS a fortune. I saw the moisturising cream on the shelf in Boots and decided to … Continue reading →

Our skin is home to all sorts of different types of bacteria, viruses and fungi, and for decades scientists have hypothesised that these complex societies of microbes are at least partly to blame for common conditions such as acne and eczema. However, it now seems that bacteria could also be part of the treatment, too. Dermatologists at the University of California in San Diego recently came up with a novel microbial treatment for eczema which is thought to affect one in five children and one in 20 adults in the UK the recipe for which is actually pretty straightforward. Related Article What I now know about acne and stress ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW Lead dermatologist Dr Richard Gallo and his team discovered that Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus epidermidis two harmless bacteria of the human skin microbiome have the ability to kill off Staphylococcus aureus, which is known to play a role in eczema. Having swabbed the first two types of bacteria from the skin of several volunteers who suffered with eczema. The team then grew them in a lab and later incorporated them into an easy-to-apply lotion. Upon using the cream on their forearms, the levels of helpful skin … Continue reading →

Leszek-Kobusinski/Shutterstock, Olga-Vorontsova/ShutterstockIve suffered with eczema for over 20 years. From my first year of life, the dry, scaly skin was all too familiar; every night, I would go through a nighttime routine of slathering greasy ointments and creams until the chunky layer of lotion became a whole other skin to me. The idea of short-sleeve shirts sent a shiver down my spine, and I often resorted to sweaters and jackets in 90 degree weather. When I was a kid, I even had to attend school with bandages wrapped around my inner elbows to prevent bleeding. The perpetual itch lingering on my skin was like having a series of mosquito bites you can never scratch; do it and it just gets worse. Needless to say, it was not a pleasurable condition and Idid all Icould do to relieve it. Fun fact: Pretty much every dermatologist you visit will look you sternly in the eyes and tell you there is no cure for eczema; its a chronic condition that youll just have to learn to live with. (Learn more about what common diseases you skin can reveal.) This is definitely not what anybody wantsto hear becauseits partly truethere is no official treatment … Continue reading →

Miami Herald Do newborns need moisturizer? Miami Herald Parents who have older children with eczema or other similar skin conditions might want to consider moisturizing their newborn's skin because atopic dermatitis has a genetic component and runs in families. The use of moisturizer beginning in the ... Continued here: Do newborns need moisturizer? - Miami Herald … Continue reading →

Dr. Julian E. Canaday of Sedalia was a man of many interests. He produced a set of correspondence courses on horticulture, owned State Fair Floral Company on South Ohio Avenue, maintained several greenhouses at the corner of 16th Street and Limit Avenue, and owned the State Fair Floral Service Station, whose lot was lavishly planted with flowers. He was also a doctor specializing in the treatment of eczema. The greenhouses and service station are gone, but State Fair Floral Company on South Ohio Avenue and the chimney that served the greenhouses, now at the State Fair Shopping Center, remain. The secret of his treatment for eczema is lost, but a book he wrote called Whys and Wherefores of Eczema is in the collection of the Pettis County Museum. The book provides an interesting look at what doctors knew and didnt know about skin diseases in the early twentieth century. Cannaday begins with a definition of eczema and the causes of the disease. He describes it as a catarrhal inflammation of the skin. Catarrh was a term used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to a buildup of mucus in the nose, throat and sinus cavities. The word … Continue reading →