....there is none but hard work to find out what your body is sensitive to and what seems to make it well.
As stated before in a previous post, steroid creams are a temporary relief. My little niece has had her steroid cream changed again but mother is starting to listen and make changes in her environment. The creams one eczema sufferer might respond well to will be different to what another eczema sufferer responds to. Just because one cream has helped one or two other sufferers, does not make it a cure for eczema.
So here is my cure for the moment and it appears that different parts of my body respond differently!
Legs/Torso:
The sunshine has cleared my legs/stomach of eczema thus makes me think that my body needs a higher quantity of the sunshine vitamin than other "ordinary" well-skinned folks.
Eyes:
At the end of last year I had a bout of conjunctivitis. This has cleared but caused eczema around the eyes. My own watery eyes seem to make the skin itch. Am now trying a cooled solution of boiled water + table salt to wipe around the eyes. It stings the skin but has appeared to dry up the skin. So will see if this works.
Neck:
The neck likes an intake of liquids (and I don't mean alcohol) thus dehydration through sweat and sport appear to to cause the itchy neck syndrome again. Am taking half an antihistamine to keep that under control in case water is scarce.
Arms:
The arms need sleep! I scratch when am tired and the recent bout of late nights have not helped.
In all cases, the body appears to respond well to herbal teas like fennel and the detox teas. So will keep drinking that. I am still moisturising my skin with off the shelf products. I do not believe expensive products are a cure. I've tried a lot of them already and am getting much better success doing the above to heal my skin.
So thank you to those that have offered me various skin products to try for free. I am looking to sort out the root of the cause of the eczema and not merely treat the symptoms to provide temporary relief.
The eczema has certainly cleared itself during the summer months. Now have to understand how to ensure it does not return during the winter months.
