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FAQ: Are there bath salts for eczema?

 Can using particular bath salts help eczema in the same way that a spa treatment can?
Anna Pugh talks to DrB about atopic eczema during pregnancy


How The Combined Approach helped treat
atopic eczema in pregnancy
Atopic eczema in pregnancy

Our programme is non-toxic, cost effective…. and pregnancy friendly!
From the clinic: Night-time scratching
 How your daytime scratching  
 could be causing 
  your night-time itching! 
Suntan, psychology and atopic eczema

Although sunshine can be good for eczema,
suntanning is not recommended
Holidays, climate and atopic eczema

Having a change may be good, but with atopic eczema
a change in climate can require a change in skin care
Sunshine, hives and atopic eczema

Are people with atopic eczema
  more likely to get solar urticaria?
Sun blocks, sun-skin reactions, and atopic eczema

  Sunshine is generally good for you, but adverse reactions occur, and 
  sunbathing can have serious long-term side effects 
Sunshine, vitamin D and atopic eczema

The sun gives us vitamin D through an effect on the skin - this may explain why some say their eczema is worse in the winter and better in the summer
Holidays and eczema: better or worse?

 Not everyone is the same, 
 but most people with eczema like  going   on holiday! 
From the Clinic #10: Stress, itching and scratching


The vicious cycle of itching and scratching is driven on both sides by stress
Habitual scratching: a skin-damaging behaviour

 Habitual scratching is one of a range of skin-damaging behaviours 
Topical Tip #13: Optimising frequency of emollient use

          
                    - "When do you apply your moisturiser?"
                     - "When my skin is dry."
                     - "Too late!"
Topical steroids for atopic eczema: not too much, not too little

  Being creatures of habit is usually useful, 
 but nature can get the better of us...
FAQ: When is habit reversal recommended for atopic eczema?

Answer: When habitual scratching has caused chronic eczema
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