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FAQ: Are there bath salts for eczema?

 bath-salts-for-atopic-eczemaCan 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



Anna-Pugh-talks-to-DrB-about-pregnancy-and-atopic-eczemaHow The Combined Approach helped treat
atopic eczema in pregnancy

Atopic eczema in pregnancy


Atopic-eczema-in-pregnancyOur programme is non-toxic, cost effective…. and pregnancy friendly!

From the clinic: Night-time scratching

night-time-scratching-with-atopic-eczema How your daytime scratching  
 could be causing 
  your night-time itching! 

Suntan, psychology and atopic eczema

 

suntan-psychology-atopic-eczemaAlthough sunshine can be good for eczema,
suntanning is not recommended

Holidays, climate and atopic eczema

Holidays-climate-atopic-eczemaHaving 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
sun-hives-atopic-eczema  more likely to get solar urticaria?

Sun blocks, sun-skin reactions, and atopic eczema


sun-blocks-reactions-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


Sunshine-vitamin-D-atopic-eczemaThe 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, 
Holidays-and-eczema-better-or-worse but most people with eczema like  going   on holiday! 

From the Clinic #10: Stress, itching and scratching


atopic-eczema-stress-itching-scratchingThe vicious cycle of itching and scratching is driven on both sides by stress

Habitual scratching: a skin-damaging behaviour


habitual-scratching-skin-damaging-behaviour
 Habitual scratching is one of a range of skin-damaging behaviours 

Topical Tip #13: Optimising frequency of emollient use

Atopic-eczema-optimal-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

Topical-steroids-for-atopic-eczema
  Being creatures of habit is usually useful, 
 but nature can get the better of us...

FAQ: When is habit reversal recommended for atopic eczema?


habit-reversal-atopic-eczema-lichenification
Answer: When habitual scratching has caused chronic eczema
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