Next to stress, shampoo and conditioner are my biggest trigger. I changed to a completely fragrance-free line called Seen Haircare and I immediately stopped burning ... read more

Don’t push your child’s eczema under the rug. If kids ask about it, be open about what it is. Encourage teachers at school to be open about it, too, instead of “shus ... read more

I don’t use multiple active skincare products in a single skincare routine. For example, I would never use a retinol and an exfoliator together. Too much going on ca ... read more

Vaseline and Aquaphor both contain petrolatum, which creates a physical barrier and helps trap moisture in the skin. Aquaphor, however, contains lanolin (a type of f ... read more

If your doctor prescribes a topical steroid, apply it only to the areas that are flared. Smearing it all over a broad area of unaffected skin can unnecessarily expos ... read more

Only in the past six years have I stopped hating on my eczema and started accepting it as a part of me. When it flares, I ask what is it my eczema is trying to tell ... read more

Remember — healing doesn’t equal cure, but it can equal management to the point where you’re at peace with your condition.

I joined an online group called Eczema Conquerors. The advice its founder, Abby Tai, offers, the selection of products she recommends, and the support groups she hel ... read more

I tell them that I have dermatitis. The first thing people usually ask after that is, "Is it contagious?" So now I just say that right away.

Cloth masks aren’t just less effective than disposables, they also get dirty and hold bacteria if you aren’t good about washing them. I don’t want my inflamed skin g ... read more

I made the mistake of skipping doses or being two days late on my injections. I didn’t realize how big an effect it would have. So write down on your phone calendar ... read more

Consider changing laundry detergents. We had previously bought "gentle" laundry detergents such as Dreft, but found out it was actually making our daughter's AD wors ... read more

There's a saying: "tap, don't scratch!" Tapping, rather than scratching, can help prevent damage to your skin.

Don’t take long showers and don’t use hot water. Apply fragrance-free cream, oil, or ointment within three minutes of getting out of the shower so that the moisture ... read more

Not all dermatologists do skin patch testing to check for allergies and sensitivities. If your doctor doesn’t do skin patch testing, he or she may not be as with it ... read more

If your allergist [or another specialist] doesn't recommend numbing cream to make injections more tolerable, ask for EMLA or a generic.

I minimize how much I dry-clean my clothes since chemicals used in dry cleaning can trigger an eczema flare-up.

If you decide to try wet wrapping your child, consider using a Wrap-E-Soothe bodysuit instead of wrapping individual extremities with gauze. These bodysuits cover yo ... read more

I appreciate that my husband never commented on or complained about all the different products I bought for my eczema and how much I was spending. He knew how desper ... read more