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If you suffer from eczema or any other long-term skin condition, it is likely that it will affect your working life to some extent or other. If you’re confused and anxious...
The teenage years can be hard enough without eczema; add a chronic skin condition that leaves your face red, itchy and inflamed, and everything gets harder still. Here we welcome...
What's going on when your prescribed emollient isn't helping your eczema? Here are 6 things to consider about your prescribed emollients.
Well, the answer is, yes, it could well be making their skin flare-up, especially if they’re already prone to eczema. Makeup - whether mascara, eye-shadow, tends to be full...
Acne and eczema are caused by different issues and manifest in different ways, but unfortunately they can sometimes coincide, which is obviously no fun at all for the poor sufferer!
In the UK at least, nutrition does not hold a central place in our model of medicine, despite so many conditions being affected by diet. Despite recent research being clear...
It took a couple of months into TSW for me to realise that this diet (or perhaps any diet) wasn’t going to cut the mustard for healing my very severe,...
It’s all very well being told to cover up, use adequate sunscreen or a hat and keep out of the sun, but what if it’s too late?! What if your...
Unlike with eczema, which very often improves with exposure to sunshine, rosacea can get worse in the summer, and is also aggravated by sun damage.
Summer can be a fantastically kind season for eczema: there’s plenty of sunshine, the central heating is off, clothes are light and cotton rather than hot and bothersome. But it's still...
Maria Marzioli tells Balmonds her story of topical steroid addiction (also known as red skin syndrome) and her subsequent journey through withdrawal (TSW).
Red Skin Syndrome is a PREVENTABLE condition. I am still surviving. I deal with my skin everyday, and gently remind myself that healing takes time. No one has the same...