thulfi

Don't have eczema myself, but from a medical point of view, all depends on the severity.

Some general points though:

1. Use your emollients liberally, even when your eczema seems to be less active cos they treat dryness and act as a barrier. Same for bath emollients.

Use your emollients twice a day. If you've got it bad go for something more greasy such as 50/50 emulsifying ointment and liquid paraffin. If not so bad, still twice a day, but something a tad less greasy like Diprobase.

2. Avoid soaps, and use emulsifying ointments instead.

3. Daily steroid ointment for active sites. Loads to go into here, and again depends on severity and site.

Just general guidelines here though. Different things work for different people, so its hard to base what you should do on what other people have tried and tested.

Not to mention the different causes. For some its simpy a family history, others may have allergens at home or in the workplace they dont know about. I would say prevention is better than the cure, but no real cure for eczema, so preventions better than the remedy in this case!

I hope its not too bad for some of the people on here, cos then a dermatologist is really the port of call. Best of luck.