Buying gifts for someone with sensitive skin, or with topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) and also potentially someone going through a really terrible time too, can be daunting. You can't reach for the obvious chocolates and smellies as they may well be avoiding skin care products and watching what they eat. Unsuitable gifts It can be very easy to get it completely wrong … [Read more...]
FREE ‘Skin Conditions Guide’ to eczema
If you have any kind of inflammatory skin condition, check out this new FREE Skin Conditions guide from Balmonds. It is jam packed with well researched and beautifully put together information including: What are skin conditions?What causes them?What can you do about them? I'm very proud to have played a small part in contributing some content for the section on … [Read more...]
Please stop using the word sufferer
If you start to pay attention, you'll hear people with allergies described as 'allergy sufferers' all the time. The same for atopic dermatitis and eczema, the term 'eczema sufferers' is used as if the person were in constant pain with the condition. It's a term that we all need to stop using, because in most cases people really don't like to be called sufferers. I understand … [Read more...]
The ultimate gift for people with eczema
Look no further for suitable Christmas, birthday, or just because you love them gifts; The Eczema Sample Store has just launched its Eczema Box scheme into the UK. Already doing well in America, The Eczema Sample box provides recipients with a selection of useful, suitable and perfect gifts for anyone with sensitive skin, but particularly those living with eczema. It can be … [Read more...]
Is it ‘steroid blisters’ or Eczema herpeticum?
If you've ever had experience of a cold sore you'll be familiar with the herpes simplex virus, and the painful blisters that come with it. Eczema Herpeticum (EH) is a nasty and very contagious virus that can get into broken eczema skin, causing blisters much like the cold sore virus in appearance. However it can also occur on healthy skin, it's not just eczema skin that is … [Read more...]