Inspired by her niece’s diagnosis of eczema eighteen months ago, Victoria Thompson set up the baby clothing company Green Nippers. All clothing is made from organic cotton, sourced from Soil Association approved suppliers. The benefits of organic cotton for eczema sufferers are: • No pesti

Eczema in children is on the increase, and links have now been made between the rise in cases and the way we treat children’s skin in the first few weeks of life. Professors as Sheffield University have recently conducted research which has found that: • Since the 1940s, our genes hav

A survey has been carried out in eight European countries, in order to examine the impact that childhood eczema can have on both the affected children and their parents. The results show that a significant proportion of children with eczema miss up to five days of school per year, while 18% miss

An Australian study published last month seems to suggest that steroid creams can be used ‘normally’ on children suffering from eczema without resulting in a thinning of the skin. 70 children were provided with enough steroid cream to allow a regular use that kept their conditions under contr

As a eczema sufferer I am in the perfect stance to tell you how the skin condition can affect your life and how you have to cope with life as a sufferer. When does your eczema flare up? Here are a few of the circumstances in which my eczema flares up and I get an attack: After I have been on a he

You will know if you have eczema because you will have patches on your skin which are itchy and it is absolute torture to resist scratching the skin.  If you are unsure if you have eczema, then here are a few of the symptoms of atopic eczema (atopic eczema is when you get the rash in the creases of

First things first, you CAN'T catch eczema - so no matter what the kids in the school playground, etc, say, you're safe to hold hands and play with people that have it. So how do you end up with this itchy, unsightly condition? Well, you people do tend to have a genetic tendency to develop it

I used to think that eczema was eczema, all the same, itchy peeling skin and a red-ish rash to the skin. However, there are 6 main types of eczema: Atopic eczema Allergic contact eczema Irritant contact eczema Seborrhoeic eczema Varicose eczema Discoid eczema Symptoms will vary f

Winter can be one of the worst seasons for those suffering from eczema, with all the cold wet weather causing increased skin irritation. But scientists now believe that this may also be due to the lack of vitamin D. Their studies show that the lack of vitamin D can help to worsen the skin condition.

I was browsing the internet for information relating to eczema and stumbled upon the website www.talkeczema.com. It contains a patient information service for sufferers and their families to help them cope with the condition. The website also provides information on various topics such as possible