http://www.eczemasolutions.info General Blog Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:12:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.eczemasolutions.info/the-effects-of-winter-weather-on-eczema-21 http://www.eczemasolutions.info/the-effects-of-winter-weather-on-eczema-21#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:09:05 +0000 Tom http://www.eczemasolutions.info/?p=21 The effects of winter on eczema can be just as bad as the sun. With winter fast approaching follow these guidelines to help relieve the symptoms.
• Apply moisturisers daily and throughout the day in the winter months.
• Make sure your moisturiser has an high oil content.
• Pay special attention to your fingernails – if you don’t moisturise them they can become brittle and crack.
• Even though it is the winter you still have to use sunblock. A lot of moisturisers actually have SPF in them now.
• Avoid wearing itchy or scratchy materials like wool, this can irritate and inflame eczema
• Try not to exposure too much skin to the cold weather
• Wear gloves to protect your hands if they make you sweat then wear a cotton glove to soak up the sweat.
• Try to use a humidifier in the home to stop the warmth from the winter heating drying out your skin
• Keep hydrated
• Do not shower using really hot weather, try warm or cool water, using mild soaps only and always moisturise straight after showering.

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• Make sure your clothes are 100% cotton or at least made from soft fabrics
• Try to avoid rough or scratchy fibres and fabrics as these can act as irritants.
• Try to avoid tight clothing – again this is an irritant.
• If you can find them use rubber gloves with a lining made from cotton.
• When showering or having a bath, use lukewarm water, the change in body temperate from normal to really hot can increase the inflammation of the eczema.
• Use mild soaps or non-soap cleansing products.
• Quick changes in temperature can irritate eczema so avoid activities that will cause this to happen.
• Dust mites are one of the main stimuli’s for eczema so make sure you ventilate your house, get rid of rugs, carpets and stuffed toys, regularly change bed linen and vacuum your mattress and cushions.
• Reduce your stress levels
• Try to not use feather pillows
• Make sure you pat yourself dry after washing and moisture as soon as possible to ‘lock in’ moisture.

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