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Thread ID: 82392 2007-08-26 01:01:00 Does anyone else have eczema? Greven (91) PC World Chat
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584679 2008-09-18 19:43:00 I got spam via email from britneyt. :eek:

Funnily enough, I have had eczema.

Let's spam her! Thanks for giving your email address. :D :D :D
pcuser42 (130)
584680 2008-09-18 20:03:00 Now why would you want to spam britney.travis@gmail.com ? Surely by spamming britney.travis@gmail.com you are not doing the right thing. B*gger, spamming britney.travis@gmail.com is not that easy.

C'mon bots, trawl

sarel
sarel (2490)
584681 2008-09-18 20:15:00 They say using soap is quite bad for eczema because it dries out the skin.
As well as certain laundry powders as well as other cleaning products (my mother used to react to Palmolive dishwash, as well as some laundry powders, but not Drive quite a few years back). I also reacted to some soaps, but ones like unscented Dove were fine. I used top react to scented deodarants as well, though maybe Ive grown out of it because I can now use scented Mitchum (which is hypo-allergenic anyway). I don't dare try others like Lynx etc just yet, I know how bad I flared last time (~10 years ago)
Myth (110)
584682 2008-09-18 20:34:00 I get an itch on my fore-arm,friend suggested coloidal silver,I have tried and it seems to work,no itch for some time.
Some are skeptical of it,so who knows?

www.nzhealth.net.nz
Cicero (40)
584683 2008-09-21 01:02:00 They say using soap is quite bad for eczema because it dries out the skin.

It depends on what soap, really. Eczema arises due to excessive drying of the skin (compare with "athlete's foot, which results from excessive moisture). Some (most?) soap contributes a drying effect to the skin, thus worsens the condition. I am using vegetable oil-based soap in these days. Generally speaking, sticking to Oilatum or Dove should be fine.

As well as certain laundry powders as well as other cleaning products (my mother used to react to Palmolive dishwash, as well as some laundry powders, but not Drive quite a few years back).

Based on my reasoning, laundry powder can contribute a detrimental effect to eczema. Laundy powder (and soap) works by contributing attraction force between the water and the non-polar dirt so that grimes can be removed when you shower. However, the term "non-polar" also applies to the oily layer that covers your skin, which has a role in keeping the moisture intact. Therefore, taking away the sebaceous layer of the skin will allow the drying of the skin. Wearing a glove while doing the laundry should do the trick :)

I used top react to scented deodarants as well, though maybe Ive grown out of it because I can now use scented Mitchum (which is hypo-allergenic anyway). I don't dare try others like Lynx etc just yet, I know how bad I flared last time (~10 years ago)
Lynx, Nivea and MUMS (:wub ) are fine on my skin. Then again, it might be idiosyncratic to individuals.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
584684 2008-09-21 01:26:00 coloidal silver
I am definitely skeptical about using colloidal silver. I really doubt silver ions can help in relieving eczema symptoms.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
584685 2008-09-21 07:56:00 My sister has eczema and "KIWIBATH" has helped with the moisterisation plus some emulsifieing cream. Blam (54)
584686 2008-09-21 09:30:00 Kiwibath? Renmoo (66)
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