r/EczemaUK

My boyfriend (a lovely guy but without eczema) has sworn by coconut oil as the reason his skin is so great. I mean this man literally applies it to his whole body a couple of times a week.

I’ve bought some because I’ve been having more dry spots on more of my body than usual. I’ve lived with pretty severe eczema on my hands, feet, and face for most of my life, but it’s only in really bad flares that it affects my arms and legs too for some reason. I thought maybe I’d try his method but naturally I’m always skeptical of new things on my skin for fear it’ll make things worse and more painful.

Does anyone else have experience of pure coconut oil on their skin? Has it helped? Think it’s worth a shot either way?

Hey everyone 👋

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Hi everyone! I have been researching skincare for eczema-prone skin and wanted to learn from people with lived experience.

I’m curious:

what’s your current go-to night cream?
what do you like about it?
what’s the biggest frustration with it?
if you could design the perfect eczema night cream, what would it be like ?

I’m here to learn rather than promote anything, and I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences

Thank you in advance!!!

Hi all! Wondered if anyone who’s had a dermatology appointment could weight in!

I have a dermatologist referral (woohoo thank you NHS) but it’s in September.

I’m obviously hopeful that I won’t be in a flare up in 3 months time, but I’m slightly worried that if my appointment lands on a “good skin day” I won’t be taken as seriously? I obviously have photos of how extreme it can get, and equally can talk about the effects it has on my mental health.

But can the dermatologist see beyond a good skin barrier? (Lol)

1Hi! Our 13 month old daughter has eczema behind her knees mostly/her ankles. Sometimes a few patches on her inner elbow and around the cheeks but we have been able to keep those under control. We have tried desonide, hydrocortisone, and prescription hydrocortisone as well. They all seem to clear up after 1 or 2 uses but then it comes back as red and itchy skin. We have tried tubby Todd and that didn’t seem to make a huge difference so we have now been using aveeno eczema products. If anyone has dealt with similar eczema with their kids, please share any tips or things that worked for you. A friend recommended drought secret so we will be trying that next. We keep her moisturized several times a day, she gets a water bath everyday (per allergist’s recommendation), soap bath once a week, all cotton clothing, no fragrance detergent or products. Luckily it’s not impacting her sleep or anything but she does tend to itch more when she’s in shorts or dresses vs pants.

Our daughter is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, sesame, and some legumes so we are keeping all of those completely away from her.

I've been on vacation for the past two weeks in Kos, an island in Greece. 🇬🇷

I'm 27M and always have had a severe case of eczema, been to 5 dermatologists, diagnosed as Sebhorrae Dermatitis. Only thing that helped was Kelual DS shampoo, but even that wasn't always that effective.

I always have white hairflakes and redness in hair and temples, eyebrows (most annoying), beard, and chest area. Very annoying social wise because it looks like you're an unhygienic hobo that didn't shower for a week, but the issue is sometimes after shower it gets even
worse. But if I don't shower for a few daus gets bad too. And my hair gets thin/oily/not looking good fast.
Wheras in Kos my hair looked great for days even if not showered for days.

I'm now going back to Belgium, so I'm sure it'll slowly come back to default.
But I'm curious and wanna knows what caused my eczema to completely disappear.
Because from first days it basically disappeared fast.
- Is it the sun?
- Is it from swimming in the salt sea water?

I think it's the salt sea water, so I'm going to try to replicate that in Belgium by using some type of dead sea salts.
This is a huge deal for me because it affects my confidence, people's perception of me and my hygiene, how good I look (without eczema my hair and beard and face look much better).
And also no itching from the redness.

Anyone had a similar experience? 😅

Have your eczema improved during pregnancy and spike up during postpartum? Please share your experience and advice.

My eczema improved during pregnancy but I am now seeing some flares 1 month into postpartum. I just wanted to know what to expect and how to manage it.

My 3 year old has had eczema that’s grown in severity since about age 1. The dermatology prescribed the oral steroids over a period of a month (tapered off) but was clear that the eczema would more than likely come back and the next stage would be immunosuppressants and third stage being dupixent because the NHS makes it difficult to get it unless you progress through those stages. She even said she’d rather give me the dupixent now if it was up to her. Now we have finished the steroids, her eczema has returned with a vengeance and the suppression of the inflammation was so temporary.

Her next appt is in 2 weeks - in the meantime how do I manage this. It’s worse than before. She’s itching constantly. I thought she was itching constantly before but it’s really bad now and it’s bleeding on her face. Nursery is also saying her itching is getting worse and this heatwave does not help at all. Any advice for this wait now until the next stage of management?

Hey! Iv been suffering with tsw/ eczema for around 2 years now. Iv been on multiple medications and I’m now on methotrexate.
Iv been on
10mg for 5 weeks and then now 17.5 for another 2 then iv just taken 20mg yesterday
… so overall been on the medication for around 8 weeks.

Iv seen minor changes in the skin but I still have red inflammation of my face that I cannot shift!

Just wondering how fast do you see changes when you up the dose / what is the turn around points

I have a holiday booked in just over 2 weeks time and I really thought by the time I got to 10/11 weeks I’d be looking a lot better now I’m worried that won’t be the case 😪😪

I’m 22 now, and I’ve had biopsy-confirmed eczema on my scrotum since I was about 13. It’s been over 10 years.
I’ve seen dermatologists, had the skin tested, and tried different treatments over the years. At this point I’ve mostly learned how to manage it, but I haven’t found anything that actually gets rid of it.
I know diet is probably part of the equation, and I’m working on that too. I’m not really looking for temporary relief—I want to know if anyone has found something that put their eczema into long-term remission or made it almost disappear.
If you’ve dealt with eczema in such a sensitive area:
What actually helped the most?
Did any diet changes make a noticeable difference?
Did any supplements, creams, medications, or lifestyle changes work?
Has anyone actually had it go away for years?
I’m open to hearing anything that genuinely helped, especially if you were dealing with it for a long time like I have. Thanks.

My baby has eczema, I have tried it all and nothing is helping, I have read many acemannan success stories, any advice? Baby is BF only.