it took me 2.5 years to grow out of eczema. thankful for the recovery.

been applying steroid cream during these years...

wow!! 2.5 years! Good for u to make a recovery.
btw, heard that using steroid cream for long term makes your skin thinner.. is that true?
any others side effects since u used it for 2.5 years??

My dermatitis is related to eczema, I think. I used a whole tube of Elidel ($90) something like Tacrolimus and it didn't do anything good or bad. It's not a steroid but maybe even more powerful (and dangerous?)

Has anybody with eczema actually had success with one of these?

Now I found tht if I apply vaseline, my skin will become smelly n like soft (like after dip inside bathtub for long time) after a while. It will become dirty if I Don clean it for some time so I better stop using it. Qv cream works best for me but the downside is it is expensive and will disappear quite fast so have to keep apply it. Now gonna try aques cream.

Well different skin for ppl, you having oily skin? mine is super dry skin... so Vaseline is saviour to me... it is so effective till I dropped topical steroid, antihistamine and other skin moisturizing lotion...

QV yea is quite exp, and surprisingly, it kinda make my skin a bit worse...

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Added on December 29, 2011, 8:46 am

Usually product feat. in Magazine does not suit most of the eczema patient here. Not even the common body shampoo for eczema.

Most of us found the way out thru trial and errors, and of course info about the root of cause of eczema.

Eczema is kinda unique to every ppl...

This post has been edited by air: Dec 29 2011, 08:46 AM

Hi air. my best friend's mom whom sufferred eczema for 35 years. she has been tried many methods, medication, creams, bath soap, etc.. and yet not successful. Just 11mths ago, she just change her breakfast into a healthy breakfast and just 8 days only, her itchiness reduced. Now 11mths maintaining her healthy breakfast, her problem resolved! She used to have high blood pressure, high sugar level and high cholesterol for some years but ever since changing into healthy breakfast 11 mths ago, all these issues also normal and stable. she no need to depend on medication on this!! I might not able to view each thread and if you keen to know for details, PM me.

i went to dr ranjit for eczema and given some cream to apply. I only apply when the eczema comes back so far quite ok

have u heard of olivenol plus...?
it's supposedly to be good for skin problems, like eczema or psoriasis...
can buy from guardian / other pharmacies...

hopefully this helps....

Read that eczema is kind of inflammation. Good oils are good for skin.. olive, coconut, avocado. I apply to the skin & drink it too. Have u guys read the western forums ? Voted most effective is apple cider.

Hey.. I'm a 17 year old boy here. Been having eczema since I was Std 6. Got it a day after Christmas after coming back from S'pore. I've tried olivenol. I tried the pill one instead of the oil? It's kinda effective. But the downside is that it's quite expensive.
A box has 25 pills or so. Around that amount. Can last a month. RM 150+ per box.
And for full effectiveness, it has to be taken for at least 6 months..
I can't really afford it.
Any cheaper solutions??

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Added on January 14, 2012, 10:33 pmapple cider to drink or to apply?

This post has been edited by technosakai: Jan 14 2012, 10:33 PM

In my case, my eczema is made worse by milk, so usually if the eczema comes back I stay off milk until it goes away, then I can happily drink milk again

maybe i should change the word cured to treated .
so far so good.

Try these foods rich or supplements with Astaxanthin, Omega 3, Quercetin, bioflavonoids, beta-catotene,

Source :-
http://www.healwithfood.org/eczema/foods.php

This post has been edited by tchtax: Jan 16 2012, 06:57 PM

Need to spend a bit for toiletries for product such as Cetaphyl. I think Simple is a cheaper option. Actually products free from fragrance..

I tried using other cheaper skin cleanser, till I tried Cetaphyl, altho it is exp, but it got the promotion always~ You Cetaphyl user too?

How does it work for you?
Nope, but my roommate have eczema too, so sometimes I do some research to help her by giving suggestions

Before: Dove
After: Stick with Cetaphil

Cetaphil does to my skin compare to DOVE:

1. It wont make your skin dry, Dove claimed the same, but still too harsh for eczema user(severe type, mild type still ok but will feel no comfort)

2. Basically you look into the ingredients between these two, Ceta focus on simple cleansing(not using too much of chemical), Dove got a lot extra stuff.


Just intro your roommate, as same eczema users can share their conditions and solutions.

hey i suffer from eczema too, esp my lips that is really a nightmare man! i cant use any lipstick/lipgloss...even lip balm I can only use Avene. well I've consulted a few docs even the famous doctor Ranjit in ss15..he gimme steroid cream (it works but i dun wan to keep relying on this..) oh well there is no cure for eczema but you can try taking Olivenol Plus Essence a pharmacist shared her experience and she recommended this to me (she herself suffering frm eczema too) It's a natural remedy, so I love it..the benefits are not just for skin (reduce skin inflammation), but also for health. I ran out of this, gonna replenish it real soon x__X at least i can keep my eczema under control nw.

This post has been edited by cocaineEater: Jan 21 2012, 12:05 AM

soap can cause eczema

im a sufferer myself been like since primary till working age (>15 years). typically you can only suppress eczema, it will come back on and off when you got something to trigger it (seafood intake, allergens etc).

So far I tried for bathing : Oilatium plus (soak or soap type), polytar (soap), moogoo soap (some australian brand for eczema) and cetaphil.

oilment : those moisturizer cream when skin is dry, if skin is weeping and damage(reddish) due to scratch (fucicort @steroid based) and elomet @steroid based for reddish and inflamed skin. Not advisable to keep using steroid cream as they will cause some pigmentation (applied area will have diff colour, mine was whiter), fast healing but as ppl say, steroids is not good in long run.)

Also tried the fast method, checking to hospital under dermatologist monitoring, daily intake of oral steroids, soaking with oilatium plus, steroid cream(3x perday) and bandage the affected area preventing the cream from being rubbed off, around 1-1.5 weeks will clear all the eczema spots. Downside, only last for sometime before eczema flares up again.

surprisingly mine was triggered in humid condition and if sweat alot + dust. During my stay in aus, hardly get any eczema flaring up, once reach malaysia, within a month or 2 already started back.

nowadays i just live with it, when it goes real bad then only will use steroid cream to control it. Also eating olivenol plus tablets. So far only affect mostly leg now.

you can try doing patch test(they put some stuff/chemical(those you're in contact daily) on the skin and stick it for one week on your back) to see which things you're allergic to and blood test for those food stuff and other things.