Ok guys here is my history of having had to deal with eczema on my shoulders,back and thighs. I hope this isn't a too long read, and I hope that I can get some help from knowledgeable people here

2011: I think it all started about March of 2011 when my skin started to feel itchy every time after taking a bath.I was using Dettol antibacterial soap to wash my body at that time. And then a few months later, suddenly I notice my skin at my shoulders and back has been getting some red spots. Thinking it was just normal rashes, went to get some Calamine lotion and applied. Found out that it didn't get better, went to see skin doctor(Dr.Ranjit in SS15), and he told me it was eczema. Gave me some creams, and told me to apply every morning and night. The red spots went off like a miracle, but then I stopped putting the cream because I found out through Google that creams for eczama are steroid creams, which is not good. So eventually the eczema all came back.

2012: Didn't do anything about my eczema in this year, other than just using Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar( it's a bar soap) to wash my body. Thinking that it would get better, but it didn't. Every time after bathing, my skin would be dry and it would be damn itchy, wtf some more it's Cetaphil, supposedly good for eczema skin. Bought Cetaphil moisturizer as well, not the kind u see in pharmacies now, but the moisturizer I bought is the one with white tube and pink labels. Maybe it's a discontinued product because I have never seen it in pharmacies already.Applied moisturizer for a month. Moisturizer didn't do sh*t either, so got lazy and stopped using. But continued using the Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar till now

2013: Still the same, but these past one week a few pimples with pus has been coming up around my back and shoulders and my eczema looks like it has gotten more red now. My eczema might not be too serious if u were to view my skin I guess, and my lifestyle is not affected such as having to eat this medicine and that medicine or having to avoid water and all that, no I don't have to do all that. But the dryness, itchiness and redness especially after bathing is damn annoying, and if I ever take off my shirt when I'm out in public or at the beach, I guess ppl would be running away from me when they see my shoulders and back having all the spots and redness it looks like as though I got skin disease!

So I need some help please? How do we cure eczema? Is there no cure for it?

This post has been edited by bigbangformula: Apr 6 2013, 01:54 PM

there is no cure for it (still not found)

i also have eczema...but i know 1 doctor that can help you..

DR.DARRAN..he live in rawang......pakar kulit....if u want to go to his clinic..go and queu up at 5 or 6AM...after that took your number...and go to nearby mamak restaurant and jalan2 ...after that go to the clinic....ask the nurse to call you when your turn is nearby

No. 83, Jln Bandar Rawang 3,
Pusat Bandar Rawang,
48000 Rawang,
Selangor

do you know the operating hours or the phone number of that clinic?

You are like promoting him..nah I'm looking for other solutions rather than using steroid cream. Would going to private hospital be better? Maybe can get better medicine?

Do you know what makes it worse? And what is the name of the cream the doctor prescribed to you?

im not promoting......that is the best doctor for eczema/skin that i have met.....the best is no STEROID CREAM AND CHEAP..many hospital recommended him

i dont know..sorry..but if u want....make sure u arrive at the clinic 6 am and take number..after that go jalan2

Then what does he give to cure eczema if not steroid cream?

a cream that doesnt have steroid..i remember he said this : krim steroid bahaya...boleh menipiskan kulit

steroid cream is effective to relieve acute eczema attack. BUT it is not for LONG TERM use. It can lead to the thinning of the skin like what the guy mentioned.

Best way to manage eczema is to find out what cause it. Some irritant/allegen might have triggered the eczema so its best for you to find out what it is and avoid it.

Home remedies such as aloevera, Vitamin E (D-Alpha tocopherols) can enhance the skin's ability to protect itself against potential triggers.

I PMed you a natural product sponsorship for treating eczema if your interested if not you can purchase it online from http://nutra.asia

In conventional medicine, you can apply steroids creams, take antihistamines or steroid pills. On the other hand you can use nutritional therapy to heal this problem. Below is a pic of my client, very depressed due to this condition, hide himself at home, went to see all the skin specialist he can find yet no solution but it got worse!!
PM me if you need more info.

A natural way to cure eczema is EPO(Evening Primrose Oil) capsule. Just 2 times each day. You'll see the difference in a month or 2.

i think that is psoriasis. If one person doesn't use steroid then doctor will probably prescribe the protopics which is an immuno suppresson which is no less harmful than steroid IMO.

This post has been edited by shin gouki: Apr 9 2013, 12:39 PM

Psoriasis & eczema quite similar & sometimes i get mix up.

Any side effects for using evening primrose oil?

Could u elaborate more on protopics? What is this and why would the doctor prescribe that if it's not good? So if we do not want steroid creams, we would get protopics instead?

Out of topic: Sorry but there's just too much BS and advertising in this subforum from a lot of ppl..

This post has been edited by bigbangformula: Apr 9 2013, 03:46 PM

Two immunosuppressives on the market now.

Tacrolimus (Protopic)

Pimecrolimus (Elidel)


Doesn't work as well as the steroids. Expensive.

Tacrolimus was originally developed to suppress organ transplant rejection.

Pimecrolimus is probably safer than tacrolimus.


For a start :

Take 6 500 mg evening primrose oil capsules a day. The cheapest is probably
the Naturalle brand by Upha.

Use a good moisturiser cream whenever you can. I use cocoa butter.
Cheapest is Fruit of the Earth.

Colloidal oatmeal bath lotions are supposed to be good, but expensive.
You can buy at pharmacies.

Otherwise, use any good mild soap or bath liquid like Cetaphil. Pine tar also
helps some people.

I use "Taharah" soap, made from mud at hot springs, which you can buy at some
of these Malay stalls in shopping complexes. $ 5 each.

Sometimes I also use "Najwa" black seed soaps, which you can buy at some
department stores.

Doctors usually give Oilatum or Eubos soaps, but expensive.

For eczema on your feet and lower legs, soak in Cosway's Zara sea salts, or any
good Dead Sea salts you can buy. The Himalaya rock salts are also supposed to help.

Lactacyd bath lotions are also alright.

At one time I ordered quite a lot of Emu oils from the States, but haven't in some
time. A bit expensive. Use it as a moisturizer.

For steroid creams, use the following which are safer :

Mometasone (Elomet)
Fluticasone
Clobetasone (Eumovate, U-Closone)

Mometasone is expensive, but some generics around. Use around
your face and groin.

No generics for fluticasone on the market here yet.

Clobetasone is a old steroid, low-medium potency (in between hydrocortisone
and betamethasone valerate), but it has a lower systemic absorption.
Eumovate by Glaxo is expensive, so get U-Closone.

For places around your groin or face, you can also use Efficort (hydrocortisone
aceponate), which is in a colloidal form.

wow good info

[quote=bigbangformula,Apr 9 2013, 03:46 PM]
Any side effects for using evening primrose oil?

Will get tiny pimple and put on weight. Not apply to everyone though. Consider pimples and weight is something you can easily control I think it's good enough. Furthermore EPO is a good anti-aging supplement.