Eczema Skincare

Eczema Skincare Information

Genetic eczema can re-emerge in adulthood due to various triggers. This type of eczema skin condition is usually only experienced by adults who had eczema as children.

However, a rising type of adult eczema, in particular among adult women, is ‘contact eczema’. This is eczema caused by contact allergies, typically from cosmetics as well as other beauty products, cleaning products, jewellery and environmental irritants like pollen and pollution. 

Adults who no longer experience the skin condition but had eczema prone skin when they were a child, may still have sensitive skin, hand irritation and dry skin around the eye area. 

Eye Eczema is one of the most common forms of adult contact eczema due to the vast amount of eye cosmetics worn daily as well as contact lens solutions and fake eyelashes.

While there is no cure for eczema, first line defence eczema skincare treatments is usually steroids, prescribed at various strengths by your doctor. For some people eczema can go away over a period of time. For others, it lasts a lifetime. 

Eczema Skin Condition 

There are different types of eczema, but the most common type is genetic and causes disruptions and weakening of the skin barrier function allowing moisture to escape and causing skin to become very dry and cracked.

The itchiness from eczema is not caused by the underlying condition, but from the external bacteria that gets into the cracked open skin leading to inflammation and itching.

Eczema Skincare Treatments

First line defence treatment for eczema prone skin is usually steroids, prescribed at various strengths by your doctor.

Very few people with eczema have not used steroid creams to control their symptoms at some stage, either on prescription from their doctor or dermatologist, as an eczema skincare solution.

However, long-term reliance and over-use of steroids for eczema skincare has lead to commonly prescribed steroid-based products becoming less effective over time as well as skin becoming more reactive when it withdraws from the steroids. This common scenario has resulted in an increasingly common and potentially more serious condition called ‘red skin syndrome’. Due to this, people search for a more natural way to manage their Eczema skincare.

Red Skin Syndrome

Red Skin Syndrome is effectively an ‘allergic reaction’ to the withdrawal of the regular use of topical steroid skin creams. It’s also knows as Topical Steroid Withdrawal.

While some people try and seek alternatives to steroids, the majority of people follow standard advice and treatments from doctors and dermatologists who still predominantly encourage people with eczema to use steroid creams, lotions and gels to control their symptoms.

But recently, eczema sufferers are now paying the price for this seemingly simple solution for managing their eczema skincare symptoms.

Red Skin Syndrome in a growing secondary health condition caused by the overuse of steroids creams for controlling eczema.

Eczema Skincare from Skin Shop

At Skin Shop, our Hydrosil skin care range is specifically for Eczema Prone Skin. The Hydrosil range of products is suitable for adults and children who require a more natural solution for the long-term management of their eczema skincare. 

Shop our range here.

Below are some Eczema Frequently Asked Questions:

What is Eczema?

What can Cause Eczema?

What Foods to Avoid with Eczema

What is Red Skin Syndrome?

What Causes Eczema Around the Eyes?

How to Treat Eczema?

How to Treat Dry Skin?