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New mum. Kiri, 31 from  Derbyshire, who sufferrs from with severe hand psoriasis and didn't want to use steroids on her hands in case she got the cream on her baby's skin had to wear socks on her hands in order to nurse her newborn baby as they were

Rhiannon, 26, is a full-time mum from Essex

Rhiannon says; 

“My eczema turned into something worse than I had ever experienced before when I stopped using steroids because I was pregnant. 

I’ve been referred to a dermatologist for years for my eczema.

Mum of two Brittany, 26, is from Norwich, Norfolk 

“The first time I got eczema I was around eleven years old and I've been seeing doctors ever since," says Brittany. "I haven't worn a skirt in years due to how bad my legs looked.

I’ve been prescribed

Mum of two Anna, 44, is a project manager for the NHS from Gloucestershire

Anna  says:

‘Christmas day three years ago turned into a nightmare when a few red spots on my cheeks suddenly turned in a red-hot furnace on my skin.

I was helping my husband

Mum of two Beth , 27, is a children's worker from Cornwall

Beth says: 

“My rosacea has been the reason I have missed out on so many photo memories with my kids and family.

Rosacea is generally a skin condition experienced by people in their forties

A red bumpy nose can often be glaringly apparent at Christmas time, due to the colder dry weather outside, warm stuffy crowded rooms inside and increased alcohol and rich food.

A red nose with bumps is a condition called rhinophyma and it’s often mistaken

Mum who refused damaging steroids for her agonising perimenopausal blepharitis discovers Hydrosil Dry Eye Gel and clears her sore red eyes in days!

Mum of three Meg, 43, is a hair stylist from Michigan in the US.

Meg says; 

“I developed a sudden and

Dry cracked hands are a wintertime dread for many people. 

Cracked dry hands are usually caused either by an underlying skin condition, namely eczema or psoriasis or from contact dermatitis from cleaning products and other chemcial products. Less common

Ursula,  51, is a lawyer and married mum of one and a step-mum to another son from Texas in the US but with British heritage.

Two years ago Ursula suffered from a rapid onset of severe menopausal rosacea at the start of her menopause. She was left upset

Men and women have biologically different skin plus typically different lifestyle habits, diet and attention to skincare, meaning that the most common skin issues for men are different than for women.

The five main biological differences between men's