Having Eczema As A Teenager - A Personal Story
The teenage years can be hard enough without eczema; add a chronic skin condition that leaves your face red, itchy and inflamed, and everything gets harder still. Here we welcome...
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Six Reasons Why Your Prescribed Moisturisers Might Not Be Helping Your Eczema
What's going on when your prescribed emollient isn't helping your eczema? Here are 6 things to consider about your prescribed emollients.
Is Your Teenager’s Makeup Giving Them Eczema?
Well, the answer is, yes, it could well be making their skin flare-up, especially if they’re already prone to eczema. Makeup - whether mascara, eye-shadow, tends to be full...
How To Treat Acne When You Have Eczema
Acne and eczema are caused by different issues and manifest in different ways, but unfortunately they can sometimes coincide, which is obviously no fun at all for the poor sufferer!
Should GPs Get More Training In Nutrition?
In the UK at least, nutrition does not hold a central place in our model of medicine, despite so many conditions being affected by diet. Despite recent research being clear...
Does Diet Effect Red Skin Syndrome/Topical Steroid Withdrawl (TSW)?
It took a couple of months into TSW for me to realise that this diet (or perhaps any diet) wasn’t going to cut the mustard for healing my very severe,...
How To Treat A Sunburnt Scalp
It’s all very well being told to cover up, use adequate sunscreen or a hat and keep out of the sun, but what if it’s too late?! What if your...
Summer Skincare For Rosacea
Unlike with eczema, which very often improves with exposure to sunshine, rosacea can get worse in the summer, and is also aggravated by sun damage.
How to avoid an eczema flare-up this summer
Summer can be a fantastically kind season for eczema: there’s plenty of sunshine, the central heating is off, clothes are light and cotton rather than hot and bothersome. But it's still...
The Brutal Truth About Topical Steroid Withdrawl (TSW): Maria's Story
Maria Marzioli tells Balmonds her story of topical steroid addiction (also known as red skin syndrome) and her subsequent journey through withdrawal (TSW).
Briana Banos: (Wo)Man in the Arena
Red Skin Syndrome is a PREVENTABLE condition. I am still surviving. I deal with my skin everyday, and gently remind myself that healing takes time. No one has the same...
Why Language Matters When We Talk About Topical Steroid Withdrawal
People going through TSW not at fault, and the language we use to discuss the condition really needs to reflect this.