by c23 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:19 pm
I've had eczema since I was a baby but it became dyshidrotic eczema as i grew older. For years my body has been free of rashes except for my hands, and now it's all back with a vengence. I know environmentally, I'm allergic to dust mites, but I swear it's something that's actually in the water that's causing my eczema. Softwater helps, staying away from hot water helps, but overall, there's only so much I can do to stay away from water. My theory is that the little bubbles under my skin in something to do with my body trying to retain the water that my hand comes into contact. I know for sure strong steroid creams work to supress it, but it does not actually help the problem as every 3 days without the cream, the bubbles reform. Everytime I scratch, I open up cracks in my skin and when I wash my hands, i swear that's when the bubbles start to form.
Right now i'm trying something new, tea tree oil and the eczema treatment from garden of wisdom. On it's own, the eczema treatment from garden of wisdom isn't strong enough, but combined with pure tea tree oil it seems to actually be starting to dry up the bubbles. Since it doesn't contains steroids, if i have to use this on a daily basis to keep it at bay, so be it, at least it won't hurt other parts of my body in doing so.