User:I am the best robot/eczema

This information is stored here because there is no wiki for eczema.

Anyone who suffers from eczema knows why I am posting this information.

My wife has dyshidrotic eczema and it interferes with her life.

Trying different things is always good because the cause is unknown.

One of the first things is to get gloves so that oil(or whatever) from the hands is not spreading back and forth.

Cleaning keyboards, mice, and anything not normally cleaned (like pens and favorite coffee cup handle) with alcohol keeps any unknown factors at bay.

There are certain guides that have good advice, but there is a better solution.

The soap you use (and I mean everyone) is a product of modern chemical and industrial ingenuity. They are largely detergent based and streamlined for the production line (they also remove any beneficial glycerine to sell separately).

Using old style oil soap does several things at once: Note that I have found oil soap to be wonderful for normal hands. I no longer have to use sandpaper to exfoliate dry patches of skin (I cannot stand lotion, so I use sandpaper, but no longer).
 * 1) Takes away modern chemicals.
 * 2) Moisturizes naturally with little need for an additional moisturizer.
 * 3) Creates a barrier to help seal your hands from any unknown causes of eczema.

The biggest thing that helped my wife was a pill.

Herpanacine is highly recommended for eczema (and it works). It is supposed to take care of the problem internally and, at least for my wife, it works well.

The only other recommendation I have is chickweed salve. It is a natural external relief for eczema and can also cure the root of the problem (we just got some for maintenance).

Any salve that relieves the itching is good. Calamine lotion helps but can dry your hands so needs additional attention after the itching has subsided.

Try not to use too many things at once. After gloves and cleaning: Basic soap, internal medicine, and a salve or two should help immensely and could cure the problem, keeping a maintenance level of treatment after that.

I hope that, in finding a solution for my wife, others can save some money and find the cure faster.

TRY THE OIL SOAP, even if you do not have eczema (you will thank me later).