Eczema woes

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I’m lucky. Some people get eczema really badly. I’ve seen pictures during my google research for a cure, and mine is nothing so bad as some get. However, it’s still annoying.

It crops up every other winter and I’ve been getting it since I was six or seven.

This year the eczema has decided to cover new ground. It bit my knuckles around late November. This is its typical strike pattern. I used Vaseline and it was gone by Christmas. However, shortly thereafter the eczema returned, popping up in the crease of my right elbow of all places. At first I wasn’t quite sure what it was because, for all the years that I’ve been getting it, it’s never cropped up anyway other than my hands. 

So, once I figured out what it was I was off trying to figure out WHY. I’m relatively sure it’s an allergic reaction, but I have not the slightest clue what too. Anyway, I tried Vaseline and that didn’t work. Then I foolishly ignored the rash because it was tiny and not that bad. Well, now it’s spread over half my arm and is on the other elbow as well. I’m trying out a natural remedy of fresh aloe vera and olive oil, and that is working miracles so far. I’m curious though to know if anyone has any other cheap eczema remedies, or any idea of what might be causing it?

 I know it’s not laundry detergent.

Comments

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I like those two brands because they absorb really well and don't leave you feeling like you have lotion all over your hands (I hate that, so it's my gold-standard test for hand lotion). You can get little trial sizes of them, which would tell you if you can abide the way they feel. The Aveeno is especially nice that way. I forgot to mention before that fragrance-free has always been important for me, too, because the fragrance would irritate the eczema.

The weather was definitely a factor for me. I'd be fine all summer and as soon as it would start to get cold, that was the end of me. I'd think, if you're in the Northeast where you'd think it was January again right now, it'd be especially cranky. Eeeee. I get all uncomfortable just thinking back to those days in the cold!