Living

Every person I know with atopic dermatitis has at least 1 “magic” product. If we’re lucky we may even have a few! What’s a “magic” product? Well, by my definition...

Finding a good soap for sensitive and irritated skin can be a gauntlet of testing different products and often finding many of them to not be good for our skin...

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” This famous quote originates from the 26th President of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt. It has been playing in my head on...

When I feel itchy to the point of my skin feeling like it’s crawling with ants, I love making this salve to save me from agony! I find this salve...

When trying to find shampoo safe and gentle enough for the scalp, it can be really difficult to find if you have rashes or wounds on top of sensitive skin...

A decade ago, if you told me that walking barefoot could help my eczema and overall well-being, I probably would have laughed. But as someone who’s lived with atopic dermatitis...

This giveaway is now closed! Thank you to everyone who participated! We're officially in the thick of the holiday season and all of the stress that comes with it! We...

I have noticed along my journey living with atopic dermatitis that there are some basic definitions and terminologies I have only learned because of living with this chronic condition. As...

Living with eczema or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) can be extremely mentally and emotionally draining, as well as extremely unpredictable. Having more stability and consistency can provide more sense of...

Stress has been getting me down lately, and it’s been affecting my skin. It’s not like I don’t have the tools to cope with it. I can spout a litany...

I started to practice control over my itchy skin when I was attending San Francisco State University in the early 2000s. In 2004, I was a sophomore studying public health...

When my family applied for our NEXUS the Trusted Traveler Program (expedited travel between Canada and the US) to make traveling easier and quicker, never in a million years did...

As a long-time eczema patient, it seems very overwhelming to me to navigate the many treatments in the market to manage my eczema. I like to think of my chronic...

I recently had something happen that has been pretty upsetting. It’s not something I was entirely unprepared for or unaware of. However, I guess the old sentiment, “all good things...

Ever been bitten by a mosquito and felt the urge to scratch. Well, imagine that sensation on your face, your neck, behind your knees, on your elbows, your fingertips, your...

One of my fondest memories of my grandmother – who passed away at a young age – is of flowers, plants, and a beautiful garden. Within that, the most prominent...

I have tried a lot of skincare trends over the years. While many of the things I’ve tried have turned out to be duds, some gems have emerged. One of...

Most of us know that there is a link between stress and eczema. This is not exactly a new idea. But Western medicine tends to disregard the link. And I...

Finding the right doctor for my sensitive skin has often felt like going fishing in an ocean that seems bottomless and murky. I’m putting the line out hoping to catch...

There is a lot about living with atopic dermatitis that is difficult to manage. It’s not just the eczema itself that sucks, it’s everything that it influences and impacts. Sometimes...