Living

When you have eczema you already have enough irritation going on without having to worry about getting bug bites, too! Unfortunately, it is one of those inevitable occurrences in life...

After spending years of hoping that lotion wouldn’t break out my granddaughter’s face, the day finally arrived when she was ready to try on makeup. As usual, I was overly...

Nothing’s more stressful in life than moving and changing houses! I experienced the effect of this huge stressor in 2014 when I was accepted into a makeup artistry academy in...

Pets can be therapeutic when you have such a stress-triggered condition like eczema. But, unfortunately, some of our furry friends have dander and they can create such a strong allergic...

Hi, I’m Abigail. Although I’ve had eczema my entire life, it didn’t fully become an issue for me until 2 years ago. I used to get it all the time...

Living with conditions like atopic dermatitis and eczema can be challenging. Our conditions don't get much attention and it can be easy to feel like you're "less than" or your...

There were a lot of things that my granddaughter couldn’t do when she was little. Certain foods, fabrics, and scents were taboo. I remember her asking to get her ears...

Eyelid eczema is one of the most daunting forms of eczema that you can experience. It's not just another part of your body, it protects your organ of sight which...

If I asked you to name three symptoms of eczema, you’d probably say “itchy, dry, and um, flaky skin?” Well obviously, because these are literally the principal features of eczema...

Although I am terribly allergic to pollen, I never think too much about allergy season. - Sure, it's my most dreaded time of the year. - But besides the fact...

Recently I stumbled across an article that got me thinking. It was an article that came out in April by Dr. Nian-Sheng Tzeng and colleagues, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry...

Summer is here and the livin' is easy...well maybe not that easy when you have to manage atopic eczema! If you or a loved one struggle with atopic eczema then...

I grew up in New Jersey. There are four full seasons in New Jersey: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Summer is generally warm and humid, while fall, winter, and even...

I’m not one to ignore problems. If there is a problem, there’s a strong desire for me to fix it. After all, there must be a solution. So I think...

As I write this, it has been about 8 months since I went full-on vegan. I originally started going vegan again because I watched some documentaries on Netflix by Kip...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) can cause an intense itch that is difficult to impossible to ignore. Scratching the itch only leads to temporary relief as the scratching causes the skin to...

Ever since I was in high school, I have always admired rainbow-colored manes. I went through a spectrum of colors myself going from red highlights, to brunette, and even as...

I recently talked about my 7-day international trip with atopic eczema. My skin wasn't its worse, but it also could have been a lot better. I love traveling and I'm...

Who really likes to clean? I'm definitely not the cleanest person. I hate cleaning.  I hate straightening up.  I don't like the smell of cleaning products.  And when I do...

With summer on its way, it seems like a good time to talk about how are you can make going to the beach more enjoyable if you have eczema. In...