Living

You know me, I love a good excuse to experiment with my skin. As a child, you could find me in my kitchen or bathroom, mixing away at homemade concoctions...

For most of us in the dating realm, we end up having to explain our conditions, our partners never having lived with eczema. It's definitely a learning curve for most...

I feel like I have learned loads recently. I attended the Eczema Expo 2023 seminar via Zoom and boy was it worth its weight in gold! It was also fun...

One of the hardest things for me to hear about and read about as an eczema veteran of over 30 years is about people who get bullied while having eczema...

Many of us are already aware that melatonin can be used to aid our quality of sleep. But what about its use for eczema and other inflammatory conditions? While I...

Every person is different, and every person's eczema journey is different. We want to get to know you, how your eczema has impacted your life, and what your preferences are...

Having come from a skeptical background, it took me a long time before trying Dupixent. I weighed out many pros and cons, finally conceding that my journey may very well...

Whenever we think of advocacy, we think of loud voices, diving deep, but sometimes it's also about rest and knowing our limits. Advocacy isn't always about others, but also ourselves...

The dating world is already a mess, but what do we do when our skin is weeping, cracked, and depressing our self-confidence? Well, I've got just the answer. Find yourself...

I have always been somewhat of a “loner” and “outsider” growing up. Being a refugee in a new country at 10 years old, where I didn’t even speak the language...

No one gets anywhere striving for the perfect life. Part of what makes us human is enjoying both the good and bad things in life. No guilt or shame should...

One of the many concerns for eczema patients, and certainly for myself, is choosing the right products that won’t irritate our skin. It seems as if everything can irritate our...

It is always a nice feeling to know that you are not the only one suffering in this world. I know being part of a great community like AtopicDermatitis.net is...

There are so many questions surrounding pharmaceutical drugs. Do we or don't we? Is there a way to just heal naturally, or can we do both? Ben Lee, a naturopath...

Eczema and other skin and health conditions have been companions of mine for as long as I can remember. My life was filled with many ups and downs, as life...

Without creative outlets such as art and music, I believe that the depression, shame, and sense of doom that I often felt on the rollercoaster of eczema flare-ups would have...

Most of us live with skin conditions and learn ways to manage them throughout our daily lives. Sometimes, they kick us when we are down, and sometimes... they inspire us...

If you’ve been reading advocate content on this site for a while, you are likely to know already that atopic dermatitis is not the only type of dermatitis around. You...

Summer: The season of feeling like I’m living in an oven that never turns off. In this weather, I am ever surrounded by heat that won’t quit, inducing relentless itching...

Growing up with any condition that severely affects our health is really tough. The mental and physical stress on our bodies can be extremely grueling and no doubt shapes the...