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Some comments are eye-roll worthy, some are downright annoying, and others can be just plain mean. On top of living with a skin condition that we have no control over...

Watch the video below for a step-by-step guide of how I treat my face when I'm having an eczema flare-up!...

Are you one of the many people with "The Trifecta"? The terrible three: asthma, eczema, and allergies. I am one of those people. I have had all three my entire life. I grew up...

In today's stress-filled world, people with atopic dermatitis are absorbing so much negativity and sadness which induces flares and uncontrollable itching, but I have 10 mental tips that can help...

Sometimes the comments that people make about our skin are eye-roll worthy, but others are just plain annoying. From offering advice on what we should use on our skin to...

The following was written in a moment of frustration and desperation during the recent heatwave, in hopes that writing would somehow help me focus and release the anger from my...

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic condition that affects approximately 16 million adults in the US. It is estimated that 10% of the children in the US suffer from this condition...

In these days of instant access to information, one thought or one page leads to a different thought and a different page, and then another. I started researching alopecia and...

Starting back in 2016 I started to get very hot and itchy hands and feet. My feet would feel like they were on fire and my hands would be hot and...

Imagine it taking over 20 years to gain information that would alter your life dramatically. Like trying ice cream or pizza or french fries in your adulthood for the first...

"I'm fine." Stop lying to yourself. These two words are a bald-faced lie, and you know it. Why, these two seemingly harmless words do you and our community a disservice...

In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of AtopicDermatitis.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of...

We've talked about why it's hard to open up about eczema, how some found the courage to start talking about their skin, and how the advocates at AtopicDermatitis.net came to...

I am so frustrated! I just finished vacuuming and dusting, then walked back into the living room only to see my dark couch displaying my dry skin flakes. Like a...

School is back and that can mean an endless list of potential concerns to consider for caretakers and children with eczema. If you’re reading this as a caretaker then you...

I have suffered from eczema all my life, but I had it managed for most of my life up until 2014. Something changed in my body in 2014 and my immune...

In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of AtopicDermatitis.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of...

Finding suitable products that don’t irritate sensitive, eczema-prone skin is a routine chore in my house — kind of like laundry. And, like laundry, it seems to never end. At...

Being homebound for some time now (way before sheltering in place started), I have become an idea factory. I had the brilliant idea to hold another Global MeetUp. But this...

I’ve used yogurt and honey facial masks for as long as I can remember. I started back in the sixties or seventies when I met an older woman with great...