The Emotional Impact of Eczema...Eczema is the world’s leading cause of skin disease. Identified by an itchy red rash, the skin condition can carry a heavy...
Remembering Grandma's Garden: The Damask Rose for Skin Healing...One of my fondest memories of my grandmother – who passed away at a young age – is of flowers, plants, and...reactionscomments
Dry Brushing: Does It Actually Work?...I have tried a lot of skincare trends over the years. While many of the things I’ve tried have turned out to...reactionscomments
An Eczema-Friendly Guide to Microneedling and Derma Rollers...I honestly believe that the tools we use in skincare can be just as important as the products we use with them...reactionscomments
Strategic Skincare Product Layering For Dry, Sensitive Skin...Developing a skincare routine with sensitive, irritated skin has been quite the journey for me over the past 35 years of living...reactionscomments
Is Step Therapy Impacting Your Care?...Finding ways to treat atopic dermatitis can be a long and difficult process. It might mean taking prescription medicines and specialty drugs...reactionscomments
The Try and Cry Method...I’m experiencing a flare on my legs right now. For the past few years, I have been fortunate enough that my legs...reactionscomments
Fear of "IT" Being Seen...I just returned from attending a conference. I’ve been going to this conference for about 6 years, maybe 7, but this was...reactionscomments
Fishing for Doctors: How I Reel In the Right One for Me...Finding the right doctor for my sensitive skin has often felt like going fishing in an ocean that seems bottomless and murky...reactionscomments
Applying for Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your...
4 Essential Oils That Ease My Eczema in Mind, Body, and Soul...Finding the right essential oils has been a very useful tool for me to use for my eczema care and treatment. While...reactionscomments
Weepy Sores (Wet Eczema) in Atopic Dermatitis...Atopic dermatitis (eczema) causes many skin changes. Severe eczema can lead to large areas of skin breakdown that ooze fluid. This is...
Why I Don't Like to Call Myself an Eczema Warrior...In the eczema and chronic illness community, we have a tendency to refer to ourselves as “warriors” (myself included). But lately, I’ve...reactions4comments
How My Relationship With Makeup Has Changed...I was formally diagnosed with atopic dermatitis in middle school. It also happens to be around the time when everyone starts to...reactionscomments
Fall: An Eczema Patient’s Best Friend...Fall! What a wonderful time of the year. The temperatures begin to cool down, the leaves start to change (at least in...reactionscomments
Falling into Good Habits...With the latest weather snap, a cold front blew in, and my granddaughter woke up with a dry patch above her eyebrow...reactionscomments
Andrew Rogers...Andrew was previously a health leader on AtopicDermatitis.net. Andrew has suffered from moderate-to-severe eczema since childhood and is currently struggling through TSW...
What Is Psychodermatology?...Atopic dermatitis is a type of eczema that causes dry, itchy, and flaky skin. People with eczema may think of it as...reactions1comment
How Meditation Impacted My Journey With Eczema...Living with eczema and/or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) oftentimes feels like trying to navigate in a storm that never seems to end...reactionscomments
Thickened Skin (Lichenification) in Eczema...Atopic dermatitis (commonly known as eczema) can cause long-term inflammation and itchiness. Over time, and after lots of scratching, areas of the...
