Have you tried any of these at home Dermatologist eczema treatments? #eczema #dermatologist - Video

Share these at home Dermatologist treatments with someone you know with eczema.

1. Take the shortest, coolest showers or baths you can tolerate. Hot, long showers increase evaporative water loss and worsen dry skin

2. Apply Vaseline or other thick cream or ointment right after bathing. This will lock in moisture. Even better if you can put cotton pajamas on right after moisturizing.

3. Avoid fragrance in soap, detergent or skin care.
Fragrance commonly triggers eczema.

4. Other common triggers include dust mites if you suffer from dust mite allergies. Leave your bed unmade for an hour after waking, use dust mite covers and wash bedding regularly to decrease mites and night time itching.

5. Wearing wool and other irritating materials offen worsens eczema. Stick with cotton and silk

6. For severe flares try bleach baths (1/4 cup bleach in full tub of water). Oatmeal baths are helpful too (buy premade oatmeal baths or grind oats in blender and put in hosery and soak in bath like a tea bag)

7. If you live in a dry climate, keep a humidifier in the rooms you spend the most time in.
If your eczema is interrupting your sleep and activities and not responding to home treatments, seek treatment from your dermatologist.
What's worked for your eczema?