Eczema is a common skin disease, and while it can’t kill you, the itching, redness, and swelling it causes can be unbearable. The condition can even lead to comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders, severely compromising quality of life. Yuen Oi-lin, a registered traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner in Hong Kong, shared one…

Randomized, double-blind, controlled trials suggest that excluding certain foods, such as eggs and chicken, can significantly improve atopic dermatitis. Infants of mothers randomized to cut out eggs, milk, and fish were significantly less likely to have eczema even years later. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. In fact, it’s…

It turns out the majority of us don’t wash our bed sheets as often as we should. A survey conducted by a textile company in 2017 revealed that 11 percent of Americans wash their bed sheets once per season, while 44 percent wash them once or twice a month. ———– 👉 Support The Epoch Times:…

Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that affects more than 31 million Americans, causing itchiness, rashes, dry skin, scaliness, and skin infections. Anyone who suffers from chronic eczema knows how difficult it can be to manage. While many children develop eczema, it may appear during any stage of life and can have a significant…

Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition, sometimes beginning during childhood, that causes itchiness, dry skin, rashes, scaly patches, blisters, and skin infections. In the following case, a 49-year-old male, who worked in scientific research for the U.S. government, suffered from chronic eczema and suffered long-term itchy skin on his arms, back, and legs. Eczema is…

A new government study has found an association between diisocyanates, a class of widely used chemicals, and eczema, a chronic inflammatory skin disease. People affected by eczema experience severe itching, skin redness, oozing from the skin, and scaly rashes, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). These symptoms can be painful,…

While the skin might appear dry or flaking in the winter, it might react to the humidity in the summer, causing skin rashes and itching.  The conditions may worsen during the change of seasons. These are some common symptoms of eczema. Eczema is a skin condition of small spongy blisters of inflammatory cells that gather in…

Bath oils are scented oils added to bathwater. These oils, which are largely plant-based, have a wide range of benefits, including antibacterial and antioxidant properties [1], antifungal [2], antiviral [3], massage therapy, psychotherapy [4], sleep therapy [5], and pain management [6].   The active ingredients in bath oils are derived from flowers, leaves, stalks, fruits, roots,…

Eczema is known as a chronic dermatological condition that is characterized by skin rashes, dryness, crusting, and flaking skin.  Research indicates that eczema is caused by chronic inflammation that affects the skin cells and causes scarring.  Natural lifestyle strategies allow the body to “de-inflame” and beat eczema. Chronic inflammatory disorders such as eczema are characterized…

Eczema, also known as dry dermatitis, is common in winter. When the temperature drops, the secretion of sebum decreases. Therefore skin moisture is lost easily. And the skin becomes dry, causing itching, inflammation, peeling, scaling, and other problems. Hu Yihsuan, a dermatologist at the Yes Clinic in Taiwan, said that getting rid of dry skin…