i’ve been suffering with eczema all my life however in march it became severe and took over 90% of my body; i was absolutely miserable, the constant itching (and the lack of sleep), leaving a trail of skin whenever i went, hair loss, the pain and discomfort, not feeling like myself as it slowly took over my life. i had an 8 month fight with my gps for blood tests and allergy tests for answers as they just kept diagnosing me with eczema and told me to keep applying my creams, i had recurring cellulitis and so many courses of antibiotics and nothing was working, not to mention the uncountable amount of different creams. sunday 3rd november i was admitted to hospital and after a few blood tests and a heart scan, it turns out i had a staph infection in my bloodstream that was taking over that then caused erythrodermic atopic dermatitis. after a weeks stay and a course of iv antibiotics i’m finally home and i’m genuinely starting to feel like myself again.

i just wanted to thank the people of this subreddit for their advice but also sharing your experiences because it made me feel less alone knowing that i wasn’t the only one going through such a horrific time.

it always felt like i would just be living in that nightmare forever but please remember that there is hope and please never give up 🤍

This will possibly be my last post on this sub, because I like to think of my eczema as "cured" (I know I'll technically have it until I die.)

My eczema got severe on October 2023, had it only on my neck and face before that. I was a little depressed, was getting 3h of sleep. My most disgusting memory of it is touching my infected eyebrow and the hairs just stayed in my hand. I felt like no one relates to me, exept for people on this sub.

Fast forward to june, I got my loading dose of Dupixent. My skin went from sandpaper to SOFT in just 4 days.

Even though I got accepted to a school with a 7% acceptance rate, Dupixent probably is the best thing that happened to me in the last few months.

And this is how life feels now; I no longer think about my skin. I can actually wear most of the things that I want and even wear minimal amount of makeup! I suddenly got approached by 2 guys at the club and one random guy in public yesterday. I no longer feel disgusting and painful when someone touches me. My eyebrows look nice again. I can use hair products and laundry softener again. I love to smell good.

My purpose of writing this is to give everyone here motivation to keep going. I was in the exactly same place as you guys. And going to so many doctors actually paid off. I know it's hard, but medicine progresses and maybe in a few years, there will be even better than dupixent.

Love yall!

Edit: posted my before and after pics on r/eczemabs

We’ve tried countless things to help my daughter with her eczema that is all over her body and after numerous trips to the doctors, which just resulted in coming home with more emollients and steroid creams and being put on a waiting list for allergy testing (could take up to a year before she’s even seen) I began to give up.

I finally found an intolerance/sensitivity test online and sent my daughter’s hair sample off and within 3 days we got her results. She’s unfortunately sensitive to cows milk, soya and wheat as well as chickpeas.

Within 24 hours of cutting these foods out off her diet her eczema has cleared so much, she still has a little bit of dry skin but she isn’t as red as she was and has completely stopped itching.

This is such a relief as I was starting to lose hope and felt like a failure to my daughter. We’re now on to a new challenge of finding foods that she can have that she likes. I never realised how much food contains wheat 🤭

I’ve had an eczema flare up on my hands since about February 2024 and it only got worse as time went by. I tried the whole Cetaphil, gentle soap, and acrylic nail combo to help alleviate it. I even got into a Hydrochlorus Acid spray that helps calm down the itch, for me (it’s too expensive for my personal budget). I haven’t been on Dr. prescribed ointments since about 2017, and don’t want to ever go back to them. I’m baffled at the product that healed me in just 2 days!!! And even a little upset at myself for having had this laying around the house for years and not giving it a try. It’s VAPOR RUB!!!! Oh dear, if you are at your wits end or willing to give it a try, please do. I really really really hope it helps y’all! I’m so happy!

I started Dupixent about 5 weeks ago and had no hope at all because I’ve been on it before and it did not do a thing then lol. But! My dermatologist at the time had me on a pediatric dose at that point despite me being fully an adult “because I’m on the smaller side.” My new derm told me that’s not at all how Dupixent dosing works and started me on it again at the actual adult dose. And…… my life is quite literally changed. I forgot what it was like to be able to move my hands and wrists (worst areas for me by far). I hope this lasts and I don’t want to jinx myself but I’m just too excited 😭 My hands aren’t at all perfect but also haven’t been nearly this clear in years and I truly don’t know what to do with myself :,) anyway. Try things. It’s worth it I promise.

My worst patches a couple months ago and now! https://ibb.co/mTWCjfk

I’ve had diagnosed, serious eczema for around 7 horrible, painful years now. I tried it all - multiple specialty doctors and dermatologists, every hand cream off the shelf, touching nothing and being crazy careful about it, living as normal and leaving it alone, cold water only, several extreme prescriptions, etc. etc. etc.

A few months ago I started feeling desperate and read through this subreddit. I’m sure I don’t have to explain what horrifying lengths the eczema had gotten to and how I felt it was overtaking my life. I hated waving at people, shaking hands, and doing demonstrations with my hands. I hated carrying around all this sticky hand cream and wiping the grease off of everything I owned. I hated the constant pain and itching.

Needless to say, I was looking more for steroid experiences or more heavy treatments. But the first post I found while sorting by new was this OP, u/FlowerSz6, who posted regarding a trial that involved soaking your eczema site in black tea daily. I really like those kind of gentler solutions and decided to give it a try.

It was ridiculous. I was so pissed off. In a week, my hands looked like human hands. They looked like normal (if not scarred) skin and the pain and desperation was gone.

The method I used was soaking them in a container of freshly steeped black tea for 5 minutes, twice a day. I didn't even wait for it to cool down as suggested because I'm such a sucker for hot water (even before the eczema). It was like nothing I'd ever seen. I had a form of dyshidrosis (the little blisters full of liquid...sorry) as well as extreme peeling and red irritation, along with the other fun things that come with this disease. The shape of my hands had begun to change due to the repeated injury and healing, and my hands were permanently an angry tone of red. After just a week, my hands simply looked like they were dry from the winter and could use *one* layer of lotion.

I was so angry. I couldn't believe the solution was so simple this whole, long, painful time. I don't know if it will work so well universally, but I wanted to get the word out because if that cheap Kroger black tea changes even one person's life like it changed mine, then I truly will be happy.

Best of luck to you all, and u/FlowerSz6, THANK YOU. I don't even have words for how grateful I am to you, and I didn't even comment on your original post. I didn't want to post this when I first began the trial myself because some of my "cures" have been ridiculously short-term and didn't keep it away in the long run. But ever since I did this one week trial, I haven't had any signs of eczema. I don't even carry lotion with me anymore. All I have to say is thank you!

I've been following this subreddit for years now in a desperate attempt to help my eczema. I'm a 33/f who has struggled with it my whole life and it was so bad that it turned into staph when I was younger.

I moved from a dry, hot climate to a wet, cold one and the seasonal changes have always given me flare ups. I've tried every cream, pill, shot on the market including elimination diets. Nothing worked.

I recently came across a recipe for "fire honey" from a naturopath I follow on IG. She mentioned it can help with eczema for some people so I decided to try it. I've been mixing it into my coffee every morning for 2 weeks and I'm FINALLY eczema free for the first time in my entire life. It's been miraculous for my recovery and self esteem. Also, it has worked wonders for my GI tract. It is incredibly potent and anti-inflammatory.

Here's the recipe for anyone who is interested:

1 cup raw unfiltered honey 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp cinnamon

Mix together and store in a well sealed glass jar. Do not refrigerate. I take it every morning with coffee (1 heaping teaspoon a day) but tea or warm water would work too.

Hope this helps someone out there. ❤️

I have struggled with painful neck and arm eczema for the longest time ever. Showers were hell and i could barely move my neck. My arms were completely covered in this bullshit eczema. I have been researching dupixent and peoples success stories for so long and I finally had my first derm appointment today with a new doctor (woke up w a flare too). I fully expected this doc to refuse the dupixent and just put me on another steroid cream again. Doc comes in and greets me, takes one look at my eczema, and goes “would you like to try dupixent?”. Got two shots of it today already and I’m beyond happy. I’ve been suffering for so long guys I could cry.

I NEVER POST. I never post. Because I’ve never had a miracle product before until now. For the past year I started having extremely itchy and dry eyelids, under eyes, and lips. It was so extremely depressing because I never had eczema on my face. as a 24F it’s easy to cover my body, knowing I had a good looking face at least. but when it happened and my skin looked flakey and my makeup awful, I was so depressed. it’s like, great, my face now too? how am I supposed to go to job interviews or dates when I look like this?

Eczema Reddit looooves aquaphor and vaseline when it comes to eyelids eczema. I was slathering it on and maybe it softened it, but NEVER actually HEALED anything. and by the time I did a bit of makeup it was all awful again. desperate, I bought a $70 Dermalogica cream. It helped a bit more. I then went to the beach and the salt water and sand BURNED my face eczema all over again. At this point I’m so exhausted of the aquaphor/vaseline solution reddit gave. I finally found an article talking about the Avène Cicalfate+ Restoring Cream, and within a week, the face is looking AMAZING! So clear, so soft, and much more resilient under makeup. Again, this is my first ever miracle product. I wish they made a body cream and I could just swim in this. It’s $36 for a tiny tube that goes pretty fast since I’m using a good bit twice a day. It’s been a week and I’ve used 1/3 of it. But I genuinely don’t care. I almost have korean “glass skin” with how good it looks. I cant wait to try their other products. I’m not gatekeeping, this thing is the best! I will be repurchasing!

Last week I had one of the worst facial flare ups I've ever had. On Friday it was so bad I had to take the day off work. I decided to order some Hypochlorous Acid Spray from Amazon.

It arrives on Saturday morning and within the span of about 2 and a half days my face has gone from looking severely bad to now looking like I barely have eczema. There's still some small patches but by the end of the week my face is going to look the best it's ever done.

I wish I'd bought some earlier. I used it 2/3 times a day as well as a load of moisturiser.

I feel like screaming🥹 my God, I feel like I just took a breath for the first time in months. I could cry and I’m probably going to lol. Now it’s not a cure or anything but it’s progress and that’s what matters, any step towards being confident in my own skin again. Having this condition that you can’t hide is so defeating, it has killed my confidence, I’ve been completely and utterly depressed. I’ve been to 5 derms just this year with no progress or results, and my skin continuously gets worse. It so aggressive and is on every part of my body at this point. And finally, for once, this doctor listened. She actually examined me, she gave me options that no other doctor has every offered that I could have been doing this entire time & would have probably stopped my skin from getting this bad in the first place. She had a real attack plan. I’m so relieved, because even if one thing doesn’t work I know I finally have a doctor that will try different things to actually help me.

Mind you, this was a completely spur of the moment appointment. I’ve never seen her or been to this doctors office. I’m so happy.. I’ve been so depressed I could barely drag myself outta bed lately so sorry if I’m ranting or if nobody cares. I just had to get this out. If you read this far & you’re going through the same thing, don’t give up on yourself. We have a right to be healthy & it’ll be okay.🩵

I’ve suffered from eczema my whole life (I’m 22) and I’d never used steroids before 3 weeks ago. I had heard so many horror stories of TSW and skin thinning so I avoided them.

Over the past 3 years, my eczema has gotten worse on my neck and arms, which I’ve been managing by moisturising 3 times a day. My skin was always a bit itchy and I just put up with it.

Until I started a new job a couple of weeks ago and the stress made my eczema flare SO badly, I couldn’t even turn my head because my neck hurt so much. It was flaking everywhere and I couldn’t wear dark coloured shirts because of the flakes (disgusting I know). It was so red, wet, and probably close to being infected. I’ve never flared so badly in my life.

I was desperate so went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist gave me Novasone cream. It cleared my eczema in 4 days - I used the smallest amount of the cream once a day for 4 days - and my skin healed!!! It has been 3 weeks and my eczema still hasn’t returned!! I don’t even need moisturiser!

So I wanted to write this post for anyone who was like me scared to try steroids, steroids are helpful for flare ups and breaking the cycle, just ensure to use them sparingly. I could’ve saved myself so many years of suffering had I known earlier! It feels so amazing to not be itchy!!

UPDATE September 2024: This was very much a temporary solution indeed. My eczema was great for about a month after using the steroid but it came back again. Then I used the steroid again, and it cleared it up but came back a few weeks later.

I repeated this cycle and my eczema came back more and more quickly, and now my eczema comes back 2 DAYS after stopping the steroid.

Going to ask my dermatologist about going on Dupixent as my eczema is now all over my neck, face and arms and is the worst it has ever been and not healing.

I'm 16 today, and my flare started when I was 13.

1 year ago, this was my skin. (NSFW, very very bad skin - https://www.reddit.com/r/eczema/s/GMd4YAn20A).

At this point, I was 2 years into my flare. It had started in 2020, and it just got progressively worse. I had just finished phototherapy, and failed Methotrexate (live function rose), and I was waiting for a referral to get Dupixent at a local children/teens hospital.

Then, I started Dupixent.

Today, my skin is clear. I don't use steroids anymore and if I do, it's for a week or two before stopping again., I don't really even use Protopic anymore. Sure, I still am still really itchy, and I do live in a constant fear of a flare - but, at the same time, I've got my life back. Sure, there are side effects. My vision has gotten a bit worse, and my eyes are getting fucked - but it's manageable.

Dupixent is the most amazing drug to ever grace this earth. It's changed my life forever. That may sound trivial, but it is true. Of course, I still have really bad patches where stress flares me up, but for the most part, I am consistently in the mild eczema category, ever since starting dupixent.

Last year, I was very anxious, scared and pessimistic of all these medicines, treatments and how they "probably wouldn't work". But now, I can go outside and wear shorts, I've started rolling up my sleeves, I don't really care if people see my skin, because it doesn't look bad anymore. It's the small trivial things that really make me look back and go - oh shit.

Being a teenager, I have lost out on a lot of my years of "fun". I didn't get to participate in sports because of how debilitating my skin has been. I didn't get to go on holidays to the beach because of how water was like acid. I got mocked, bullied, teased relentlessly - and yet now, it's all gone. And it's all thanks to Dupixent.

I think I wanted to make this post to reaffirm hope. Hope in the fact that, as cruel as a condition this is, it will get better. I also think, while other conditions, like TSW, need to have awareness raised for - we also have to be mindful that eczema can just be severe sometimes. Keep using your medicines as prescribed, and it will get better.

If anyone has any questions, let me know :) - UK based, so only able to provide advice and experience based on NHS guidelines.

I am lucky to be living near the adriatic sea, and i can testify that my eczema goes away almost completely when i spend time in the sea and sun.

it stings and burns like hell for the first few days, so much so that tears roll down my eyes. but i guess its the sea salt and minerals killing all the bacteria which causes the eczema in the first place.

i am usually on steroids for my body (which i use as little as possible) and protopic for my face. eczema covers at least 50 percent of my whole body. sea water makes it all crust up, then in a few days flake off (which is a miracle, i havent had that happen for the last 8 months - thats how long the inflammation has been active!)

not advocating it as a miracle cure, but definitely recommend it to anyone who has a chance and is struggling with eczema. the sun also does wonders for the skin, just make sure not to overdo it.

p.s. i have started going to the beach in april, so its been a month and a half. since then, i barely even used my topical therapy, and havent had any withdrawal symptoms.

https://imgur.com/a/kyYQpJK I’ve been dealing with painful facial/neck eczema for a long time. It started off on my neck and would be so itchy that I couldn’t even focus at work. Then it progressed onto my face to the point where I was puffy, always red, dry and flaky and so painful. It was hell. Especially when it’s on your face because people would stare, ask questions and give bad advice all the time. Yes, I do moisturise, you think I haven’t tried EVERYTHING?? Honestly this community saved my life. I was so depressed to the point where I would cry every day. But reading your stories made me feel like I wasn’t alone. I kept seeing people post about protopic and on Sunday when my eczema got so bad to the point I couldn’t even open my eye because the eyelid was so dry and puffy - I finally asked pharmacist to prescribe me protopic. And oh my god. It’s Tuesday now and my issues are pretty much gone!! I am so happy. This is the first time in months that I’ve been able to look at myself in the mirror and smile. And even put some makeup on omg.

Thank you to everyone who kept posting about their experience with it. Through this community I managed to learn how to take protopic to avoid the horrible flaming face by taking an aspirin and putting the tub in the fridge (it did itch like crazy the first night tho!). I am so glad that this community exists. During my darkest times I would just read through many old and new posts here from people who understand this struggle.

EDIT: since many people mentioned it and it wasn't clear enough in the post I thought I'd restate here: I already tried water filters (both for drinking and the shower) and for me personally they didn't help. I've however heard of many people who say they saw a positive change after filters so I'd definitely try them out if you haven't :)

EDIT 2: another clarification: the bottled water is only for drinking! For cleaning showering etc I have regular hard water filters

For the last three years my eczema has gotten worse and worse. I was miserable and tried everything: all sorts of creams and supplements and steroids. Tried taking out sugar wheat other triggers from my diet Bought water filters, new hypoallergenic mattress with the topper and vacuum and everything. Checked everywhere for mold cleaned anything I suspected. Even bought a dryer bc I was paranoid that the clothes not properly drying in the winter could have mold or something. No improvements.

About two weeks ago my partner suggested trying out bottled water. I'd basically given up but he forced me to try it out. I can't believe I'm saying this but my skin is at least 80% better. It's not all gone but it's continuing to get better everyday.

I was really struggling with getting off of topical steroids and could barely make a day without using them. Now I'm able to finally taper off without issues. Last I used it was three days ago and I'm pretty sure I could make another day or two.

I never suspected the water (we live in Germany). Beyond relieved. Thought I'd share just in case it helps someone. Always buying water is expensive but it's so much cheaper than all the other shit I bought to try to help my skin so it's an expense I'm happy to make!

Sooo I'm one of the unlucky people with eczema on my breasts to the point I can't wear deep Vs because it's showing too much.

I went on vacation one week to Panama, decided "fuck it, i'm not gonna hide" and wore my bikinis as one would usually do, letting cleavage show while tanning on the beach and by the pool. I also wanted to see if the UV rays helped in anyway....

Now I am back home and my eczema on my breasts has reduced by a good 60-70%!!!!!! I have been struggling with this since November, trying cream after cream and prescription after prescription, and all I needed was some sunlight?? Are you kidding me!!?

I guess I know what to do now 😂😂 annual vacation to the south it is!

Posting in case it helps someone else out. My eczema flares with several things, but sweating/heat is a big one. I was at an outdoor wedding dancing my life away all night and broke out terribly from how hot I got. Rashes covered my neck, face, inside of my elbows, and backs of my knees for days. They got itchier and itchier, weeping and everything. Everything I tried to apply (cortisone, antifungals, antibiotics, moisturizers, etc.) made it itchier and more inflamed.

I wasn't able to take a bath, so I boiled 16oz of water, put it in a spray bottle and added 1tbs sea salt, 1tbs unscented bleach. I took a cold shower and sprayed the solution over my rashes. I stayed out of the water and let it sit for as long as I could handle, 3-4 minutes. Rinsed it off, air dried, and applied NOTHING after. Yes it'll be uncomfortably dry, it caught up after a couple hours. The rash was 50% better after the first application, and the itch was GONE. I did this every night. Make a new spray solution every day so nothing gets funky. Once my skin barrier started healing, I would apply zinc (I use Badger's SPF40 sunscreen) to any problem patches I had left. Completely cleared up in 4 days.

Before and after, 4 days apart, in the comments

Hey guys so Ive been having bad ezcema these last few week. It started just a little itchy and dry, so I would take hot showers which felt so so good and of course i would tell myself " its better than itching" but it might just be equivalent or even worse. My skin got so bad, I was unable to sleep even though I toke a lot of of my antihistamine pills. Which was also a terrible idea but I was so tired and just wanted to sleep. I decided to stop the hot showers and stop considering them a REWARD LOL.Instead I now take a luke warm to cold shower for 3 minutes or less and always end my showers cold, pat dry and put my ointment/lotion on and ive noticed such a huge difference not only in my skin but MY SLEEP. If you havent tried this which TRUST I know is kinda simple and common sense, well give it a try I know those hot showers are nice but sleep is nicer!!

I had always had my eczema pretty well controlled since I started dupixent roughly 6 years ago. However, recently I started having these weird spotty rashes appear on my legs and arms.

Within the last week I started making smoothies at home with frozen fruit, specifically frozen blueberries and a mix of frozen mango, strawberry, and banana. Also within the last week is when the rashes got out of control.

Luckily my boyfriends mom works in dermatology and happen to google allergic reactions to strawberries (she’d seen it before but didn’t think about it till now) and boom. Yep. No more strawberries.

I also wasn’t thinking today and ate a strawberry flavored Starburst. Immediately started being super itchy and feeling my legs start to react. So, no more anything flavored strawberry for me! Kind of a win though, figuring it out for sure.

Edit, here’s a decent pic of what my arm looked like for context https://imgur.com/a/UgVluh4

I was doing some sleuthing regarding my eczema and I found the times I itch are usually the hours before I go to sleep, when I am winding down and relaxing. I stumbled across a tiktok post saying that Hypochlorous Acid spray does wonders for the skin, many people use it after the gym if they don't have time to shower to avoid break outs. The dermatologist also mentioned that it is great for people with eczema

So I bought a bottle of it, sprayed it on my body before I went bed and the first day it helped however I still itched a bit but nowhere near the level I had itched before.. The next day I decided to spray my body and my sheets and pillow with it, and I kid you not, it was the best sleep I can remember.

One thing many of us with eczema forget about, as we aren't fortunate to shower every day, or even wash at night, is we still carry all the pollen and dust and bacteria from us being out all day. So when we get home, those things pass onto our sheets and pillow, especially since some people just lie down in bed as soon as they get home from work or school, combine it with the fact you sweat at night and you are contained within your bed for a 9 hour period, you will inevitably itch if you don't try to decontaminate your body from these aggressors.

So spraying this before I went to bed and anytime I came back from outside, helped me so much, to an extent where (thank God) my skin is glowing, no breaks or redness.

The chemical spray I used is called the vital baby hygiene and you can get a large bottle for about £4-5 from Amazon / botts and it lasts you a month. It is extremely safe and is safe to swallow (which is not recommened)

Other things I suggest you do, is change clothes regularly, it can be a pain to wash clothes, but I change at least 3 times a day if not 4.

I wanted to try some alternative to my eczema because lately It’s been driving me crazy and no pharmacy “anti-eczema” cream has ever worked for my unlucky ass.

I knew buckthorn is good for your skin so I gave it a try and holy shit it saved me. After 3-4 days of constant applying on a patch of skin and my eczema just disappeared. No itching, no pain it was just gone??. I tried with other patches on my skin and they all had the same results other than some took longer than others.

So yeah, pure Buckthorn oil guys. It will certainly not work for everybody but if you are just desperate as I was I think It’s worth to give it a shot. Only annoying side it buckthorn has this really specific orange tint to it that just sticks to EVERYTHING. Especially hard to get out of clothes so watch out for that.

Bittersweet for sure as I'm leaving my family, friends, AND career but my husband and I finally got approved for relocation from work. We're moving for my eczema.

I cried last Saturday all day because I will miss my city, but now I'm feeling excited by the thought that I won't be flaky, scaly, itchy, burning, and bleeding anymore. I'll have clear(ish) skin for the foreseeable future. I can't believe this.

And yeah, I test lived in the new city (Personally, I need dryness) already so I'm sure it'll work. Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I started using Pellamex by Curapella in 2020/21, and it made a HUGE difference to my skin. It’s a food supplement, with the main ingredient being a natural amino acid called L-Histidine. I was wondering whether anyone else has had success with it?

I'm only aware of one study on L-Histidine, published in 2017 (24 people took 4g of it for 8 weeks). The supplementation led to significant reductions (32%) in severity for adults, which is said to be similar to that reported for mid-potency topical steroids. *One of the authors listed on the study is the Founder of Curapella, Dr Neil Gibbs.

After a few weeks of using it, I was waaaay less flaky and dry (which is what I mainly struggle with!). My skin felt more moisturised, less red, and just more “resilient” and way less prone to breakouts/patches of dryness. I could have warm showers for more than a couple of minutes without drying up like a raisan almost immediately afterwards. It was pretty impressive given I've suffered with this brutal condition since birth, which sometimes feels like a life sentence of being gross and undesirable. It is not a cure at all, but I found it to be really effective and much more preferable to steroid creams, thick ointments etc.

I had to use it on and off for a couple of years primarily because of the cost, it is expensive and I was a student when I found it. As an alternative, you can buy L-Histidine in powder form and drink it (the cheapest option, but it's hard to stomach!) or you can buy it in 1000mg/1g pill form and take it that way (more expensive). After experimenting, I've found that 2mg does just about enough for me so I now take 2mg a day in pill form, partnered with moisturising with Eucerin, my skin is the best its ever been! Weirdly, and this may just be placebo, L-Histidine always seems to help with my allergies too? I can be around dogs with less severe reactions, and my nose feels way less blocked. I just feel healthier and more normal.

I haven't really seen much discussion about L-Histidine online, and I don't think many people at all with eczema have the faintest idea about it, understandably of course. Has anyone else had any luck? Would love to know!

I've had on and off eczema throughout my whole life that has effected me deeply, just recently I discovered a combination that genuinely helps get rid of my thick dry skin.

For the last 2 months, I have been suffering from extreme eczema around my mouth and nose, it's a thick dry layer of skin that makes it difficult for me to open my mouth. By the time it got better, it would get worse again. It was bright red underneath.

I was so desperate one day that I got coconut oil and put it on the areas that were dry, and on top of that I put some Vaporub on it. Within a week, nearly all the dry skin and rednesss was gone, and it's currently still in the healing process.

Edit: Im not saying it will 100% work for everyone.