Adult eczema - best medications/creams?

November42

I suffer on and off from eczema, mostly on the backs of my legs and my ankles. I get it worse in colder weather, and this year it's worse than ever. I've been to-ing and fro-ing from the doctor's with various creams and tablets, from tablets and a cream for a possible infection, to steroid creams, to E45/Sudocrem/Epiderm etc. I've also tried natural based products such as Aveeno - none work in the long term. I've got a steroid cream at the moment, but the other night I just itched so much I scratched it all off.

I think my doctor is probably sick of seeing me! Does anyone have any natural remedies that they've tried and tested, or can recommend any creams?

sdfonz619

A 10 minute epsom salt bath then blotting dry before moisturizing with steriod creams or Aveeno skin relief with menthol helps me.  Tea Tree oil added to a bath or in cream form also work great.

blushingbride_08

Cerave

JrsyLwyr

I was born covered in eczema and have had it ever since. My first suggestion is to cut dairy, it worked wonders. For my legs, I shave almost everyday then use Eucerin heavy duty cream right after drying off. The prescription stuff just sits on my skin, drives me crazy.

na41313

Neosporin eczema essentials!

lovesclimbing

My mom had eczema all growing up.  She says taking flax oil every day is what cured it for her.

I never had it growing up, and just started getting it behind my knees the past few months.  I use Dermarest Eczema medicated lotion, which I get at Fred Meyer.  When it was full blown, it took about a week to 10 days of applying it morning and night before I could see the eczema start to turn dark reddish brown, and from there, it was probably another week or two before it went away completely.  I use it for a couple days every time I see the spots come back and it goes away right away.

changingnames

Hylatopic plus has stopped my perpetually bloody knuckles (in the winter). You need a prescription and to get the coupon that says it can't be more than $25. Saved my hands when nothing else worked.

J9lawrence

I feel your pain!  I have done a couple different things that have worked great for me.  First off, try switching your brand of laundy detergant.  I used to buy whatever was on sale but now only buy natural/green detergant.  I feel it has really helped and I only use natural/green soaps and cleaning products in my house. 

Secondly, be careful with what types of soaps and lotions you use on yourself.  Anything that was heavily scented would always make mine worse.  I stick to a Dove bar of soap and "Dream Cream" by Lush Cosmetics for my lotion.  I have also had really good luck with a brand of scrubs called Simple Sugars (http://simplesugars.myshopify.com/).  Also, make sure to drink lots of water and eat healthy!

CarsonHolden

There are whole lot of medications which are effective for treating eczema. I recently went through a blog healthylivinganswers.com/skin-care/what-causes-excema.html which mentioned the detail information regarding eczema. There it was mention that "Eczema is, fortunately, not contagious. You will get prescribed a treatment specific to your type of eczema. NSAID medications or non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, like naproxen and ibuprofen, and also corticosteroids, which are drugs that mimick the hormones given out by the adrenal glands, will regularly be prescribed to combat any swelling caused by your eczema."

So you should probably try out these medicines.