Out of curiosity, I typed “eczema” into the search bar on Tumblr. So shocked to see how many other people are battling the same disease on a daily basis. As bad as it is…as bad as it gets…it’s important to remember that this disease does not define who we ARE. Keep your head held high and if people ask about your skin, inform them.
Embrace all parts of you, even the bad, and you’ll be happier for it.
What about you? Do any readers of this blog suffer from eczema?
I know this isn’t a typical subject on this blog, but it’s a subject that I’m very close to.
I was diagnosed with eczema in January of 2010 (I started showing signs of it in 11/09), and ever since then, I’ve had to deal with it on, what feels like, a daily basis. I have the rashes, the itchy (and “weepy” skin), the flare-ups where my face is so swollen that I can’t even open my eyes. But despite this, I refuse to let it define me. Yes, it is a part of my life. But it is not who I am. The girls who wrote about their eczema on Tumblr just seemed so lost, so frustrated, so defeated…and it made me realize that for the most part, I’ve done a very good job of not letting it bring me down as a person.
If you’re reading this and you too suffer from eczema, what kinds of medication do you use on it? Steroid based? Pills? Oatmeal baths?
I’ve been all over the place. I’ve done the steroid creams, the steroid pills, and as good as they are, the idea of using steroid based anything kind of worries me. I recently started using Vitamin-E oil on my face at night and I really do think that it’s doing wonders for me. That, and I’m obsessive about lotion. Seriously, I’m ALWAYS putting on lotion. It can get kind of annoying but it just feels SOOOOO good. My current favorite is Johnson’s Baby Lotion, Shea and Cocoa Butter (in the yellow bottle). It’s just so light and it moisturizes my skin so well.
I mean, if it’s good enough for infants, it’s good enough for me!
What about you? Do any readers of this blog suffer from eczema?
I know this isn’t a typical subject on this blog, but it’s a subject that I’m very close to.
I was diagnosed with eczema in January of 2010 (I started showing signs of it in 11/09), and ever since then, I’ve had to deal with it on, what feels like, a daily basis. I have the rashes, the itchy (and “weepy” skin), the flare-ups where my face is so swollen that I can’t even open my eyes. But despite this, I refuse to let it define me. Yes, it is a part of my life. But it is not who I am. The girls who wrote about their eczema on Tumblr just seemed so lost, so frustrated, so defeated…and it made me realize that for the most part, I’ve done a very good job of not letting it bring me down as a person.
If you’re reading this and you too suffer from eczema, what kinds of medication do you use on it? Steroid based? Pills? Oatmeal baths?
I’ve been all over the place. I’ve done the steroid creams, the steroid pills, and as good as they are, the idea of using steroid based anything kind of worries me. I recently started using Vitamin-E oil on my face at night and I really do think that it’s doing wonders for me. That, and I’m obsessive about lotion. Seriously, I’m ALWAYS putting on lotion. It can get kind of annoying but it just feels SOOOOO good. My current favorite is Johnson’s Baby Lotion, Shea and Cocoa Butter (in the yellow bottle). It’s just so light and it moisturizes my skin so well.
I mean, if it’s good enough for infants, it’s good enough for me!
