Eczema - A Chronic Skin Allergy

What is Eczema

Eczema is a skin allergy which can affect people of any age. But more commonly it is found in babies. From the survey it is found that about 15 million people of America are suffering from eczema skin allergy. The most common type of eczema is called atopic dermatitis which is an allergic reaction.

The symptoms differ from person to person depending on the type of Disease. The symptoms of eczema commonly include itchy, reddened and dry skin. Yet now no one has find out the exact cause of this disease. But researchers are saying it may be because of allergies, stress, irritants and genetic factors. It is also found that people suffering from eczema often leads to asthma.

People who have dry skin are more susceptible to eczema skin allergy. To avoid this danger you have to care your diet, cleaning products and even the cosmetic creams and lotions. If you feel that certain detergent or food or any sort of cosmetics is not good for your skin it is better to stop using it as it may throw you in to great danger. Dry hands is one of the sign of eczema, if you are like that you don’t have to worry about that just care your skin little more than you before. You can get a better natural soap which can prevent you from all kinds of skin disorder.

There are various types of eczema that can affect a person - atopic eczema, allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, infantile seborrhoeic eczema, adult seborrhoeic eczema, varicose eczema and discoid eczema. It can occur on any part of the body but in babies more commonly it is found at forehead, cheeks, forearms, legs, scalp, and neck. Many people are ignorant about this disease as they are untaught about the symptoms of this disease and may worsen the condition. Intense itching is the first symptom in most of the people suffering from this disease.

See:

1. How to Get Rid Of Allergies - Home Remedies
2. How to Get Rid of Dry Scalp
3. How to Get Rid of Dandruff
4. Home Remedies for Pimples and Acne Scars

Many treatments are nowadays available which can cure the eczema disease but are not a good method as it cannot cure and prevent the disease completely. Dermatologist says that Seabuckthorn oil is very good for the eczema skin as it can give the essential nutrients and vitamins needed for the skin. It is extracted from the seabuckthorn seed or fruit and are efficient to kill the parasites or bacteria’s causing the skin diseases. Aloe Vera, vitamin E and yeasts are other special ingredients which can help in the treatment of eczema.

It is observable that pregnant women are more vulnerable to eczema skin allergy. They cannot use the medicines that are prescribed for eczema as it can cause birth defects or harm a nursing child. More often as those medicines are made from chemicals it can cause great harm for the health.