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ANyone got eczema/dermatitis, rash from absolutely all products, ut just ont their hands??? jow do u get rid of it??

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Dabbles · 01/10/2007 13:30

have ti mainly just on palm of right hand, can be itchy at times. use hydrocortosone (sP) cream, epaderm cream, adn have changed to ecover washing up liquid, but hand still all sore and broken skinned, erghh.... help...

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Furball · 01/10/2007 18:54

could it be the soap you use? try using an organic no added crap one. Cured my hands when i had sore dry cracked skin.

Dabbles · 01/10/2007 22:52

wher edo u get ur soap from??

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williamsmummy · 01/10/2007 22:58

Okay, this is going to require some serious thought on what your hands touch throughout the day.
Please be aware that skin once sensitised can overreact for about 6 months before calming down.

Here are a few rules,

when cooking, try to avoid handleing raw meat with bare hands,or cheese.

if you have to peel potatos or any other starchy food , do it under running water.

Use a plastic bag when handeling acidic foods, like tomatos.

Dont put your hands in very hot water, wear flock lined gloves when washing up or cleaning around the house.

To dust use one of those wand type brushes to stop dust going directly on to skin.

Do apply any steriod doc has prescribed, thinly, in small amounts , normally twice a day.

Frequently moisterize hands, with prescribed cream.
E45 is a bit weak , but will help, avenno is ok with some skins, but its trial and error. There are better ones out there.

wear steriod and moisterizer at night and put 100 % cotton gloves on at night, if only for a while until cream absorbed.
( not a romantic look though!!)

Keep thinking 'protect hands' at all times.
Winter is coming, add a layer of hand cream before going out in to cold weather.
The contrast of hot and the really cold air can dry out skin further.

I did this some years ago, and my hands were in a terrible state, getting infected and needing antibiotics. After a couple of months things were dramtically better , and it has never been as bad since.

EmsMum · 01/10/2007 23:00

My DH has had eczema on his hands for years. I'm afraid its not an easy condition. He has a steroid cream but that is gradually thinning the skin so he can't use it much.
Lashings of E45 does help. He sometimes uses graphites cream - its a homeopathic thing, totally don't believe in that, being PhD chemists but its a nice emollient! We were wondering just today if theres anything else he could try.

its bad today because he was away for the week somewhere he had to wash his plates himself (just his!) ... at home he's totally excused duties with cleaning products - he's not malingering, unfortunately. Chlorinated swimming pools are another trigger.

Dabbles · 01/10/2007 23:00

wow williamsmummy ! you really ahve been there!

ye spotatoes BURN my hands!! will try the underwater thigns... flock lined gloves? where did u buy yours? am sick of my hands core, cracked and bleeding. thank you very much for your post!!

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bilblio · 01/10/2007 23:13

I get this too, as does my DP. I suspect it might be the lime in the water here causing it because neither of us had any problems until we moved here.
Thankfully my GP is great and specialises in skin so doesn't mind how often I pester her.

To get rid of it I use something called Modrasone. The ointment is best but it's very greasy. I use that at night. During the day I have the cream version so I can rub it in and I'm not as likely to get it on DD's skin.

To keep it at bay I use 2 things. Diprobase which is a moisturiser. It soaks in relatively quickly and isn't too greasy. There is a similar alternative called Doublebase but I didn't like that.
I also use Emulsifying Ointment. You only need a tiny amount but you can use it as a soap. Once I've washed my hand I pat them almost dry and rub another tiny amount in as hand cream. You can get a buy a big tub of the emulsifying ointment for about £3 at the chemists. I get the other stuff on prescription but you might be able to buy the moisturisers.

Also E45 itch releif cream is good. I wash my hands in very hot water, then apply that and it cures the itch. I know... very hot water is a very daft idea, but burning my skin off can seem like a wonderful alternative to the itching at times.

Dabbles · 01/10/2007 23:15

bilblio - yes i didnt get it till i moved up north! hard water it must be!!

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EmsMum · 01/10/2007 23:24

oh dear... my poor DH, our part of t'north has soft water, he doesn't do cleaning or potato peeling and he still has raw hands.

I'll tell him to ask GP about Diprobase... I think his steroid cream is Diprosone so presumably same base cream but without the active (but skin-thinning) ingredient).

redpants · 11/10/2007 19:06

try cotton lined rubber gloves over soaked in epedem or yellow parafin hands

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