basic facts
skin once senitized can take 6 months to de sen .
with hands avoid:
handling raw meat /use fork.
peel potatos under running water.
dont handle tomatos /use plastic bag over hands to handle them. acidic foods dry out skin in contact with it.
winter= always wear gloves when out side as cold will irritate and dry.
wash hands with a soap substitute, like aqeous cream. ( put in pots to take with you to work etc.
if you wash hands, you must dry and moisterize every.flipping.time. (if u want to get rid, u need to be dedicated, for 6 months!!!)
thin layers of steriod cream, with thick layer of non perfumed, coloured moisterizer with cotton gloves over night will help.
keep a close eye out for infection. and go the gp the instant you think this is happening.
be hygenic about storage of yr creams and potions!
always think carefully about what you are letting have contact with the skin on yr hands, for e.g applying make up or spraying perfume. all will react and dry skin further.
have no idea that diet would help for hand ezcema when common triggers ,like shampoo, soap, cleaning fluids, latex gloves are not removed/controlled from exposure .
if you have hay fever, tree pollen allergy, i would , personally, avoid creams that may contain them, like bees wax etc.
its not rocket science, its not alternative stuff that costs £££ , lets be sensible here.
btw my cotton gloves come from poundland!