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Cabbage wraps for eczema, psoriasis

Posted by Janet Rhodes on

Could something as simple and natural as cabbage help your eczema? It seems that the humble green has healing properties that can help eczema and psoriasis too when applied directly to the skin.

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Histidine supplement shows promise for eczema

Posted by Janet Rhodes on

Complementary or alternative treatments from collagen to B12 are often touted as the best natural therapies for problem skin. For eczema, supplements of L-histidine certainly seem to show promise. 

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Eczema - 6 common mistakes

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Eczema. Avoid these Six Common Mistakes

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Arthritis drug gets results for eczema. Several months into the treatment, volunteer Max says his eczema has almost gone.

Posted by Janet Rhodes on

A drug used to reduce the symptoms of arthritis has been shown in trials to be highly effective in the treatment of eczema. Several months into the treatment, volunteer Max says his eczema has almost gone.

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How much moisturiser should I use?

Posted by Janet Rhodes on

We may be heading for Spring - and what a joy it is to see the daffs and crocuses - but we're still getting cold March winds and the odd late frost. Coupled with central heating indoors, these lead to dry, itchy skin for many of us. The answer is to moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. And it seems we simply don't use enough of the stuff to make a real difference. The National Eczema Society recommends  you should use 250-500g of emollient cream every week to keep eczema symptoms at bay. But who weighs out their emollient for heaven's sake? One...

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