Eczema cream that could be making your skin worse[1]

Eczema cream that could be making your skin worse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Lucy Elkins Daily Mail Online 2010 Many family doctors are routinely prescribing a treatment for the skin condition eczema that can make the symptoms worse, according... More

Eczema cream that could be making your skin worse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Lucy Elkins Daily Mail Online 2010 Many family doctors are routinely prescribing a treatment for the skin condition eczema that can make the symptoms worse, according to a new survey. Warning: People with eczema who use aqueous cream could be making their condition worse However, it was actually developed as an alternative to soap - and only a small proportion of GPs prescribe it for this. If people with eczema leave aqueous cream on their skin, it could make their condition worse, explains Dr Tony Bewley, who is a consultant dermatologist at Whipps Cross and Barts Hospital in London. People with eczema do not produce as much natural oil in their skin, so it tends to become dry. This means it has to be kept moisturised or it will become overdry and crack. However, aqueous cream will not really help - not least because it does not contain much actual moisturiser. In fact, aqueous cream Less