What Does Eczema Look Like

Eczema has many faces, but there are 4 predominant ones:

1 - Redness of skin (Latin; Erythema)

2 - Bumps on skin (Latin; Papulation)

3 - Scratching injuries (Latin; Excoriation)

4 - Lines on skin (Latin; Lichenification)

First symptom is usually redness of skin, caused by inflammation. The skin is dry and itchy, which leads to scratching and aggravating the condition. Bumps and small blisters, sometimes filled with pus appear. If scratching continues, skin gets excoriating injuries and lines.

Eczema can appear on any part of the body, but some parts are specific to the illness. Predominantly, smaller or larger patches of dry itchy skin appear on the face, neck, inside of the elbows, knees, and the ankles. Infants manifest this condition on their foreheads, cheeks, forearms, legs, scalp, and neck.

Usual over-the-counter medications are not exactly what you'd call effective. There are various creams and lotions that only reduce the inflammation and itching sensation, but the effect is short-lived, and they don't cure the cause of the disease.

Corticosteroids are the worst thing you can do for your skin. Unfortunately, they are administered all the time. The little is known in general population about the detrimental effects of steroids - they thin and burn the skin, permanently dilate blood cells and weaken the immune system. In other words, skin is aging more quickly, and body becomes more susceptible to illness.

That's way you should go with the natural products, and not synthetic ones.