Hand ezcema

I'd recommend you look into TSW/RSS (topical steroid withdrawal syndrome /red skin syndrome)

God bless

Sorry to hear you are suffering. Most prescribed or over the counter treatments contain chemicals, and chemicals irritate the condition.

Have you thought about using naturopathic therapeutic 100% natural products we get fantastic feedback on their effectiveness and they are scientifically proven?

Hi I have developed this in my mid 60s. It's hell. I have learned to wear gloves if using cleaning products, driving, cooking etc and not use shower gel etc. Was on oral steroids for 15 weeks after seeing a dermatologist privately but decided to stop as read about their adverse effects and then  was in a worse state than ever before which is when the hands became so bad along with my lips. A lot more stable four months after stopping though now but still very flakey and get little pustules etc if use hands. I won't use steroids again and only use Epiderm, Vaselinne, Beeswax lip balm and aloe very toothpaste! My what a learning curves it's been. If you search on Facebook for groups such as dermatitis or eczema there's a lot of support and advice given if you are interested. Good luck with it anyway.

My eczema started 10 years ago as hand eczema, dermotologist treated it with Vanos topical steroid and that would take care of outbreaks.  Now 10 years later I wish I knew then what I know now.  I have full blown Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD).  I had treated my hand out break with a steroid as mentioned, but then started getting rashes in female external private areas and maddening itching, stinging, burning all over and under my skin.  My scalp itch was maddening, my husband would tell me I woud go bald from pulling on my hair while watching TV. I learned that trying to treat the symptoms and not solving what was causing my problems was getting me no where.  I learned about Patch Testing, this is not the simple prick test with results in 30 minutes from the allergist for environmental allergies, this is a series of panels with chemcials and elements we are exposed to in our enviroment. It takes 5 days and is uncomfortable, but I was so motivated hoping for help. I was tested for 78 items and was positive to 5.  But those 5 had been in most everything I put on- preservative, fragrance, fibers and more that were in  all my soaps, moisturizers (except Vasiline), shampoo, my clothing, shoes, carpet, bedding- even my toilet paper, well you name it, even the gloves I was using to protect my hands from soap.  With the list of my allergens I have found replacement products. The hardest replacements are for clothing, but I have done it with great dificulty I will admit.  Yet now I sit here without rashes and itching,  you have no idea how much pain I was in- I had been ready to kill myself because the itching was worse at night and I could not sleep. Our cortisol levels are highest at night- thats what makes us itch. I could share my 5 allergens and all my replacement products, but your results may be very different then mine.  Another good site to learn about ACD or eczema is the Inspire Website, I go by the name GardeningJunkie.  My fellow suffers  helped me imensly with replacement products.  An example of how simple it can be is dishwashing gloves.  I had been using rubber or latex or nitrile or neoprene gloves to protect myself from dishsoap.  My patch test showed I was allergic to Mercaptobenzothiazole, an element in rubber that is used to process the ingredients in the previously mentioned gloves.  I was a 3 plus, the highest reaction. (this is also in Spandex- goodbye cute yoga pants and tight jeans!) I can use viny gloves- have found wonderful vinlyl gloves and no more hand eczema.   Gyno and Derm told me to use hydrocortisone for itching (even though I told them it seemed to worsen the itching) well I am allergic to an element in hydrocortisone.  I could bore you with endless examples- please Google Patch Testing for Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Medicare paid for this.   I suffered  many miserable months/years and not one dermatologist told me about it! My ACD was gradual then built up over time and once you get it you always have it and one only becomes more sensitive. I wasted lots of Medicare's dollars going to a neurologist who tested me for everything under the sun, nothing wrong with my nerve's, it was just what surrounded me in my daily life.

Hope this helps you.  I have my life back and want to share this knowledge with others,

Ask your doctor if you can have Elocon Ointment - not the lotion. And you will need a pair of cotton gloves available from Boots £2. This ointment is great and takes all the redness from my hands, it is excellent with regards to not damaging the skin unlike many steroid creams. I also take antihistamines as well - Ranitidine 15o x 2 daily, 2 x loratadine at about 6pm as night is my worst time and 1 x zyrtec am. It has made a huge difference to me.