hi welcome or welcome back to my channel my name is rudy and thank you so much
for being here you're gonna see this orange mass
sitting here this is my dog penny
she uh you know she has separation anxiety so she wanted to be with me in
today's video today's video topic is something that
i've been talking about on my channel for a long time and that i've been
promising to film and i am so excited to film it today so
we are going to be talking about my journey with eczema my skin story with
eczema and the things that i did to help basically get rid of it for good and a
bunch of product recommendations that i can offer you
i know that i primarily talk about acne on my channel because
i've dealt with acne most recently but in my life i have had a
slew of skin problems ranging all the way from
eczema to perioral dermatitis i've had fungal acne i've had unexplained rashes
truly i've had just about everything and if you guys want more content on the
different skin conditions i've had and how i helped fix them please let me
know in the comments i would be happy to make those videos
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just my skin conditions on this channel we talk about mental health beauty
vlogging skin care we do a lot and i would love to have you join
all right let's travel back in time we're in indianapolis
with a six-year-old rudy and she has horrible
horrible redness on the crooks of her elbows
my mom is a nurse and she pretty much knew right away something was off
went to the doctor and was diagnosed with eczema as a child
my struggle with eczema has come and gone many many times since then
but pretty much every winter it comes back in some capacity and on a different
area of my body the main places that i have struggled
with eczema have been obviously the crooks of my
elbows behind my knees on my lower back and on the crooks of my neck for many
years leading up to college i just used my
steroid cream which was prescribed from my dermatologist growing up and it
helped get rid of the problem momentarily and then it would always
come back if you don't know a lot about steroids and prescription steroids
steroids help get rid of irritation basically by attacking it
and it helps in the short term but it's not a long
term solution to help with any skin condition really
but i as a 19 year old didn't know that and i continued to use my steroids
way more than i was supposed to and that's another thing that i feel like
needs to be talked about in the dermatology world is the fact that
we are prescribed a lot of things but not really told how to use them or how
not to use them and so i just used it every time i noticed
something was getting red or itchy and i started using it almost every single day
you're really not supposed to use a steroid cream more than every day for
two weeks at a time and then you need to give yourself a break because your skin
can get conditioned it thins your skin out it can make you
susceptible to sunburns easily there are just a lot of reasons why you don't want
to continue to apply steroids for a long time again as i said i didn't
know this and by the time i moved to nashville and i was in my early 20s
i was applying my steroid cream constantly i was applying it to my
elbows i was playing at the back of my knees i was applying it to my
neck it just was a little out of control so here is what happened that changed
everything for me i started noticing small
little red dots around my mouth this was in maybe 2016
and having no knowledge of skin care at the time i was like oh i'll just put my
steroid creams on it and if you are a big skincare fanatic or
you have eczema you know how dangerous it is to apply
steroid cream to your face it is not recommended dermatologists
tell you never to use it on your face and there
are a lot of reasons why i didn't know that i didn't even really
know that my my cream was a steroid i just knew that it was
something that i was supposed to help with my eczema
and so i started applying my cream my steroid cream
around my mouth to the small spots that i was getting
and it would help for a few days and then it would get worse and then it
would help for a few days and then it would get worse
and i finally went into the dermatologist and was like
what is this what's going on honestly together we really couldn't figure it
out and so i started doing my own research after being prescribed
anti-fungal treatments that made it worse after being
prescribed tretinoin that made it worse i think we both understood that
this was not acne and it was something very different me being the person that
i am i started researching like a crazy woman and i pretty much
found very quickly that i was dealing with
steroid-induced perioral dermatitis this essentially means that when i was
applying my steroid cream to my neck or wherever and
i wasn't washing my hands and then i would put my makeup on
i had been applying little bits of steroids to my face
for months and then when i started applying it directly to my face
it caused a dermatitis reaction that you get from wearing steroids on your face
obviously the number one thing to do when this happens if you're having
steroid-induced peril dermatitis is to stop using
the steroids so i stopped using steroids cold
turkey it was a huge shift in my eczema and in my life
my perioral dermatitis flared like crazy because my skin was literally
in drug withdrawals and then it cleared completely
no bumps no redness a lot of the acne on my face went away
because my skin was so irritated from using steroids but because of that my
eczema flared more than ever it became embarrassing i
noticed these huge welts on the back of my legs
to the point where i was scratching my legs
so hard that i was scarring i was bruising
and i was bleeding inside my sheets at night because i could not stop
scratching at that point i had sworn off steroids
forever i was like i don't need steroids to handle this i can figure this out
and i went through so many different things to try and fix it that really
none of them worked applying coconut oil applying a body
butter applying this that none of it really worked and
honestly i didn't get it under control until i
started watching dr dre's videos i started researching eczema just like i
was researching my perioral dermatitis because i wanted a way to fix it
without using steroids and i have a different relationship with steroids now
and we'll get into that but i pretty much
found a routine in my life in my body care
that has almost eradicated eczema from my life and i want to share those tips
with you and i want to share these very very inexpensive products that have
helped me along the way so the first thing that i
did was go back to the dermatologist to talk about
what was happening with my body because i knew that what i was trying to do at
home was not working the back of my knees were starting to
scar they were sweating and hurting constantly and i was just
in pain so i went back in and i'm not kidding you of course
they prescribed a steroid and this is how much
they gave me this is my steroid cream and this is
a tub i mean for someone who was scarred from using steroids scarred because i
was so nervous about perioral dermatitis they prescribed me a tub this big
it's about as big as my head and i was like okay well i guess it's pretty bad
i will never go through this i can't imagine
like i can't imagine anyone ever going through this much steroid cream this is
insane back to the point she prescribes me the
steroid cream and i was like i really don't want to use
that i've had such a bad experience with peril dermatitis like please what do i
do and she was like you need to use this for the recommended
time the way you're supposed to use it and then we'll talk about body care and
how to help it from coming back so i did it i
used the steroid cream and within two weeks the eczema was gone because
that's what steroids do as i mentioned the problem with steroids is that the
cream does not keep it from coming back after
you have eradicated it because of your giant ass tub of steroids it's your job
now to take care of your skin and hydrate your skin so that it can
actually stay calm if you're watching this video i
assume you already know what eczema is but if you are just curious and
wondering eczema is basically when your skin is so
insanely dry it cannot hold on to any moisture and it causes
redness drying rashes it's just a really uncomfortable very itchy and dry
experience so because our sensitive and dry body
skin cannot hold on to water we have to fill it with water and clamp
it and suck that water in and really put something on top to make
sure that it does not evaporate which is the biggest problem that people have
eczema have so i dove into all of this research watching dr dre videos
learning about how to keep moisture in the skin and this
is my perfect routine that i have started doing this may not work for you
but if you are at a loss of what to do and how to help your body eczema
these are the tips and the products that i want to recommend you try out
if it doesn't work for you i totally understand but give it a shot
and let me know if it makes a difference so first off we have to eradicate the
eczema originally which is through a steroid
treatment if you're an anti-steroid i understand you can try the rest of these
tips afterwards and see if it helps which it will
but getting rid of that initial rash is going to be
very important so we've got the steroid cream we use it very minimally and we
wash our hands after use when you have eczema you really have to
take into consideration your entire routine your hair care your
makeup your body care the the detergent you use and make sure
that it is eczema friendly so this body wash for
example is what i use every time that i have a
eczema flare-up this is the cerave eczema body wash it is
very bland you know there's no scent to it which is what you want it's very
thin but it's going to help you wash your body and also help
your eczema from flaring what you'll notice here is it is accepted by the
national eczema association i'm going to put this logo up on the screen so you
guys can see it larger it is very important that whatever you
decide to buy for your eczema it is accepted by the
national eczema association because there are a lot of companies that are
going to say that their eczema safe but really
they're not so cerave is always my number one
recommended brand it's what i was right you know recommended by the
dermatologist dr dre recommends it so we've got our steroids we're going to
start using a body wash that is national eczema association certified
get rid of all of the drying fragrant body washes that you
have then we need to focus on the moisture part of our skin so
you just took a shower you just took a bath one you're going to want to make
sure that it's not too hot of water which i know is so hard because it feels
really good to kind of burn your skin and i know that sounds crazy but if you
have that eczema you know exactly what i'm talking about you're going to want
to immediately cover your legs in a very
thick cream so this is the cerave moisturizing cream again accepted by the
national eczema association i buy these from costco in a huge tub
and the moment that i get out of the shower i
slather my body in this cream and this is the thing that has kept my eczema
from coming back the one thing if you can only do
one thing in this video you don't have access to steroids you don't want to
change up too much when your body is wet after the shower
cover it in a nice thick fragrance free eczema association
approved cream that is going to bind all that water from your shower
into your skin and keep it from evaporating during the night during the
day and keep your legs from getting itchy
your arms wherever you have your eczema that is the number one tip that i can
tell you that has changed my life when it comes to my eczema care and if you
are in the throes of your eczema it's so so bad you cannot stand it you
you're itching you you have your ointment on all these things and you
don't want it rubbing in your bed you need one of these i will
add the link for this down below but this is essentially an eczema
association certified wrap that you put on for me it was on my arms
that you pull up over the area where you're dealing with the worst eczema
and you sleep with this on so that you're not tempted to scratch at it
you're not tempted to not use your stuff because you don't want to roll around
and get it all over your bed this is going to protect your skin and
also keep that moisture in your body and help it from evaporating during the
night they come in different sizes they come in kids sizes as well so i will
make sure to link those down below you can get one
or a pack and they have been very helpful in keeping
my body very moisturized and keeping me from itching in the night when i don't
even realize i'm doing that a couple other product recommendations if the
itch is absolutely too much for you you can't handle it
absolutely have been there again we're back with cerave this is the cerave itch
relief moisturizing cream steroid free and it is also approved by
the national eczema association i don't know how many
times i can say that but this is a cream that is safe your
eczema that helps with the itch and i know how bad it can be i
really do it's important that you get the itch
under control because the more you itch the worse it gets
they claim here that it's two minute relief and it helps
within eight hours of using it like it helps you for up to eight hours
and i would have to say absolutely this does help this comes in a cream and also
comes in a lotion it's just really good to have on hand if
you're feeling like oh my gosh i can't handle the itch right
now you could use this instead of this on a night but i
wouldn't just use this one on its own you're going to want to make sure you're
adding in a normal moisturizer as well because you don't want to get addicted
to the anti-itch cream a couple more things here this is my van
apply ointment i have talked to you guys about this
in a couple different routines this is free of dyes fragrance
lanolin parabens preservatives of course it's national eczema association
approved this is just a clear bomb that if your
skin is so incredibly dry that you your let's say
that you you put on your cream on your wet skin
and it sucks it right up and you're like okay well it's dry again
because my skin is so dry it's just sucking up
the moisture you're going to want to put something like this
on top of that i would not recommend putting this on top of you know your
entire body but those really dry cracked spots this
is perfect for that to suck in and even hold in your cream
and it's also a great alternative to use during the day when you don't have
access to taking a shower getting all wet and then getting this on
what you'll do is put on a little bit of lotion you know like an excellent
approved lotion and then you'll put the van apply
ointment on top to seal that moisture into your skin this is
very inexpensive works amazingly on the lips as well so
can be used on the face if you deal with face eczema and the very last thing that
i want to talk to you guys about is something that's really new and
innovative and it's from a brand called tower 28
and this is their sos spray their save your skin spray so this is a
hypochlorous acid spray which is not super popular in skincare yet but
i think it will be again it is approved by the national
eczema association for use on the face on the body one of my
very good friends deals with eczema on her eyelids and on her hands and she
uses this with great success i use this on my face to help with hives
and irritation i use this when my eczema starts to
flare it is completely colorless fragranceless and hypochlorous
acid has been really well documented to help with skin
flares and with eczema on the body so if you need some quick relief then
you can spray this during the day on your eczema or over
weeks time but you do want to apply this to
your dry skin and this comes in a travel size and a full-size bottle and here i
am about four years later and i have not
had an eczema flare in over two years at this point and i
really do think that these tips have become such a
game changer for me i encourage you to do your own research
see what works for you if you have access to a dermatologist i
think it's a great idea to get in contact and ask them what they might
think about your routine or if you need to use a steroid cream
because of the severity of your eczema these are all good questions to talk to
a licensed dermatologist about i hope i've been able to help you in some way
today let me know if you have any questions on the products
on my story on anything eczema related or skincare related down below
i am always happy to answer your questions and let me know if you want
more videos on the other skin conditions that i've dealt with in my life because
we could make a whole series out of that we have got more skin loving content
coming up in the next few weeks and i can't wait to see you guys then.  用中文总结这一段