Most people cannot adequately memorize pictoral information, and unless your symptoms significantly improve, it is hard for you to notice the difference in progress. Your local water department can tell you the average total hardness of your water supply. Hardness below 60ppm is generally considered as soft water, and higher than 120ppm is considered as very hard water. Hard water has higher levels of calcium and magnesium that will irriate and make your skin even dryer. If your skin is extremely dry, installing a water softener will help your dry skin problem significantly.
Few people realize that humidity can change rapidly within hour.
Eczema patients typically have very dry skin, which is extremely sensitive because the skin membrane has become dysfunctional due to damage from the alcohol which is in most lotions. About the cracking on the joints, finger and toes These are the most stubborn and most itchy areas, and therefore receive the most damage from long-term use of topical creams. As a result, the membrane under the skin becomes dysfunctional, and even when the eczema is cured, it remains extremely dry and cracked. When your eczema is completely healed, these areas will no longer itch, so you should stop using any cream. Instead, apply a thin layer of liquid Vitamin E on these areas, and then use topical antibiotics to get rid of or prevent infection along the cracks.