Use treatments as recommended The other common type is contact eczema, which usually affects adults. Many other common substances cause contact eczema such as soaps and perfumes. Many people with eczema find that certain things will make their eczema worse. An important part of the treatment of eczema is to try and avoid any triggers if you can. Recent studies have shown that bacteria that lives normally on the skin called staphylococcus aureus can be responsible for exacerbation of eczema.
Scratching causes breaks in the skin allowing the bacteria to get in and upset the skin.
If dry, itchy, eczematous skin is scratched and left untreated then it not only becomes infected but becomes thickened, hard, and unattractive to look at too. Although eczema cannot be cured, it can be kept at bay - and it's very important to do this to keep the skin healthy and looking good. Conventional treatments 1. Liquid bath emollient 3. The mainstay of treatment is keeping the skin moisturised.