From emollient creams to bath products: How to keep the agony of eczema at bay

Skin diseases such as eczema are the mainly common reason we go to the GP, according to new figures from the British Skin Foundation the condition, characterised by dry, itchy red skin, is now expected to affect up to 20 per cent of school children and up to 10 per cent of adults.

‘In 99 per cent of cases, eczema can be prohibited’ says Professor Mike Cork, head of dermatology research at the University of Sheffield and guide dermatologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

‘But tragically we see adults with horrendous eczema their condition would have been dramatically different had they be referred as a baby caught early, we can prevent mild or reasonable eczema from getting worse.’