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.’

Curative wonder of Lancome's Visionnaire

FOR hundreds of years, people have relied on herbs and plants to heal diseases the sap of the cactus-like wonder-plant aloe vera is touted to be one of the the majority beneficial remedies for burns and wounds, while neem leaves are said to hold astringent and anti-allergic properties that effectively tackle skin problems such as acne, psoriasis and eczema.

Apart from therapeutic properties, these plants are claim to contain the unique ability to regenerate tissue after injury through a process called “de-differentiation”, whereby the undergrowth regain the ability to develop into various cell type required for regeneration.

Lancome has identified a master regulator based on the plants’ ability to self-heal it has introduce Visionnaire (LR 2412 4%) Advanced Skin Corrector serum, based on a unique particle inspired by the botanical world’s ability to repair itself the science at the back the skincare, which Lancome Worldwide president Youcef Nabi dubs the “future of beauty”, is a result of 12 years of investigate and trials the final product is a single multi-functional molecule coded LR 2412, which essentially corrects skin’s imperfections, tighten pores, evens out skin tone, hydrates and reduce appearance of fine lines.

Families suffer as eczema cases soar

Dry, cracked, inflamed, itchy, pus-seeping, blistery skin with a on fire desire to be scratched - just thinking about it is enough to create a person's skin crawl eczema is rapidly rising in Australia with as many as one in four children rising the disease before the age of two.

Sufferers liken it to leprosy, even as dermatologists say it is sorely misunderstood and has a much greater impact on families than additional diseases, Brett McLennan, a husband and father of three who lives in Melbourne, says his families have battled eczema for years.

"My father had it when he was a child quite badly, other than back then there was really no solid treatment for eczema so he was have creams put on him and then being wrapped in plastic overnight to stop himself beginning scratching," he said,"And when I was a young child I had it quite badly, mainly around the annoying parts of my body like the back of my knees and my elbows the skin would dry out and would crack, particularly in summer when you're outside in the sun and the sand, so it was quite painful."