Author Archives: Alex Tan

These bamboo eczema gloves will stop you from scratching unconsciously at night

bamboo eczema gloves

If you wear special eczema gloves made from bamboo fibres before you sleep, is it possible to break (or reduce) the habit of scratching at night? Let’s find out. Everyone who suffers from eczema knows that the symptoms usually get worse at night. The constant itching makes it difficult, if not impossible to get a […]

Elderly hand eczema gets better in two weeks

Dina* in Yishun contacted us about the condition of her elderly mother’s hand eczema. Her mother’s hands were dry, blistered and the skin was cracking open in places. Her condition was more pronounced at the fingers. “The doctor recommended to apply moisturiser, but her condition is pretty bad and it wasn’t helping much”, she said. […]