Janice* from Singapore developed eczema a few years ago. It started from her feet, but the rashes soon spread to her legs, arms and hands. Her rashes were so itchy and painful that she was afraid of bathing because of the stinging sensation. “I can feel the itch starting to appear on my face and […]
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After 3 years of eczema, she can hold her boyfriend’s hand again
Valerie* works in the Singapore healthcare industry and was applying steroid creams on her hands for three years to manage “excruciatingly itchy” eczema. After applying emu oil and bamboo gloves just once and seeing a huge improvement, she now uses it regularly, and no longer relies on medication to manage her flare-ups. Valerie is in […]
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 […]
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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. […]
Lina* in Bedok, Singapore approached us in the middle of March. She wanted advice on how to heal her daughter’s hand eczema. From the photos Lina sent us, the skin on the palm of her daughter’s hands was dry and cracking, especially on the bend of the index finger and ring finger. On the bright […]
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Singapore will implement tighter measures next week to slow the spread of COVID-19. This is now being referred to as Singapore’s “circuit breaker” against COVID-19. This means that schools, shopping centres, offices and places of worship will close for 1 month from 7 April 2020. And there will […]
According to a major new study led by team of dermatologists in Nottingham, UK, using moisturisers on babies doesn’t prevent eczema. Researchers examined nearly 1,400 babies and found that, even if the babies were regularly moisturized, it had no effect on whether the baby developed eczema later. Scientists said the findings were “surprising” as many […]