Eczema Boil

It’s Friday, and I had a bad skin week.
On Monday and Tuesday it was about 95′F at the office, so I was expecting some kind of dermal explosion.
On Wednesday it showed up. I woke up with my face, chest, arms and knees breaking out. I put on my office clothes and planned on going in, [...]

If you have large weeping sores on your joints, or other areas of skin that flex frequently, cloth bandages can be very helpful. They keep the fluid from spreading, they keep the wound clean, and if they look nice people think they’re a fashion accessory.
Over the years I’ve experimented with different fabrics and techniques, and [...]

And I’m not even kidding.
Nourish-mint. This is the only lip balm I’ve ever used that doesn’t make my skin react. It also lasts long enough that I only need to apply it two or three times a day. While it’s $15/tube, it’s worth it to me. Goodbye crocodile kisses, hello one more illusion of being [...]

Usually I go through life ignoring my skin as much as possible, since it isn’t really a happy thought. But, it’s been one of those weeks where my face is super dry and beginning to chap, so I’m conscious of it every moment.
It’s tight and peeling off in little flakes, so I’ve been using scotch [...]

Pubmed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health and very useful to anyone with a little curiosity and time. After 20 minutes of hunting on the first day I discovered information on the following.

Polysensitivity – patients with multiple contact allergies
UV light sensitivity in patients with atopic [...]