Some hints on skin care
Dry skin can be a problem if you have eczema. Dry skin is prone to itching. For those with eczema, scratching only makes it worse. But there are some things you can do to help dry skin and itching.
Moisturizers:
To help your skin keep the moisture, use a moisturizer immediately (within 3
minutes) following your bath. Moisturizers are necessary for treating dry skin
because they provide a barrier that keeps the moisture in your skin from evaporating.
Picking the right moistuirzer:
We prefer using moisturizing oils that not only form a barrier to retain moisture
but can actually penetrate the skin. Our customers use both the Shea Butter
Lotion Stick and the Tea tree Lotion Stick(click for descriptions) for after
bath as well as during the day skin moisturizing.
Some moisturizers can be irritating to the skin because they may contain preservatives, alpha-hydroxy and urea. Therefore, it is recommended that you use moisturizers and soaps that do not contain potentially irritating substances. Alabu products do not contain these ingredients(click for ingredients).
Exfoliating:
Avoid too much exfoliating and using washcloths, rubbing, scrubbing or
using harsh soap. We have many eczema sufferers that can use any of our soaps.
But our customers that have particularly troublesome skin like our Tea Tree,
Baby me and Oat n' honey. Tea Tree, Baby me and Oat n' honey(click for descriptions).
Pat-don't rub-the skin dry with a towel.
Bathing:
Bathing moisturizes, yet also dries the skin. Bathing really moisturizes your
skin, however, once you dry your skin off, the little bit of water that is
left on your skin starts to evaporate. Your skin then can become too dry and
crack. These teeny cracks let more moisture escape from beneath the surface
of your skin and evaporate thus accelerating the drying process. To hydrate
your skin, your bath should be lukewarm and approximately 10-20 minutes.