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Eumovate, betnovate RD and a good moisturiser work for me. I found using Aveeno on the affected areas was best. Apply Aveeno or moisturiser of choice, leave for about 20 mins and then apply eumovate. Twice a day clears it in a couple of days. I only get tiny patches on feet and arms though. One thing I did find was to stay well away from WD40 and GT85. Seems to be a good thing for the bike too!
Suffered really badly for year, kept going to docs, got the creams, never really helped.
One day there was a locum doctor in who obviously knew their stuff, rather than the generic "take steroid cream" I used to get from the usual doctor.
She suggested putting the steroid cream on, then putting a pair of plasatic gloves on overnight (like the ones you get in the petrol station when using diesel). Cleared it in a couple of days. Just keeps the moisture in your skin keeping them hydrated. Also useful if you've been scratching and got an infection in the skin as that cream is pretty messy and stains.
I still get it now and then, but a blast with a bit of steroid and the plastic bag method zaps it almost overnight.
Got some non-steroidal cream called Aveeno which you can just buy in Boots etc. - they do a range of stuff so might be worth checking out.
Honest, try the plastic glove method on your hands for a couple of nights, even with just a base cream. I'm not a doctor but I wouldn't recommend the plastic bag treatment if you get eczema on your head. Obviously tricky to put on back too, but that sounds slightly different to me.
I'll second Aveeno. Every other prescription moisturiser made my skin worse. Then I started using Aveeno and it's amazing!
My skin always does well with a Vitamin D boost. In the dark winter months I visit a sunbed for 4 minutes twice a month. Works wonders. Use this method at your own risk though.... skin cancer, etc.
Gluten allergy can cause skin issues - had this for years until diagnosed and sorted the diet out but notice a couple of respondents mention DOUBLEBASE.
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I had it in patches all over for a couple of years. Changed the washing detergent to non-bio and it went away in a couple of weeks. Definitely worth checking if yours is non-bio, some of them actually say 'eczema safe' or similar.
Failing that Lush (soap shop) Ultrabland works pretty well. I found moisturisers like E45 etc just made it more inflamed.