The misery called eczema

I suddenly had it under my ring. It was red, it itched, and it was flaky. Eczema, as it turned out. My colleague Daan had the same scenario suddenly around her eyes. Red, burning, and itchy. The good thing about it was that Daan had contact eczema and it could be resolved when she bought skincare products without cocamidopropyl betaine (remember that for Wordfeud) and that I already had all her bottles of Christophe Robin shampoo, ha.

There are different types of eczema, because in addition to contact eczema, there is also seborrheic eczema and perhaps the most common variant: atopic eczema.

Atopic eczema is a common form of eczema that is unfortunately hereditary. The most common complaints are severe itching, redness, and dry skin. Atopic eczema occurs in both children and adults. Scientific research shows that there is a bacterium that plays an important role in eczema. It is the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. This bacterium causes symptoms such as redness, itching, and irritation.

So. You're caught up again. But is there anything that can be done about it? That's the million-dollar question. Really.

In any case, you MUST NOT scratch. That seems nice, but if you scratch, you might just open the skin and the eczema area spreads. You don't want that. It doesn't help, so don't do it.

But how do you tackle those symptoms?

The brand Gladskin has developed a special product against eczema that targets that troublesome bacterium. Moreover, this product – unlike many other products – leaves the good bacteria that live on the skin alone.

This Dutch invention has already helped many people. Recently, I saw a Facebook post from a mother of a baby who had so much eczema that she couldn't sleep. Just couldn't. She was completely covered and cried for days and weeks. Then she came into contact with Gladskin Eczema and it worked. I saw a before and after photo. One of a baby completely covered in eczema, another of a happy, content, smiling baby. Really bizarre, what a difference. The woman wanted to shout it from the rooftops, she was so happy, and I'm joining her a bit.

Want to know more about Gladskin? The BBC has made a broadcast about this homegrown technology. Watch here the broadcast.