Does anyone know how to improve hand excema/dermatitis?

[Dana Scully]

Has she had a confirmed diagnosis of dyshidrotic eczema? Does she have it on her feet? The correct emollient for all eczema is vital. What works for one person might not for another. Aveeno - unscented with oatmeal (porridge) in has a reasonable success rate, E45 less so. Oversized rubber gloves for housework involving any chemicals including wipes. Make sure she keeps her hands cool if possible. First line steroid cream would be Betnovate. If she has tried these things (and others) then asking her GP for a referral is reasonable. The National Eczema Society is helpful too. https://eczema.org/

 

[Base2019]

Google exorex cream- doesn’t contain coal tar. A lot of the standard creams contain coal tar, every single one of them didn’t work for my dad! He swears by the exorex now. Few chemists don’t get it in any more but you can get it online.

 

[Begborrowsteal]

When mine is really bad, Weleda Skin Food helps. Otherwise, its just constant moisturising its so sore!

 

[HoneyBee29]

She needs to keep going back to her doctor and don’t leave it. I was using a cream my doctor had initially given me and it wasn’t helping at all. Mine got so bad on my hands at one point it got infected and I had to take nearly 3 months off work as it was so badly infected and constantly have my hands wet in work from cleaning. I was on antibiotics and had to use various creams for weeks. It took nearly the whole 3 months for it to clear up. The only thing that cleared it up was a steroid type cream that had an antibiotic in it and you can only get that prescribed by a doctor but they’d given me all sorts of other creams to try

 

[Jaybtee]

Dermovate

 

[Cvb111]

I have had eczema for years - the doctors prescribed really strong creams, I had special shower gel and bubble bath prescribed to me, used no fragrance hand wash etc but it didn’t touch the sides. At the beginning of 2020 I completely cut out dairy and my skin has never been better! dairy intolerance is a common cause of eczema so could be worth looking into

 

[kadykal95]

Have you tried Protopic 1% ointment? It cleared up an allergic reaction eczema i had.

 

[Lauz666]

Lush dream cream!

 

[Babyyoda88]

A fair few years ago my hands were so bad and sore (and infected) it was only antibiotics and steroid cream which helped calm it (nothing over the counter bought would help) tried aveno, E45 etc but it was too bad. It eventually cleared up and came back once so I got more steroid cream off the GP and it went again. Luckily haven’t had it back since late 2016 and was discharged from the hospital. I’m just careful what I use on my hands now. I use Green People antibacterial soap when washing my hands and aveno occasionally when they start to feel dry.