Eczema Friendly - Bio Oil

Bio Oil has been many women's beauty secret for years. It has apparently magic healing properties on scarred skin and stretch marks.

After having a bad bout of eczema around the eyes which has now cleared, I had't realised how this had affected the skin tone. I had been looking tired for a while and I thought I was just suffering with dark circles. However, after a lot of good sleep and drinking water, my eyes still looked dark. I have put bio oil on both my eyelids and under my eyes for the last 3 days and have seen a significant improvement.

It was scarred skin from the eczema bout that was making me look tired. Bio Oil never causes a reaction for me so is going on my eczema friendly list.

Eczema on the face - washing powder reactions

I have just been on holiday in the Canary Islands, and have returned with a bad attack of eczema on my eyes, face, neck and arms which are my prone areas. I am sure the heat hasn't helped, however I stuck with SPF30 suncream all week. I believe that the attack was started by a reaction to the starched sheets on the bed and the hotel towels, which were replaced each day. My eyes would be very swollen each morning.

To combat the attack I took 2 anti-hystamine tablets a day (just some hayfever ones) and before the flight home I found a refreshing face spritz (review to follow) which soothed the dryness and itching.

Since I got home I have been softening my skin with Diprobase and fighting the eczema with Fucibet to follow. 24 hours later it has stopped being irritating and is much calmer. The pictures were taken after the 3rd application of treatments so don't reflect the outburst at its worst, but you can still see the soreness, crinkles and redness on my eyelids, and the size of the area affected on my neck. I have decided, as a preventative measure, next time I stay in a hotel I will take my own bedsheets and towels.