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.

Eczema Irritant: The Sanctuary Youth Boosting Facial Night Concentrate Cream

I was looking for an eye cream when I bought this. I haven't had trouble with The Sanctuary products before. I thought this cream sounded good as it plumped wrinkles. My eczema hadn't been bad for a while so I had the confidence to try a new product. I bought a travel size as it was only £2.55 I put it around my eyes at bedtime and when I woke up they were red, sore and puffy, and have stayed this way for 2 days now. I can't use Youth Boosting Facial Night Concentrate cream. I haven't thrown it away, I'm using it on my wrinkly old insensitive elbows which are now feeling quite a bit smoother. It smells a bit weird too. I've got a sense that the bad ingredients here are the beeswax and royal jelly as I think I have reacted to these before.



Ingredients:
Key Ingredients:
Marine Complex
Kalpariane and ambre ocean sea seaweeds stimulates collagen synthesis and firms skin.
SPF 15
To protect from UVA and UVB damage.
Beeswax, Jojoba, Coconut Oil and Shea Butter
Intensely hydrate.
Royal Jelly & Honey Moisturise and plump skin.
Seaweed Extract
Antioxidant prevents the appearance of fine lines.
Full Ingredients List:
Aqua (Water), C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Squalane, Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Cera alba, Dimethicone, Sodium acrylates copolymer, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) seed butter, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, PEG-100 stearate, Paraffinum liquidum, Citric acid, Cetearyl glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Punica granatum seed oil, Tocopheryl acetate, Disodium EDTA, PPG-1 trideceth-6, Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) oil, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, Benzoic acid, Alaria esculenta extract, Lecithin, Dehydroacetic acid, Saccharum officinarum (Sugar cane) extract, Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange) flower oil, Pelvetia canaliculata extract, Alcohol denat., Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) fruit extract, Citrus medica limonum (Lemon) fruit extract, Ethylhexyglycerin, Anthemis nobilis flower oil, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Polyaminopropyl biguanide, Linalool, Limonene, Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) extract, Camelia sinensis leaf extract, Retinyl palmitate, Geraniol, Sorbic acid.

Welcome to the Eczema List

The Eczema List has been started by a lifetime eczema sufferer, to create a resource of products that are and aren't eczema friendly. I have struggled with facial eczema for some years, and as a young woman this is particularly hard for me when I see all of the standard beauty blogs mentioning fabulous products that I can't try for fear of an eczema flare up. So I'm documenting what I do try, so you don't have to worry about the same thing.