At the moment I am pretty much 100% eczema free.  I cannot tell you what cured my eczema but one cream that I have used consistantly without any problems when I’ve had eczema is Eumovate.  This cream is really good at keeping my eczema under control and compared to some other creams I’ve tried (like P-Vate) it seems to have no side effects.

Although Eumovate keeps the eczema away I would not say it cures it but by using it on any patch of eczema it will reduce it until there is nothing there.  Once you stop using the cream it will come back but at least it gives you a break from the painful itching and scratching.  Once the eczema does come back you can just start using the cream again.  One day the eczema won’t come back and you can stop using the cream.

The instructions inside the recommend you don’t use it for more than seven days in a row but I used it for about two years non stop on the same patch of skin and although there is very, very slight blemish there I cannot say if it was caused by the eczema or the Eumovate cream.  Either way it is a small price to pay for reflief from the itching that comes once the eczema has gone.

You can buy the Eumovate eczema cream over the counter in Boots for about £7 or get it online from amazon.co.uk from £4 which is probably easier as they will deliver it straight to your door.

To find out more about Eumovate Eczema Cream click here now.

After a week or two of use I’ve noticed some of my nails have gone a bit crinkly, kind of like they have gone soft and been dented a bit.

Could this be that the eczema cream has softened the nails?  Or perhaps it is just a coincidence, either way I will be a bit more careful when applying the cream so as not to get any on the nails.

Recently another small patch sprung up on the end of my right-hand little finger. It was around the nail area and soon spread to the two fingers next to it.  As usual I smothered the patches in Eumovate but it was quite a stubborn patch and after about a month or so of daily Eumovate use, although it had calmed down a bit, it was still there.  My Eumovate cream ran out and normally I’d go and buy some more but as I’m now living in Thailand I couldn’t find any.  I went into a chemist and asked them if they had any eczema cream and they gave me some P-Vate clobetasol propionate cream.  The pharmacist said it was very strong and not to use it for more than a few days.  I got home and applied the cream and by the next day the skin was already looking much better and now a week later of applying the cream around three times a day it is almost gone.

I don’t know much about this type of cream so hope there are no long term risks of using it long term but for now I am very happy with it.

After a week in the sea it did look better, or at least different!

Anyone else found this?

Eumovate, the cream I have been using says not to use it on your face as it can damage the skin which is a shame as it has worked wherever I have put it before.  Hopefully it won’t develop into full blown eczema as I don’t think I’d be too happy with it on my face!

HC45 cream on the other hand is much more useful for eczema but it is an over the counter cortisol cream so that is to be expected.

There are a number of products, a shower gel, cream etc.

Small Patch of Eczema on my Inner Upper Arm

Nothing much really but its a new eczema site. Hopefully the Eumovate cream will quickly reduce it and keep it away for a while.

I’ve got small patches of eczema trying to break through on my arms and hands but I’m keeping it at bay with the Eumovate cream.  I’m hoping that once the weather starts to get warmer and dryer the eczema will die down.  For now it’s my best hope of a cure.