In a previous post I mentioned I was using an eczema cream sold as P-Vate. I was told by the pharmacist it was quite strong and I’ve been using it on my fingers around the nail area as I have a few patches of eczema there.
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.
Hello,
I’m graphic designer, and I’m working on a leaflet about “orthopaedics prosthesis and allergies”, with a little group of french surgeon.
This leaflet will be distributed to french orthopaedics surgeons during a Congress on January 2010.
We’d like to use a picture from your website (this one : http://scratchit.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/20070331_eczema-01.jpg)
Would you be kind to give us permission for using this image ?
Thanks a lot. I’m waiting for your answer.
Yes it is fine to use that image. If you could put a link to this site on the leaflet that would be great. I’d be interested to read it if you have an online copy.
Thanks
Hi Scratch,
Thanx a lot for your answer. I will use your image and put your website address on the signature of the leaflet.
I don’t think will have an online copy, and unfortunately it will be a french version only, but I could send you a PDF if you want to see what it look like.
Thanks again and Merry christmas
Hey there!
Thanks for your descriptive blog. It saddens me to see people who have suffered from eczema for a long time and have spent a lot of money on treatments but still no good results!
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I can only imagine that it’s the steroids crinkling the nails. I mean, if you’re putting enough cream on them to make them wrinkly from moisture (like a bathtub might), you’d almost certainly be using too much active ingredient as well. Keep ‘em separate, keep ‘em safe, I say. Or, switch to a less potent solution.
I didn’t know that an eczema treatment can have such side-effects. It really makes me wonder about how to treat eczema
I am with SpectraCell Laboratories and I would like to recommend another way to possibly treat/cure your eczema. We provide a nutritional deficiency test called micronutrient testing which states what nutrients, vitamins, antioxidants…you may be deficient in. Zinc deficiencies, which we test for, has been correlated to eczema. Please read one of our blog posts about an employee of ours who suffered from eczema and migraines (http://info.spectracell.com/bid/46798/How-SpectraCell-s-Micronutrient-Testing-Cured-My-Eczema-and-Migraines). Also, check out our education center for resources on eczema and nutritional deficiencies (http://www.spectracell.com/online-library-mnt-eczema-abstracts/). I hope you consider micronutrient testing to see if you are deficient in any nutrients that may cause eczema.
I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT MY HAND EXCEMA ABSOLUTELY EXPLODED WHEN I STARTED WEARING A RETAINER ON MY BOTTOM TEETH…MY IN-LAWS READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT NICKEL POISONING RELATED TO WEARING A RETAINER…I STOPPED USING IT 3 DAYS AGO AND MY EXCEMA IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE…SO PLEASE CHECK INTO ANY AND ALL POSSIBILITIES TO CURE YOU EXCEMA! GOOD LUCK!
Dear Scratch,
Seems like you’re not currently writing this blog– a shame, because there’s not too many thoughtful eczema blogs out there and it would be nice to have a vocal community.
P-Vate, as you note, is clobetasol propionate. Check it out on Wikipedia. In the US, where I live, it is listed as a class 1 steroid, the strongest possible. I’d be EXTREMELY careful with this stuff and use it only when absolutely necessary.
Follow my blog, endeczema.blogspot.com, if you’re interested in cutting-edge eczema research and therapies (Western medicine, not alternative or homeopathic).
Cheers,
SK
Its better than nothing though.
Hey, I too tried those but it didn’t do anything to actually cure my dyshidrotic eczema! I started using oatmeal and honey as a homemade eczema cream – my friends used it and they said it also helped with facial eczema, please let me know if it helps – Dyshidrotic Eczema