Eczema Bathing Issues

Video Transcript

"When they are in the bath tub or you're taking a bath, there are a couple of things to consider. First of all is water temperature. The hotter the water, the more likely there's going to be a reaction with your eczema. It can cause very bad itchiness on your skin, red in your skin. The heat gets trapped in your body from the hot water and it can spark a flare up. So what you, your best bet is to use a lukewarm bath, and not stay in it too long. Doctors recommend 5-10 minutes for a bath. When you're dealing with sensitive skin, especially if you do have an eczema flare up, you don't want to use anything to rub against the skin. So using a wash cloth is not a good idea. Instead, just put the cleanser on your hand and use that to wipe over your body or to cleanse yourself. That way you won't have any reaction or any kind of abrasion on the skin, because what the eczema does, once you start scratching it, you're creating little abrasions in your skin, scratches that make your skin even itchier, which makes you want to scratch it more. And when you have those scratches and you keep itching it, it won't heal and it usually will lead to some kind of an infection."