| Your body needs to be hydrated from both inside and | | | | Use an emollient or some sort of good moisturizing |
| outside. Hydration is important to prevent eczema | | | | agent like a cream or lotion on your skin at least twice |
| flare-ups. Hydration simply means to supply water or | | | | a day, in the morning and at night. If necessary you can |
| to restore or maintain the fluid balance. In order to | | | | apply the moisturizer more than twice. As compared |
| prevent eczema as far away as possible it is highly | | | | to ointments, cream based moisturizers contain more |
| critical to keep your skin well hydrated at all times. Well | | | | water. In general, ointments have to applied more times |
| hydrated skin will hold in naturally occurring moisture | | | | per day then cream based moisturizers for eczema |
| and lubrication far better than dry skin can. Hydration | | | | prevention. |
| also aids the faster healing of skin. | | | | Internal hydration has to do with your water intake. |
| Many bath and beauty products remove the natural | | | | Since your body is 60-70% water and every day you |
| oils from your skin. Hence, for eczema prevention, you | | | | lose water naturally from breathing, sweating, waste, |
| need to avoid using these products under all | | | | and also from exercise and heat and humidity, it is |
| circumstances. You can also prevent eczema by | | | | very important to drink at least 8 glasses of water for |
| avoiding bubble baths, scented body washes, soaps, | | | | eczema prevention. Water not only helps with your |
| cleansers, and scented lotions. | | | | digestion but it also helps to detoxify your liver and |
| Always remember that the drier and flakier your skin | | | | kidneys. Proper hydration aids the absorption of |
| is, the more moisturization your skin needs. You should | | | | nutrients and also results in efficient waste |
| always moisturize immediately after a bath or shower. | | | | management inside the body. |
| You should also opt for a quick bath instead of a long | | | | You need to adopt both internal and external |
| one. Instead of a bubble bath, use emollient bath oil | | | | measures for effective eczema prevention. |
| under running water. Emollients soothe and hydrate the | | | | Unfortunately, there is no known cure for eczema at |
| skin while you enjoy your bath. After the bath towel | | | | this stage. Hence, you should take extra precautionary |
| dry yourself a little and apply the moisturizer while your | | | | measures to prevent an outbreak. |
| body is still damp and then pat yourself dry. | | | | |