So to kick this thing off, I want to tell you just a little
bit about my history.
I’ve had eczema for as long as I can remember. I remember
going with my mom back and forth for prescription medicines. Trying to memorize
all the different ‘scientific’ names for those medicines - like triamcinolone
acetonide try saying that three times fast. Being made fun of for having ugly skin and a kid asking what was
wrong with me because my face and arms were blotchy as a side-effect of those
medicines. I would scratch until I bled and wake up with those same red scratches
all over me. I remember crying because I felt so ugly and gross when all my
other friends had even skin tones and could show a lot of skin while I was
trying to hide mine. The older I got, the more self-conscious I became. Once I
hit puberty and my body was going through all its mandatory changes my eczema
only got worse. It was spreading, becoming increasingly more difficult to get
under control, and it was just plain embarrassing. No one else in my family had
eczema that I knew of, so there really wasn't anyone I could go to for help or
advice. There was only so much my parents could do to help me through it. So I realized
that if I wanted to get my eczema under control and hopefully one day be free
of it I was going to have to do this myself.
When I got into high school I started doing my own research
on skin conditions and all the different ways to treat them. Thankfully, that
was around the time that YouTube was becoming a ‘thing.’ So I searched like mad
to find people with similar problems to mine and I tried literally everything
that they had used themselves and had recommended. Needless to say, not all
skin is the same so it was all trial and error. Emphasis on the error. But I
always always made sure to keep record of what worked, didn’t work, the affects
they had, what my triggers were, etc. I had become, in a way, my own
dermatologist.
These days I can proudly say that I have it mostly under
control. I still have times where I’m down right miserable and want to just rip
all my skin off and start over, like these past couple weeks, but I now have
the knowledge to properly treat my eczema and prevent flare-ups. And I would
love to share all of that knowledge with you!
Starting today, every month I’ll go through all of the
different possible causes, the symptoms, treatments, at-home remedies, and all
of my tips, tricks, and advice that I’ve accumulated over the years in hopes of
helping you or someone you know with eczema.
P.S. eczema isn’t the only skin condition in the world.
There is psoriasis, rosacea, and sebhorric dermatitis (just to name a few)
which have many similarities. However, skin conditions are NOT a one-size-fits-all.
There are different categories (if that makes it easier to understand) within
skin conditions that affect different areas of the body and everyone is
different. We’ll get into all that later…
As for now my dear, if you have any questions, requests, or
information YOU’D like to share I’d LOVE to hear from you! Feel free to comment
below or email me!
