My eczema hell!!!

Afternoon prettys!

So I decided to share with you all something that is a very big part of my life (and can sometimes take over my life.) That being eczema.

Eczema is something i've had all my life. It only really affected me when I was really young, and this was only around my lips, but in the last year it's been ridiculous.  I'm still yet to know what causes it and it's all about trial and error with different creams/tablets to keep it down. I've always had really dry skin anyway so I needed to be careful on what I used on my skin anyway. The most affected areas are my eyelids, (weird) my neck and also my forehead.
But this time around it was all over my chest and up my neck but it wouldn't rash everywhere but it would be patchy all up my neck. Which of course then would cause controversy that it was 'love bites' when it really wasn't. I remember being at work one night and bearing in mind it was something I was so self conscious about anyway some lad I was serving turned round and asked if 'he was worth it' and i've never been so angry ever. Credit to the boy he was really drunk at the time and I should expect drunk people being rude etc but it still really annoyed me.

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I mean I don't get it all the time which is so helpful and it does knock my confidence! I can't wear fake tan or wear makeup as I need to let my skin breath and repair itself. Which can be so annoying because I do have to wear makeup to work and important events which can slow the process of it getting better as I have all types of chemicals on my face irritating it because it is effectively broken skin.

*The above photos are when my eczema was at it's worst.* 

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My upkeep on my skin is very demanding and i'm just going to go over what products I use and what products I use for what area of my skin. 

The left image are my 'go to' everyday products. The pump on the right side of the image is custom to eczema prone skin and the other is a nappy rash cream. (weird I know) I got recommended to use the 'care and protect' cream from sudocrem by my mum and I was very hesitant to use it as the normal sudocrem dried my skin out even more and honestly it's worked wonders for my skin. I'm currently having a break out at the moment and it's getting rid of my spots as well as hydrating my eczema which is amazing and it doesn't cost a lot which also helps with my student budgeting as some tailored eczema creams can be really expensive. The second product in the pump is also really good for my face and body, I tend to keep this one for my body because I dont want to use a lot of different products on my face so I dont get product build up and it is a lot more severe on my body and its really good for keeping the control of my skin on my arms and also on my neck.

In the second image I have a small tube of Hydrocortisone which is my holy grail when it comes to really bad eczema on my face. (like in the images above) Within a couple of days using this product, it's all clear and ready to switch back to my less steroid creams like the sudocrem. The other cream on another pump is a new one I tried out before I started to use the sudocrem on my face is another tailored cream for eczema and its so refreshing on the face. It's one of the thinner creams i've used and it creates a protective layer and really tightens my skin (in a good way) certainly once i've stopped having a spot break out i'll be switching to this before wearing makeup as its got a really nice thin, protective consistency for a moisturizer before applying my makeup.

This post has probably been my longest one but I tried to keep down to a minimum so there wasn't a lot to read, but this is my eczema story/experience. Thankyou to everyone that read till the end makes all the work I put into my posts worth while, If there's anything you want to ask about anything to do with my eczema don't feel afraid to drop me a message on my social media platforms and of course if there's anything you'd like to see on my blog or what me to review im more than happy to help. 

Much love 

Ellie ♡