My eczema hell // Part two.

I'm back with another eczema post. For people that have been following me for a long time will know I'm a really bad eczema suffer. It's normally this time every year I have a massive flair up. Last year it was all over my body (which if you haven't checked out I'll leave a link at the end of this post) and my neck. It was such a disaster but I finally found something to keep it down and I haven't had a problem since. Only on my neck when I fake tan but it's never as bad as it used to be.

Unfortunately eczema is all trail and error and can become SO expensive, having to find something that'll work for you. This time around it's all over my scalp and of course my face. (It's always been a thing on my face so I know what works for that) But I've never experienced it on my head.. How was I meant to keep my head moisturised without looking like a massive grease ball?? I was in such a corner because it would flake so much.. just like the dreaded dandruff. Which I knew wasn't that because my eczema would be all over my head and would wrap all the way down my ears and the back of my neck.

I did an Instagram post a while back seeking help with my eczema scalp and so many of you reached out! I was internally grateful for how many of you gave me things to try out. Being on a super low budget I wanted to try cheaper alternatives instead of going to the doctor. I got a message from a girl a year below me in uni (shout out gal you saved my life) She said about massaging coconut oil onto my scalp and leaving it for over 30 minutes (I normally would sleep in it then wash my hair the following day) and I've never turned back. My scalp felt clean and not all clogged up, I currently have it on my scalp now! It stopped me itching and really does help between washes to maintain my flakes. Admittedly it doesn't cure it (as of yet) but it's certainly toning down and now the weathers changing I reckon it'll clear soon.

Something I've teamed up with my coconut oil is a 'T-gel' shampoo I got from boots which I will also link below, I normally spend about 5-10 minutes in the shower just massaging this on my scalp to deep clean my scalp. Another trick I do between washes is dry shampoo! I read somewhere that if you dry shampoo your hair with a flaky scalp it gets the awkward flakes out of your hair, which to be fair it does work and also it controls the added oil I've put into my hair.

I hope you enjoyed reading and hopefully gaining some tips if you're like me and really are suffering with the weather change. I get questioned a lot about how to control my eczema on a budget, This tub I got from Lidl for well under £5 (I can't remember off the top of my head how much it was) If you have any further questions feel free to let me know. You know the drill by now! 

Previous eczema post - http://www.elliekendall.com/2016/07/my-eczema-hell.html

T-Gel avalible at boots - http://www.boots.com/neutrogena-t-gel-therapeutic-shampoo-250ml-10003246

Hugs and Kisses 

Elle x