I am a 15 yr old girl that loves alex brown (thisnamesux), blink 182 and reel big fish!
I am a 15 yr old girl that loves alex brown (thisnamesux), blink 182 and reel big fish!
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Throughout my life so far i have suffered from many various allergies and rashes but the worst one would have to be the severe eczma that i suffered as a young child.
Eczma generally means 'enflamed skin' and this is an exact description of what this horrible skin disease is. Every night as a child i would try for hours to get to sleep but i was kept up by the itchiness and irritation on my skin. I knew i shouldnt scratch because my parents had told me it would make it worse but i was a child, i had an itch and as far as i was concerned i was going to scratch it!!
Of course my little theory of the situation just made the condition of my skin worse and worse as i would scratch until the flesh was red raw and bleeding. Not only was this extremely uncomfortable but it was also very painful and not to mention unattractive to look at. This was another of the problems because i didnt want people to see my knees and so would wear trousers or tights all the time and the closeness of the material against my knees just increased the itchiness and so the eczma remained just as strong as ever.
My parents and i went to the doctors numerous times asking him what we should do about my skins awful condition - he told us the same useless thing every time "Leave it alone and it will calm down". Both the doctor and my family both knew this didnt work. Soon my doctor started giving me various creams and allergypills to try and soothe the inflammation on my legs. These creams would work for about 5 minutes until the itching returned and i would be up to my usual tricks of scratching like hell!
Eventually we returned to the doctor and he prescribed yet another cream. Both myself and my parents were very sceptical of this latest cream as to us it was just another lotion that wasnt going to do anything. How wrong we were!!!
The cream i was given was called Diprobase and it came in a big bottle kind of like a liquid soap bottle with a handy dispenser tube at the top. Every night before bed i would rub a small amount of this cream into the backs of my knees. I was surprised at first because unlike most of the other creams i had tried, i felt no stinging on the raw skin. Instead the cream was very gentle and rubbed in easily.
One of the disadvantages is that the cream is quite sticky and can be greasy and this can become an uncomfortable feeling if the cream has been applied in too large a quantity!
It would take a few minutes to work but i could soon feel the itchiness beginning to fade off. After using this cream i had very few sleepless nights and my skin was starting to clear up and lose its redness!!
After a few weeks of using this cream every night and every time i had an urge to itch, my eczma was almost completely gone and eventually, it did disappear and it hasnt returned since!
The cream itself is quite runny and so is easily rubbed in to the inflamed area without causing pain or discomfort. It works quickly to relieve the itching and the stinging sensation and is definitely the best eczma cream i have tried!
It is a cold cream which soothes the burning and itching skin right down so you can hardly feel it. Obviously, the cream doesnt work instantly and it takes time for the eczma to disappear but it definitely helps the situation and i can recommend it to anyone with eczma or with a child that suffers from this horrible skin condition!
It claims to be emollient and it most certainly is! It also contains no Lanolin or Parabens and can be bought fairly cheaply in large bottles of 500g.
This cream is a must for eczma sufferers and it worked for me!!
Additional Help - NATIONAL ECZMA HELPLINE - 020 7388 3444 (10am-4pm)
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I wish I'd known about this last year. Last winter I had a terrible skin rash that nearly drove me mad (not to mention friends, family and doctor). I tried antihistamines, herbal remedies, old favourites like E45 (which made me worse). Nothing worked but thankfully after 3 months it disappeared as quickly as it had come. I think I'm allergic to winter.
Elainebaba 12.09.2001 06:51
(Had to read it again, might as well comment on it again.) I pinch some off my son for my hands. Works great as a hand cream.
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Cazz 11.09.2001 22:24
Glad you've found something that works for you! Cazz xx
Diprobase Cream is an emollient, moisturising and protective cream for the follow-up ... more
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Advantages: Can use it all over body, safe for all ages, no perfume! Disadvantages: Can be a bit greasy- applying it straight after a bath or shower combats this.
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Advantages: Can use it all over body, safe for all ages, no perfume! Disadvantages: Can be a bit greasy- applying it straight after a bath or shower combats this.
Collette1980 22.05.2007 (22.05.2007)
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