What causes eczema to flare up and how to avoid them

What causes eczema to flare up

What causes eczema to flare up are irritants, they cause allergic reaction in the body, the body system responds to it in an abnormal manner. This cause the eczema to flare up. It is very important to identified  this substance and  how they cause the eczema, so that you can avoid them and prevent eczema.

 In this video we have listed several of this substance, some are the normal substance you use. Some may be strange  to you while some, you are already familiar with them.

Natural skin irritants like pollen grains, dust, danders, can Cause skin irritation, when they get contact with the skin, other skin irritant can also cause eczema to flare up.

Like exposure to chemicals,  perfumes, chlorine cigarette smoke, soaps and cleaners and fragrance etc, can cause  eczema to flare up.

Other normal substance in our environment  like  a metal known as  nickel is known to cause eczema to flare once it get contact with the skin.  Like wool and polyesters.

Antibacterial are also known to cause eczema flare up.  Antibacterial ointment like  neomycin and bacitracin.

Other causes of eczema to flare up, are chemicals found in the substance we use at home or preservatives in canned foods to eat, for example in disinfectant, vaccine, glues and adhesive, there is a chemical called formaldehyde, it cause skin irritation that result to eczema breakout.

 Personal care product mostly contains a chemical called Isothiazolinones, this is an antibacterial found in this substance.

 Eczema breaks out can also be caused by chemicals found in shampoos and lotions , this chemical is called Cocamidopropyl betaine .  this chemical is used to thicken the shampoo and the lotions. but can cause eczema breaks out when it torches the skin.

Also substances used in leather dyes and temporary tattoos, called Paraphenylene-diamine, can also cause skin irritations that can lead to eczema.

Stress is also one of the causes of eczema, the symptoms of eczema becomes more prominent among eczema patients, when they are under stress.

 if this substance contain  skin irritant that can lead to eczema breakouts. Does that mean you should quit using them?

  They best way you can avoid eczema is to check, the label of any product you wish to purchase, check to see if they actually contain this chemicals we listed above. If they do, you should avoid and if they don’t  you can use them.

 For the pollen grains, dust,. You should cover your door, your window especially during the  winter seasons. To prevent this irritant from getting on your skin.

For cigarette smoke avoid smoking or inhaling the smokes.