I was stunned to read an article in the Washington Post the other day, suggesting that regular bathing in a tubful of water + a bit of Clorox seems to help eczema.
More googling suggests there is strong evidence of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/01case.html?ref=science
Anyone else ever heard of this?
My 12 year old daughter suffers from chronic eczema - her torso is covered in it, and medication and lotion barely keep it in check. I’m planning on bringing this up with her doctors.
Sounds reasonable. A doctor perscribed me a topical antibiotic a few years back when I had a bad outbreak and it gave me the best ever results. I’ve not actually had a bad case since IIRC. His reasoning was that a bad flare up can easily get infected, and it was pointless to apply steroids and the like onto infected eczema.
So the bacterial component of eczema is an important one - tackling it with a bit of bleach sounds like an interesting approach. Whilst my eczema is not bad nowadays, our baby son gets it badly at times - thanks for posting the link, something to watch develop.
It seems to me that I remember this from many, many years ago. I’ve had eczema all my life, and I’m doing well right now, but I feel her pain.
Me? I’d try it.
I read about the study on healthday.com. It sounds like the results were quite good. They suggest a half cup of bleach in a full tub of water. Five to ten minute soaks twice a week.