Learn how to avoid itchy or painful eczema flare-ups by taking care of your skin. Find tips for avoiding triggers and caring for children's eczema.
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Managing Eczema
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Take Control of Your Eczema Flare-Up or Outbreak -
Manage Your Itchy Skin


Eczema sufferers, or those who care for someone with eczema, know that a flare-up can be anything from itchy and mildly annoying to painful. As there is presently no cure for eczema, treatment goals should focus on preventing future flare-ups. In addition to any prescription remedies your doctor may prescribe, there are some basic things you can do to keep your skin clear and your mind at ease.

Skin Care Tips
Keeping your skin well moisturized is one of the best things you can do to help control the frequency, duration, and severity of itchy, painful flare-ups. But did you know that bathing and certain moisturizers could potentially make your eczema worse? Visit our Skin Care Tips section for more healthy skin tips.
Avoiding Triggers
Of course, the ideal situation for someone with eczema is to prevent flare-ups altogether. Although eczema is not curable, understanding what may be causing your flare-ups can help you to better control them and avoid itchy skin or painful flare-ups.
There's No Eczema Cure
Treatment with ELIDEL® at the first sign of a flare-up can significantly relieve the itchy skin and redness of mild to moderate eczema.
Care for Kids
Children with eczema require extra special attention and care. It can be very difficult to keep them from scratching itchy skin. Learn how to help manage their eczema.
Treatment Options
Sometimes moisturizing and avoiding triggers is not enough to control eczema flare-ups. Fortunately, there are a number of treatment options available that your doctor may prescribe to help relieve the itchy skin and other signs and symptoms of eczema.
Your Current Treatment?
How well does your (child's) current eczema treatment work?
Take care of your skin to avoid flare-ups. View skin care tips.
Help kids who are coping with eczema. See tips.
Learn the benefits of treating eczema with ELIDEL.


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