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Eczema Treatment Success Depends on Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Skin Type

Eczema is often associated with oily skin, but those with normal or dry skin can also be affected. In fact, one of the major reasons why an eczema treatment might not work is because you’ve chosen the wrong treatment for your skin type. A good shielding lotion can be used for any skin type, but if you’re using another eczema treatment, you should verify your skin type before you choose your product.

Many people have trouble figuring out their skin type. Here are a few basics that will help you out:

Oily Skin is usually shiny, has large pores and tends to accumulate more blemishes and blackheads than other skin types. These are caused by excess oils (they block the pores and the normal dead skin cells, everyone has them) that turn blackish color when mixed with the oils. The blemishes are caused by infection: the larger the pores, the greater the possibility.

Dry skin feels tight and doesn’t usually have sheen unless it’s very dry. It can be flaky with patches of red, and tends to be a little more wrinkled than other skin types.

Combination skin usually manifests with the ‘oily T”. The cheeks are dry or normal, but the forehead, nose, and chin are oily.

Normal skin feels soft, very slightly moist, doesn’t flake easily, doesn’t blemish easily, and is supple.

Sensitive skin has fine pores but blushes easily and tends to react to chemicals, and just about everything else, more readily than other types.

The success of any eczema treatment depends on ensuring the product is right for your skin type. The wrong product will damage your skin further and exacerbate the condition.

You’re always safe with a shielding lotion. A good shielding lotion locks in natural moisture and oils, which help to keep out toxic environmental and household chemicals that irritate the skin and cause eczema flare-ups. It allows the skin to do something you may not have thought possible – heal itself.