Our son’s dermatitis always made us extra cautious, especially when it came to spotting the allergens in the environment. But to our folly, we ignored one extremely common allergen – the dust mites. One day I casually glanced at my bedroom side table and noticed minute white specs all over the table. At first I […]
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Do you remember the shrill sound of fingernails on blackboard? The one that gives you shivers? Well, the sound of your child scratching rather massacring his eczema prone skin is somewhat similar. That sound is so offensive that it actually causes a measureable physical and mental stress reaction. When my son was just an infant;
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According to a famous saying “You’re never fully dressed without a perfume”. And ,I for one, took this quote very seriously, as there was hardly a time where I left my house without wearing a perfume. This interest was instilled in me because of my father; he was a perfume collector and still is, having
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Never knew what an epinephrine autoinjector was until I bought one for my son. His doctor recommended that it’s crucial to have it for self-injecting purposes for a person with severe allergic reactions. The autoinjector contains epinephrine, a chemical that narrows blood vessels and opens airways in the lungs. These effects can reverse severe low
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I have noticed a very weird pattern that whenever my child is sick whether it’s common cold, viral infections, bacterial infections or any other such thing; then his eczema gets better – wayyy better!! So I have this totally random theory… When the body is busy fighting other illnesses, then it actually stops malfunctioning (stops
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I never realized the importance of sleep until I became a mother, that too of an eczema child. As a teenager and young adult I slept whenever I felt like, and used to get up late over weekends. There were times when I felt tired because of oversleeping, not under. Now things obviously are not
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Most of us tend to skip washing and moisturizing our face before going to bed, either due to an over exhausting day or because of sheer laziness. But we must realize if we want to slow aging and cater to other skin related issues then having a night time skin care routine is imperative !!!
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When we’re leading a smooth stress free life, and then suddenly something not in our favor happens – changing our lifestyle completely. It’s that moment where we lose hope, become weak and only look at the negativity. Rather than emphasizing on the problems, we should use that problem in our favor and derive an opportunity
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When I was a teenager I always thought that anti-aging products are for people in their 40s or 50s. But the whole concept shattered when I saw my first fine line under eyes in mid 20s. I kept glaring at the mirror trying to rub it even more, thinking I might have left some makeup
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Having a family is a blessing, but having a supportive family in every sphere of your life is the biggest blessing of all… People whom we’re related to by blood or marriage are our closest allies in all ups and downs. In my case, everyone around me understands the condition of my atopic child, and
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