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The Sound of Scratching

By Rida Wajahat, Co-Founder / January 7, 2021 / Eczema, Eczema Child, Itchy Skin, Scratching / Leave a Comment

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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Stress and Eczema

Never knew that anxiety and stress could also be a driving factor in alleviating eczema, until I actually witnessed such a thing in my child. The stress hormones trigger inflammation in the entire body and thus aggravating eczema symptoms. Keeping this in mind I’ve to be very careful in providing a stress-free environment for my