My Eczema Saviour : Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream

 

Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream - (50ml) - £8.69

There is not many products in my life that I would class as my holy grail, the number one, product but for me this is it. It took me 22 years but I have eventually found the one product that has as good as got rid of my face eczema.

 

It is the richest, thickest moisturiser i've come across and from an eczema sufferers point of view that is what we need in a moisturiser. It has an amazing natural honey scent, it is also hypoallergenic, organic and claims to be suitable for:

 Dry skin, sun exposed skin, sensitive skin, irritated and allergic skin.

 

I think if you have mildly dry skin it may be too rich of a moisturiser for you, but if you have medium dry skin, or anything worse than that, I suggest you try this out.

Manuka Honey has recently been causing a buzz (sorry couldn't help myself) in the beauty industry, with it's amazing benefits for the skin. This is made with special honey that is found in New Zealand and is supposed to be even more effective than normal types of honey. When I first read about Manuka Honey being used in skincare to treat skin conditions like eczema, I searched high and low for a product I could buy and try it out myself, without having to order online, I struggled for a while until I found this in Holland and Barrett. Since then i've seen Superdrug selling a brand called Manuka Doctor, but since i've not tried any of their products, and this cream has worked so amazingly, I haven't even wanted to try anything else.

 

I love the packaging of this cream in the glass jar, I know some people don't like pots of creams and would prefer it in a tube but it honestly doesn't bother me. Also the fact the cream is so thick i'm not sure how well it would work in a tube.

 

The brilliance of this cream is that a little goes a long way, I only use this on my eczema areas on my face (around my eyes, my lip and near my nose) and i can cover that all with about a 5 pence piece size on my finger, it is so thick you don't need much more. My first pot of this lasted me from March till the start of October, so it lasts a lot longer than most moisturisers, and i'm now on my second pot with a third waiting to be used.

 

It says in the direction to apply liberally and on the seriously bad eczema days the more you put on the better i've found. It forms like a protective barrier on your face but I don't find it to be greasy.

 

Within 1 day of using this product my dryness had improved and the redness went down within a couple of days, and within a week my family and friends were complimenting me on my skin and were amazed at how my skin looked.

 

I could finally feel confident with myself again and go out of the house without feeling self-concious that people were looking at my awful skin. It's crazy that all of that feeling can come from the results of a skincare product, but its true. I just pray that they never ever get rid of this product, i'll be very upset and will have to bulk buy a lot of it. I just cannot live without this cream.

 

I want to thank Dr Organic for creating this product, for without it i'd still be suffering with the terrible dryness/redness and constantly itching. I can honestly say I barely scratch my face at all now and if I do, I just pop a bit of this on and the itching subsides in a matter of seconds.

 

 There are also other products in the Manuka Honey range from Dr Organic but I have yet to try them out, but the rest of the range can be found

Here

 

If you suffer with eczema then please consider this cream, it could help you as much as its helped me. And if you have tried it, let me know how you've got on, i'd love to hear your experiences.

 

It retails in Holland and Barrett for £8.69

But it is almost constantly on offer for 2 for the price of £13.69

Here

 

Any questions/comments please leave in the comments below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

 

 

Coping with Eczema : Top Tips

Hi everyone

You have eczema? Check.

Want some handy little tips that can help you cope with it? Carry on reading.

1.) Drink as much water as you can every single day (I do not drink tea or coffee, and I don’t drink alcohol (only very rarely), and I have cut down on my fizzy drink intake. Water will hydrate your skin, common sense I know but it helps, really.

2.) Keep a glass of water somewhere in your room and let it all evaporate naturally, it will keep moisture in the air and keep the room more hydrated.

3.) Take showers not baths - the hot water may help or hinder your skin, again this is all based on the individual so baths may work better for you, but for me baths (regardless if it’s just water or with bubble bath etc) are not the best of the two choices.

4.) Use the right washing powder - my mum sorted this out when i was young and whatever she uses does the trick for me.

5.) Also you can buy things for your bedding and even my bedroom carpet deters dust mites and things which can help.

6.) Avoid central heating if you can (this is hard in the winter, my eczema goes nuts when it’s on though), I switched my radiator off in my room completely. Just put more layers on.

7.) Expose your eczema to air - sounds silly but my sister pointed out that I was wearing lots of long sleeved things so i wasn’t allowing my skin enough chance to breathe that much (this is more so if you suffer with eczema on your arms, back or legs).

8.) Wear cotton things as much as you can, rough clothes as you probably know are a no go.

9.) Get out in the sun as much as possible (although if you live somewhere like I do in the UK where it’s basically non-existent, then that can be tricky, but try as much as you can, when its spring and summer get out there :)

10.) Keep an eye on your diet - Fresh fruit and vegetables are better than processed/junk food. Also check when you flare up the most and what food you have eaten during that time, cut that out of your diet for a while and see if that makes any difference

11.) If you’re near the sea, and if you’re brave enough, go and swim in the sea or just put the water on your affected areas. I know the salt in the sea will make your eczema sting like hell (I know its horrendous!) but it does help afterwards (well it did for me anyway).

12.) Talk to your doctor (or go to various doctors for different opinions) talk to fellow eczema suffers/research online about new treatments, you never know you may find the right cream or treatment that will make eczema easier to live with. But also remember what may work for a lot of people, may not necessarily work for you.

13.) I know this is an obvious one and I HATE it when people say it to me, but it is true, really do try not to scratch your eczema if you can. Occupy your hands with other tasks, but if you really have the urge to scratch, rub the area instead of using your nails.

14.) Talking of nails, keep them short. I am actually still a nail bitter and so that help me, but keep them trimmed as short as is comfortable it will stop those horrible scratch marks from occuring.

15.) Avoid products with fragrance/perfumes in them. If you want to try a cheap brand with no irritants try researching eczema suited products such as Simple and Aveeno, they are probably your best bet to start with.

16.) Know that you are never alone. You may feel and look dreadful, believe me i’ve felt that almost everyday, but appearance isn’t everything. If you have good family and amazing friends they will love you for who you are and they wouldn’t care what you look like. And help you through days when you just feel like staying hidden in a dark place somewhere.

 

Also just to note - Know that i claim to have NO CURE for eczema (Oh how I wish I did!). 

I just know that these methods have worked for me, but they may not for you.

I wanted to write this and hopefully if it has helped even just one person improve their eczema in the slightest way then i will be happy.

 

As usual, any comments or questions please leave them below :)

 

Love

Amy

xxx

My Eczema Story

Hi everyone

 

Well it's time for me to come out of the darkness and confess my reasons for starting this blog.

 

I wanted to start this because, firstly I love make-up and beauty products. Secondly I suffer with eczema and I wanted to blog about products I love, and that I feel may be eczema friendly/good for people who have very sensitive, dry skin. I just wanted to help out any fellow eczema sisters out there, so yeah that's basically it. Now here is my eczema story.

 

I have suffered with eczema since I was very young. My mum used to suffer with it until she was a teenager and then it went away, unfortunately for me it did not.

 

I’ve had it everywhere!

 

On the inside of my elbows, my hands, behind my knees, base of my back, cracks of my ears, my neck and my entire face (particularly my forehead and around my eyes and the sides of my lips).

 

Over the years it has come and gone from different areas of my body, for example I used to suffer with it really badly behind my knees (so much so that i could not wear jeans or tights), my first experience wearing both of these was when I turned 13 and not long before that it disappeared and *touchwood* hasn’t returned since. I never suffered with eczema on my face, that was until about four years ago, and let me tell you facial eczema is the worst as you can really struggle to cover it up. And on my hands it only started a couple of years ago.

 

It’s supposed to get better as you get older (so i’ve been told many times by many people) but my skin is just stubborn I guess.

 

Like most eczema sufferers i’m desperate for a cure, i’ve tried so many types of creams, ointments, emollients, alternative medicine, chinese herbal stuff, cutting food out of my diet etc. Nothing seems to work. But i’ve got to a stage in my life where i can pretty much cope with my eczema, i’m so used to it now i’ve accepted it.

 

I have my good days and my bad days, I used to hate having showers and washing my hair - when my eczema was at its worst, I could barely shower or have a bath without my eczema flaring up like crazy! Thankfully my skin seems to have calmed right down and I can cope with using bath and shower products now without having to worry too much. I am a shower girl at heart, it would be rare to see me having a bath, but if I do choose to have a bath I am extremely cautious about the bath products I use. 

 

I used to use all the horrible steroid creams from the doctors and other medical creams when my eczema was at its worst, but now I avoid them altogether! It really is the best thing, unless your eczema is seriously bad. Around my eyes was where my face eczema was at its worse, it made my eyes look very red and scaley, oh it was just awful! And I had to resort to using steroid creams. Which have basically ruined the skin around my eyes and made the skin thinner, to the point where I have fine lines, which isn't so much fun at 23.

 

I now use a very natural product called Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream (which i've talked about here) but it has literally been a wonder product for my face eczema which has as good as cleared up! It is my holy grail, desert island skincare product. And if you have eczema I really urge you to give it a try. It may help you as much as it's helped me. It’s taken me 23 years to find something that seems to work, annoyingly it’s all about trial and error.

 

Any questions, comments etc please feel free to leave them below and i'll answer them.

 

If you’re reading this and you’re a fellow eczema sufferer, i just want to tell you you’re beautiful :) I know how you feel. Remember you’re never alone <3

 

Love

Amy

xxx

Introduction

Hi everyone

My name is Amy, i'm 23 and from the wonderful country that is Great Britain.

I'm a girl who has always suffered with eczema (including face eczema) and have found many way of dealing with it. I want to share any discoveries I find for other people out there who also suffer with face eczema, and want to wear make-up.

I will show you things that i'm loving, what things work for me and what things don't.

I'll try and make you feel better and hopefully you might see something you would like to add to your ever growing wishlist!

Even my pet cat Tallulah might make a few appearances :)

So sit back, relax, grab a few biscuits and enjoy!

More to come soon!

Love
Amy

xxx