: an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Hard water has a negative effect on our skin, exacerbating existing skin conditions such as dryness, eczema and deteriorating our hair.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
In clinical studies, probiotic supplementation improved eczema symptoms and reduced the frequency and severity of flare-ups.1415
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—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
And because the Ultra Repair Cream contains the active ingredient colloidal oatmeal, intended to treat eczema, it's considered both a cosmetic and a drug.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Hard water has a negative effect on our skin, exacerbating existing skin conditions such as dryness, eczema and deteriorating our hair.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
In clinical studies, probiotic supplementation improved eczema symptoms and reduced the frequency and severity of flare-ups.1415
8.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
And because the Ultra Repair Cream contains the active ingredient colloidal oatmeal, intended to treat eczema, it's considered both a cosmetic and a drug.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Eczema.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eczema. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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: an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened
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