What Is Eczema Aftermath?

This is referring to the process of eczema healing. During this time, you may experience utter discomfort, such as itching and peeling of your skin. Most people find this a difficult period. However, this period of time is necessary as your body is against years of abuse to the body. You’ve got to keep things in perspective. Respect your body’s pace and let the success in one area provide hope for breakouts in other areas.

For some there is grainy or leathery like skin , this happens when the skin cells are regenerating too rapidly (in basic terms). Hyperkeratinization (spelling off) is the technical term. This is why I continue to suggest the vitamin E oil. Vitamin E regulates normal skin cell regeneration and proliferation. You have extra layers of dead skin cells that need to be exfoliated. The vitamin E oil will help the process. However, you need to excercise more patience with it. Through this process expect a lot of flaking until the new skin is finally revealed. Don’t rush it by harsh scrapings or scratching; gently exfoliate it.

The body knows that both scratching and picking equates to reversal of the skin healing process. The scab that forms on the outer layer of the skin serves as a protective barrier while the new skin cells are forming underneath. As those new skin cells form, they soften the scab and it falls off naturally when those new skin cells have completely formed. When you pick the scab, you pull off the forming new skin cells and make that area of skin vulnerable to the outside elements because the skin cells hadn’t completely formed or matured. As a result, the process has to start over again. My mother habitually sits watching the television and picking scabs. Then she wonders why the area never heals. The frustrating part to me is that I know how close the skin is to healing. This is what I mean by patience. I’m not talking months or years; I’m talking in a matter of days to a week that your new skin would have been revealed had picking not entered the picture.

Yes, itching (though we hate it) is a part of the healing process. When you exercise, you’re releasing sweat and promoting circulation. In the area of your arms, where the pores are currently blocked or clogged by dead skin cells, your sweat release (due to the blocking) will feel more like the prickly heat sensation I mentioned in an earlier post. Eventually, and when your pores are clear of the dead skin cells, that irritation will go away. Continue to exercise; this will speed up the healing process.

Your body is healing. It is revealing to you all the areas that need attention. When it reveals those areas, don’t get frustrated. Work with your body to continue the healing process. You’ve already demonstrated proven success; so attack it from a position of power, not from a position of fear. Understand that healing is a process; it has stages of progression. Everything you’ve described to me suggest the body is healing. The only point in your message where I saw a regression in your healing condition was in the fact that you picked a scab.