baby eczema research

Here are some everyday things that can trigger an eczema flare or make it worse:

• Environmental allergens, such as: cigarette smoke, cockroaches, dust mites, pet dander, pollen, insect bites, bee stings; allergic reactions to these triggers come in many forms.
• Climate factors, including: the change in season, extreme heat, extreme cold, dry weather or humid weather. Altitude can also trigger an eczema flare up. Other factors can include prolonged exposure to hot water, chlorine, salt water, skin yeast and overgrown Staph bacteria.
• The many list of chemicals that can trigger an eczema flare include: amidoamine, bacitracin, benzalkonium chloride, benzophenones, black rubber, cinnamates, cocamidopropyl betaine, colophony (tree resin), diazolidinyl urea, dibenzoylmethanes, hydantoin, epoxy resin, formaldehyde, fragrance glyceryl, thioglycolate, imidazolidinyl, urea, lanolin, methyl methacrylate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, methyldibromo glutaronitrile, myroxylon pereirae (balsam of Peru), neomycin sulfate, octocrylene, paraben, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), paraphenylenediamine potassium dichromate, propylene glycol quaternium 15, salicylates, tixocortol pivalate, tosylamide and formaldehyde resin.
• Materials can trigger eczema outbreaks, including non-organic materials such as polyester and latex. Organic materials that are rough in texture, such as wool, can irritate the affected areas of the skin as well.