Recurrent flares of eczema. Hi Dr.Irwin, I was diagnosed with eczema. I have it on my face and a little bit on my body. I remember the day when my face just flared up without a reason and to calm it down I used a steroid cream on my face. It got better within a week, my skin wasn’t red or irritated. But it flared up again. This condition continued for 2 months now. The skin on the face flares up, I use corticosteroid cream 1% for about 4 days (twice a day) moisturize it at least 5 times a day and then after around 10 days, it starts all over again. There is no end in this cycle. The biggest issue is that eczema comes back within 10 days and my face skin does not absorb any moisturizer/oil/ointment/lotion – all of these would just stay on my face as a layer..What do you think about it? Thank you, Juliana

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