{"id":5551,"date":"2018-03-02T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedcdarlings.com\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2018-04-15T21:37:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T21:37:39","slug":"bye-bye-eczema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedcdarlings.com\/bye-bye-eczema\/","title":{"rendered":"The DC Darlings Beauty Edit: Eczema"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have eczema? Read on to hear about my battle with the skin disorder + recommendations on how to alleviate eczema!<\/p>\n

My Personal Experience with Eczema<\/span><\/h4>\n

I was a baby when I had my first eczema flare up. My parents woke up to their one-year-old infant, covered in hives. They immediately took me to the hospital where the doctor explained to them I had an allergic reaction to pollen – erupting in eczema was my bodies autoimmune response.<\/p>\n

Statistically, there is a large percentage of children who outgrow eczema with age. Every spring, I am hopeful that I too, will outgrow eczema.\u00a0 I tell myself “this will be the year” I won’t have to slather myself in moisturizer 2x per day, feel the burning sensation on my skin after I put on ointment, and wake up with puffy eyes, that look like I’ve been crying for weeks.<\/p>\n

When I have a flare up, I am extremely self-conscious. I feel like everyone is staring at the bumps on my face. Often, the makeup I use to cover it makes it worse and it burns so much \ud83d\ude41 I often go makeupless because the pain is too much.<\/p>\n

Last week, DC had two days of warm weather and I\u00a0broke out in hives. So, 2018 is not the year I outgrow Atopic eczema but I am hopeful 2019 might be!<\/p>\n

Eczema Recommendations<\/span><\/h4>\n

Last week, I posted an Instagram story asking you darlings for recommendations on how to combat my eczema. I was touched by how many of you reached out and shared your personal experiences with me – it means so much! I put together a list of the different suggestions I received so that you can try them as well!<\/p>\n