Having OCD and needing to wash hands very very often is also an issue for people. It is something I struggle with for periods of my life because of OCD. Covid really had my hands a mess for the first six months from washing constantly. I wish I would’ve known about you back then. Thanks for all your wonderful advice all the time. You’re so easy to trust, because you’re so straightforward about everything. I’m catching up on all your old videos though, I watch several a day now, and I’m learning so much from you. I love it!
If you're doing to wash your hands, do yourself a favour and use real soap made from fats vs those synthetic detergent like ones in a dispenser. Dryness is common with frequent hand washing, so use moisturizing products as much as possible. Other than petroleum, Some lotions have other occlusives inside, like beeswax or some kind of synthetic wax. Finally, natural unprocessed Shea butter is naturally thick and waxy, l like it a lot for traveling as well because unlike lotions, they can't possibly make a mess (I've had lotions explode on me when l retrieve them from baggage claim) and they don't count towards the liquid restrictions.
I’m a chef just diagnosed with Dyshidrotic eczema. My trigger is yeast. Was prescribed Dupixent and it’s changed my life. From SC thanks for your outreach
I am a cook had this for years! I have wonderd if it is yeast! Sweating in the gloves! Dupixent is not an option for me. At least I know know I am not nuts! Yeast!
Thank you so much for this video, Dr Dray! I started experiencing hand eczema a few years ago, it randomly flares up literally over night (especially during highly stressful periods) and then it takes forever to clear, it's extremely frustrating. Thank you for bringing more clarity on this topic with your usual thorough and empathetic approach!
Buy BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL capsules and watch the video from Dr.Berg Eczema I had/have Eczema and after taking the capsules my hand Eczema has gone by 95% it's amazing I wanted to share this info. because it's a horrible thing to suffer with, I've had hand Eczema for 3 years now. Hope this helps.
As an asthma, allergy and eczema sufferer since birth and all the countless physicians; this has been the most helpful information. I have been suffering from everything you mentioned step by step. I am shocked no one else in healthcare has explained this throughly to me the way you have. Thank you so very much for this information!
I’m in the same situation as you but now just getting the last form of eczema and doing all kinds of research on it etc. I’m shocked at how common it is and stuff.
@DrDrayzday I feel inflammation in my arm especially in hand and in my legs with foot.when I take a tablet name Zyrtec(10mg) then I feel comfortable.can this is eczema or other type of disease of skin.thanks alot.
*Dyshidrotic Eczema* . I'm a massage therapist and professional house cleaner. My body went through many changes when I turned 50 and was going through menopause. I suffered for two years with dyshidrotic eczema before seeing a dermatologist. I was given a steroid shot to calm down the major flare and instructed to use loratadine allergy tablets daily and Aveeno Eczema Balm. I have also followed the AIP diet. I have occasional flares on hands and feet but nothing like the debilitating pain I suffered with years ago. I use nitrile gloves for cleaning tasks.
Hi 👋 I also used to be a massage therapist and I'm also a house cleaner. I wasn't wearing gloves for long, then occasionally and now I use it always. A few year on winter I started to have a rash, flaky dry skin on my right palm (sometimes bleeding), and now the last year the rash is smaller but in more spots and on both of my hands. I haven't seen a dermatologist for this. I use a lot of creams and lotion, even have with me while I work. Oh and I have IBD (ulcerative colitis since 2018) 🙄
@@szidko Try diatomaceous earth for the colitis I was in a bad flare for months, within two days of using this I completely healed Make sure it’s the injectable kind I started with 1/4 of a teaspoon mixed in a cup of water, on an empty stomach
Tip before cleaning hand for people with hand eczema: Put cream on your hand every time before washing your hand with hand cleanser , this layer of cream acts somehow like a protective layer from the hand cleanser( not totally but to some degree..)
I've been to doctor after doctor and none of them explained things as thoroughly as this. :'( Been suffering with dyshidrotic hand eczema for so long and it's been a STRUGGLE. Thank you for another awesome video Dr. Dray!
I had to wait 4 months to see a derm about this. Of course my hands were better at that moment but I brought pictures. All I got was a “quit smoking” and come back if it recurs. I had to beg for something to try! You provided much more information in 17 minutes than I got in that (probably shorter) appointment.
Thank you for this, and for persistently mentioning Nickel. Honestly, being diagnosed with dishydrotic hand eczema should not be a thing. Following up, I had to fight to get a patch test. My doctors just said it's something atopic. I was putting so much steroid cream on and it just got worse. I had to insist on the allergy test. Turns out I'm allergic to Nickel. Everyday things like handles, bag chains, furniture, coins, kitchen appliances are really big issue now, probably because it took so long to find the cause and my hands are severely sensitized. A flare will always look like the dishydrotic stuff. Besides wearing gloves, antihistamins, a low nickel diet (eating high nickel foods can worsen an existing eczema) and a nickel testing kit, to learn what's safe to touch and what's not, have been extremely helpful to speed up the healing process. It's nearly gone now. But some people have this for decades, it's not something anyone should have to deal with long-term, it makes me sad.
that is so helpful! i got diagnosed a few years ago and my derm immediately ordered a patch test and i found that i was allergic to fragrance. eliminating it got rid of my dishydrosis. it's since resurfaced and i've been trying to figure out what it is since i'm no longer seeing my old derm-- i will def try to see if nickel is my trigger! i never thought about diet!
I have dishydrotic eczema and it is the worst ever. Had eczema as a child. And I get sores if I use nickel containing earrings. I agree with you on gloves, that and moisturizing consistently has helped me so much. Interestingly I always got rashes when harvesting beans in the garden. I never got why. I later read about beans containing high amounts of nickel. Probably the cause?
Man, I am still fighting to get a patch test and they just refuse me with no explanation "but your previous doctor said it's atopic dermatitis so it must be" they say without even looking at my skin. One time they gave me an order to take an allergy test so I thought "finally!" And when I arrived they performed a prick test, which THE SAME DOCTOR THAT ASKED FOR IT said "but prick test is for respiratory allergies. Still it is negative so you are not allergic to anything. We'll give you inmunosupresssants". It's been over 8 years and I still can't get a patch test performed To the point that I've given thought to those "at home" patch tests people do in tiktok...
thank you for covering this topic!! i feel like dishydrotic eczema is really not talked about much at all and it's been hard to find legitimate resources giving advice (some online forums get REALLY crunchy...). i've been struggling with it on and off since 2018. i'll definitely be using these tips, hoping for good results w my hand eczema🤞
Thank you for bringing awareness to this Dr Dray! I'm a licensed Barber/Cosmetlogist, and I've been suffering from this since 2011. It got so bad on my palms at one point a coworker said I look I had been crucified😳 Hand dermititis is honestly a living hell. Thank you for your advice❤️
I'm a massage therapist and I wash my hands a lot. Four years ago, because of the pandemic, we started using antibacterial wipes and soap. After a few months, we started using a cleaner that smells like baby powder to keep things sanitized. After two years of using both things, last year, I started getting itchy on my right hand and ashy. I've tried so many things to help, but nothing does. I stopped using the soap at work and started using Dr. Bonner's soap, since it's supposed to be easy on the skin, so I keep it in my massage holster, along with the oil I use, which is grapeseed oil. I know it's been a year since you posted this video, so I'm not sure if you'll see it in your notifications, but I did want you to know that I think it's one of the cleaners we use at work. In my late teens, I had to drop out of photography school, because I had hives from the developer. Anyway, I'm going to pack gloves with me next week at work and see if that helps when I clean the room between massages. Thank you for your videos. I think I need to binge watch yours. 🙏
I struggled with it for 27 years 😢 Try Eucerin 10% lotion. Thank me later (I swear this isn’t spam, this cream genuinely saved my skin I love it with my whole heart).
You are the first person to show and describe this condition. I suffered with this for 8 years on both hands and feet. It is completely gone today since I started the carnivore diet. No more itch cracks flaking peeling skin. Gone....😊
I’ve always had eczema (born with it) and I just learned what the bubble kind is. That’s really interesting to me because I only get the bubble kind in the summer humidity and I never could remember to ask my doctor what it was!
I have also had hand eczema since birth and get the bubbles in the summer on my hands as well. Just started developing them on my ankles this year and patches of other dermatitis on legs and arms.
I've for the first time developed the bubble kind, dyshidrotic eczema on my finger this past year, and I'm sure it's because of the massive over-use of hand sanitizer over the past couple of years (and loads more hand washing than normal)
I had terrible hand dermatitis for months, treated with steroid creams, but I finally concluded it was my handsoaps so now I only use creamy hand soaps as opposed to gel like ones and my skin is totally normal now. The smallest things!
Honestly this video was SO HELPFUL. I have bad OCD with hand washing. I’m constantly washing them with strong hand soap. I’m also a student vet nurse which doesn’t help with the hand washing. I have had pompholyx for YEARS. I’ve never known what it was or how to describe it but I can finally put a name to it. I felt like a bit of a freak because I had never known it was an actual condition . I’ve never met anyone with it. Thank you so much. I’ve never known how to describe the condition and now I know. This was extremely helpful
Been dealing with hand eczema since my early 20s. 40 now, and while my flareups are overall pretty mild, it can be extremely irritating. The only thing that has helped keep it at bay is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Great info!
I’m in healthcare and see about 20 patients a day. I hand sanitize on the way into the exam room and wash my hands on the way out. My hands used to look like I had red gloves on! I started using Okeeffes Working hands cream in the morning and the nighttime formula at night and my hands are back to normal. 😊 I also have a nickel allergy and do not wear jewelry. Thanks so much for all your great informational videos!!!
You mentioned hard water. I have been living here for 6 years. A few years ago i started drinking the well water. The well water has a lot of minerals. I used to drink distilled water for a long time. I am having severe hand and feet eczema. I am going to try going back to only triple filtered water. Thank you.
I was a cosmetologist for 25+ years. I suffered with hand dermatitis the last 10 years of my career. It was horrible and very painful. White 100% cotton gloves were a life saver. I wore them underneath of my salon gloves. I retired in 2020 but still suffer through occasional bouts of hand dermatitis.
I knew it! Cleaning and hand-washing dishes is the culprit. This makes so much sense. I also have autoimmune disease, so there’s that, too. Thank you, Dr Dray ❤❤❤🙏🏼
This video is just what I've been needing! I've been struggling with ezema on my hand for a few months. I had to change out my hand soap. I tossed out my Tula face cleanser and went back to cetaphil and my hand definitely got better along with drying it off and putting a non sented lotion on my hands.
Wow! This was eye opening. I work in construction outdoors so the winter months and rainy seasons are a nightmare. Plus I cook with garlic all the time, and do my dishes by hand. My fingers are ALWAYS red and itchy, and now I know why. I've had all sorts of steroid creams prescribed but nothing seems to help. It's been making it very challenging to do my job, let alone just daily activities. I will definitely start using Vasonline and gloves and see if it helps. Thanks for all the tips!
Thank you, Dr. Dray. Your advice & instructions on hand & foot care 100% helpful. I’m now in the habit of washing & drying my hands, applying a balm, thin cotton gloves & nitrile gloves before I do dishes, housework or gardening. I also like to use balm & wear cotton gloves & socks in eve if I’m watching tv or a movie. It feels pampering & the results are so worth it! My hands were always sore, chapped & scratched up with cracked cuticles, but now my hands & feet feel soft & wonderful and look 10 years younger. I gave your advice to my younger son who had terrible hand dermatitis when he was a chef, due to latex allergy plus living with several roommates in a place that had an outdoor hot tub that was not properly maintained. Ugh. His poor hands looked like crab claws - swollen, itchy, red, rashy & very painful. Thank goodness he listened to me & I listen to you! Hugs 😍
Omg! Out of all the videos here on You tube, yours is “HANDS DOWN🤚” the most useful info I’ve heard in a LOOONG time!! The blisters being itchy, Not even my Dr had known about this. 🥺
I have OCD and carry out frequent hand washing and this is what triggers my hand eczema. And right now I’m dealing with a ringworm infection on my hands - when you mentioned that I was like ‘this video is made for me 😅’
OMG!!! I have dealt with hand dermatitis for 25 years and not a single doctor has given me as much information as this video. I have never heard of filaggrin and now I have a new tack to help me figure out what causes my flare ups. I can’t thank you enough for the detail here!!! Appreciate physicians who speak to us like intelligent people who want more information! Thank you thank you thank you!
Ahh I'm gonna cry haha, thank you so much for making this video. I've been dealing with horrible flareups everyday for the past few years (I'm pretty sure I have all 3 of the conditions you mentioned). I saw a dermatologist about it and she rushed through the appt and just prescribed me a strong steroid for my hands that barely worked-none of these tips or anything. These are so helpful. I'm realizing now that my flareups began with a vengeance around the time I moved to an apartment without a dishwasher, so I'm constantly doing dishes my hand without gloves. I'll definitely change that! Honestly glad to hear this is a common problem in young adult women especially....I felt like I was the only one and was feeling pretty lost!
I had horrible dyshydrotic eczema on my hands for years and saw probs 5 doctors and nothing improved it except not working because I am a bedside nurse. I tried all the recommendations from Dr Dray and steroid creams and anything else that people said could help. Nothing did if I was still working. I started seed probiotic and it disappeared, I tried stopping it because it’s expensive and it came right back… I’m a forever customer now. So if you’re struggling it’s worth a shot!!
I never had eczema my entire life until I entered my mid-30s. It looked a lot like the images I found for Dishydrotic eczema. Always these clusters of bumps on the lateral surfaces of my fingers and eventually go away on their own. I did notice using Purell/alcohol sanitizers is definitely a trigger for me if I use them too much. Also sadly gardening. I'm sure all the years of using alcohol sanitizers along with exposing my likely already vulnerable hands to various plant matter probably developed an allergy. Using latex(or nitrile) gloves along with only soap and water instead of alcohol definitely improved things.
I’ve had eczema on my hands my whole life, and it used to also be on my feet as a kid. I have used a ton of prescription medicines but nothing works long term so I have to do rounds of the harsh steroids with periods of the gentler stuff in between. Except for a few days here and there, my hands are alway bad.
I work in furniture sales, including rugs. Going through fabric swatches and turning wool rugs.....yikes! The photo you showed with the water blisters look like my hands used to. I started wearing cotton gloves at work which helped keep the worst symptoms at bay. It is such a tough area to heal since they are always in use.
I'm so glad I found you Ive been so stressed about my fingers not healing its been like this for months already! I cant even do what I normally do now without me getting hurt by them getting bumped or even bending my fingers. I almost gave up on using petroleum bc it does not seem to help and only aggravates it but I guess I was not doing it right. Im happy to see everyone's comments and helpful guides I feel like I'll get better already. Also it does not help that I live in country that is hot and humid all year round.
Thank you for this information. I've been struggling with this, off and on, for 6 years. When it first happened, I went to an urgent care. He told me I had a fungal issue from not changing my rubber gloves often enough. He gave me a cream. I was fine. Then it came back a couple of years later but I had since been using nitrile gloves. It would come up every few months. Then, November 2022, I was hospitalized for dehydration, then April of 2023, I had dvt. Since I stopped the blood thinners, I haven't had a cycle and my hands have been worse. I did go to a dermatologist, who gave me clobetasol and told me to use unscented body care. I went to an allergy dr who told me i'm allergic to nickel and, "Good luck, because nickel could be in anything." So now I'm just stuck. It is not just flare ups. My hands are ripped open from the dryness and swelling. Getting them wet hurts. Wearing gloves too long hurts. Doing my hair hurts. Cooking and cleaning hurts. Typing this, hurts. I went back to an urgent care a few days ago and got a steroid cream. It's like nothing is there. I'm not sure about next steps, but I appreciate all you shared.
Suffering from dyshidrotic eczema since I am stressed out by my final medical exam. Its hard to explain it to family members and friends. It's difficult to tell them as you feel ashamed and don't want them to see your ugly foot as well. Thank you for the advice and I hope all of you suffering from the same condition can get cured. It's not easy
I’ve been in healthcare for 8 years working inpatient and i just now started to develop this especially when it’s cold weather season I’m like really scared and don’t know what to do 😢 thanks for this information
Today I’m trying to comment on every eczema video I can find. I have eczema on my hands and in the last couple of days it has flared up to beyond what I could stand. Very itchy very oozing. When I got up this morning, I remember somebody talking about using plain yogurt for yeast infections. Not that eczema is yeast, but I went into my fridge this morning. Put some plain Greek yogurt all over my hand and fingers. Within 10 minutes the relief was unbelievable. The coolness alone with such a relief. I left it on for about 10 minutes then rinsed with cold water and went to work. Not once did it bother me. I did reapply this evening after doing dishes. It seemed aggravated. I hope this helps others. So many years of medication and suffering I have not ever had such a quick, helpful relief.
I have recently developed severe, chronic eczema of the hands. It randomly began after a very stressful life experience. It get's so bad that my hands will bleed, and look although they've been carved with a knife. It makes cooking, cleaning, exercising, working, playing sports all complete and utter hell. Thank you for this informative video and taking the time to thoroughly explain implications and possibilities. I have seen a dermatologist who prescribed me an extremely expensive medication (which does seem to work miracles) but which I don't see myself paying for all that long into the future. So I will take all of your advice from this video.
This video was super helpful! Thank you so much! I work in healthcare. Not only does the constant hand-washing cause irritation, but the constant glove wearing/changing causes extra friction on my hands.
Thank you so much for this video, this was so helpful. I had a severe case of hand eczema that was painful, itchy, oozing, when I was pregnant, around 2nd trimester- as I was working outside as a gardener, often in the rain, so would be wearing wet gloves. I am not sure why it only was triggered once I was pregnant, perhaps due to hormones, but it created so much stress and strife as I felt I tried everything under the sun to cure it and nothing helped. It was re-triggered recently (2 years postpartum) as I was wearing two rings, one with nickel in it, all the time - and the dermatitis came back all over my fingers. I will take your advice to not wear rings while cleaning/cooking, and to wear gloves - I notice that garlic and citrus and certain other items while cooking will cause it to flare. I hope with these tips I will be able to strengthen the skin barrier and live free from hand dermatitis!
Young adult female here with pomphylox! So frustrating how it comes and goes! I just ordered cotton gloves so I’m excited to get some relief! I also have triamcinolone that I use occasionally with really bad flares but I try to avoid topical steroids because they come with their own set of issues for me.
I want to lend my advice, because I've dealt with dishydrotic eczema for around 8 years (flares in Canadian fall/winters) and I've tried everything from $150 steroid creams to allergy testing. And literally the ONLY thing that has worked for me is Glysomed hand cream (around $10), so if this helps even one other person who has something similar I'll be happy. It went from being itchy/scaly/bumpy to smooth in 3 days, kind of miraculous.
YES. LISTEN TO THEM!! I also am Canadian and have had dishydrotic eczema on and off my entire life. Glysomed is the ONLY thing that makes my skin improve.
Thank you for sharing this affordable alternative. Steriod creams don't work for me. Does it clear your hands or do you keep it covered? I've bought natural oil and creams it provides relief but hadn't cleared it.
@@rachelb3210 Happy to help! It mostly clears mine if I use it religiously, at least once a day. I'd definitely recommend at least trying it for a week to see if it works! :)
@@susanshaw4831 it's all I use now! Does the trick :) I've heard that La Roche Posay has a product to protect the skin barrier after washing called Cicaplast Mains, which I've been recommended but haven't tried yet.
Thank you for the video. I've had hand eczema for years. I didn't get eczema until my early 40s. Eucerin, Cerave Healing ointment are my saviors. Love them.
I worked in the electronics manufacturing industry for 10 years and towards the last few years developed dyshidrotic eczema on my hands and bad eczema on my face. It was horrible but I’m all clear of it now. I really like the advice you gave for dry hands in general though! I definitely try and avoid nickel, as i found out at the allergy specialist that I’m allergic but will try to start wearing gloves for cooking and cleaning!
Thank you for this. I have dealt with dermatitis on my hand and feet fingers for so long and it's horrible, even when you are better, you can't cut tomatoes, oranges, you can't take the skin off shrimps, you can use dish soap, normal soap washing your hands outside your house irritates you hands and it's just so frustrating!!!!
As soon as I saw the title I stopped to watch this video. Since I was 15, now 27 been dealing with hand eczema. I would occasionally get it on my eye lid, top of my lip, arms and legs. But it was always my hand that had either a small irritation or a blown out flare up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. What I found to be my trigger would be gluten and whatever they put in fast foods.
I work mostly with paints and stains for my job, but I also am working directly with customers and stocking frequently. My hands tend to take a beating pretty quickly. Around six months ago I started using Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula hand cream after every time I wash my hands at work, and a lot of the rashes I had started clearing up after a few weeks. I'm still using it and can't recommend it enough.
My family member would get dyshidrotic hand eczema from drinking beer. It took a long time to figure out what was causing it. We switched hand soaps, body wash, anything we could think of , only to find out it was beer that would cause his hands to flare up badly. He did drink a lot during that time. When he stopped drinking beer, it went away.
Doc.Dray simply the best. With all advice given for free. No nonsense person is what we need in our societies at these times. Thank you for all information provided!
what an important information. thank you for sharing. i recently get a very bad dyshidrotic symptom. feel's like my skins tearing apart on both hand.. i experiences for 2 weeks and still going. just yesterday i visited a specialist and she told me how to taking care the hand
I have recently learned that i had hand eczema my whole life and for 18 I’ve been told that my hands and feet were ugly and I was even scolded because people thought I just didn’t hydrate them When i finally met a dermatologist she almost immediately knew what I had and I cried of relief when I got home I wish I had seen this video earlier to avoid all this pain, and now that I know what I have and watched you video I know that I have all three of them, you learn things about yourself everyday
Thank you so much for posting this video. I’ve dealt with hand eczema so long. Probably at least 50 years. I’ve gone to so many dermatologists over that time period and just thought it was something I’d deal with for the rest of my life. But honestly this is the best information I’ve heard and it was explained in a way that I totally get why this might be happening and what I need to do to make it possibly go away. I can’t wait to try it. I actually have hope! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! ❤. BTW, I have noticed jewelry is an irritant and just kept wearing it because I thought if it was real gold it wouldn’t be the cause but now I understand about things getting under the band. No more rings for me! HA!
Gold jewelry is not 24k gold because it is too soft and not durable. Gold jewelry is fortified with nickel to strengthen it. Also double check that you don’t have a nickel allergy. I say this because I have been there and done that.
@@incantations446 This explains a lot too because I wear gold jewelry. For me, silver jewelry looks too "costume jewelry" for me and so all the jewelry (including my wedding and Mother's Day rings) are gold.
It's wild to me that, in theory, dermatologists, care about their patients and do testing and stuff. From my experience, I just tell my derm that I have hand eczema and, she's like "oh, ye it happens" and says to wash my hands less. The same thing happens when I tell her about my back acne. I feel like I'm not being heard, but at least I can get some info on YT.
I go through the same thing with gastroenterologists! I saw a new one last week. I asked a bunch of questions, mentioning studies and research I’d read about. He mocked and belittled everything I said. He laughed at a natural remedy I’d used, which actually helped me, but he had to look it up because he didn’t know what it was! I got up and walked out when he called me, “Honey”! I’m so over doctors! I learn more helpful information on the internet! Sorry for the rant- I can just relate to your experience.
Yes I m a dentist and my hand eczema triggered this summer. It was very itchy took 6 months to go. I was prescribed topical emollient and corticosteroid for it. It look a long time to heal and it was very bad. Because it itches even when it healed . Now it has left a pigmented area due to prolonged inflammation.
So, I have dyshidrotic eczema between my fingers on my left hand - yep! As soon as I saw your graphics, I recognized the type of eczema that I have. Since I have been using fragrance-free moisturizers and sunscreen, it has drastically improved: hardly any breakouts - pretty much.
I work as Nurse assistant in agecare and developed dyshydrosis during 1st hit pf covid i developed ocd and everytime i was wearing gloves, washing hands again and again. My doctor put me on steriod cream but unfortunately my skin was only good when i put them down once i stopped it got more worse, one doctor even said it would never heal after watching your video i feel like i can heal it. Thank you for your ideas 🥹
I’ve always had eczema! But I got COVID in January and it really disrupted my skin health. I broke out in all body rash once my symptoms where gone. I moved to GA from MS and my dyshydrotic eczema flared! It’s been 3 months of trying to get it to heal. My derm put me on dupixent and it’s been going great. But now I’m dealing with a flare on my face and I have never had facial flared.
Hi Dr Dray I have had various flares of eczema (including the dyshidrotic type) and it was far more frequent in the two decades I was a Registered Nurse, but then I must have washed my hands upwards of forty times a day some days. I did identify that hibiscrub was something I became allergic to and I was advised to avoid latex, as I had a risk factor for becoming allergic to that. I was given my own supply of nitrite gloves to use for that reason. Most of my life I've had to slather on creams or ointments overnight under gloves. My hands look older than my face due to all the washing and eczema flares tbh. Best wishes. ps I always use gloves for food prep and household chores etc.
I once lost the fingerprints on some of my fingers from eczema because I was touching nickel all day when working in a physics lab in college and I didn't know that nickel is a common irritant for people with eczema. Gotta say that now I'm way more careful about the things I touch.
I had the same thing happen to me - no fingerprints for years. Then inexplicably it disappeared. Now years later I have it in my ear canal and it doesn’t matter what products I use. That’s also a whole lot of no fun! I do have a nickel allergy and I think it started because my wedding ring probably had nickel as part of the white gold alloy. But I’ve no clue why it’s in my ears now.
Diagnosed as dyshydratic eczema for 30 years. Started shortly after starting my career as a dental assistant. Finally had a thorough patch test done and I was allergic to the antibacterial hand soap I was using at work. No more tryclosan or anything antibacterial product. I was miserable for 30 + years and had 3 different dermatologist who never figured out my trigger!!
Thank you for this video!! I noticed my hand eczema soon after I started working in a hospital. Had no eczema issues before then. I assumed excessive hand washing was the culprit. A few months ago I left the healthcare industry entirely and work from home now. My hands aren't quite at 100% just yet, but the CeraVe healing ointment and moisturizing cream (thank you Dr. Dray for these recs!) have helped so much 💗
I have dyshidrotic eczema on my hands and had a really bad flare during the summer during lockdown. I tried all my basic lotions and creams but nothing helped so I had to get a dedicated eczema cream. The gold bond eczema cream was a life savor. That and putting aquaphor on with it on my hands at night helped to heal my hands. Agree 100% about being careful about chopping certin foods. I made the mistake a few months ago of making pico de gallo without gloves and regretted it so much, my hands were on fire for nearly 2 hours.
As a housekeeper, home cook and jeweler… it’s overwhelming to think about all the healthy habits I have to implement to get rid of my pomphylox that I’ve had on and off for 4 years now 😂😅😭 this video was super educational and is inspiring me to start my journey now!
Thank you so so much for your excellent advice! I've had really really bad eczema in recent years. Thanks to watching all your videos on the topic and following advice strictly, a year later it's like 90% gone. I will always have flare ups but in no way as intense. I appreciate your content tremendously!
HI Dr Dray! Thank you so much for making this video. I suffer from hand eczema to due working in a health care profession. This information was very helpful and so informative! Thank you!
Thank you! I have dyshidrotic hand eczema, often keeping me awake. I work in a lab, gloves on, which doesn’t help. I live in UK, but I moved to Singapore for 3 months and my skin is so much better! Supposedly, the humidity helped. I’d be interested why sometimes a really bad flare up is followed by painful rashes (red patches) around my mouth and eyes…
I work in a veterinary clinic as a tech and I have been suffering every fall/winter and even sometimes in the summer months with all 3 of these types of eczema you’ve mentioned in this video. I have to wash my hands often and the only thing that helps is a steroid cream or lotion or Vaseline and wearing gloves. It’s so frustrating bc my hands or usually just one hand will heal and then the minute I stop wearing the gloves continuously throughout the day, it slowly comes right back! It started about 4 years ago and it only stops for several months at a time. It’s happened working in the restaurant field when I was younger also.
Thank you dr dray. You have solved the mystery of my life. As a child i used to get really deep cuts in between my toes during the winter season shift. I went to several doctors. But no relief. It was so bad that u had to bandage my feet. Now as an adult i have developed dyshidrotic eczema. And as i was going through your video and saw those pictures made me realise that it was atopic dermatitis.
As someone who works with animals all day, my hands take a beating. Between all the hand washing, exposure to harsh treatments and wearing gloves when assisting in surgery and now the colder and drier air, my hands are dry, flakey and itchy no matter how much lotion I use. Thanks for the tips! Happy Thursday, Dr Dray!! I hope you have a tranquil evening. 💕
Currently managing my flare up, been dealing with it on and off. Some of the things that helped me: management: always wash my hands lightly with Mustela sindet atopic skin soap bar, use sensitive skin laundry detergent for towels and everything (double rinse cycle), hand washing time is short, light, luke warm water (hot or cold water not allowed). Flare up management: luke warm water with a pinch of dead sea salt - bath hands in it for 2 minutes, then apply emollient ointment on the wet hands (don’t dry them), then put plastic bags on hands and close for 10-15 minutes. You can also skip the last step with plastic bags. This procedure is best done before sleep so your hands can rest. Emollients I use are: Mustela, A Derma, Bioderma, Neutrogena (I live in Europe). I have realized that the dead sea salt skin preparation is the most important step, if you do it, it doesn’t really matter what emollient or ointment you use. Just make sure your dead salty water is not too concentrated (don’t put too much salt), as you won’t be rinsing your hands afterwards. It helped me, but everyone is different. And of course, keep avoiding all the triggers.
I ve been struggling with it since last six months...it started with dishbar and it hasn't improved. Will try putting petrolatum on it, vinyl gloves and see a dermatologist. Thank you doc! Thank you doc...
I often get problems during the cold months, and thought I was allergic to frost or cold, and then I heard it is not good to use products with "aqua" in it, and now I always use gloves and am very careful to dry out between my fingers and toes. It has been so hard all my adult years, It came so suddenly and been worse and worse. Always dressing the winter. I have to wash my hands a lot and it is a real problem, having to mostuire them and wait for them to dry. Sometimes I can't even touch the laundry, or anything fabric and people just don't get it. If it get worse this winter I will absolutely get it checked. Thank you so much for this video.
I developed dishydrosis when my colicky son was about 2 months old. Thought I had gotten into some sort of poison ivy at first, but it was only on my palms. It came on while visiting my parents for a few weeks while my husband finished his tour in Iraq. Went to an urgent care, where they told my to wash as infrequently as possible (but I had to change diapers!) and apply an ointment that I should not get on the baby, who needed to be held constantly. It was not a fun time, and I’m thankful it hasn’t happened since. They told me it was stress induced, which did not surprise me.
I would also say being a stay at home parent has been hard on my hands. I change diapers a lot and cook a lot, which requires a lot of hand washing. I actually do all of your tips except the face wash as soap. That's a really great idea! I think my issue is the fragrance. I need to stop using scented soap. I actually think I'm going to go back to using bar soap. That seemed to help a lot!
Thank you so much Dr. Dray! You don't know how helpful this video was. You are a lifesaver, with your tips. Again, Thank you so so much, I appreciate this tremendously!!
Hi I work in social health care, I came out in this hand rash exactly what you described and the tapioca lumps are yellow and do itch. I have been battling this since 2016 and since did calm down because I had to buy cotton gloves to wear under the vinyl gloves, yes I think my is definitely caused by vinyl gloves the blue ones my company did buy powder and powder free so don’t know which caused it but I do know hot water and vinyl is probably the culprit and when showering people with protective foot covers over your trainers is another culprit.
I finally got relief from Lanolin. Exfoliate and then put it on at night with gloves. Massage it in well. It helps. Also use "Gloves in a Bottle." It helps keep bacteria from getting under the epidermis.
Thank you soooooo much! I've had this problem for so long and now I'm realizing some things I may be doing to aggravate and trigger it. All I've been told by my family doctor was to figure out what I'm allergic to, use a soft hand soap and wear gloves when house cleaning. It hasn't worked and I've spent years trying to figure out the darn trigger -_-. The bubbling of skin and not towel drying my hands thoroughly really struck a cord. Really hope I can get rid of it now. Thanks for helping me understand this constant annoyance!
Yup. I had that Seussian-sounding condition until I stopped wearing rings, then I had to forgo jewelry altogether because necklaces were leaving a rash. Super helpful information and advice - thanks again! Shared with family. 🙂
Having OCD and needing to wash hands very very often is also an issue for people. It is something I struggle with for periods of my life because of OCD. Covid really had my hands a mess for the first six months from washing constantly. I wish I would’ve known about you back then. Thanks for all your wonderful advice all the time. You’re so easy to trust, because you’re so straightforward about everything. I’m catching up on all your old videos though, I watch several a day now, and I’m learning so much from you. I love it!
Oh god, you poor thing. I can't imagine the compulsion to wash despite the skin peeling off.
Hi. I’m watching this video. I also have hand washing OCD. It’s tough.
Thus is true 💕
If you're doing to wash your hands, do yourself a favour and use real soap made from fats vs those synthetic detergent like ones in a dispenser. Dryness is common with frequent hand washing, so use moisturizing products as much as possible. Other than petroleum, Some lotions have other occlusives inside, like beeswax or some kind of synthetic wax. Finally, natural unprocessed Shea butter is naturally thick and waxy, l like it a lot for traveling as well because unlike lotions, they can't possibly make a mess (I've had lotions explode on me when l retrieve them from baggage claim) and they don't count towards the liquid restrictions.
I understand, I have the same issue.
I’m a chef just diagnosed with Dyshidrotic eczema. My trigger is yeast. Was prescribed Dupixent and it’s changed my life. From SC thanks for your outreach
I am a cook had this for years! I have wonderd if it is yeast! Sweating in the gloves! Dupixent is not an option for me. At least I know know I am not nuts! Yeast!
I am on Dupixent and it took 6 months for me to see changes.
Thank you so much for this video, Dr Dray! I started experiencing hand eczema a few years ago, it randomly flares up literally over night (especially during highly stressful periods) and then it takes forever to clear, it's extremely frustrating. Thank you for bringing more clarity on this topic with your usual thorough and empathetic approach!
Glad it was helpful!
Buy BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL capsules and watch the video from Dr.Berg Eczema I had/have Eczema and after taking the capsules my hand Eczema has gone by 95% it's amazing I wanted to share this info. because it's a horrible thing to suffer with, I've had hand Eczema for 3 years now. Hope this helps.
As an asthma, allergy and eczema sufferer since birth and all the countless physicians; this has been the most helpful information. I have been suffering from everything you mentioned step by step. I am shocked no one else in healthcare has explained this throughly to me the way you have. Thank you so very much for this information!
I’m in the same situation as you but now just getting the last form of eczema and doing all kinds of research on it etc. I’m shocked at how common it is and stuff.
my eczema has been flaring up really bad right now, i needed this video! thank youuu!
hope things improve
Mine is to. It always does when the weather starts to get cold. But also I have to wash my hands alot at work, so it is bad.
@@aimeeburch8329 Me as well, i work with kids so i’m constantly washing my hands. Plus the changing weather effects me too!
@DrDrayzday I feel inflammation in my arm especially in hand and in my legs with foot.when I take a tablet name Zyrtec(10mg) then I feel comfortable.can this is eczema or other type of disease of skin.thanks alot.
*Dyshidrotic Eczema* . I'm a massage therapist and professional house cleaner. My body went through many changes when I turned 50 and was going through menopause. I suffered for two years with dyshidrotic eczema before seeing a dermatologist. I was given a steroid shot to calm down the major flare and instructed to use loratadine allergy tablets daily and Aveeno Eczema Balm. I have also followed the AIP diet. I have occasional flares on hands and feet but nothing like the debilitating pain I suffered with years ago. I use nitrile gloves for cleaning tasks.
Hi 👋 I also used to be a massage therapist and I'm also a house cleaner. I wasn't wearing gloves for long, then occasionally and now I use it always. A few year on winter I started to have a rash, flaky dry skin on my right palm (sometimes bleeding), and now the last year the rash is smaller but in more spots and on both of my hands. I haven't seen a dermatologist for this. I use a lot of creams and lotion, even have with me while I work. Oh and I have IBD (ulcerative colitis since 2018) 🙄
@@szidko
Try diatomaceous earth for the colitis
I was in a bad flare for months, within two days of using this I completely healed
Make sure it’s the injectable kind
I started with 1/4 of a teaspoon mixed in a cup of water, on an empty stomach
Tip before cleaning hand for people with hand eczema:
Put cream on your hand every time before washing your hand with hand cleanser , this layer of cream acts somehow like a protective layer from the hand cleanser( not totally but to some degree..)
I've been to doctor after doctor and none of them explained things as thoroughly as this. :'( Been suffering with dyshidrotic hand eczema for so long and it's been a STRUGGLE. Thank you for another awesome video Dr. Dray!
I had to wait 4 months to see a derm about this. Of course my hands were better at that moment but I brought pictures. All I got was a “quit smoking” and come back if it recurs. I had to beg for something to try! You provided much more information in 17 minutes than I got in that (probably shorter) appointment.
Thank you for this, and for persistently mentioning Nickel. Honestly, being diagnosed with dishydrotic hand eczema should not be a thing. Following up, I had to fight to get a patch test. My doctors just said it's something atopic. I was putting so much steroid cream on and it just got worse. I had to insist on the allergy test. Turns out I'm allergic to Nickel. Everyday things like handles, bag chains, furniture, coins, kitchen appliances are really big issue now, probably because it took so long to find the cause and my hands are severely sensitized. A flare will always look like the dishydrotic stuff. Besides wearing gloves, antihistamins, a low nickel diet (eating high nickel foods can worsen an existing eczema) and a nickel testing kit, to learn what's safe to touch and what's not, have been extremely helpful to speed up the healing process. It's nearly gone now. But some people have this for decades, it's not something anyone should have to deal with long-term, it makes me sad.
that is so helpful! i got diagnosed a few years ago and my derm immediately ordered a patch test and i found that i was allergic to fragrance. eliminating it got rid of my dishydrosis. it's since resurfaced and i've been trying to figure out what it is since i'm no longer seeing my old derm-- i will def try to see if nickel is my trigger! i never thought about diet!
@@emmew8979 I hope you find out what is causing it and can heal your skin again!
I have dishydrotic eczema and it is the worst ever. Had eczema as a child. And I get sores if I use nickel containing earrings. I agree with you on gloves, that and moisturizing consistently has helped me so much. Interestingly I always got rashes when harvesting beans in the garden. I never got why. I later read about beans containing high amounts of nickel. Probably the cause?
Man, I am still fighting to get a patch test and they just refuse me with no explanation "but your previous doctor said it's atopic dermatitis so it must be" they say without even looking at my skin. One time they gave me an order to take an allergy test so I thought "finally!" And when I arrived they performed a prick test, which THE SAME DOCTOR THAT ASKED FOR IT said "but prick test is for respiratory allergies. Still it is negative so you are not allergic to anything. We'll give you inmunosupresssants". It's been over 8 years and I still can't get a patch test performed To the point that I've given thought to those "at home" patch tests people do in tiktok...
Check chocolate has nickel in it. Nickel is used as a binder
thank you for covering this topic!! i feel like dishydrotic eczema is really not talked about much at all and it's been hard to find legitimate resources giving advice (some online forums get REALLY crunchy...). i've been struggling with it on and off since 2018. i'll definitely be using these tips, hoping for good results w my hand eczema🤞
Thank you for bringing awareness to this Dr Dray! I'm a licensed Barber/Cosmetlogist, and I've been suffering from this since 2011. It got so bad on my palms at one point a coworker said I look I had been crucified😳
Hand dermititis is honestly a living hell. Thank you for your advice❤️
My wife prayed for a cure for her hands. God answered her.
Skin Smart & Gloves In A Bottle.
Look both up.
@@kelvinmorgan2112 which Skin Smart product did she use? Thanks!
I'm a massage therapist and I wash my hands a lot. Four years ago, because of the pandemic, we started using antibacterial wipes and soap. After a few months, we started using a cleaner that smells like baby powder to keep things sanitized. After two years of using both things, last year, I started getting itchy on my right hand and ashy. I've tried so many things to help, but nothing does. I stopped using the soap at work and started using Dr. Bonner's soap, since it's supposed to be easy on the skin, so I keep it in my massage holster, along with the oil I use, which is grapeseed oil. I know it's been a year since you posted this video, so I'm not sure if you'll see it in your notifications, but I did want you to know that I think it's one of the cleaners we use at work. In my late teens, I had to drop out of photography school, because I had hives from the developer. Anyway, I'm going to pack gloves with me next week at work and see if that helps when I clean the room between massages. Thank you for your videos. I think I need to binge watch yours. 🙏
I struggle with this and have used a million creams… managing it is very hard😉
it is not fun
I struggled with it for 27 years 😢 Try Eucerin 10% lotion. Thank me later (I swear this isn’t spam, this cream genuinely saved my skin I love it with my whole heart).
Which eucerin lotion? Can you give the name?
Or link it?
@@banandababa urea is my go to for sure!
You are the first person to show and describe this condition. I suffered with this for 8 years on both hands and feet. It is completely gone today since I started the carnivore diet. No more itch cracks flaking peeling skin. Gone....😊
I suffered from this for years
Discovered essential oils keep mine under control..I use a lot of frankensence
Helicrisum and lavender..works wonders!!
I’ve always had eczema (born with it) and I just learned what the bubble kind is. That’s really interesting to me because I only get the bubble kind in the summer humidity and I never could remember to ask my doctor what it was!
I have also had hand eczema since birth and get the bubbles in the summer on my hands as well. Just started developing them on my ankles this year and patches of other dermatitis on legs and arms.
If looks like a poison ivy rash 😮
Weird, I've only gotten the bubble kind during this winter season!
I've for the first time developed the bubble kind, dyshidrotic eczema on my finger this past year, and I'm sure it's because of the massive over-use of hand sanitizer over the past couple of years (and loads more hand washing than normal)
I had terrible hand dermatitis for months, treated with steroid creams, but I finally concluded it was my handsoaps so now I only use creamy hand soaps as opposed to gel like ones and my skin is totally normal now. The smallest things!
Honestly this video was SO HELPFUL. I have bad OCD with hand washing. I’m constantly washing them with strong hand soap. I’m also a student vet nurse which doesn’t help with the hand washing. I have had pompholyx for YEARS. I’ve never known what it was or how to describe it but I can finally put a name to it. I felt like a bit of a freak because I had never known it was an actual condition . I’ve never met anyone with it. Thank you so much. I’ve never known how to describe the condition and now I know. This was extremely helpful
Same!
creamy face cleanser as hand soap is genius! it didn’t occur to me that I could make that switch but it makes sense
Been dealing with hand eczema since my early 20s. 40 now, and while my flareups are overall pretty mild, it can be extremely irritating. The only thing that has helped keep it at bay is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Great info!
I’m in healthcare and see about 20 patients a day. I hand sanitize on the way into the exam room and wash my hands on the way out. My hands used to look like I had red gloves on! I started using Okeeffes Working hands cream in the morning and the nighttime formula at night and my hands are back to normal. 😊
I also have a nickel allergy and do not wear jewelry.
Thanks so much for all your great informational videos!!!
You mentioned hard water. I have been living here for 6 years. A few years ago i started drinking the well water. The well water has a lot of minerals. I used to drink distilled water for a long time. I am having severe hand and feet eczema. I am going to try going back to only triple filtered water. Thank you.
I was a cosmetologist for 25+ years. I suffered with hand dermatitis the last 10 years of my career. It was horrible and very painful. White 100% cotton gloves were a life saver. I wore them underneath of my salon gloves. I retired in 2020 but still suffer through occasional bouts of hand dermatitis.
I knew it! Cleaning and hand-washing dishes is the culprit. This makes so much sense. I also have autoimmune disease, so there’s that, too. Thank you, Dr Dray ❤❤❤🙏🏼
This video is just what I've been needing! I've been struggling with ezema on my hand for a few months. I had to change out my hand soap. I tossed out my Tula face cleanser and went back to cetaphil and my hand definitely got better along with drying it off and putting a non sented lotion on my hands.
Wow! This was eye opening. I work in construction outdoors so the winter months and rainy seasons are a nightmare. Plus I cook with garlic all the time, and do my dishes by hand. My fingers are ALWAYS red and itchy, and now I know why. I've had all sorts of steroid creams prescribed but nothing seems to help. It's been making it very challenging to do my job, let alone just daily activities. I will definitely start using Vasonline and gloves and see if it helps. Thanks for all the tips!
Did it help?
I have an itchy right hand palm. I peel garlic quite a bit too. And I wash dishes too. I need to start using gloves.
Thank you, Dr. Dray. Your advice & instructions on hand & foot care 100% helpful. I’m now in the habit of washing & drying my hands, applying a balm, thin cotton gloves & nitrile gloves before I do dishes, housework or gardening. I also like to use balm & wear cotton gloves & socks in eve if I’m watching tv or a movie. It feels pampering & the results are so worth it! My hands were always sore, chapped & scratched up with cracked cuticles, but now my hands & feet feel soft & wonderful and look 10 years younger. I gave your advice to my younger son who had terrible hand dermatitis when he was a chef, due to latex allergy plus living with several roommates in a place that had an outdoor hot tub that was not properly maintained. Ugh. His poor hands looked like crab claws - swollen, itchy, red, rashy & very painful. Thank goodness he listened to me & I listen to you! Hugs 😍
Omg! Out of all the videos here on You tube, yours is “HANDS DOWN🤚” the most useful info I’ve heard in a LOOONG time!! The blisters being itchy, Not even my Dr had known about this. 🥺
I have OCD and carry out frequent hand washing and this is what triggers my hand eczema. And right now I’m dealing with a ringworm infection on my hands - when you mentioned that I was like ‘this video is made for me 😅’
Came here from your HEDS video and now I finally know what is going on! Dr Dray you are the BEST!
OMG!!! I have dealt with hand dermatitis for 25 years and not a single doctor has given me as much information as this video. I have never heard of filaggrin and now I have a new tack to help me figure out what causes my flare ups. I can’t thank you enough for the detail here!!! Appreciate physicians who speak to us like intelligent people who want more information! Thank you thank you thank you!
My hand eczema started with Covid . When we had to keep washing hands, since 2020 I’ve been dealing with it 😢.
Same
Ditto which is why I'm here
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This video is changing my life. I get all of these kinds of dermatitis on my hands, and especially on my finger webs! Thank you Dr. Dray!!!! ❤️
Ahh I'm gonna cry haha, thank you so much for making this video. I've been dealing with horrible flareups everyday for the past few years (I'm pretty sure I have all 3 of the conditions you mentioned). I saw a dermatologist about it and she rushed through the appt and just prescribed me a strong steroid for my hands that barely worked-none of these tips or anything. These are so helpful. I'm realizing now that my flareups began with a vengeance around the time I moved to an apartment without a dishwasher, so I'm constantly doing dishes my hand without gloves. I'll definitely change that! Honestly glad to hear this is a common problem in young adult women especially....I felt like I was the only one and was feeling pretty lost!
I had horrible dyshydrotic eczema on my hands for years and saw probs 5 doctors and nothing improved it except not working because I am a bedside nurse. I tried all the recommendations from Dr Dray and steroid creams and anything else that people said could help. Nothing did if I was still working.
I started seed probiotic and it disappeared, I tried stopping it because it’s expensive and it came right back… I’m a forever customer now. So if you’re struggling it’s worth a shot!!
Are you still okay? I wonder if it’s my gut too
I never had eczema my entire life until I entered my mid-30s. It looked a lot like the images I found for Dishydrotic eczema. Always these clusters of bumps on the lateral surfaces of my fingers and eventually go away on their own. I did notice using Purell/alcohol sanitizers is definitely a trigger for me if I use them too much. Also sadly gardening. I'm sure all the years of using alcohol sanitizers along with exposing my likely already vulnerable hands to various plant matter probably developed an allergy. Using latex(or nitrile) gloves along with only soap and water instead of alcohol definitely improved things.
I’ve had eczema on my hands my whole life, and it used to also be on my feet as a kid. I have used a ton of prescription medicines but nothing works long term so I have to do rounds of the harsh steroids with periods of the gentler stuff in between. Except for a few days here and there, my hands are alway bad.
I work in furniture sales, including rugs. Going through fabric swatches and turning wool rugs.....yikes! The photo you showed with the water blisters look like my hands used to. I started wearing cotton gloves at work which helped keep the worst symptoms at bay. It is such a tough area to heal since they are always in use.
I'm so glad I found you Ive been so stressed about my fingers not healing its been like this for months already! I cant even do what I normally do now without me getting hurt by them getting bumped or even bending my fingers. I almost gave up on using petroleum bc it does not seem to help and only aggravates it but I guess I was not doing it right. Im happy to see everyone's comments and helpful guides I feel like I'll get better already.
Also it does not help that I live in country that is hot and humid all year round.
Thank you for this information. I've been struggling with this, off and on, for 6 years. When it first happened, I went to an urgent care. He told me I had a fungal issue from not changing my rubber gloves often enough. He gave me a cream. I was fine. Then it came back a couple of years later but I had since been using nitrile gloves. It would come up every few months. Then, November 2022, I was hospitalized for dehydration, then April of 2023, I had dvt. Since I stopped the blood thinners, I haven't had a cycle and my hands have been worse. I did go to a dermatologist, who gave me clobetasol and told me to use unscented body care. I went to an allergy dr who told me i'm allergic to nickel and, "Good luck, because nickel could be in anything." So now I'm just stuck. It is not just flare ups. My hands are ripped open from the dryness and swelling. Getting them wet hurts. Wearing gloves too long hurts. Doing my hair hurts. Cooking and cleaning hurts. Typing this, hurts. I went back to an urgent care a few days ago and got a steroid cream. It's like nothing is there. I'm not sure about next steps, but I appreciate all you shared.
Suffering from dyshidrotic eczema since I am stressed out by my final medical exam. Its hard to explain it to family members and friends. It's difficult to tell them as you feel ashamed and don't want them to see your ugly foot as well. Thank you for the advice and I hope all of you suffering from the same condition can get cured. It's not easy
I have it too. It’s horrible. My dermatologist that it will never go away. 😢
I’ve been in healthcare for 8 years working inpatient and i just now started to develop this especially when it’s cold weather season I’m like really scared and don’t know what to do 😢 thanks for this information
Dr gboya on RUclips is highly recommended he helped me too
Perfect timing Dr Dray! My hand eczema seems to always flare now and again (although eczema on other parts of my body is pretty well controlled)
it is not fun to cope with
What are your favorite moisturizers for your eczema?
Today I’m trying to comment on every eczema video I can find. I have eczema on my hands and in the last couple of days it has flared up to beyond what I could stand. Very itchy very oozing. When I got up this morning, I remember somebody talking about using plain yogurt for yeast infections. Not that eczema is yeast, but I went into my fridge this morning. Put some plain Greek yogurt all over my hand and fingers. Within 10 minutes the relief was unbelievable. The coolness alone with such a relief. I left it on for about 10 minutes then rinsed with cold water and went to work. Not once did it bother me. I did reapply this evening after doing dishes. It seemed aggravated. I hope this helps others. So many years of medication and suffering I have not ever had such a quick, helpful relief.
I have recently developed severe, chronic eczema of the hands. It randomly began after a very stressful life experience. It get's so bad that my hands will bleed, and look although they've been carved with a knife. It makes cooking, cleaning, exercising, working, playing sports all complete and utter hell. Thank you for this informative video and taking the time to thoroughly explain implications and possibilities. I have seen a dermatologist who prescribed me an extremely expensive medication (which does seem to work miracles) but which I don't see myself paying for all that long into the future. So I will take all of your advice from this video.
This video was super helpful! Thank you so much! I work in healthcare. Not only does the constant hand-washing cause irritation, but the constant glove wearing/changing causes extra friction on my hands.
Thank you so much for this video, this was so helpful. I had a severe case of hand eczema that was painful, itchy, oozing, when I was pregnant, around 2nd trimester- as I was working outside as a gardener, often in the rain, so would be wearing wet gloves. I am not sure why it only was triggered once I was pregnant, perhaps due to hormones, but it created so much stress and strife as I felt I tried everything under the sun to cure it and nothing helped. It was re-triggered recently (2 years postpartum) as I was wearing two rings, one with nickel in it, all the time - and the dermatitis came back all over my fingers. I will take your advice to not wear rings while cleaning/cooking, and to wear gloves - I notice that garlic and citrus and certain other items while cooking will cause it to flare. I hope with these tips I will be able to strengthen the skin barrier and live free from hand dermatitis!
Young adult female here with pomphylox! So frustrating how it comes and goes! I just ordered cotton gloves so I’m excited to get some relief! I also have triamcinolone that I use occasionally with really bad flares but I try to avoid topical steroids because they come with their own set of issues for me.
I want to lend my advice, because I've dealt with dishydrotic eczema for around 8 years (flares in Canadian fall/winters) and I've tried everything from $150 steroid creams to allergy testing.
And literally the ONLY thing that has worked for me is Glysomed hand cream (around $10), so if this helps even one other person who has something similar I'll be happy. It went from being itchy/scaly/bumpy to smooth in 3 days, kind of miraculous.
YES. LISTEN TO THEM!! I also am Canadian and have had dishydrotic eczema on and off my entire life. Glysomed is the ONLY thing that makes my skin improve.
Thank you for sharing this affordable alternative. Steriod creams don't work for me. Does it clear your hands or do you keep it covered? I've bought natural oil and creams it provides relief but hadn't cleared it.
@@rachelb3210 Happy to help! It mostly clears mine if I use it religiously, at least once a day. I'd definitely recommend at least trying it for a week to see if it works! :)
Do you use this exclusively or in addition to other creams/lotions/ect after handwashing?
@@susanshaw4831 it's all I use now! Does the trick :)
I've heard that La Roche Posay has a product to protect the skin barrier after washing called Cicaplast Mains, which I've been recommended but haven't tried yet.
Thank you for the video. I've had hand eczema for years. I didn't get eczema until my early 40s. Eucerin, Cerave Healing ointment are my saviors. Love them.
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I worked in the electronics manufacturing industry for 10 years and towards the last few years developed dyshidrotic eczema on my hands and bad eczema on my face. It was horrible but I’m all clear of it now. I really like the advice you gave for dry hands in general though! I definitely try and avoid nickel, as i found out at the allergy specialist that I’m allergic but will try to start wearing gloves for cooking and cleaning!
Thank you for this. I have dealt with dermatitis on my hand and feet fingers for so long and it's horrible, even when you are better, you can't cut tomatoes, oranges, you can't take the skin off shrimps, you can use dish soap, normal soap washing your hands outside your house irritates you hands and it's just so frustrating!!!!
As soon as I saw the title I stopped to watch this video. Since I was 15, now 27 been dealing with hand eczema. I would occasionally get it on my eye lid, top of my lip, arms and legs. But it was always my hand that had either a small irritation or a blown out flare up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. What I found to be my trigger would be gluten and whatever they put in fast foods.
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I work mostly with paints and stains for my job, but I also am working directly with customers and stocking frequently. My hands tend to take a beating pretty quickly. Around six months ago I started using Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula hand cream after every time I wash my hands at work, and a lot of the rashes I had started clearing up after a few weeks. I'm still using it and can't recommend it enough.
I’ve been meaning to try that one! Dr dray also recommends it! I have to remember to look for it
My family member would get dyshidrotic hand eczema from drinking beer. It took a long time to figure out what was causing it. We switched hand soaps, body wash, anything we could think of , only to find out it was beer that would cause his hands to flare up badly. He did drink a lot during that time. When he stopped drinking beer, it went away.
Yeast, fungus.
I worked with silica dust and oils when working in manufacturing. I washed my hands frequently. Caused a lot of hand itchiness and inflammation
Doc.Dray simply the best. With all advice given for free. No nonsense person is what we need in our societies at these times. Thank you for all information provided!
My mother has bad hand dermatitis which gets triggered by washing dishes - will try your measures . thanks Dr Dray!
Thank you so much! have suffered with chronic hand eczema for so many years, will definitely try some of these tips
what an important information. thank you for sharing. i recently get a very bad dyshidrotic symptom. feel's like my skins tearing apart on both hand.. i experiences for 2 weeks and still going. just yesterday i visited a specialist and she told me how to taking care the hand
this was my first time dealing with eczema and I just thought they were a cluster of blisters. this helped a lot.
I have recently learned that i had hand eczema my whole life and for 18 I’ve been told that my hands and feet were ugly and I was even scolded because people thought I just didn’t hydrate them
When i finally met a dermatologist she almost immediately knew what I had and I cried of relief when I got home
I wish I had seen this video earlier to avoid all this pain, and now that I know what I have and watched you video I know that I have all three of them, you learn things about yourself everyday
I am an avid watcher of your channel and my eczema came back as an adult. You always have good tips even when I think I’ve already tried everything 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for posting this video. I’ve dealt with hand eczema so long. Probably at least 50 years. I’ve gone to so many dermatologists over that time period and just thought it was something I’d deal with for the rest of my life. But honestly this is the best information I’ve heard and it was explained in a way that I totally get why this might be happening and what I need to do to make it possibly go away. I can’t wait to try it. I actually have hope! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! ❤. BTW, I have noticed jewelry is an irritant and just kept wearing it because I thought if it was real gold it wouldn’t be the cause but now I understand about things getting under the band. No more rings for me! HA!
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Gold jewelry is not 24k gold because it is too soft and not durable. Gold jewelry is fortified with nickel to strengthen it. Also double check that you don’t have a nickel allergy. I say this because I have been there and done that.
@@incantations446 will do. Thanks for that info. 👍
@@incantations446 This explains a lot too because I wear gold jewelry. For me, silver jewelry looks too "costume jewelry" for me and so all the jewelry (including my wedding and Mother's Day rings) are gold.
It's wild to me that, in theory, dermatologists, care about their patients and do testing and stuff. From my experience, I just tell my derm that I have hand eczema and, she's like "oh, ye it happens" and says to wash my hands less. The same thing happens when I tell her about my back acne. I feel like I'm not being heard, but at least I can get some info on YT.
I go through the same thing with gastroenterologists! I saw a new one last week. I asked a bunch of questions, mentioning studies and research I’d read about. He mocked and belittled everything I said. He laughed at a natural remedy I’d used, which actually helped me, but he had to look it up because he didn’t know what it was! I got up and walked out when he called me, “Honey”! I’m so over doctors! I learn more helpful information on the internet!
Sorry for the rant- I can just relate to your experience.
Yes I m a dentist and my hand eczema triggered this summer. It was very itchy took 6 months to go. I was prescribed topical emollient and corticosteroid for it. It look a long time to heal and it was very bad. Because it itches even when it healed . Now it has left a pigmented area due to prolonged inflammation.
So, I have dyshidrotic eczema between my fingers on my left hand - yep! As soon as I saw your graphics, I recognized the type of eczema that I have. Since I have been using fragrance-free moisturizers and sunscreen, it has drastically improved: hardly any breakouts - pretty much.
I work as Nurse assistant in agecare and developed dyshydrosis during 1st hit pf covid i developed ocd and everytime i was wearing gloves, washing hands again and again. My doctor put me on steriod cream but unfortunately my skin was only good when i put them down once i stopped it got more worse, one doctor even said it would never heal after watching your video i feel like i can heal it. Thank you for your ideas 🥹
I’ve always had eczema! But I got COVID in January and it really disrupted my skin health. I broke out in all body rash once my symptoms where gone. I moved to GA from MS and my dyshydrotic eczema flared! It’s been 3 months of trying to get it to heal. My derm put me on dupixent and it’s been going great. But now I’m dealing with a flare on my face and I have never had facial flared.
@@Maggie-zr2ow no. I had to Google what it was.
Hi Dr Dray I have had various flares of eczema (including the dyshidrotic type) and it was far more frequent in the two decades I was a Registered Nurse, but then I must have washed my hands upwards of forty times a day some days. I did identify that hibiscrub was something I became allergic to and I was advised to avoid latex, as I had a risk factor for becoming allergic to that. I was given my own supply of nitrite gloves to use for that reason. Most of my life I've had to slather on creams or ointments overnight under gloves. My hands look older than my face due to all the washing and eczema flares tbh. Best wishes.
ps I always use gloves for food prep and household chores etc.
I once lost the fingerprints on some of my fingers from eczema because I was touching nickel all day when working in a physics lab in college and I didn't know that nickel is a common irritant for people with eczema. Gotta say that now I'm way more careful about the things I touch.
it is so uncomfortable
I had the same thing happen to me - no fingerprints for years. Then inexplicably it disappeared. Now years later I have it in my ear canal and it doesn’t matter what products I use. That’s also a whole lot of no fun! I do have a nickel allergy and I think it started because my wedding ring probably had nickel as part of the white gold alloy. But I’ve no clue why it’s in my ears now.
Hey I’m experiencing the same fingerprint loss how long did it take to return
@@Krissy240 For me I think it was about 3-6 months after the eczema disappeared on my hands.
@@debdubois3636 sigh due to that I’m unable to get a police record because i don’t have e fingerprint
Diagnosed as dyshydratic eczema for 30 years. Started shortly after starting my career as a dental assistant. Finally had a thorough patch test done and I was allergic to the antibacterial hand soap I was using at work. No more tryclosan or anything antibacterial product. I was miserable for 30 + years and had 3 different dermatologist who never figured out my trigger!!
Thank you for this video!! I noticed my hand eczema soon after I started working in a hospital. Had no eczema issues before then. I assumed excessive hand washing was the culprit. A few months ago I left the healthcare industry entirely and work from home now. My hands aren't quite at 100% just yet, but the CeraVe healing ointment and moisturizing cream (thank you Dr. Dray for these recs!) have helped so much 💗
I have dyshidrotic eczema on my hands and had a really bad flare during the summer during lockdown. I tried all my basic lotions and creams but nothing helped so I had to get a dedicated eczema cream. The gold bond eczema cream was a life savor. That and putting aquaphor on with it on my hands at night helped to heal my hands. Agree 100% about being careful about chopping certin foods. I made the mistake a few months ago of making pico de gallo without gloves and regretted it so much, my hands were on fire for nearly 2 hours.
As a housekeeper, home cook and jeweler… it’s overwhelming to think about all the healthy habits I have to implement to get rid of my pomphylox that I’ve had on and off for 4 years now 😂😅😭 this video was super educational and is inspiring me to start my journey now!
Thank you so so much for your excellent advice! I've had really really bad eczema in recent years. Thanks to watching all your videos on the topic and following advice strictly, a year later it's like 90% gone. I will always have flare ups but in no way as intense. I appreciate your content tremendously!
Lotion and drying throughly
HI Dr Dray! Thank you so much for making this video. I suffer from hand eczema to due working in a health care profession. This information was very helpful and so informative! Thank you!
I also am allergist to latex, and it makes my hand exceed worse . I now wear only vinyl gloves. Thanks for the heads up. Betacort is really helpful.
Thank you! I have dyshidrotic hand eczema, often keeping me awake. I work in a lab, gloves on, which doesn’t help. I live in UK, but I moved to Singapore for 3 months and my skin is so much better! Supposedly, the humidity helped.
I’d be interested why sometimes a really bad flare up is followed by painful rashes (red patches) around my mouth and eyes…
I work in a veterinary clinic as a tech and I have been suffering every fall/winter and even sometimes in the summer months with all 3 of these types of eczema you’ve mentioned in this video. I have to wash my hands often and the only thing that helps is a steroid cream or lotion or Vaseline and wearing gloves. It’s so frustrating bc my hands or usually just one hand will heal and then the minute I stop wearing the gloves continuously throughout the day, it slowly comes right back! It started about 4 years ago and it only stops for several months at a time. It’s happened working in the restaurant field when I was younger also.
Thank you dr dray. You have solved the mystery of my life. As a child i used to get really deep cuts in between my toes during the winter season shift. I went to several doctors. But no relief. It was so bad that u had to bandage my feet.
Now as an adult i have developed dyshidrotic eczema. And as i was going through your video and saw those pictures made me realise that it was atopic dermatitis.
I’m struggling with the last one u mentioned… I’ve literally been looking for what this is for the last 3 years 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ thank you 🙏
As someone who works with animals all day, my hands take a beating. Between all the hand washing, exposure to harsh treatments and wearing gloves when assisting in surgery and now the colder and drier air, my hands are dry, flakey and itchy no matter how much lotion I use. Thanks for the tips! Happy Thursday, Dr Dray!! I hope you have a tranquil evening. 💕
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@@DrDrayzday please can you tell me where I can buy this cream and the name is urea Kream yes?
Currently managing my flare up, been dealing with it on and off. Some of the things that helped me: management: always wash my hands lightly with Mustela sindet atopic skin soap bar, use sensitive skin laundry detergent for towels and everything (double rinse cycle), hand washing time is short, light, luke warm water (hot or cold water not allowed). Flare up management: luke warm water with a pinch of dead sea salt - bath hands in it for 2 minutes, then apply emollient ointment on the wet hands (don’t dry them), then put plastic bags on hands and close for 10-15 minutes. You can also skip the last step with plastic bags. This procedure is best done before sleep so your hands can rest. Emollients I use are: Mustela, A Derma, Bioderma, Neutrogena (I live in Europe). I have realized that the dead sea salt skin preparation is the most important step, if you do it, it doesn’t really matter what emollient or ointment you use. Just make sure your dead salty water is not too concentrated (don’t put too much salt), as you won’t be rinsing your hands afterwards. It helped me, but everyone is different. And of course, keep avoiding all the triggers.
I ve been struggling with it since last six months...it started with dishbar and it hasn't improved. Will try putting petrolatum on it, vinyl gloves and see a dermatologist. Thank you doc!
Thank you doc...
I often get problems during the cold months, and thought I was allergic to frost or cold, and then I heard it is not good to use products with "aqua" in it, and now I always use gloves and am very careful to dry out between my fingers and toes.
It has been so hard all my adult years, It came so suddenly and been worse and worse. Always dressing the winter. I have to wash my hands a lot and it is a real problem, having to mostuire them and wait for them to dry. Sometimes I can't even touch the laundry, or anything fabric and people just don't get it.
If it get worse this winter I will absolutely get it checked.
Thank you so much for this video.
Thank you for the information. I am a chef that has eczema on my hands. Only on my 1. And all information I get really helps. Thank you
Thanks, I've been struggling for a few months and my waitressing job is making it so much worse.
I developed dishydrosis when my colicky son was about 2 months old. Thought I had gotten into some sort of poison ivy at first, but it was only on my palms. It came on while visiting my parents for a few weeks while my husband finished his tour in Iraq. Went to an urgent care, where they told my to wash as infrequently as possible (but I had to change diapers!) and apply an ointment that I should not get on the baby, who needed to be held constantly. It was not a fun time, and I’m thankful it hasn’t happened since. They told me it was stress induced, which did not surprise me.
I would also say being a stay at home parent has been hard on my hands. I change diapers a lot and cook a lot, which requires a lot of hand washing. I actually do all of your tips except the face wash as soap. That's a really great idea! I think my issue is the fragrance. I need to stop using scented soap. I actually think I'm going to go back to using bar soap. That seemed to help a lot!
Dr dray u are looking so young and gorgeous with that sunlight on your skin!!!
Thank you so much Dr. Dray! You don't know how helpful this video was. You are a lifesaver, with your tips. Again, Thank you so so much, I appreciate this tremendously!!
Hi I work in social health care, I came out in this hand rash exactly what you described and the tapioca lumps are yellow and do itch. I have been battling this since 2016 and since did calm down because I had to buy cotton gloves to wear under the vinyl gloves, yes I think my is definitely caused by vinyl gloves the blue ones my company did buy powder and powder free so don’t know which caused it but I do know hot water and vinyl is probably the culprit and when showering people with protective foot covers over your trainers is another culprit.
I finally got relief from Lanolin. Exfoliate and then put it on at night with gloves. Massage it in well. It helps. Also use "Gloves in a Bottle." It helps keep bacteria from getting under the epidermis.
Thank you soooooo much! I've had this problem for so long and now I'm realizing some things I may be doing to aggravate and trigger it. All I've been told by my family doctor was to figure out what I'm allergic to, use a soft hand soap and wear gloves when house cleaning. It hasn't worked and I've spent years trying to figure out the darn trigger -_-. The bubbling of skin and not towel drying my hands thoroughly really struck a cord. Really hope I can get rid of it now. Thanks for helping me understand this constant annoyance!
Love the Kirby decoration in the background ❤
kirby is cute
Yup. I had that Seussian-sounding condition until I stopped wearing rings, then I had to forgo jewelry altogether because necklaces were leaving a rash. Super helpful information and advice - thanks again! Shared with family. 🙂
Omg I have been a having this problem for years and years 😢😢😢 Thank you so much Doctor
Great information from a board certified dermatologist! Thank you!