Moisturisers are most effective when they are applied to moist skin, for example following a bath or shower, but they should also be applied at other times, perhaps three or four times throughout the day depending on how dry your skin is. Consideration should be given to discontinuing treatment in patients who have shown no response up to 28 weeks of treatment. There is a vast, almost overwhelming array of different moisturisers available in today's marketplace. They contain numerous different ingredients, but most work in one or more of the following ways. Occlusive moisturisers

Moisturisers and moisturising bath additives or washes Moisturisers and moisturising bath additives or washes

Soya oil, polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (4mol EO), oleic acid diethanolamide, perfume oil DV5171, propylene glycol, butylated hydroxytoluene, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid monohydrateThis action also improves the ability of moisturising ingredients to penetrate the skin and rehydrate it. Allantoin is also a keratolytic. Urea, glycerol monostearate, octyl palmitate, myristyl lactate, mineral oil, promulgen D (contains Cetearyl alcohol and ceteareth-20), propylene glycol, propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), purified water Dimeticone (also known as silicon fluid) is a water-repellent substance that is used in barrier creams to help protect the skin.

Medicinal forms | Emollient creams and ointments, colloidal

Urea, lauromacrogols, dimethicone, phenyl dimeticone, liquid paraffin, cetylpalmitate, stearic palmitic acid, octyldodecanol, glycerol, polysorbate, carbomer, trometamol, benzyl alcohol, purified waterUrea, lauromacrogols, dimethicone, phenyl dimethicone, liquid paraffin, cetyl palmitate, stearic palmitic acid, octyldodecanol, glycerol, polysorbate, carbomer, tromethamine, benzyl alcohol, purified water To combat this problem, you should try and minimise your use of soap when washing and instead use soap substitutes. The following is a list of some of the moisturisers currently available in the UK, together with their ingredients. Name of moisturiser Moisturising bath additives are also useful because they replace the layer of oil on the skin when you emerge from the bath. Lauromacrogols have properties of local anaesthetics. When applied to the skin they soothe and relieve itching.

Emollients | Prescribing information | Eczema - atopic | CKS Emollients | Prescribing information | Eczema - atopic | CKS

Light liquid paraffin, white soft paraffin, refined soya bean oil, cetostearyl alcohol, polysorbate 40, propylene glycol, sorbic acid

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Urea, white soft paraffin, maize starch, isopropyl myristate, syncrowax HR-C, palmitic acid, sorbitan laurate and arlatone G. Light liquid paraffin, white soft paraffin, hypoallergenic anhydrous lanolin, empilan GMS, cetyl alcohol, sodium cetostearyl sulphate, carbomer, methyl hydroxybenzoate, propyl hydroxybenzoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid monohydrate, purified water White soft paraffin, liquid paraffin, stearyl alcohol, polyoxyl 40 stearate [E431], carbomer, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben [E218], propylparaben, [E216], disodium edentate [E463], purified water, citrus-rose perfume oil Urea, benzyl alcohol, light liquid paraffin, sodium lactate solution, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline wax, triglycerol diisosterate, isopropyl palmitate, wool alcohols, magnesium sulphate, purified water

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Our understanding of the structure and function of the skin is something that has improved in recent years, and it is now widely accepted that using moisturisers regularly is the most crucial thing you can do to keep your eczema under control. Depending on whether or not you pay for your prescriptions, it may be preferable for you to ask your doctor to prescribe your moisturisers.The following is a list of some of the moisturising bath additives and washes currently available in the UK, together with their ingredients. Name of bath oil Light liquid paraffin, isopropyl myristate, C12-C14 alcohol with 3 molecules of ethylene oxide, polyol fatty acid ester, iso-octyl stearate