fact sheets

Below is a selection of educational fact sheets about managing and treating eczema. These are a useful source of reference that can be taken with you when you see your GP, practice nurse or other healthcare professional.

The information provided in the eczema fact sheets is produced, reviewed and approved in association with relevant healthcare professionals and product experts including doctors, specialists, pharmaceutical companies, and complementary therapists.

Simply select the fact sheet of your choice and either download it or print it off.

What are the benefits of total emollient therapy (TET) and why is TET so important?

What are the benefits of total emollient therapy (TET) and why is TET so important?
Emollient therapy and has been evolving over the past ten years (or so) and care has moved forward significantly.
Download a guide to TET by Crawfords Healthcare

Fact Sheet - Eczema

A general guide to eczema
Eczema can be a devastating condition but knowing how best to care for the skin will make a huge difference to the quality of life for most sufferers.
Download a guide to eczema by Media Planet

Fact Sheet - Staying safe in the sun with great tips for people with eczema

Staying safe in the sun
Skin cancer is now the UK's most common form of cancer and doctors suggest that most cases could have been prevented by reducing exposure.
Download sun health information

Fact Sheet - How to use an emollient bath additive

How to use an emollient bath additive
Using and emollient bath additive should be part of the overall treatment and management of dry skin and eczema. This fact sheet looks at how to use a bath emollient effectively.
Download how to use an emollient bath additive

Fact sheet - Why use an emollient bath additive?

Why use an emollient bath additive?
Adding things to bath water improves the feel and condition of the skin. Bath additives have become part of the management of dry skin and eczema. But why use an emollient bath additive?
Download why use an emollient bath additive?

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Next Review Date: 10 November 2012


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