Eczema flare-ups often look different on darker skin, with a dark brown, purple, or ashen gray hue instead of redness. In Black people there’s also a higher prevalence of eczema that presents as ...

The girl was given antibiotics and made a full recovery, but her experience highlights the complexities people of color—particularly those with brown and Black skin—have in managing eczema ...

This is what motivated me to start a skin blog, Woke Within Skin, aimed at helping Black people with eczema and expressing their voices. It filled an obvious void that I'd personally experienced.

That persistent itchy patch might be eczema even if it doesn ... dark purple, or almost black depending on the individual’s base skin tone. These hyperpigmented areas often persist long ...

"My eczema is in remission ... in 2006 found that pimecrolimus cream showed promise in treating skin discoloration in Black patients who experienced hypopigmentation related to seborrheic ...

Dark patches from eczema can last longer than ... cause ochronosis – paradoxical bluish-black discoloration – particularly in melanin-rich skin. Always use hydroquinone under professional ...

Eczema (or Atopic Dermatitis ... water loss may be higher and ceramide levels slightly lower in Black skin when compared to Caucasian skin which may contribute to dryness. As the temperatures ...

“Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that causes dry, itchy, red, or scaly skin and affects about 10 percent of all people in the US,” Dr. Shepherd says.

Women are more prone to the condition than men, and Black and Latinx people tend ... lotions aren’t usually moisturizing enough for eczema-prone skin. Instead, opt for oil-rich creams and ...

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