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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE has Eczema and Manages her Self-Confidence

This is a series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Rebecca, who has eczema and shares how she manages her self-confidence. Rebecca blogs at Beczema on her eczema journey. Marcie Mom: Hi Rebecca, thanks so much for taking part in my Friday blog series ‘Someone […]

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Living with Eczema

Someone Manages Differing Eczema Views

This is a series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Deborah Wyatt, whose daughter’s eczema inspired her to start TalkHealth, an online community including that of eczema. Deborah will share on her experience managing differing views on eczema, since the founding of TalkEczema in 2000. […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE managed Moisturizing Eczema Child

This is a series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Tina Santiago-Rodriguez, whose three-year-old daughter has had eczema since a year old and shares her journey in figuring out what to moisturize her child with. Tina is an award-winning writer at TrulyRichMom on her Catholic […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE manages Bathing and After-Bath Skin Care

This is a new series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Julie C., a married mom, who has had eczema since she was 5 years old and shares how she manages her baths and after-bath skin care. Marcie Mom: Hi Julie, thanks for agreeing to […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE managed Childcare

This is a new series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Andrea Thomas, whose daughter has eczema from 2 months old and shares how she manages finding childcare for her daughter. Andrea is the founder of ScratchMeNot mitten sleeves, and a return guest on my […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE manages Eating Out with Child

This is a new series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Lisa, who is sharing on managing her son’s eczema when eating out. Lisa blogs at mybabyhaseczema.com and also LifeofaHappyMom.  Marcie Mom: Hi Lisa, thanks for taking part in my new blog series ‘Someone has […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE has Eczema and managed Allergies, Asthma and Make-up

This is a new series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Tristan Joseph, who has eczema since her childhood and shares how she manages her make-up. Tristan is a support volunteer with The Eczema Society of Canada and also blogs at AtopicGirl on allergies, asthma […]

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Living with Eczema

SOMEONE has Eczema and managed Make-up

This is a new series focused on personal journey with eczema while managing a certain aspect of life. Today, we have Erica Cheung, who has eczema for three years and shares how she manages her make-up. I first learnt of Erica’s eczema while reading her story on Huffington Post. Erica writes for Huffington Post and […]

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Doctor Q&A

Facial Eczema with Dr Lynn Chiam: Rashes, Treatment & around the Mouth and Lips

Types of Facial Rashes What are these Rashes on my face? A rash on your face is possibly something you’d notice soon enough and start worrying about whether others would notice too. It can affect across all age groups, from infants to children to teenagers to adults, but are they all the same? And which age…

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Doctor Q&A

Teen Eczema – Acne, Sports, Skincare & Shaving

This blog has covered lots on children with eczema, but as they grow older, eczema may present a different set of challenges and in a different form (for instance, due to puberty). MarcieMom is privileged to have Dr Lynn Chiam of Children & Adult Skin Hair Laser Clinic, a consultant dermatologist who subspecializes in paediatric skin conditions, adult […]

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Guest Interview

Scalp Eczema Series with Kristan Serafino: What Is & Triggers Scalp Eczema?

Explore with celebrity hairstylist Kristan Serafino on hair solutions that are appropriate and attractive for those suffering from scalp eczema. Kristan received formal training at Toni & Guy and has styled many Hollywood A-List male celebrities. This was originally a 3-week series, combined into one post. The information written by Marcie Mom on scalp eczema […]

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Guest Interview

MooGoo… Learning about a Natural Skin Care brand

I heard from a mom in Malaysia of how well received MooGoo is among moms with eczema children. MooGoo is an Australian company that makes a range of skincare products, founded by adapting the ‘diary’ version of udder cream for a family member. This is an interview with Craig Jones, founder of Moogoo.com.au This was […]

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Support Group

Eczema Forum Notes – Good Overview on Child Eczema

Last Saturday’s Eczema Forum in Singapore presents a good overview on child eczema, explaining the various causes, factors and treatment options. It was well attended by over 100 people, and I’m amazed half of which looked like grandparents who were wanting to find out more information for their grandchildren (how proactive they are)! The other […]

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Doctor Q&A

Friday Dr Q&A with Dr Liew – Allergy Tests

Dr Liew is a pediatrician who practices at the SBCC Baby & Child Clinic, Gleneagles Hospital Singapore and is also a visiting consultant to KK Hospital. He subspecialises in allergy, immunology and rheumatology. He was also awarded several research grants to pursue clinical research in paediatric anaphylaxis, drug allergy, primary immunodeficiencies and Kawasaki disease. This was […]

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Guest Interview

Eczema Kids’ Nutrition

Toby is the founder of Toby Amidor Nutrition where she provides food and nutrition consulting services. She has served as the Nutrition Expert for FoodNetwork.com and Nutrition Advisor for Sear’s FitStudio.com, adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and at Hunter College in New York City. This 5-part Eczema Kids’ Nutrition series was in collaboration with Toby […]

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Guest Interview

Silver Sense – Gorgeous Clothing That’s Kind to Skin

MarcieMom saw on twitter that Silver Sense is active in eczema community and events and connected with Sarah Davies, co-founder of Silver Sense. Silver Sense is a company based in Nottinghamshire, UK, that creates children clothing made from a blend of natural cotton and silver fibres. Silver Sense’s clothing comes in a family of animals, […]

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Eczema Facts

Eczema Herpeticum – What is it and is it dangerous?

Eczema herpeticum – this is a term that I keep hearing of moms in forums sharing that their children have repeated eczema herpeticum during the year and also of delayed diagnosis where it’s not identified as herpeticum promptly. If you search eczema herpeticum’s definition – you’ll see it’s often stated as a rare life-threatening complications […]

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Guest Interview

Eucerin – Medical Skin Science that Shows

Eucerin Singapore contacted me on running a charity sale on its 13,000 fans’ Facebook page to donate 20 per cent. of the sales proceeds to Singapore’s first eczema fund for low income patients (a fund that is initiated by my donation and administered by the Asthma Association). I wanted to find out more about Eucerin, […]

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Eczema Tips Guest Interview

Sensitive Skin Product Series – How many ingredients?

Marcie Mom: Given that a child with very sensitive skin/eczema can be allergic to many ingredients, it makes sense that the fewer ingredients, the less likelihood of triggering an allergic reaction. Is there an average number of ingredients a moisturizer is likely to have? Laura: There is no one average to give because different formulations […]

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Doctor Q&A

Friday Dr Q&A with Prof Hugo – Skin Prick Test

Professor Hugo van Bever is a Senior Consultant in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is an active member of the board Asia Pacific Academy of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology. He is also my co-author for Living with Eczema: Mom Asks, Doc Answers! This is originally a series of Friday […]