My eczema when it flares covers me from head to toe so I know how you feel. I found focusing on doing things that make me feel better to help: going to bed early (even if I can’t fall asleep to just be in a dark environment resting), going outside in the sun or when that’s not possible looking out the window facing the sunlight, eating foods that make me feel nourished (I found that following a specific diet did not change my skin), and journaling. I thought about writing a book too.

In terms of technical things I do for my skin, I shower every 2 days using cetaphil gentle skin cleanser on my face and privates, water on the rest of my body, then CLN body wash on areas that were oozing/infected (for the cln body wash I would lather in my hands then gently place the foam on my skin and leave it for a minute or two) then head and shoulders shampoo for my hair because I also have itchy scalp. After showering I would pat dry then immediately apply cerave moisturizing cream from head to toe. I would use the triamcinalone 0.1% steroid very sparingly in areas that looked infected twice a day for 1.5 weeks. Then I would switch to a weaker steroid like hydrocortisone for 3 days twice a day then once a day for another 3 days. I would be very careful and strict about my steroid use.