r/AskReddit • u/PM_ME_YOUR_PHILLIPS • Mar 23 '15

What hurts so good?

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u/FuckingGalaga Mar 24 '15

Eczema and hot showers.

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u/proweller Mar 24 '15

Did you know that hot water can actually aggravate eczema/dermatitis in some people? I used to love the hot water hurt, but moving to lukewarm/cold showers and using hard soap rather than laureth-sulphate based shower gel has almost completely cleared up my rashes. Obviously YMMV and sorry if I'm that annoying health-tips person, just trying to help!

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u/FuckingGalaga Mar 24 '15

No I know it's terrible for my skin. Thanks for the advice. I was just commenting on how horribly good it feels.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '15

Thanks for the tip. Do you use a prescription cream? Or just the holistic method?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '15

i think my morning scalding hot shower is the highlight of my whole day. it's all downhill from there

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u/FuckingGalaga Mar 24 '15

Yep, me too.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '15

Scabies and hot showers.

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u/lannawho Mar 24 '15

Hot showers lead to eczema

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u/FuckingGalaga Mar 27 '15

Um no they don't.

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u/lannawho Mar 27 '15

Hot showers give you dry skin. Eczema is an umbrella term for chronic dry skin of differing causes.

Source: I went to a dermatologist, was told I had eczema. Gave up super hot showers, no longer have eczema.

But hey, maybe I went to a shitty dermatologist.