Share your experiences of having itchy or dry skin with Balneum - £300 voucher to be won!

My skin is, and always has been really dry.
When my first grandson was born he was diagnosed with a skin condition called x-linked ichthyosis. It is caused by a faulty gene passed from mother to son. Unfortunately two of the three boys is affected. It doesn't cause such severe symptoms in the carrier, but the women have dry skin.
I often break out in small patches of eczema for which I use a topical steroid cream.
I have searched for years for an effective emollient, and would love to get some lasting relief.

After my third child my hormones went crazy, horrid dry skin all over my face including my eyelids! I found that hydration was really important and a gentle soap free exfoliatorm but i haven't found the miracle cure yet!

I've found that QV wash cream is really good and using that has helped my skin a lot. I also use O'Keeffe's hand cream... it's my fingers that crack/split a lot and again the cream has helped.
I've spent a fortune over the years including prescription costs and nothing has really worked 100%.

My husband suffers from this and usually has to resort to thick hand cream and cotton gloves being worn in bed. Often the perfumes in hand creams seem to make his problem worse. We’re still looking for the miracle cream. I am sure that his hands are often painful as he develops deep cracks but it doesn’t stop him from doing anything.

I have psoriosis & have found that a healthy diet really improves my skin

mine or worse in winter. someone old me to get a old pair of tights and cut the foot off. add porridge oats and tie the top and then put it under the bath tap when running the bath.

It does help my skin.

I go through stages of having dry skin on my feet but thankfully it tends to clear itself up

The obvious thing to state is to keep the skin moisturised at all times. Dove Nourishing for the body and Astral for the hands / face does the job. A product like E45 is ideal if you're looking to avoid products with perfume and excessive chemicals / alcohol in them.
Another trick is to apply the moisturising lotion straight after a shower while the skin is slightly wet - that way you're able to trap additional moisture into the skin.

I have suffered from dry and itchy skin for many years. To control it, the obvious thing that I do is to keep the skin moisturised at all times. There is no one product which provides the complete solution, but a combination of products and a careful diet can help keep the condition under control. Dove Nourishing for the body and Astral for the hands / face does the job on normal days. A product like E45 is ideal if you're looking to avoid products with perfume and excessive chemicals / alcohol in them.
Another trick is to apply the moisturising lotion straight after a shower while the skin is slightly wet - that way I'm able to trap additional moisture into the skin.

Dry, itchy skin is a big thing in our house - eczema and psoriasis sufferers live here! We don't use laundry detergents or fabric softener (we use washable instead - and save a fortune!) My hubbie is dairy free as he found it aggravated his eczema so it was just easier to cut it out. We also have to be careful with lotions and potions - natural, organic products are our favoured choice, with as few ingredients as possible.

I get really dry hands from washing them all the time, I use moisturising gloves to combat it.

I got patches of dry skin on my scalp not long after I had my first child. A really inconsiderate woman seemed to take much glee from pointing out my problem in front of a room full of people. This was annoying but the problem was cleared up with a topical cream after several months.

Moisturiser on hands and feet followed by gloves and socks at bedtime is good for deep hydration of dry skin.

I have eczema pone skin, I have to be careful what I put on my skin, and what it gets exposed to.

I suffer from bad eczema however I found changing my diet to a cleaner more healthy one cleared up my skin massively.

I have seborrheic dermatitis which causes dry and itchy skin, i find too much sugar makes it worse, e45 helps keep it hydrated

Plain soap in shower, washing-up gloves, olive oil on skin, old Nivea cream on hands during day. That's all cheap, but I've got a relatively expensive face regime of products that work – once I find them, I stick to them and just pray they don't get discontinued…

The worst part of having dry itchy skin is during the night because I scratch myself in my sleep and have woken up with long scratch marks on my body. I have found that a diet rich in healthy oils has helped tremendously. Also taking Oil of Evening Primrose tablets and Omega 3 Fish Oil too.

I sometimes get very itchy shins. If I’m not careful i will scratch them until they bled. When I think this might happen I put some moisturizer on them. And after a while the need to scratch fades.

I have dry skin on the inside of my thumb, it doesn't bother me to much, unless I stretch my hand and the skin cracks, or if I'm doing DIY, using a screwdriver can crack the skin as well. I occasionally moisturise when it gets bad. Its not to bad at the moment, we'll see what winter brings.

I get itchy skin around the top of my thighs. and I use E45 on it which works fantastically.

I've had eczema on and off my whole life and it just goes on it's own randomly.

I think previously i had done a question and answer survey for the company, but i get a prescription from my doctor for Diprobase lotion (with a pump) for dry skin on my arms and legs which i use each evening before bed, and if i change my washing powder ever then my husband notices and his skin becomes itchy. But just recently i get dry skin between the base of my fingers, maybe its the washing up liquid, so am going to purchase some plastic washing up gloves.

I have problems with itchy/dry skin after showering and sometimes at night. I have tried various creams, but haven't yet found anything that completely solves these problems.

I have had dry, itchy skin all my life and no longer use soap on my skin. The only answer is to moisturise, moisturise, moisturise