Eczema is one of the most common skin disorders. Statistics suggest that amazingly one of every ten adults suffer from this skin condition. And the sad fact is that children are afflicted more by eczema. The occurrence can be as high as one in every five children. And childhood experience of eczema can be a very irritating one. The greater problem is that eczema often carries on to adulthood, upon exposure to the allergen in the environment. Although the pathology of eczema is not really known, it is understood that it has to be with some disorder in the immunity system. And as eczema is something of an allergy, it becomes important during eczema treatment that any exposure to the allergen be avoided.

In that sense, eczema is a chronic condition that one may have to live with. And it is more of a matter of precaution to prevent the flare-ups, the general symptom of eczema whereby the skin develops rashes. In infants, the eczema flare-ups have a preference for particular areas such as the forehead, cheeks, hands, and the areas where the skin is thinner and softer.