Home Cleaning Products – Here’s How to Protect your Skin
Chemicals in home cleaning products can affect your health, especially your skin! Many chemicals in cleaners can make skin sting, itch, and cause a red...
CASE STUDY: Nummular Eczema
What is it? Jenny* suffered from nummular eczema, also known as nummular dermatitis or discoid eczema. This specific form of eczema is a chronic condition...
Are Probiotics Good for My Skin?
Probiotics are live microorganisms like good bacteria that we can take internally, or apply externally, for health benefits. Bacteria already form about 1-3% of your...
Webinar: Get the Facts–TCM & Eczema
Nina’s Story: Healing TSW
Before Nina called Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman, she’d been suffering from Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) for five years. Her case was extreme and debilitating, with...
Tap Water: Can it Irritate Sensitive Skin?
If you keep changing your skin products and regimens, but still find your skin is itchy, flaky and dry, or your flare-ups persist, there may...
Case Study: Lifelong Eczema Relieved at Last
SITUATION Allison* had suffered from a lifetime of eczema. Throughout her youth, she managed her condition with topical steroid creams. But once she entered her...
Are Eczema and Other Skin Conditions a Risk Factor for Covid-19?
We know so little about the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, but what we do know can help us reduce our personal risk factors. Skin Medications and...
FAQs: Switching from Cyclosporine to Herbal Medicine
Many eczema patients have been using a class of immunosuppressants called Cyclosporine. Some patients see great results with these drugs but some experience negative side...