For the first 9 months of my life nobody would have known from looking at me that lying dormant inside, entwined in my DNA, was a lifetime of itching, scratching and flaking. Almost overnight though everything changed. My previously perfect skin became suddenly and dramatically dry with eczema firmly embedded in my flexures. My father had always had extremely dry skin and it’s clear to see where I inherited the foundations of my condition. However, it was on my mother’s side of the family that eczema crept in as one of my cousins also suffers from the dreaded itch.”

Ian Greaves shares his quest to find the ‘magic eczema bullet’.  “I’ve always felt that there was a lack of articles in Exchange by male sufferers of the condition.  Men aren’t, as we all know, great at discussing health issues so I hope that my fellow readers will not only find this article interesting, but also be inspired to share their own story.