The treatments are for hydrating the skin, reduce inflammation, decrease the risk of infection, and ease down the itchy feeling. Doctors use emollients to relieve dry skin, compresses (cold) to relieve the itch, corticosteroids for inflammation reduction, and sometimes sedative antihistamines to help the patient sleep. There are some herbs that can cause allergic contact dermatitis, so you need to make sure that your skin can take the herbal products that you want to try for this purpose. These products are usually made from herbal extracts of licorice, chamomile and witch hazel. 2. Probiotic supplements are recommended to be taken by children and pregnant women. Other workers get them from chemicals that become hazardous after being exposed to the sun. (These are most common in roof and agricultural workers.) Risk factors Like any other risks, people in certain occupations have greater risks in developing various forms of eczema than others. 5 occupations (housekeeper, brick layer, metal workers, hairdressers and health-care workers) were found to comprise 60% of reported cases. This common eczema occurs when a person s circulation becomes sluggish. Starting in the lower legs, it is caused by poor blood flow causing fluids to build up, and the legs to become swollen. After some time, the fluid buildup affects the skin and soon develops a rash that is itchy, and produces painful sores over a thinning and discolored skin. In Brazil in 2003, a hospital started a support group for children with atopic dermatitis. In the beginning, the children were insecure and mostly kept to themselves. After they recognized their similarities, they began interacting with one another. In only about 6 to 8 meetings, doctors noted several improvements. It is only dangerous when it is contracted by the very young such as an infant. Seborrhoeic dermatitis can lead to cradle cap in infants. One mistake that people with this condition commit is to scratch the surface and get rid of the scaling or the dandruff. This is not a good idea. You see the more you scratch the surface and remove the scaling and the dry skin, the more irritated the skin becomes.