There are many different treatments for Eczema, children and adults have different triggers to Eczema. Here are practical things you can do in your settings and useful information to share with parents.

1. Keep your home cool to ease itching around 18C is ideal.

2. Go fragrance-free. Strong scent, from soap to air freshener, may be irritating to your skin.

3. Leave at least 10 minutes or ideally longer between applying an emollient and a topical steroid. This stops the steroid spreading to areas of skin unaffected by eczema or being diluted. It doesn't matter which is applied first.

4. Pinch itchy skin rather than scratching it, to avoid damaging the skin's barrier.

5. Use your emollients at least twice a day to prevent dryness, and at other times whenever your skin feels dry and itchy.

6. Check with a healthcare professional for advice to make sure you're applying your creams properly and managing your eczema triggers as best you can.

7. Don't cut foods out of your diet without medical advice unless you or your child have been diagnosed with a food allergy.