“Unfortunately Triggers Can Not Always Be Removed -
But The Unique Formulation Of The Meliora Skin Balm
Will Always Help To Minimize Their Harm”

The best thing that can happen to you is to find the triggers for eczema and to remove them. If you can do this successfully – congratulations – you have cleared the eczema. Here are three proven methods that help you to succeed in your efforts to identify triggers:

Method 1: Patch Testing
Patch Testing involves deliberately putting potential triggers onto an unaffected area of skin, usually on the arm or the back. Each area of skin is marked with felt tip and covered with gauze and a plaster for 24 – 48 hours. A positive test produces an inflammatory reaction on the skin. Patch test are fairly simple and effective for many people, but there are drawbacks, such as:

• Strong reaction with unbearable itching
• Sensitization to new allergens
• False negative results: the person is really allergic but the test does not show it, because it does not exactly mimic real live contact

Your should talk to your medical adviser to learn more about the detailed procedures for Patch Testing.

Method 2: Food Diary
Eczema may be triggered by an allergic reaction to particular food. Keeping a food diary may help you to spot links between eczema and your diet. If you can establish a link between certain food or food ingredients and the eczema, you have done a major step towards solving the skin problem.

Your food diary could look similar as the table below; but feel free to create a food diary, which suits your needs and requirements. Keep a good record of the additives (stabilizers, preservatives, etc.) in processed food. There is a possibility that you are allergic to such substances and not to the food itself. Try to indicate on a scale from 1 – 10 how the condition of the eczema is and add any comments if needed.

Date:	Fresh Food	Cooked Food	Processed Food		Eczema Condition
			Ingredients	Additives
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner

It is possible that the eczema clears within one week after you have stopped eating the food responsible for the skin reaction. However certain food, including dairy products, may take up to three weeks or even more before any improvement can be seen.

Method 3: Stay in an alpine region
House dust mite droppings are strongly linked to eczema. You can easily test whether you are allergic to house dust mite droppings by spending a long holiday in an alpine region. House dust mites are not able to survive above 1,600 m. If the eczema clears or improves during your stay in the mountains, you are allergic to house dust mite droppings.

It is most probably not feasible to live permanently in alpine region, but you could try to spend some of your annual holidays in the mountains. For the rest of the year, you can only reduce your exposure to house dust mite droppings by:

• damp-dusting (not dry-dust) and vacuuming the house at least once a week; concentrate mainly on the rooms you spend most time in. Try to use a vacuum cleaner with special exhaust filters.
• arranging furniture, ornaments, toys etc. in such a way to avoid dust-collecting areas which are difficult to clean
• washing sheets, blankets and duvets weekly at a temperature of at least 55º C to kill mites
• hanging sheets, blankets and duvets outside to air whenever possible
• giving furry toys a weekly stay in the freezer. The water in the mites freezes and kills them. You can wash them afterwards.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKIN CARE PRODUCT

Unfortunately it is not always possible to identify the triggers and to remove them. However you can still find relieve from the discomfort to eczema by using a skin care product that will ...

• control the inflammation
• stop the itchiness
• nourish your skin

Do not compromise here. Only a skin care product that does all three activities will give you the best chance to relieve the discomfort of eczema. The Meliora Skin Balm has been developed with this in mind. The wide range of oils in the skin balm will nourish your skin and the unique meliora-extract controls inflammation and stops itchiness.

FIND RELIEVE FROM ECZEMA

You can hopefully find relieve from eczema by identify the triggers using the above mentioned methods. It may take some time to do so, but once you succeed, you have cleared the eczema for good.

If identifying and removing the triggers is not possible, your should have a close look at the Meliora Skin Balm. Study the benefits of the different ingredients and look at the biological value of the meliora-extract. Read the statements from the independent assessment carried out by a laboratory in Germany and convince yourself that the Meliora Skin Balm gives you the best chance to relieve the discomfort to eczema.