Avoid a Christmas Eczema Flare – Tips from the Experts

Christmas is a time that many eczema sufferers dread. Not because they do not like all the festivities (obviously), but because of potential problems associated with increased environmental exposure to the ever-present fragrance, fireside nights and central heating.   How clean is too clean?! Christmas is a time when family and friends may call. We […]

SECURE-AD Update: How do COVID-19 vaccinations affect patients with eczema?

The SECURE-AD patient survey is adapting to include the question, ‘How does the COVID-19 vaccination affect patients with eczema?’ In 2020, the SECURE-AD Patient survey was launched to understand how COVID-19 infections impacted on patients with eczema. The results will be available shortly as the research team are preparing their first scientific publication. Preliminary results […]

All You Need to Know about Adult Seborrhoeic Dermatitis

What is Seborrhoeic dermatitis? Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a common skin condition, causing scaly red patches of skin and flaking. It mainly affects areas on the body where there are a lot of oil-producing (sebaceous) glands and is more commonly found on the scalp, centre of the forehead, sides of the nose, eyelids, eyebrows, moustache and […]

The ISF puts your skin in perspective at the Ploughing!

The National Ploughing Championships, Europe’s largest outdoor event, chose the sunny south-east as the location for this year’s event which took place on 17th-19th September in Ballintrane, Fenagh, Co. Carlow. The county lived up to its reputation, offering blue skies and sunshine for the entire 3-day event, bringing record-breaking attendance figures of 297,000 people, all […]

5 Practical Tips for Parents of Children with Eczema at School

September is Eczema Awareness Month and the time of year school term starts back and many households will be adapting to a new routine for children starting or returning to school. With all the excitement and preparation, we are mindful of the children out there with eczema and what this might mean for them. Some […]

New Irish data reveals burden of common skin condition – World Atopic Eczema Day

Over 40% of reported cutting household expenditure due to cost of managing eczema1 To mark the second annual World Atopic Eczema Day (14 September) and reveal the hidden burden of living with atopic eczema, we’ve released the key findings 1 from the Irish Skin Foundation’s (ISF) ‘Living with Atopic Eczema Survey’ which over 450 people […]

ISF Contributes to Irish Independent’s ‘Skin & Dermatology’ Supplement

We were delighted to contribute to the special ‘Skin & Dermatology’ supplement, which appeared in the Irish Independent (Friday, 29th March) and on HealthNews.ie in partnership with MediaPlanet. The supplement provides insight and guidance on a number of common skin diseases affecting Irish people including skin cancer, psoriasis, acne and eczema. Skin diseases in Ireland […]

Thank you to all who answered the “Living with Atopic Eczema” survey

We want to thank everyone who participated in the “Living with Atopic Eczema & Eczema in Ireland” which we ran from September 2018 to March 2019; we had over 450 responses which was a tremendous level of engagement. In the coming months we will be writing up our findings and hope to publish them in the […]