Author Archive | Melanie Dupres

  You are probably familiar with S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which affects the mood, well the seasons also effect the skin. As the colder weather approaches and people with dry or sensitive skin know this too well…….it is no joke.  If you have been down this ‘black hole’ looking for a moisturiser, you will understand […]

Little D, 7 years, was brought to me for a rash on his face.  It was not bothering him necessarily but it was not so attractive and his mother was concerned that it would spread, especially as his father had a similar looking rash that was over a large part of his body. D immediately […]

    By now we know the story when eczema is diagnosed.  The initial reaction is to look for a quick fix to get over the suffering as quickly as possible. The prescription: Steroid cream Steroids internally (if severe) Antihistamine (for allergic reactions to foods or environment) Antibiotics for infection Sometimes this works, sometimes it […]

  Selina reached out to me through Facebook in 2014.  She had chronic eczema and was really at her wits end.  She was fed up being self conscious, she was done with scratching her skin and she was more than exasperated by buying products to help heal her skin. She had been to homeopaths previously […]

When you put a lid on a pot of boiling water…….the water stops coming over the sides for a while and then it continues seemingly unstoppable. It comes through with increased force as it has the pot lid to contend with. This is what happens when eczema (Greek for ‘to boil over’),  or any skin […]

Are you in the 80% of the population that experts estimate experience back pain? This is an astonishing statistic. Do you ever wonder what is causing it?   Another curious piece of information is what experts say cause the pain. Let’s look the facts…..The back is a complicated structure of bones including the spine, nerves, joints, ligaments and muscles. […]

    As irritating and distressing as eczema can be for the sufferer it is also causes stress in the family. Eczema’s impact on the family is:- HEARTBREAKING – watching someone you love, young or old, scratching themselves often to the point where they break skin and bleed is akin to watching someone bang their […]

    At 16, Emily was under such high pressure from her family to succeed academically she would lock herself into a room for the whole day just to study. The stress continued to impact her as a university student until she eventually fell into a deep depression. Aside from the anxiety and irritability, Emily […]

 Eczema  (atopic dermatitis) is one of the most commonly diagnosed skin condition. From the Greek meaning ‘to boil over’ it characteristically an inflamed, hot itchy rash that is also known as the ‘rash that itches’ and it drive you to scratch like a dog with fleas. At times it can be dry, wet, inclusive of […]

 This is a story of skin…….. the largest organ of the human body……..it tells a thousand tales, the older we get the more stories it tells.  Age spots, sun damage, laughter lines, wrinkles, sagging and loss of elasticity are all part of the fabric of the story of our life.  Most people are obsessed with […]