Hot water can worsen your eczema by releasing itch inducing compounds. Lukewarm water is recommended for sensitive skin. Use a mild unscented soap as scented products can irritate your skin. Apply a good amount of moisturizer after you dry yourself off. This hydrates and restores your skin’s protective barrier.
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Moisturizing before bed can soothe your skin. But although it may not stop the itching totally, never allow yourself to get frustrated about it as this can increase the itching and prevent you from sleeping. Practice the methods above or practice meditation before retiring so that your body is relaxed.
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If you continue struggling with your intense itching, then light therapy or phototherapy is a good remedy. Light therapy uses UV light to penetrate the outer layers of the skin to temper down inflammatory cells and itching. Although it is a safe remedy among the ways to stop itching in eczema, it is a bit time consuming says Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, Ph.D., Vice Chair, and Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
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"Patients have to go two to three times per week for several months, and you start to see results after four weeks."
Dr. Guttman –Yassky recommends phototherapy in combination with moisturizers and topical steroids to clear up the condition and then reduce the itch.