What am I doing wrong?!

I'm horribly broken out but it's not pimples, it's the bumpy, lumpy eczema stuff and it's itching like crazy!!!  I haven't had dairy but I'm broken out across my forehead.  My cheeks are also on fire with it, which makes sense for stress-related breakout.  This week has been really rough.  Really rough.  I had the basics figured out but now I'm stumped about how to curb the stress-related eczema.  I hate going to work and talking to people all day with my face all red and lumpy.  The burning and itching are too much to ignore.  Ugh.  I guess the only thing I can try is attempting to relax at night.  But that's hard to do with laundry and mess staring me in the face at home.  I need more hours in the day.

On the upside, I have learned to like cheese-less pizza. So at least now I can grab a quick lunch at the pizza buffet without hurting myself.  And their brownies are dairy-free so that's a plus.

I guess I'll also mention something new I've learned about recently.  A friend mentioned that the pH of eczema skin might be different than that of normal skin so I set to researching.  What I learned is that eczema skin is much more acidic than normal.  So I'm supposed to eat a diet rich in alkaline foods.  I'm also drawing the conclusion that skin products with a higher pH would be beneficial to help balance the acidity.  So I've gone back to my black soap cleanser.  It seemed to do the trick until this week and the mega-stress.

I still haven't been consistent with the spider vein creams so I still have nothing to report.  Until next time, I'll be here scratching (or trying not to!).