The cold salty southern ocean.

Trick is not to shower afterwards.

People might say ‘ew’ but the truth is you’re cleaner than everyone else who hasn’t been in the ocean and your skin will love you for it.

I suffer rosacea which is also allergy/inflammation/stress mediated. When I get flares I use telfast, clearasil face wash, then splash with lots of cold water, then use savlon, savlon heals and calms.

I get it on my hands and shins so I fill the bath with warm water and add powdered milk. When I get out I smother the dry bits with Nivea creme. The heavy duty one in the tin.

I switch and switch about but top of my list is Pinetarsol, tea tree based anything, oat milk soap/moisturiser, lanolin and emu oil.

Edit - forgot to add Lucas’ Paw Paw Ointment.

If you haven’t already, see if you can get dermatologist referral. I fought with ‘eczema’ for a year as diagnosed by gp, but it was actually a different issue which was finally diagnosed by dermatologist, and steroid cream was actually making it worse.