Attempt to avoid stress as much as possible if you are dealing with eczema. Stress can cause eczema to flare up. Use meditation, deep breathing or exercise to feel better. Perhaps you can keep your eczema flare-up from being too severe.
Keep your fingernails trimmed and tidy. Scratching sometimes happens when sufferers sleep. Doing this can exacerbate your flareup, and therefore your nails need to stay short. Also, make sure your nail beds are clean at all times.
One effective skin care regimen which will reduce flare-ups and improve response to medication and treatment is proper application of moisturizers. Moisturizers trap moisture in the skin, so applying moisturizers no later than 3 minutes after bathing is highly effective. Of course, it is still important to continue to apply a moisturizer to very dry patches of skin throughout the day.