Treating any skin condition requires the following:
1. Give your medical professionals awareness of newly-introduced adventures in alternative/commercial approaches you wish to undertake, assuming you are already taking medication, and a provision granted that anything in the alternative approach doesn't interfere with ongoing treatment ... "this goes with that and that doesn't" sort of stuff. If you have a good "doctor", then they'll run with you, get you off the cortosone and onto some other wonderful habits.
2. Trusting a complimentary medical professional to provide a chemical-free, well-researched product to help with symptoms. If you don't see improvement within days, then forget it. I have personal experience in this and have been surprised by results. (Sheesh ... I was trained in "long-leg syndrome" by an acupuncturist master I trained and worked with for years, right through to healing my infested with excema face without resorting to cortisone).
3. Keep in mind that a lot of commercial products rely on marketing. I've noticed that a few brandnames that work for certain people on this site have been recommended. By all means, try them. In my opinion, natural is best. Keep also in mind that some of them started in their ******* (Estee Lauder and the Body Shop come to mind). Keep in mind that anything you put into/on your body will seep through your bloodstream.
4. Also, some skin conditions reflect the inner health (or not) of the body.
It is said that certain skin conditions are reflective AND protective of internal problems. Sometimes it may be better to deal with lymphatic drainage for certain ailments of the skin.
(Just quietly, I came across a website yesterday that had a doctor proclaiming that 15 minutes of oil munching three times a day has a profound effect of clearing toxins in the body ... haven't tried it yet. All I know is that, when a doctor wanted to hit me with cortisone for the excema covering my face, I went into the ******* with an aromatherapist friend and converted aqueous cream and olive oil and some essential oils and it started to work! I now make illustrious creams (starting from scratch with beautiful carrier oils and floral waters and essentials packed with power goodies) that stop people itching, stop breakouts in their tracks, heal scars, burns, deep cracks etc, have me and my friends and other willing humans looking fab at 20-30-40-50-80 something, and want my face-charts for acupressure points that I use on everyone else except me ... lol!).
Keep your passion alive. It's the best thing for your healthy journey ...
Lulu