Interesting, but my son’s eczema has internal as well as external causes. Certain foods cause a severe reaction, the skin barrier would make no difference.
Also, bleach baths help heal eczema. I was skeptical when the dermatologist prescribed it, but it works. Add about 1/3 cup of bleach to the tub and it really helps. Wouldn’t that be killing off the helpful bacteria?
At Easter we discovered that he has one external cause. He snuggled with his aunt’s cat and within half an hour his wrists were raw and open and dripping blood. He also had a few bites of a quick bread before I stopped him so he consumed a small amount of eggs, his most severe allergy. So we cannot be sure if it was contact with the cat alone or the combination with eggs.
Yes, it would kill the good bacteria, but also the key strain of bad bacteria in the article.
Unfortunately, hair follicles and fabrics retain the person’s bacteria to reinfect the skin, for both bad and good strains. If the good strains aren’t good enough, the bad wins.
I’ve had a type of eczema my whole life, and I agree that there are other factors involved besides the bacteria.
The type I have involves only my hands and feet, and throughout my life it’s traveled around.
Now, it mostly shows up on my left foot. Only my left foot. That foot has been operated on. I talked to someone yesterday who has the same thing and hers is now primarily in her right foot. She’s had an injury on that side.
I’m still willing to try the topical probiotic and the bleach bath to see if either of those things helps.