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People with eczema can bathe as often as they likeNo symptom difference was found between daily and weekly bathingSome had feared that either pattern might provoke their skin condition

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bathing can be a tricky subject for people with eczema , some of whom fear that a daily bath might cause a symptom flare.

But a major study now says eczema patients can choose to wash up either daily or just one to two times per week without any fear of their symptoms getting worse.

There was no difference in eczema symptoms between a group asked to take a shower or bath every day and a group that took a shower or bath just once or twice weekly, researchers reported Nov. 10 in the British Journal of Dermatology .

“The findings of our study ar

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