This is good to know, Bonnie, thanks for sharing. I have eczema and it can be painful at times. My son suffered from it severely when he was a child. I use Watkins Petro Carbo Salve for mine and it works pretty good, but has an unpleasant smell, so I just use it at night. When the eczema is really bad, I put the salve on my hands and then put on thin white cotton gloves I get at the drug store.