"Usually eczema improves in summer with some natural sunlight and gets worse in winter when it is cold and damp," explains Dr Anton Alexandroff, a consultant dermatologist and spokesperson for the British Skin Foundation. "Skin can also get drier with central heating in winter, especially for those with asteatotic eczema, which is more common in senior people and is mostly due to skin drying out too much."
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/how-the-seasons-affect-your-eczema