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'My eczema flares up every summer but this new prebiotic body lotion has kept itchy skin at bay'


OK!'s head of beauty Zoe suffers from eczema breakouts on her arms every summer, but this year she's found a fix in Elizabeth Arden's latest Eight Hour body launch

A long-lasting hydrator with naturally derived shea butter, avocado oil and a prebiotic complex to protect and condition dry skin, the latest body launch in the Eight-Hour range ticked all of the boxes I was looking for. A long-lasting hydrator with naturally derived shea butter, avocado oil and a prebiotic complex (Image: Elizabeth Arden)Since the National Eczema Association has noted topical prebiotics as being helpful for moderate to severe atopic patients, I was particularly interested to see if this ingredient addition made a difference to flare-ups, as no product I've previously tried in a bid to swerve sore, scratchy skin has contained this. I knew my skin liked the cream as soon as I applied it, but after a few days of regular use, I didn't have that tell-tale tight feeling that often signals the start of a flare-up.

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