Eczema Treatment Care

Ten months ago I got contact dermatitis from sitting in a postpartum herbal bath. It is my belief that the offending ingredient was rosemary oil. I simmered the herbal ingredients and poured the liquid into the hot bath water. I sat in the bath for about 15 minutes and within 24 hours was diagnosed with the contact dermatitis. Itching lasted for 3 months. 10 months later and I have had several bouts of severe itching in the areas with the most sensitive skin and with the longest exposure to the bath water (use your imagination). I am wondering if the rosemary oil could be being released from the skin or fat cells and since I have been sensitized to it, causing itching? As I said, this happened postpartum and I have been breastfeeding since then, which is causing me to lose weight. My thinking – losing weight could be causing break down of fat cells. Can someone tell me if this is possible or likely?

it is very irritating. Really though, I had it and still get it every now and then, something (we have not figured it out yet) I come into contact with during the spring and summer sets it off, and it really reminded me of poison ivy or oak. I had to get a steroid to take care of it.

I was told by my vet that my dog Brandon, an American Staffordshire Terrier/Rottweiler Mix, has allergic contact dermatitis AND irritant contact dermatitis. That is pretty much all he told me. I don’t know if it is a diseased that has to be managed, or something that can be fixed. I would really appreciate some more information. I can’t find anything online for dogs, only people.

I plan on taking my dog to a canine dermatologist now, since the vet thinks he has allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. What exactly will the dermatologist do to diagnose my dog’s problem? I know I’ll be telling them the entire history of my dog’s health and they will physically examine him, but are there any other tests that they will do?

I just want to check with other pet owners to make sure my veterinarian’s diagnosis is correct, as I’ve never heard of allergic and irritant contact dermatitis in dogs. My dog has sores all over his paws, which are very red. I have to keep him from licking at them, because if he does, they bleed. Does this sound like allergic or irritant contact dermatitis to you?