Editing Dermatitis (section)

===Lifestyle===
Bathing once or more a day is recommended, usually for five to ten minutes in warm water.<ref name=Mc2012/><ref>{{cite web|title=Coping with atopic dermatitis|url=https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/eczema/atopic-dermatitis#tips|access-date=11 September 2017|date=2017}}</ref> [[Soap]]s should be avoided, as they tend to strip the skin of natural oils and lead to excessive dryness.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gutman AB, Kligman AM, Sciacca J, James WD | title = Soak and smear: a standard technique revisited | journal = Archives of Dermatology | volume = 141 | issue = 12 | pages = 1556–1559 | date = December 2005 | pmid = 16365257 | doi = 10.1001/archderm.141.12.1556 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The [[American Academy of Dermatology]] suggests using a controlled amount of bleach diluted in a bath to help with atopic dermatitis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atopic dermatitis: Bleach bath therapy|url=https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/eczema/childhood/treating/bleach-bath|website=www.aad.org|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729202648/https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/eczema/childhood/treating/bleach-bath|url-status=dead}}</ref>

People can wear clothing designed to manage the itching, scratching and peeling.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ricci G, Patrizi A, Bellini F, Medri M |title=Use of textiles in atopic dermatitis: care of atopic dermatitis <!-- |chapter=Use of Textiles in Atopic Dermatitis  -->|journal=Respiration |volume=33|pages=127–143 |year=2006 |pmid=16766885 |doi=10.1159/000093940 |series=Current Problems in Dermatology |issue=3 |hdl=11585/110806 |isbn=978-3-8055-8121-9}}</ref>

[[House dust mite]] reduction and avoidance measures have been studied in low quality trials and have not shown evidence of improving eczema.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nankervis H, Pynn EV, Boyle RJ, Rushton L, Williams HC, Hewson DM, Platts-Mills T | title = House dust mite reduction and avoidance measures for treating eczema | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 1 | pages = CD008426 | date = January 2015 | issue = 5 | pmid = 25598014 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008426.pub2 | pmc = 8407038 | url = http://www.cochrane.org/CD008426/SKIN_house-dust-mite-reduction-and-avoidance-measures-treating-eczema | hdl = 10044/1/21547 | hdl-access = free }}</ref>