Editing Dermatitis (section)

===Moisturizers===
Low-quality evidence indicates that moisturizing agents ([[emollients]]) may reduce eczema severity and lead to fewer flares.<ref name=van>{{cite journal | vauthors = van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Christensen R, Lavrijsen A, Arents BW | title = Emollients and moisturisers for eczema | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2 | pages = CD012119 | date = February 2017 | issue = 8 | pmid = 28166390 | pmc = 6464068 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD012119.pub2 | url = http://www.cochrane.org/CD012119/SKIN_emollients-and-moisturisers-eczema }}</ref> In children, oil–based formulations appear to be better, and water–based formulations are not recommended.<ref name=Mc2012/> It is unclear if moisturizers that contain [[ceramide]]s are more or less effective than others.<ref name=Jung2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jungersted JM, Agner T | title = Eczema and ceramides: an update | journal = Contact Dermatitis | volume = 69 | issue = 2 | pages = 65–71 | date = August 2013 | pmid = 23869725 | doi = 10.1111/cod.12073 | s2cid = 9471706 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Products that contain dyes, perfumes, or peanuts should not be used.<ref name=Mc2012/> [[Occlusive dressing]]s at night may be useful.<ref name=Mc2012/>

Some [[moisturizer]]s or [[barrier cream]]s may reduce irritation in occupational irritant hand dermatitis,<ref name="Bauer_2018">{{cite journal | vauthors = Bauer A, Rönsch H, Elsner P, Dittmar D, Bennett C, Schuttelaar ML, Lukács J, John SM, Williams HC | title = Interventions for preventing occupational irritant hand dermatitis | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2018 | pages = CD004414 | date = April 2018 | issue = 4 | pmid = 29708265 | pmc = 6494486 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD004414.pub3 | url = http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51952/1/CD004414.pdf | access-date = 26 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200306150356/http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51952/1/CD004414.pdf | archive-date = 6 March 2020 | url-status = dead }}</ref> a skin disease that can affect people in jobs that regularly come into contact with water, [[detergent]]s, [[Chemical substance|chemicals]] or other irritants.<ref name="Bauer_2018" /> Some emollients may reduce the number of flares in people with dermatitis.<ref name=van/>