TheDarkStarAlchemist wrote...
Blank_Zai wrote...
I tend to avoid swimming at all... Chlorine in the pool irritates my skin for hours after getting out, and Sea water does something similar except more direct and immediate. All due to my eczema... God I hate this stuff...
that's really sucks dude
i live for the water; pool, pond, lake, ocean.
i swim everywhere and i'm great at it. i actually teach classes in water related activities (i.e. swimming, boating, etc.)
edit: hi all
You posted some pics of yourself by the pool at a swimming competition a while back didn't you TDSA?
Well yeah Eczema, is a skin disease that makes your skin sensitive to a few things, Mainly Salt and Chlorine and Dryness. It's a irritation that when scratched it can start spreading throughout the whole body. It appears as either flaky skin or discolored skin. I only have it on the back on my neck but It occasionally pops up on my face when I don't maintain it...
It's not contagious thankfully, but It's hereditary I think. Since my Grandfather has a really bad case of it...