Notes on the fridge #1 • 22 april 2024
As I write this, I feel a slight relief from the facial itch (understatement of the season) I’ve been battling with, on and off, for the past few weeks (almost a month now, afaik). There are a number of possible causes that have led to this situation that I can’t quite pinpoint. Usually a skin itch for most people is just that—a skin itch. Scratch it, apply a balm, and you should be fine. But an itch that takes over to the point that the only thing that will ‘relieve’ you is using your newly clipped nails to scratch off a layer (quite literally) of your skin is something else. Your face will remain to be the canvas of fresh, lightly bleeding cuts and washing your face can be both a coolant from the summer heat and like salt to wound. Nothing seems to be the solution, and everything is the enemy. #eczema