One reason that diet and eczema is not well understood it that there are three parts to what I call "Diet detective work".  Often families with eczema consider the second part and much of the third part. The first part is the exclusion of the suspect additives and natural chemicals, which include salicylates, amines and mono sodium glutamate. These should be seen as chemicals which "aggravate the underlying condition". Many people note that spicy food, citrus or high additive food make the … [Read more...]