Each person's experience with Skin Flare-Up of eczema & dermatitis is unique and the cause can be just as individual. Skin Flare-Up can be provoked by a host of trigger factors - some are irritants, and some are allergens. Food and stress can also contribute to Skin Flare-Up. Also, for hereditary reasons, some people inherit a naturally weaker skin wall, and are therefore more likely to experience Skin Flare-Ups.						Shoes (dyes, leather, polish) Shoe dyes may contain colophony, a resin from plants, which is know to cause allergic reactions in some people. Even the shoe leather itself may trigger a Skin Flare-Up of eczema or dermatitis as chrome, a typical allergen, is often used in the leather tanning process. Eyelets and shoe fastenings may also cause a reaction, if they happen to contain nickel. Wax and colour in shoe polish are both capable of provoking a reaction in sensitive people. If this is the case, try switching from your usual traditional shoe polish to one of the many new alternatives now available.

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