Fingerprints versus Eczema 2009

In 2005 I wrote my blog post Fingerprints versus Eczema. While I have determined many of the allergens and chemicals which provoke my eczema in the intervening years — and eliminated them — from time to time my skin gets dry and cracked, particularly as the winter months approach. On the day after I spotted the campaign for the Manchester launch of the notional identity card I decided to have another look at my fingerprints. Different fingers, but same old problems. What am I going to do!?