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salt & eczema Can softened water soothe eczema misery? Does salt regeneration hold the answer to relieving the suffering caused by this most distressing skin condition? The Salt Association is one of a number of bodies funding trials by Nottingham University on the effects of softened water on eczema sufferers. The three-year Softened Water Eczema Trial (SWET) recruited 310 children who suffer from eczema. Ion-exchange water softeners are installed in their homes, and all water is softened, except one tap supplying drinking water. Millions of people in the UK – many of them children – suffer from eczema, experiencing symptoms which make their lives miserable. Up to one in five schoolchildren and one in 12 adults have the condition. Many sufferers believe that ion-exchange water softeners, regenerated using salt, help to relieve the symptoms of eczema. Now this clinical research is being undertaken to prove if softened water holds the answer. The study is a single-blind, randomised controlled study, meaning that the parents (and children) know which group they are in, but the research nurses are blinded to the intervention. Further information:Press release: Can salt soothe eczema misery?
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