PS- Even in the winter you should wear sunscreen especially since you run. I would say dont bother with "natural" or home cures like whipping up eggs and honey and whatever else coconut oil people say is a good moisturizer and antimicrobial so that would work but a lot of it just isnt worth it not preserved properly not worth the money you spend on the ingredients when you could buy a more effective product for cheaper. I say skip the oatmeal I used to use those homemade oatmeal things when I was younger I didnt see any noticeable difference and its a big disgusting soggy mess. Especially if you dont tie it up in a cloth. I think those food items you put on your faces are a bad idea because skin that is broke out in eczema is really sensitive and delicate and food and plants can have lots of allergens and are not sanitized like a real skin product you buy. Before I knew about the beauty brains I bought into all that "natural is better" and I had extremely painful reactions and acne breakouts most likely because stuff without parabens can grow bacteria easily. My skin I have found reacts much better to synthetics and things preserved with parabens.

Your skin shouldn't feel tight after washing, so it may be that your cleanser is too drying for your skin. Try the Cetaphil Cleanser as recommended above and use a moisturizer for dry skin.  If you still have problems, see a dermatologist.

Rozy, that sounds like a BB post: "Can eating emu meat help eczema?"

A commenter on the "Emu Oil: Beneficial or Bird Brained?" post said that she knows of three instances in which emu oil cleared eczema on children. So, if Mandalyn has an emu, I mean some emu oil, around she could try it on her skin.