Ingrie Williams Special to The Globe and Mail Published 48 seconds ago

Feeling stressed and dry and scaly? How about itchy and red too? If you suspect the tension felt on the inside of your body is showing up on your face, hands or scalp, you may be right.

“Stress is a huge eczema trigger,” says Robert Dell, a Toronto-based facialist, owner of Robert William Esthetics and creator of @theskinhotline on Instagram. “The cortisol release can really suppress the immune system, which can increase inflammation in the skin.”

Among the science that has linked psychological stress and the skin condition, Japanese researchers found increased symptoms of eczema reported among those affected by the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, while another study found that the cortisol level in sali

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