Eczema Flare Tracker (Product Testing App)

Eczema, also called atopic dermatitis, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes dry, itchy, red, cracked, and sometimes oozing patches of skin that can appear anywhere on the body, leading to intense scratching, sleep disruption, skin infections, visible scarring, and significant emotional distress especially when flares occur on visible areas like the face, hands, or neck. Approximately 10 to 20% of children and 1 to 3% of adults worldwide suffer from eczema, affecting tens of millions of people who experience unpredictable flare cycles that can be triggered by countless factors including specific skincare products, fabrics, foods, stress, weather, and allergens. Currently, no specialized apps exist to help eczema sufferers systematically test and track skincare products, identify which ingredients trigger flares versus provide relief, monitor the effectiveness of moisturizers, steroids, and new treatments, or document flare patterns across the overwhelming number of variables that influence this highly individualized condition.

Patients need an app that tracks daily flare severity and locations with photo documentation, logs every skincare product used with full ingredient lists so patterns can be identified, monitors potential triggers including diet, stress levels, sleep quality, weather humidity, laundry detergents, and fabric contact, records scratch intensity and sleep disruption, tests new products systematically by tracking skin response over days or weeks, and generates reports showing which specific ingredients or product combinations correlate with improvements or worsening, helping users build a personalized safe product list.

This is an exceptional business opportunity because the eczema community is enormous and desperately seeking solutions after spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on products that may worsen their condition, patients are highly motivated to find their personal triggers and safe products given the daily discomfort and visibility of flares, the community is extremely active online sharing experiences and recommendations making them easily reachable, people would readily pay for a tool that helps them avoid wasting money on ineffective or harmful products, the trial and error nature of eczema management makes systematic tracking invaluable, and the condition typically requires lifelong management with frequent product rotation creating strong long-term engagement and subscription potential.