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Free Printable Eczema Food & Trigger Diary (PDF)
| Date | Meals — note new/unusual foods | Products (soap · lotion · detergent) | Weather · humidity | Stress (0–10) | Itch (0–10) | Flare? area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How to use this sheet
- Print the PDF — one page covers about three weeks.
- Each evening, jot meals, any new personal-care product, weather, and stress.
- Rate itch and note any flare with the area affected.
- After two or three weeks, look for repeats — the same food or product appearing in the 24–48 hours before flares.
- Bring the filled sheets to your dermatologist. A dated log beats memory.
Questions
Is this diary really free?
Yes. The PDF is free to download and print — no sign-up, no email.
Can this identify what I'm allergic to?
No. This sheet doesn't diagnose allergies or intolerances — those need proper medical testing. What a diary does well is surface repeat patterns worth discussing with your dermatologist.
What counts as a 'trigger'?
In an eczema log, a trigger is anything that shows up frequently in the day or two before flares — a specific food, a new lotion, high stress, sudden humidity change, a fabric. The sheet has columns for the categories dermatologists most often ask about.
Is there an app version?
Yes — Skinote for iPhone logs meals, products, and flares in seconds and highlights which entries appear most often before your worse days. Core is free, no account needed, and everything stays on your device.
Want the log to analyze itself?
Skinote for iPhone tracks the same things in seconds and shows you the patterns — free core, no account, and everything stays on your device.