A woman who spent last Christmas with a skin infection that made it too painful to shower or sleep is now hoping to make up for lost time and have fun over the Christmas period thanks to an “unbelievable” simple fix. Anisha Joshi, 24, from Telford, Shropshire, was in agony when red and sore blotches appeared across her face overnight in November 2021 and became infected.
The executive assistant, who has suffered from eczema since birth, said her condition got progressively worse over the last year until she was unable to shower or sleep and was anxious about leaving the house. After a series of treatments, including steroids and UVB therapy, the use of a £7.99 store-bought cream proved the turning point for Anisha’s skin in July this year – and she is now “hoping to have fun” again this Christmas.
Anisha, who lives with her boyfriend, Nathan Harding, 24, who works at a college, said: “My skin was so bad to the point where it was giving me anxiety. I didn’t want to go out socialising because I hated the thought of people looking at me.”
