A NEW website has been launched to help the UK's six million eczema sufferers get to grips with the skin complaint.

The website www.under-my-skin.co.uk offers practical advice and information, as well as explaining the various causes.

Six million people in the UK currently have eczema and, according to the National Eczema Society (NES), it has been on the increase for the last 30 years.

The site shares self help tips, a guide to the latest treatments and provides the answers to a number of frequently-asked questions.