I developed eczema on my hands and feet about 2 months ago. Have never had a problem with my skin prior to being pregnant. Anyway, I scractched against the bedsheets so badly in my sleep that I developed blisters from the friction - not only was the itching driving me insane, but the blisters and sores hurt terribly too.
I know it smells terrible, but the only thing that worked for me was pinetarsol soap. I used the wash in the bath, and I used the cake of soap when washing my hands during the day (I actually took it to work with me). I also used QV lotion during the day to prevent my skin drying out. It cleared up completely within about 2 weeks. However, I still wash in the pinetarsol soap - I tried going back to my PH neutral body wash (supposedly dermalogically tested) but the eczema started to flare up again. I figured that the smell of the pinetarsol soap was far more tolerable than itchy skin. Good luck to all those with itchy skin!!