Simran Thapar

About two and a half years ago, I was dealing with one of the worst eczema flare-ups I’ve ever had, and it completely interrupted my life to the point where I had to stop working. At its worst, my eyes would swell shut when I woke up in the mornings, and my skin was reacting to almost everything, which forced me to slow down and really pay attention to what was going on with my body.

Because of the skin condition, I started doing a lot of research around skin and eczema. I wanted to understand what was happening and what I could do to help myself, so I began learning more about how the skin functions, what affects it, and how different things interact with it. Through that process, I started having to wear cotton clothes, even though I hadn’t thought much about cotton before. Once I started wearing it, I realized how much I loved it, especially when it came to nightgowns and robes, because those were the pieces I felt most comfortable living in during that time.