Jessica Simpson has revealed for the first time ever that she’s battle eczema since she was a child.
In a sponsored post on her Instagram account for Eucrisa ointment, the 40-year-old told her 5.5 million followers: ‘For the first time, I’m sharing that I’ve had eczema since I was a kid.’
Jessica then plugged the cream she has used to get over a recent flare-up, adding: ‘After a recent eczema flare, I decided to talk to my doctor and was prescribed EUCRISA.’
Eczema conversation: 40-year-old blonde bombshell Jessica Simpson shared a post to Instagram on Thursday morning detailing her struggle with Eczema over the years. She encouraged her followers to talk about their experiences too
In her caption, Simpson goes into details about her experience with Eczema as she endorses her new partnership with Eucrisa – a prescription ointment used to treat the skin condition.
‘Full Rx Info @eucrisa_pi. Full Safety Info below #PfizerAd.’
She added: ‘While your experience may be different, EUCRISA really works for me. That’s why I’m excited to partner with Pfizer, the makers of EUCRISA for mild-to-moderate eczema—to help inspire others with eczema to have the #EczemaConversation with their doctors like I did.
She finishes the post opening up the conversation to her fans, writing:
‘You can get involved by sharing #EczemaConversation in your own way on your social media. If you or your little one have eczema, ask your doctor if EUCRISA could be right for you.’
Simpson goes on to list the important safety information for Eucrisa and its’ parent company Pfizer on the bottom of her post.
Though, Eczema is a common skin condition that affects all ages and more than 10% of the US population – causing skin to become red and itchy – this is the first time Simpson has spoken out about having any sort of skin problems at all, detailing that she has struggled with the skin condition since she was a child.
Recently, Simpson – the mother of 3 children, Birdie-Mae, 17 months, Ace, 7, and Maxwell, 8, – was publicly candid about her struggle to lose weight, something she has now overcome after struggling for years.
Radiant: Simpson, 40, shows off her radiant skin in a selfie. Though she reveals that she has battled with Eczema since she was a little girl, she credits the ointment Eucrisa as a remedy
Blonde bombshell: She recently showed off the results of her 100 pound weight loss and now Jessica Simpson has taken to Instagram to share her longstanding battle with Eczema
Mama bear: Simpson cradles her 17 month year-old daughter Birdie-Mae who is the youngest of her 3 children
In her memoir Open Book, Simpson has also shared that she was sexually abused as a child by a family friend’s daughter, however this is the first time fans have been let in on this part of Jessica’s journey battling the skin condition.
Simpson’s vulnerable post was quick to garner a slew of supportive comments on her post from fellow celebrities and mothers.
Jessie James Decker, former reality star and wife to Eric Decker wrote: ‘This stuff works!!! Helped Forrest so much.’ The mother of 3 revealed in her comment that like many children, her 2-year-old son Forrest suffers from Eczema and saw improvement using the product.
It works: Jessie James Decker commented on Simpson’s post singing the praises of the ointment for helping her 2-year-old son with his Eczema
Miracle cream: Jessie James Decker wrote ‘This stuff works!!! Helped Forrest so much’ referring to her 2-year-old son’s battle with Eczema
Authentic partnership: Jamie Otis Hehner was quick to slam haters for commenting negative things about Simpson’s partnership. ‘Did ya ever think that maybe this stuff actually worked for her, Hehner wrote
Former Bachelor contestant Jamie Otis Hehner was quick to defend any negative comments Simpson received about her product endorsement.
The Married At First Sight commented ‘ For everyone calling her a ‘sell out’ did ya ever think that maybe this stuff actually worked for her & she wanted to share about it to help others? Perk is being paid to share what she loves. There are ‘many’ of us who collaborate with brands we love to share about them & get paid for it. Doesn’t make you a ‘sell out.’
Jessica Simpson who shares her 3 children with former football player Eric Johnson has been spending a lot of quality time with her family at their Hidden Hills mansion amid the pandemic.
Family first: Simpson poses with daughter Maxi-Drew. She has been spending a lot of time at home with her family since the Pandemic.