Urticaria - A Real Problem

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)

You may not be familiar with the name, but you may recognise the red, itchy hives (a form of rash, also known as wheals or welts). These hives appear without warning, last at least six weeks and can suddenly reappear after having cleared.^1-3

CSU patients can experience a loss of control over their lives.³
We believe that no one should have to suffer in their skin - our goal is to help people with CSU be truly comfortable in the skin they live in.

Not just itchy skin

Everyone's skin is different and so everyone's experience of CSU is different. People with CSU often experience:

In general, CSU is not an allergy⁵

Unlike other conditions with hives, CSU has no known external trigger.³ It is not an allergy, and if you suffer from it, it is not your fault.⁵ But the lack of a clear cause means that even during periods of clear skin the threat of a sudden outbreak hangs over people with CSU. It's not only during the bad days that CSU can be an emotionally demanding condition.³

This is just one of the reasons why it is so important that we continue our research in this area and also encourage others to take a new look at skin conditions.