My Sugar-Mama, age 30 months old has eczema. It's very Mild. However, she has some mild skin dicolorations that was on her back leg at 15 months. Now it has spread all over and is slowly creeping up her face. It was mentioned to her Dermatologist but he doesn't seem to concerned. Again, her eczema is mild and her skin has improved.
Any suggestions or ideas?
Sugar-Mama aka Amari, is back on her Cetaphil cream and body wash. I tried her on the Aveeno lotion and soap. I was reminded her skin needs cream because it's heavier. Thanks Ladies for AWESOME advice.
My son had excema as a baby. I literally tried everything. Cetaphil, Aquaphor, hydrocortisone mixed in, Aveeno, California Baby products, and many many more. Finally got in to see a dermatologist and he suggested plain ol' Dove soap (the plain one, no scent) and Lubriderm for Sensitive Skin. Those two together worked overnight and we have not had a problem since. Good luck!
My son has had mild eczema just on & off from the time he was born. We have tried Aquaphor, Cetaphil, olive oil, baby oil and the works. It all helped to a certain extent but what really really helped was Aveeno Baby wash and lotion. My son finally has real smooth baby skin - he is 9.5 months old. I had almost given up on all these products claiming to work so I was skeptical with Aveeno Baby as well but wow, it worked wonders on my li'l guy's skin. Your girl is much older but I think we will continue to use this on our son in his toddler years too as it is so gentle on his skin.
http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/2007/04/aveeno-coup... - here's a link to a coupon so you could try it out. It is kind of expensive.
My dermotogist suggested Cetophil it somewhat worked but time was my answer.
My 2 kids have this and I use the Aveeno baby wash and lotion. They make a lotion just for eczema. It has a navy blue cap on it. My son is 7 now and I still use it on him . It does work . I get it at Walmart.
you have some good answers here. Both my girls have had a mild case and i have used aquaphor in the crevices and neorweigian neutrogena fragrance free all over their bodies. I tried a cortisone/eucerin blend that was so expensive but that was too much for my littles skin. If it's mild u can use a 1%hydrocortisone cream over the counter just on the rough spots, i get it at walmart. Then cover them in the neutrogena. good luck ; )
Both my boys have eczema. I use Cetaphil cream after every bath and Cetaphil wash in the bath. It is wonderful stuff and keeps their eczema at bay. If they do get a rash then I apply the Cetaphil daily until it's gone. I even got my Dad using the stuff and he says it works bette for him than his prescription med!
Try Renew lotion and bath wash. Better than the typical store-bought options and non-toxic. If you want more info, let me know.
My son developed eczema last winter and I'd say it was probably mild-to-moderate for a solid 3-4 months, from his knees to his toes, on his forearms and palms, and on his cheeks. Our pediatrician prescribed what was basically Cetaphil lotion with prescription hydrocortisone cream mixed into it (and when I ran out of that I'd just mix over-the-counter hydrocortisone lotion in with whatever hypoallergenic lotion I was using at the time). That seemed to help but what I think really helped most was the fact that I lotioned him up every morning before getting him dressed and every night before putting on pajamas. It was just part of the dressing routine, and that seemed to keep things under control. By April/May, the red rashes started to go away as the weather warmed up, and my son was left with a whitish skin discoloration on one leg in a rough line from his knee to his foot (where most of the eczema had been). I figured that it was related and just happened to be more visible as the rest of his skin got some summer sun, but it didn't bother him and the discoloration didn't spread so I didn't do anything about it. Now as winter is approaching, we'll see if the eczema returns, and if it does, we'll start the twice-a-day lotion routine up again. Oh, we also mixed uncooked oatmeal in the blender till it was a powder and added that to his lukewarm-to-cool baths. But I can't say if that made a difference or not---I still think the lotioning was the key.
