Eczema help?

sun exposure really cleared my son's eczema up. also make a mask out of water and fuller's clay, it soothes the skin realy well.

bump. I know a 3 year old who is suffering really bad. Doctor keeps tossing creams and such. Half are sooo expensive and insurance wont cover it or even help. Parents are at their wits end. Poor baby. The dremo told them excema isn't food related. I wonder.

I know the parents have tried a handful of epsom salts in her baths. And they say she cries when they put the creams on her as well. They have also tries the Eucerin lotion on her after baths and everyday. Nothing seems to be helping the little angel.

I find the less dairy (by that I mean cow products, amd fine with goat) I have the better, otherwise my skin feels dehydrated. The other thing to watch are wool products. A vast number of dry skin creams and lotions contain lanolin - It took me 28 years to figure out that was what set my skin off itching like crazy. And I tried all sorts of creams including Udder Cream (yep, exactly what you are thinking) before realising they had lanolin in.

what emollient does she have? Is it one that protects the skin's natural barrier? If not it's possible that your dermatologist is using out of date info. Both my kids have had severe eczema, and so have I. New research has shown that the treatment of eczema is about having the right kind of emollient. Steroid creams should be used short term to get it under control. This advice comes from the dermatologists that me and my kids have seen (about 4 altogether) and it's based on scientific research (i.e. conventional medicine)

the emollient my kids have is cetaphil, however there are others and it's quite individual which one is best, there are quite a few.

Also if you haven't already, look at allergens that come into contact with the skin, in most cases these are more significant than food allergies (although food allergies can still cause it). Anything that's in contact with the skin, clothing, bedding, towels, dust, washing powder, fabric conditioner, bath products, other cosmetics, could be affecting it. With my youngest daughter she actually has a problem with the local tap water and has to be bathed in bottled water (it's water from our local oasis (in Saudi) which has some weird minerals in it, that she's allergic to).

However one thing about the good emollient creams is that they help the skin's natural barrier to protect her against these things. What happens in eczema is that the skin's barrier is water soluble, due to a genetic defect (a particular protein is not made quite right) and so the skin is left completely open to the environment, which means many things irritate it and allergies develop. With a good emollient cream, one that actually sits on the skin (an emollient is not the same as a moisturiser) is it forms the barrier that the skin's natural barrier is supposed to. You need the steroid creams to reduce the inflammation and repair the damaged skin, but they should be used alongside a good emollient which will first protect the skin and then allow the skin's natural barrier to rebuild itself. Depending on the severity of the eczema, the emollient may need to be used for life, however it doesn't contain any actual drugs.

I hope you can find something that helps, and seeing a different dermatologist may help (my dermatologist explained all of the above to me, and gave me leaflets explaining it, and also explained how to use the steroid creams and when to stop using them, how to use the emollients to maintain the skin's protection etc) - this is after a lifetime of having eczema which varied from moderate to severe, and the same has worked on both my kids who have had severe eczema in the past, my youngest had it practically from when she was first born. All three of us have our eczema well under control now.

These things have really helped me, and many people I know that have suffered with eczema and psoriasis .

- Get a high quality omega 3 oil from the health food store. Follow the directions and take the maximum dose. Kids tend to like the “nutrasea” brand because it tastes like green apple, or orange flavoured flax oil. This will not only help with the eczema but it will correct the EFA deficiency that often accompanies eczema. At your child’s age EFAs help with brain and eye development, so it’s a bonus .
- Get an oily salve, one intended for eczema or diaper rash, with ingredients like calendula, shea butter, beeswax. Lotions will only irritate the skin and the oil will protect the skins moisture barrier allowing for the rash to heal. Put on morning and night, especially after bath time.
- See if there is an external cause of the irritation. Sensitivity to laundry soap, bubble bath, shampoo. Or even food intolerances are common causes.

A soap sensitivity may be caused by perfume or sodium laurel sulfate (foaming agent) ingredient. The SLS may be stripping too much oil from the skin and causing the rash.
I actually heard, not sure if it’s true, that SLS is used in animal testing to give hairless rabbits eczema/dermatitis to test eczema and psoriasis treatments. .

I have horrible eczema right now. I finally went to the doctor's and got a proper cream with steroids in it and its honestly the only thing that has actually made a difference.

But because you're saying creams aren't working consider:

- Using witch hazel to cleanse the area- this did help a bit for me.
- Eliminate any soy- a soy intolerance/allergy can cause really bad eczema

Please please please try the moisturizer Diprobase!

I have suffered from bad bowts of eczema since i was little, and now as i am getting older i am having more and more places were it appears suddenly (top of lip, around my eyes, shoulders, back, fore arms, legs, scalp.... so much for 'growing out of it') doctors have prescribed me steroid creams for years and i have also found myself to be allergic to some of these "sensitive eczema creams" out there that are aimed at children (such as oilatum and aqueous cream etc)

Honestly i swear by it ........ Hope this helps, definatly worked for me.....

p.s: when you apply it - apply liberally - i mean so that you look like a ghost - the great thing about this cream is it absorbs in no time , ten mnutes from a mime artist to popping to the shops yesshhhH!!!

I have psoriasis which I guess is.. close enough? I don't know if it will work on you, but it sure has for me. I buy a shampoo called T-Gel Extra Strength and apply it to affected areas. I leave it for like 15 minutes then wash it off. After awhile of doing this it clears right up.

I've never had eczema but a friend of mines, her 3 yr old son suffered from it terribly. He had breakouts all over even his face and could not sleep through the night. This may sound a little silly but I woud bathe him at night with Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Teat Shampoo & a soft loofah type sponge. Then I would lotion him up with Palmers Cocoa Butter Lotion. Since Eczema is a type of fungus thats where the idea for the tea tree shampoo as a body wash came from. It has no dyes or harsh chemicals in it and it does not burn. It does have a mild mentholated scent. He slept like a baby. I used to work at Whole Foods and read up on the properties of tea tree for a differnt type of fungus breakout. But you should be able to find it in some Walmarts of Vitamin Shoppe as well as Whole Foods. Hope this helps too.

My eczema is triggered by cold weather, ( i always need to wear gloves in winter), hot water, and sugar. If i eat too much sugar my eczema will flare up in the next few days.
As mine is on my hands, it helps if i moisqtuise little and often, so most times i wash my hands.