Eczema?

My brother in law uses baby oil gel for his. If you have a gym membership with a steam room hang out in there for a bit that helps as well. Unfortunately I dont think this is something you can get rid of just treat.

Lotion, lotion, lotion, and more lotion! use cetaphil low lather body wash, and lotion. I would also get another really good lotion, like Jergen's for extra dry skin.

Strange and simple. Sun tan lotion! Clears it up pretty quick and continued use keeps it gone!

J&J has a really great baby eczema cream that works way better than anything the derm has ever given me.

I get eczema on my thumb. I noticed my breakouts are worse when my sugar intake gets high. Rubbing the inside of a banana peel (weird, I know) is soothing. Also I use Cortaid ointment, not lotion.

Has anything worked for you to get rid of? Doctor has not helped... Any suggestions to try?

Funny you're posting this today. Mine is AWFUL right now!!!!!!

The only thing that helps me is to cut processed foods, use free & clear detergent, fragrance free body wash/soaps, and most of all- VASELINE!!!!!!!!! Seriously, Vaseline is my jam. It really helps to moisten it up and make it less red, IMO. AFter like 1 day of constantly keeping my skin lubed up (ew!) it seems to go away almost completely. I have it so bad right now on my hands/arms and Halloween is this weekend!!

I use coconut oil on my kids. It's worked better than anything I've tried over the counter so far.

I have always been told to just put lots of lotion on for mine!!!

Hi there,

What type of eczema do you have?

Having lived with eczema all my life, a few important things in keeping it under control are:

Moisturise - super important to keep your skin from drying out. Try a few different brands and see what works for you. Generally, the thicker the better.

Vitamins - people with eczema have a lower immune system, so take flaxseed oil, omega-3's, zinc, vitamin B complex etc. Build up your immune system.

Find out what are your triggers - is it seasonal? stress? pets? all of the above?

While there is no cure, its better to prevent it then trying to clear a full blown attack.

I used cortisone creams to get it under control. i have also used homeopathic medicine which worked really well for me in the past, but has failed to work recently.

all the best, i know how hard this condition can be!

When my son was 3 (he's now 19) he was diagnosed with sever eczema, he had it on 95% of his body. He had it everywhere except his hands and feet. We took him to 9 different doctors, tried every cream out there perscribed and over the counter. We even had his participate in a 6 month study for a medication that required us to give him shots everyday and have his blood checked every other week. Nothing was working so the doctor was perscribing medicine to make him sleep at night so he would hopefully stop scratching and staying up all night because he was miserable. This went on for 2 yrs and completely dominated our lives so we tried one more doctor. This doctor was hard to understand and rattled off some instructions of not bathing him for a week and to use this medicine he was perscribing and to return in 2 weeks. I was of coarse sceptical but I was desperate. We had to go to a special pharmacy because the medicine was a concoction that the doctor had made himself. we followed his instructions completely and returned in 2 weeks. At that point my son, 5 years old at the time told the doctor as he examined him "thank you" with tears in his eyes because after only 2 weeks his skin was now 95% clear. Now my son only has to use this medicine maybe a couple of times a year. I know our case is severe but I feel for anyone who has to deal with this condition. So my point of this is don't give up there is always another option. This doctor is in Calif. but I've always wondered if maybe someone else's doctor could talk to him and get the formula because it worked for him and everyone I have ever refered to him. Good luck to you!