Excema - persistant patch

lovethymini

I use a natural ointment on my toddler son, it's called Pure Potions skin salvations,
and it clears excema it up quickly. I didn't like using H/C cream either, hence going down the natural route. It would be fine on the delicate eye area.

My nephew also suffers terrible excema esp on his ankles, been there years, I gave him this stuff to try and he and his mum said his skin's never been so good, they've bought some of their own now.

Can't recommend it enough!

Savvy_Sue

huggermugger wrote: »

Maybe you ought to be looking on the Eczema Society's website.

Indeed. National Eczema Society.

jenniewb

Not sure if it helps- you may have found a solution already but I get a very persistant patch of eczema on one elbow. I think its made worse by me leaning on things and certain cleaning products I've leant on affecting it. But basicly its a persistant patch and does drive me mildly insane!

I have found the only thing that works is Eucerin lotion with 10% urea. You can get it from places like Boots and other chemists. Its around £7 or £8 for a huge tub and I know they also do one for the face. It could be worth a try- takes about a week of daily applying to show a reduction and then a futher week for it to vanish. Then you can usually taper it back to using it every other day, every third day and every week. But you have to be persistant to begin with.

I hope your doctor is able to refer you to a dermatologist? Eczema can be annoying but it can also grow like wild fire if your not on it when it first shows up!

jw8725

Maybe you could try a specialist health forum like this one:

http://www.natmedtalk.com/

nikki2804

Lush Dream Cream is meant to be good for exzema.
HTH

lovethymini

nikki2804 wrote: »

Lush Dream Cream is meant to be good for exzema.
HTH

Look at the ingredients that Lush use though - they come across as all natural but they use parabens and SLS etc etc, this can make some skin complaints flare up.

salesaddict

My son and daughters patches of eczema cleared up after using baby bottom balm from waitrose. I think its about £2.95. I hope it works for others.

tori.k

like others have said leave it to the experts, especially as its on his face. i suffered with it bad since i was a small child,and i have pale scar's over my hands and arms where i have been burned by using everyday beauty cream products,

ask the doc for a referal to a dermatologist

Pitlanepiglet

I'd second the Aqueous cream suggestion. I can't use E45 as I react to it

I had persistent eczema on my face (as well as knees, inside of elbows, wrists, fingers etc.) and when I was in my late teens I was referred to a dermatologist who suggested giving up dairy products and seeing how I go on. I tried it and my eczema effectively disappeared overnight and I never went back to the dermatologist.

You do need to look for the triggers as well as treating the symptoms (IMO).

Fire_Fox

mandy-j0 wrote: »

Hi all, I know this is probably the wrong site - but it's a nightmare trying to find the right place. People say, 'this isn't the site' but don't say where is!!

Anyway, I would appreciate any help from anyone who has suffered from persistant excema patches.

My brother has a patch right under his eye, and it must drive him crazy. Because it's on the thinnest part of his skin he's reluctant to keep using the hydrotcortisone the doctor gives him, especially as it never takes it away completely. I've told him he has to try and keep it moisturised and hopefully try and leave well alone until the patch hopefully clears - and then to keep it moisturised to stop it getting too dry and flaring up again. Problem is that it gets really itchy and therefore it never clears.

Anyone had this problem, have you used any type of emolliant that helps. Remember that he's reluctant to use hysdrocortisone under his eye. He would use it if it cleared the patch up and then just use emolliant after that, but as I said, it never clears up. The doctor said, "you can never get rid of excema!" I get excema myself and I know how irritating it is wherever you get it, but it must really drive him nuts being right under his eye, and of course he's probably rubbing it in his sleep too.

I am a qualified pharmacy technician, work in the NHS in physical activity and nutrition, and have mild eczema/ contact dermatitis.

First thing I'd ask is what else is your brother using on his face or hair, to wash or shave with? I find my patches of eczema are aggravated by chemicals in products that I am not technically allergic to. The best cream I ever used was Eucerin 5% urea face cream, the body stuff in the range is really greasy and horrible. This is available in Boots and also on prescription and got rid of the patches of eczema right near my eyes. The other cream that I have used is Drapolene nappy rash cream! I didn't get on with aqueous cream, it stings.

The other thing that is effective is looking hard at your diet: some foods are scientifically proven to be anti-inflammatory and other foods encourage inflammation. He should cut out refined sugar and white carbohydrates, reduce alcohol intake, reduce saturated or trans fats. This means reading ingredients labels and/ or cooking from scratch.

Increase intake of omega 3 essential fatty acids (omega-enriched eggs, LesKol cheese, all oily fish, supplement with fish body oils), choose low glycaemic index wholegrain carbohydrates, five to nine portions of fruit and vegetables per day, two litres of fluids per day. This may take time to work it's not usually an overnight thing. When I was eating (obsessively) healthily I didn't have any eczema for a couple of years. :j