Can I get a refund??

amandada

Be careful of E45 cream, I have eczema and can't use this as I'm allergic to lanolin.
To be honest on a 2 year old, I'd be going back to the GP and asking for a referral to a dermatologist

Becksies

simples23 wrote: »

Try aqueous cream...I find it brilliant!

It's about £3.95 for a massive, massive tub and you can get it in Boots.

It's absolutely brilliant stuff and far better priced than any of its comptitors!

Most people and doctors dont know this but Aqueous cream is soap, it was designed to be a mild soap for eczema sufferers and has in recent times been given as a cream (I have no idea why) and depending on the severity of your eczema it can make it so much worse, if looking for a moisturizer I swear by the simple light moisturizer, and only wear a thin layer of mineral powder make up if needed.

RadoJo

Equaliser123 wrote: »

For 'true' ezcema, aqueous cream goes nowhere near. Funny how people have ezcema like people have 'migraines'.

E45 as an absolute minumum. But as others have said, get the GP involved and get a referral to a dermatologist. Hydrocortosoine is likely to be required.

It's not a competition - different things work for different people, so you shouldn't rule out aqueous cream based purely on your experience.

BLT_2

I tend to avoid Chinese herbalists in any case. There is something awry about a balding Chinese 'doctor' giving you advice and special herbs to prevent or cure hair loss :-) Aided willingly by his 19 year old daughter who has a bad complexion but is advising you that coating your face with a mixture of powdered tortoise shell and tigers pe*is will make you look like Angelina Jolie :-)

I find it difficult to give credibility to medical advice from a culture that still believes spitting gets rid of demons.

Dave101t

wow, someones knows nothing about chinese culture!
chinese medicine is based on more based on rebalancing the bodies natural processes rather than 'curing' a set disease or infection, tho this is usually caused by such an imbalance so often works.
they have had 6000 years to practise while we have had 100 years of anti-biotics...so who knows best?
if you explain to the doctor it made it worse, if they are 1/2 decent they will be concerned about this and certainly help you out in some way, either an alternative product or a refund, tho there are plenty of sham chinese 'doctors' as there are english 'health experts'

also blt, so ones ever said 'bless you' after you have sneezed? thats for expelling demons!

BLT_2

Dave101t wrote: »

wow, someones knows nothing about chinese culture!
chinese medicine is based on more based on rebalancing the bodies natural processes rather than 'curing' a set disease or infection, tho this is usually caused by such an imbalance so often works.
they have had 6000 years to practise while we have had 100 years of anti-biotics...so who knows best?
if you explain to the doctor it made it worse, if they are 1/2 decent they will be concerned about this and certainly help you out in some way, either an alternative product or a refund, tho there are plenty of sham chinese 'doctors' as there are english 'health experts'

also blt, so ones ever said 'bless you' after you have sneezed? thats for expelling demons!

Have you ever been to the far east and seen the filthy conditions many of them live in? The link between filth and illness is clearly documented and yet they have little concern for such. They are living on past glories, based on a period when Western doctors were little more than butchers, and Eastern races had a rather more modern approach to cleanliness than they do now. They largely rely on people believing all the hyperbole about their amazing historical medical knowledge.

This is akin to believing that all Greek scholars are geniuses because thousands of years ago they sat at the forefront of the intellectual world with such worthies as Aristotle, Plato and Archimedes, to mention just a few.

Clearly there are benefits to treating the body in a holistic fashion, however 'Dr Herbs' and others of their ilk are nothing other than an attempt to cash in on Western gullibility.

<<off to buy his ground tiger pen*s which is a well known Chinese cure :rotfl:

angel_islington

Becksies wrote: »

Most people and doctors dont know this but Aqueous cream is soap, it was designed to be a mild soap for eczema sufferers and has in recent times been given as a cream (I have no idea why) and depending on the severity of your eczema it can make it so much worse, if looking for a moisturizer I swear by the simple light moisturizer, and only wear a thin layer of mineral powder make up if needed.

That's interesting. I use (literally) bucket loads of the stuff as a cream and it works really well in keeping things calm. I've used loads of alternatives in the past, some really expensive, but this seems to do the trick. Also, you can get a 500g tub from the likes of Sainsburys for a couple of pence over £2. I nearly fell over when I saw Boots charging £3.95!

The bottom line with this stuff is that different products work for different people, there is very little logic to it, you just have to try it for yourself. For one person it may clear up years of problems virtually overnight but the same medication for another person can have completely the opposite effect. For that reason, I think it will be hard to get a refund but that said £40 is a lot of money to just throw away.

Mankysteve

Dave101t wrote: »

tise while we have had 100 years of anti-biotics...so who knows best?
!

Perhaps the one that save millions of lives every year and is based upon the scientific method.

I would also second the comment on trying out some different washing powders make sure you do a new brand for at least a month though. My little bro had bad eczema on his back that got better with age. While I seemed to grow into eczema from not having any to getting it on my hand I reckon it was working in B&Q that did it got much better since I left.

ivylinn

I would try to return it as it was recommended to you in the shop.

My all time favourite treatment was a sticky tar cream which had to be applied before bed along with wearing a swimming cap :rotfl:
In the end strong steroid creams had to be prescribed, but mostly I grew out of it.

I notice that the eczema is on your daughters face which could be why the doctor is reluctant to prescribe most of the treatments.
Have you tried any of the creams containing 10% urea yet (Eucerin etc)?

I have also found these things helpful.
Non bio washing powder and rinsing the laundry well.
Avoid any bedding and clothes containing artificial fibres.
Dust mites :mad: can make it worse.