How to handle bad eczema on a baby?

londonsurrey

I highly recommend the bath oat treatment.

Savvy_Sue

fran-o wrote: »

Lots of good resources on here- http://www.eczema.org/

Yup, that's the National Eczema Society and they are fab, will have factsheets and also the 'you're not alone' factor.

Please do not discount advice from the GP, including ointments and creams. However it's a case of trial and error: some people get on better with ointments than creams, and vice versa. As a consultant said to one of my friends who doesn't get on with ointments "you should do better with the ointment, but obviously as your experience is that you don't, I'll prescribe the cream".

The most helpful person DH ever saw was a Dermatology nurse running an eczema clinic!

myrnahaz

I've read a newpaper article about a home-made eczema treatment recently (I just checked - it was the daily Mail on 21st March) ; a lady made her own eczema treatment for her child and the child improved within days so her friends and neighbours all tried it ontheir kids etc etc - the cream she made is sold through a website called Pure Potions (I'm sure the price was less than £7).
I didn't read the whole article, but I made a mental note of the website because my friend suffers badly from the condition and I meant to tell her about it (I actually forgot about it until reading this post).
I have no connection with the woman or the product or the website, by the way.

Fire_Fox

Several things have worked for me - firstly upping my intake of omega-3 essential fatty acids (proven anti-inflammatory), secondly unrefined shea butter (more effective than prescription steroid) and lastly working out what my triggers are. In some people triggers are diet-related, but may be stress or topical irritants. Shampoo and face wash set mine off despite not being allergic to them - this may be down to the sulphate surfactant it contains. This same surfactant is often used as an emulsifier in aqueous cream, which some doctors are still prescribing for eczema despite the NHS/ NICE stance changing.

glowgirl_2

Oat bath worked wonderfully for my grand daughter who was really really bad and Aveeno Oat cream soothes dds itch when she gets it in the summer.