Eczema
When someone says these two words to you, what springs to your mind: new baby.
I know what comes first to my mind, luscious, smooth baby skin. For some babies this soft skin doesn’t last because 20% of all babies have eczema, a skin condition that leaves scaly, dry patches in certain spots on your child or in more severe cases, all over.
It is itchy and uncomfortable to have.
It also can be inherited.
A family that suffers from the “atopic triad” of linked ailments (hay fever, asthma, and eczema) may have children throughout generations that can have either these illnesses or eczema.
Although it can never be “cured” most kids will outgrow eczema by the time they are seven years old or so. In other cases it can be controlled by diet, or by recognizing what is triggering it like detergent, food (milk, eggs, nuts or tomatoes)pet dander and dry skin.
If your child has eczema remember to moisturize well and when it comes to moisturizers, less is more. My rule of thumb is, the more natural the ingredients and the ones with the least amount of chemicals you cannot pronounce is the better one for your child’s skin.
As always if you think that your child’s rash is more then just eczema or if your child is very uncomfortable and nothing is working, consult your doctor. They can prescribe steroid creams that work very well for the more extreme cases.
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March 17th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
I have 2 neices that have horrible eczema, have since birth. The poor dears have been on ev ery cream, lotion, soap, you name it. I found this homemade allnatural soap online and bought some for them, it actually works wonders! I thought I would share my find in case anyone else has trouble finding something that helps.
It’s the bar at the very top called Winter Skin soap.
http://flutterbygifts.com/soap2.html
March 18th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
What worked for my 19-month old daughter was the Champori Cream: the redness and patches minimized in 2 days, and itching stopped almost immediately!!
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