Need recommendation for rash/heat rash/eczema?

Kristina - posted on 11/02/2009

I have a 5 year old little girl and she gets this every winter when we start using the heat in the house since she was a baby and I use Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Moisture Cream it is Frangrance Free and is Soothes and relieves dry skin even dry skin from eczema and I put it on her every night after her bath and it helps tremedously no itching or scratching. I love it and wouldn't use anything less.

Gloria - posted on 11/01/2009

I know how you feel, both of my kids have eczema. We have tried everything but what works best for us is to use fragrant free products. We use Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash along with the lotion. For the dry patches we use Aquaphor by Eucerin and we must wash our clothes in All Free and Clear. I hope this helps! :)

Amanda - posted on 11/01/2009

my son has extremely sensitive skin and we use dermaveen bath oil to bath him and i would recommend it to anyone, it is brilliant

Lori - posted on 11/01/2009

Our doctor recommended Cetaphil lotion and bath wash. Also, I would check for food allergies. That is what caused my daughter's eczema.

Amy - posted on 11/01/2009

My son is 11 and has had eczema all his little life. He uses mild soaps like Eucerin and Aveeno and has used steriod creams as well. It is worse in the winter. He has seen an allergist and a dermatologist, but the dr. who finally gave me something that worked was a chiropractor. I took him there to get help with his constant allergies/asthma. I was tired of loading him up with steroids daily and seeing little results. We also did allergy shots for over a year, weekly. Dr. Rose (chiropractor/natural medicine) put him on vitamins and fish oil tablets. The fish oil tablets did the trick. His skin has never been smoother. And we just recently moved away and have been out of the tablets for a few months and his skin is getting to be dry again. I know for a fact they work. They are especially made for kids. They have a strawberry smell. He has no problems taking them. This was what worked for my son. Hope this helps.

Denise - posted on 11/01/2009

It not just a simple rash you have to contact your doctor for something it sounds like eczema.

Tracy Lee - posted on 11/01/2009

My son suffered for years with severe eczema as well. He bled constatnly from the sores, dry, itching, cracked skin, it was just terrible. One thing I found that works well is staying away from yeast/gluten. Cutting way back on or completely deleting breads, cookies, chips, anything with yeast/gluten really works. Also, stress and anger can create flare ups as well, so, trying to calm him qucikly or distract him with something else can work, too.



As for topical treatments, we used clortrimazole 1% (sp?). It's the cream you can buy for athlete's feet. It works wonders, too. But, remember, any ointment, creams, etc. are just temporary fixes-there is something internal that is going on which needs to be

addressed.



Hope this helps:)



Tracy

Shelly - posted on 11/01/2009

With the eczema you need to seal in the moisture. The dr told me to give 2-3 baths a day to them and put a moisture barrier on the eczema to seal in moisture. The best thing that I found was Aquaphor. Put in on right after bath time and you can get this at wal-mart. If that won't work your dr. can prescribe something for it.

Jennifer - posted on 11/01/2009

The Johnson's baby lotion can be very drying on skin that is already irritated and dry, Eucerin, Aquaphor, or Aveeno are all great moisturizer and can be applied at any time..

Kirsty - posted on 11/01/2009

Quoting Jane:

Need recommendation for rash/heat rash/eczema?

I have a 7 month old little girl and noticed that she have dry skin patches in her body. Didn't make much notice of it but since the weather changed quite dramatically, it's now all over her body. Doesn't look like she's bothered with it but I am. Been using baby oil for massage every after bath since she was a baby. Tried the johnsons baby lotion too but it just takes off the dryness, the patches are still there. Any recommendation?

hi! my (now 3 year old) daughter had that (from about 6 months) and when i took her to the doctor they said that it was eczema so we got cream for it and it seemed to take it away a small amount but then we moved to Darwin from the sunshine coast and it went mad!! It started on her arms and ended up down the side of her body but since she has stopped having bottles at night (milk) it has completely disappeared!! Apparently eczema and asthma are connected somehow and her grandma has pretty bad asthma! But no milk seemed to fix it!! (i know it would be a bit hard with a 7 month old baby) 

Lisa - posted on 11/01/2009

Hi, I have 3 boys that have multiple food allergies, due to eczema, but not majorly severe and life threatening. Is there any history of allergies in the family? If so, best to avoid the foods that could be causing the dry skin patches, once you've figured out what it could be. Our youngest is 7 mths old and we have just had his blood test (RAST) done to test for wheat, dairy, eggs, soy because he is showing signs of allergies.

Darlene - posted on 10/31/2009

My son has eczema and ichthyosis. Ichthyosis is thick, dry, scaly skin he takes tar baths and uses AMLACTIN Body Lotion. Hydrocortisone for the red real irritated skin. Ichthyosis is othen misdiagnosed as dry skin. Exfoliating lotions might work.

Angela - posted on 10/31/2009

My daughter has eczema and I use Gentle Naturals Baby Eczema cream and body wash...use the cream at least twice a day. CVS, Walmart or somewhere similiar sells it...

Paige - posted on 10/31/2009

I have eczema, Burts bees hand salve doesn't burn,,,very soothing

Anita - posted on 10/31/2009

Burt's Bees lotion works wonders on eczema. The one with the cow pictured on the front was great for us, better than any prescription we tried!

Pattie - posted on 10/31/2009

Growing up I had bad ecezma and it would flair up every seven years after I hit 21. My skin doctor gave me cortizone cream to use.I also found it flared up when I ate acidy food like tomatos and oranges, The good news is I finally grew out of it.

Christine - posted on 10/31/2009

I agree about the dermatologist, if not ask your regular doctor about steroid creams, eczema is also a prelude to asthma, so be careful. My daughter had it as a baby (eczema) and then developed asthma, now at 16 her skin is horribly dry from the eczema, only steroid creams work on her, she has used everything from over the counter to prescription non-steroid cream none of them worked. It would go away if she was put on steroids for asthma (shots worked best) or given an IV. If nothing works ask for a steroid cream it works quickly.

Ruth - posted on 10/31/2009

When I was a child I also had dry patches on my arms and legs. In the harsh climate of Lesotho where I grew up my hands and lips would get very chapped and sore. My Mother used to make an ointment known in the family as Cam-Can-Paraf-Line !

It consisted of One large bottle of Vaseline, The Vaseline jar full of paraffin, Two Camphor blocks, (about an inch long and half an inch thick, obtainable from pharmacies) and two white candles (the cheap kind)

She would melt the candles down in a pot on the stove, remove from heat and add all the vaseline and the crushed camphor, stir well till the camphor had dissolved, then add the paraffin, still stirring. This concoction was then poured into bottles, capped and cooled. Sometimes she would add a few drops of lavender oil to improve the smell, but it is not essential. Herbalists will tell you that lavender is healing and calming.

This ointment not only alleviated the itching and dryness, but cured the chapped skin and protected it in cold dry weather. It was also a cure-all for rashes,scratches, stubbed toes, skinned knees and other such injuries. I was always eqipped with a large jar to take with me to boarding school, and all my friends would use it up!

When I had my own family the trustworthy old Cam-Can came back into use! I never heard of any child having an allergy or any bad reaction to it, and I still use it as a standby in my medicine cupboard.

It costs very little, even today, and is still as effective as ever! Although it contains petroleum products, it really never negatively affected us or our children, I was the youngest of six, and my parents had twenty grand-children, all of whom had Cam-Can used on them at some stage. None of them have had skin problems, although one did have a childhood allergy to the sun. Cam-can helped that and other rashes too.

IT is worth a try and won't break the bank!

Kathy - posted on 10/31/2009

Excema can also be an alert to sensitivity to something that comes in contact with the skin from soaps to scents in laundry detergent, fabric softeners, fragrances in lotions (yes baby oil has added fragrances, too). I agree with Rebecca about getting it checked out with a doctor. Many causes for excema are outgrown unless you're someone like me who keeps it as an adult. Found out mine was a sensitivity to nickel and latex.

Bianca - posted on 10/31/2009

Quoting Pam:

Go to the local WalMart or Pharmancy and get A & D Ointment. It will be in the baby section of your store. It is lanolin with Vitamins A & D (both which are good for the skin) It is kind of heavy, but it is obsorbed into the skin to keep it moisturized. I first started using this on my Nursing Home patients. There is nothing in it that will harm the baby at all. I also have dry skin, and I began using it on myself, then on my daughter who got dry skin during the winter.

My youngest stepson has ezcema too. We love the A&D Ointment and so does he, it really helps him sleep at night cause he gets warm in his sleep and scratches like crazy. We used to use Ecerin, but now that we found A&D we'll never go back. I advise using it everytime after a bath and also before your little one goes outside during the heat of summer or the cold dryness of winter. This stuff works wonders too on my dish pan hands!!

Rebecca - posted on 10/31/2009

Take her to the dr and have it diagnosed for sure but it sounds like eczema. We try the most natural remedies first and then we do the medications. You can try checking her diet first. Is she eating fruits? Is she formula fed? It may be that a food allergy triggered it. But honestly, go to your Dr. and get a diagnoses.... then ask your Dr for a more natural remedy. Good Luck!

Dawne - posted on 10/31/2009

Hi Jane, I would recommend looking into what is causing of the rash/eczema first. It generally is an immune response to something her body is not agreeing with such as an allergy to something either in her diet or possibly what products you are using on her or her laundry. Try to avoid products with alcohol on the label as it can be drying. look for more natural oils such as apricot or a plant based baby oil.
Most common causes of this kind of rash is an allergy to something in the diet. In our case, my daughter was allergic to dairy. Once I removed dairy from her diet the dry patches cleared up. Tried introducing dairy again and the patches came back.
You might have to try different things to see what causes your daughters patches. Most doctors just treat the symptom rather than finding the cause of it. I found the cause because I was prescribed a steroid cream for her to use that when i brought it home it was listed on the side of the box "not intended for children". Why would I put this on her if it wasn't meant for her and was only going to temporarily solve the problem rather than eradicate it?
What ever you choose to do good luck.

Liz - posted on 10/31/2009

If you decide to take your daughter to a dermatologist, be sure to ask a lot of questions about the prescription cream. Many prescribe steroid creams. I would ask what the side affects are? And then research online any studies about steroid creams used on infants and older children.

Laundry detergents, fabric softeners, soaps, shampoos can also cause the eczema to flair up. We have switched all these products to all natural products and it really helped my son..

Maura - posted on 10/31/2009

I soo had that problem with my son starting when he was a baby. I have tried everything under the son-every cream, something called silvercure, emily's cream and every smelly all natural cream or lotion. He is now 8 and still I haven't found anything. The problem is when it is flaring, all the creams sting! The dermatologist suggested a cream Aklaim but I found that stings too. I wish I had an answer but where she is so little aveeno oatmeal baths may keep it at bay. Good luck

Stefanie - posted on 10/31/2009

If you have insurance, I recommend that you take her to a dermatologist. They will give you a prescription for some cream that clears it right up. We tried over the counter stuff for months to no avail. It's worth the co-pay. Hope this helps! :)

Yvette - posted on 10/30/2009

Almost forgot there is nothing like vasaline it always works for dry skin put some on after each bath and at nite before the child lays down to go to sleep.A back in the day fav won't go wrong.Older(seasoned) people are always good for old school remedies.

Yvette - posted on 10/30/2009

Try luberderm my son had really dry as a baby and all the lotions did not work until I tried a good thick lotion like that.He would wake up crying cause the itching and dry skin was so bad try the lotion and and see the difference.

Liz - posted on 10/30/2009

My son had eczema as a baby, but not a bad case. At the time we used Eucerin Cream. It never cleared it up, but did take away the dryness. He's now 6 and for the first time had a major flair up when we were on vacation. He was in the ocean for the first time. His face, back and legs broke out. We used a lotion that we buy from a wellness company. Their lotion is documented to be 7 times more effective than Eucerin. Well, we put it to the test. His eczema cleared up completely in 3 days after he was last in the ocean. Apparently salt water is an irritant to their sensitive skin. We just applied it after his bath and again in the morning and if I thought about it during the day. I was so happy it was cleared up since he was starting school the day after we got home.

Meri - posted on 10/30/2009

I use Calendula lotion....organic and worked wonders for my 2 children!! best of luck!

Nikki - posted on 10/30/2009

there is a cream in the pharmacy for eczma i think its called sarna ask the pharmacist if it would be ok to use to use that or see if they suggest something.

Margie - posted on 10/30/2009

Baby oil is petroleum based so I wouldn't use this. Almond oil is good and papaya cream is good for eczema. My Mum used olive oil on me 35 years ago. My daughter had terrible baby rash and I tried heaps of creams including hydrocortisone (steroids) and found the papaya one the most effective.

Laura - posted on 10/30/2009

Same works for cradle cap......... Put a thick layer of diaper rash cream on the dry spots, let sit for a while and wipe with warm wet washcloth...it works! its best to use something thick like desitin.

Patty - posted on 10/30/2009

my daughter had this when she was little too...i gave her aveeno baths with oatmeal...found in drug stores...they are sold in individual packets...also, went to the doctor and he said to put hydro-cortisone cream on...but check with your doctor first before applying the cream...as for the aveeno read the label to see if she is old enough for this treatment..

Selena - posted on 10/30/2009

Try Aveeno body wash/shampoo. It works for my daughter. And you can try Cetaphile cream on the patches after a bath. These are things my doctor suggested. Good Luck.

Pam - posted on 10/30/2009

Go to the local WalMart or Pharmancy and get A & D Ointment. It will be in the baby section of your store. It is lanolin with Vitamins A & D (both which are good for the skin) It is kind of heavy, but it is obsorbed into the skin to keep it moisturized. I first started using this on my Nursing Home patients. There is nothing in it that will harm the baby at all. I also have dry skin, and I began using it on myself, then on my daughter who got dry skin during the winter.

Cristal - posted on 10/30/2009

My kids and I suffer from the same thing! It is sometimes itchy but very irritating. We use Aveeno-- Skin Relief (the name I forget but that is what it is so similar... it works wonders. My kids get lotioned up and it seems to take care of the itching and the rash/dry skin! I hope that helps.

Kelly - posted on 10/30/2009

Noxema was originally created for exema and is still a very good treatment. Noxema - no exema

AMANDA - posted on 10/30/2009

Hi, my child had up up until this past year and she is 6. Her dermitologist said to do the following and it worked!!!! She has no more spots!!

1)Have her drink 1 cup of a yogurt drink like danabals drink or even a grocery store brand, it has live cultures that kill the bacteria tha causes eczema under the skin.

2) Instead of wasting money on creams, apply plain unscented petroleum jelly on wet skin after getting out of the bath.

3) put a cup of salt in the bath about 3 times a week and try not to use to hot of water b/c the hot water causes the growth.

I hope this helps...it did me!!! She hasn't had to go to the dr. in about a year!

Nikki - posted on 10/30/2009

All my 3 children have had eczema. I found that baby lotion and oil can make the dry spots infected especially when they are old enough to scratch. From trial and error I found that a lotion called 'Glaxal Base' works the best, there are no perfumes in it to cause infection. I was told to try not to bath them everyday, every second day is better and then I would put the glaxal base on after every bath and in the morning when I got them dressed.

Crisy - posted on 10/30/2009

my 10 month old has it pretty badly and we use baby aveno "cream" not lotion... his Dr. said that lotions have alcohol in it which actually makes it worse. as soon as we stopped the lotion and switched to the uncented baby Aveno, all over his body after bath, it seems to be a lot more under control.

Marisa - posted on 10/30/2009

try the burts bees baby soap and lotion it helped a lot with my son. he hasn't had it any more.

Jennifer - posted on 10/30/2009

My daughter had the same thing last year. I used the Aveeno(dark blue lid) Soothing creamy baby wash and lotion it's designed for ecezma. I used it for a week or more and it cleared it right up(a friend told me about it). Hope this helps

Nicole - posted on 10/30/2009

Use cream for eczema, or anti-itch cream. My baby had a small dry patch on his back and we ended up going to a dermatologist, he gave me some samples of eczema cream (stronger than over the counter) and it was gone in about 2 days. I would either see a dermatologist or try some kind of anti-itch cream.

Stephanie - posted on 10/30/2009

My son also had this problem when he was younger & it still flares up from time to time (he's 4). At the time he was seeing the same family practice doctor as myself & he recommended Bag Balm. The intended purpose is for cow udders...but it worked like a charm! I found it at both Wal-mart (in the pet supplies area) and at Walgreen's. Hope this helps!

Jayna - posted on 10/30/2009

Hi, My youngest son has this same problem. The thing that I find helps him the most is plain old Vaseline. I put it on and it helps keep everything moisturized and not get yucky, itchy and flaky....especially behind his ears. Just don't put it on days your going out b'cuz it stays on all day long and looks wet. But it is great at night, gone by am & on days your not going anywhere special!
Good luck!

Jodi - posted on 10/30/2009

My almost one-year-old has a slight case of eczema...his Pedi told me to mix half Eucerin lotion and half Hydrocortisone cream and put it on his dry skin areas. Hope this helps!