DC's with dry skin

MamaNikki

If your DC has dry skin, what soap/body wash and lotion do you use on them?

DS has dry skin and keratosis pilaris. We've been using Aveeno body wash and lotion on him. Because of the KP, we lotion him all over twice a day. Once it started getting cooler, we switched to Eucerin lotion (b/c it's thicker and we used it last fall & winter too). However, I noticed today that his shoulders, neck, and upper chest are so dry! It was flaky, and red where he had been scratching it. Poor thing. Any recs for my baby's itchy, dry skin??

mrshutch

Aw, poor thing. I have excema and can totally relate to the battle of the creams/lotions! DD also gets dry skin as well. Do you use the Eucerin lotion or the thick cream stuff that comes in the jar? While the cream has never totally, completely healed my skin, it definitely makes a difference (I have that icky dry skin that literally cracks and bleeds on my hands-ewww). I use it on DD as well and it helps heal and prevent as well- that's one of the keys- to put it on before the dry skin gets bad. GL to you!

brightning

I really recommend Cetaphil soap (though not for hair). IMHO, Aveeno is just marketing and not any different from J&J.

My DD only gets baths about 2x/week (unless she's dirty) and it has really helped her dry skin. The rest of the time, I just wipe her hands/face/feet with a washcloth.

queenbone

My aunt gave us some Arbonne baby wash & lotion as a shower gift.  That has worked the best for us, unfortunately you have to order it like tupperware.

kellnbri

we use the Aveeno stuff...I also use it as I have suffered for years with eczema.  Are you bathing him every day?  If so switch to every other day or every third day.  Also, I know I can not use Eucerin or Aquaphor because they have lanolin in them and I am HIGHLY allergic to lanolin. 

abpdjs

Carson hads the kerotosis pilaris thanks to his mommy

i have been using dove unscented sensitive bar soap on him forever.  For lotion i use the eucerin but i don't lotion him twice a day.  he normally gets lotion after a bath.

in the winter he does have a couple small patches of eczema and when it gets red and irratating i use hydrocortisone for a couple of days and it clears up.

MamaNikki

abpdjs:

i have been using dove unscented sensitive bar soap on him forever.  For lotion i use the eucerin but i don't lotion him twice a day.  he normally gets lotion after a bath.

See, our pedi recommended Dove bar soap, and we used that for a while...until he rubbed it in his eye!  That was awful.  I may have to give that another shot, and just be really careful. 

I will check out the Cetaphil too.  I think we have some of the Cetaphil lotion around here.  I may see if that helps.

We do only bathe him every other day, like PP's suggested.

abpdjs

yeah, Carson hasn't really rubbed it in his eye yet (but we have had sunscreen in the eyes - that was torture!).  i wash his hands first and immediately rinse his hands.  i use a wash cloth to wipe his face off, i don't really use soap on his face.

MamaNikki

abpdjs:

yeah, Carson hasn't really rubbed it in his eye yet (but we have had sunscreen in the eyes - that was torture!).  i wash his hands first and immediately rinse his hands.  i use a wash cloth to wipe his face off, i don't really use soap on his face.

It's like a reflex for Cole.  As soon as I wash his arm, the arm goes right up to his face and across his eyes.  I may try washing an arm, then rinsing it right away, before he gets a chance!

jlw2505

My older DD has excema pretty bad and we have always found that Cetaphile lotion works the best.  My SIL is a dermotolgist and strongly recommends this. We lotion her up morning and night and do her areas that are prone to flair ups more often if needed.  For soap/shampoo, we just use the kids Suave products.

jzc0106

DD also has a genentic skin condition, ichthyosis.  We have to cream her all over a few times a day we ll.  Ichthyosis is an all-over condition and more severe then your LO, but we do use Avon Moisture Therapy Glycerin Gel on her body during the day and Vanicream on her face.  We use Aquaphor on her diaper area.  She gets a soak and then a bath every night.  We use Eucerin oil body wash for her.  We also give her Atarax at night for the itchies.  I hope he feels better!