eczema help

Re: eczema help

• JaysonandKristin member

  May 2013

  If it were me, I'd give it a few days of:

  1. dampen her hands

  2. CeraVe lotion from the TUB not the pump bottle

  3. Vaseline rather than Aquafor

   

  Do this every time you wash her hands or 6-8x per day.  Especially, make sure you can do this overnight. 

  If she'll wear cotton mittens or cotton gloves or just socks over her hands overnight, that'd be ideal.  If she won't, then I'd try the above.  If that didn't work over the next few days I'd be making an appointment with the dermatologist.

  With the hands, it's difficult because steroid creams on kids' hands will undoubtedly end up in their mouths and eyes.  Not good!  Definitely talk to the derm about options that don't involve steroid creams first.  

  Let us know what you find out, or if you get a suggestion that works. 

  Prudence

  
  

  Otis

   

  Hank 

   

  

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• kellydw

  May 2013

  My friend has 2 kids each with bad eczema, She does aquaphor but her bathtime routine is what she said has made the most improvement. Before getting in the tub she puts almond oil on their skin to keep a moisture protective layer and does an oatmeal bath and after bath she pats them dry and then puts coconut butter lotion on them.

  

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• bundymommy

  May 2013

  Thanks ladies! I will give these a try one by one. Hopefully something will help. I might be able to convince her it's fun to wear mittens to bed.

  

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