Both my kids have excema. Since I've put up our little pool Lily is starting to have flare ups. I usually use Aveeno but shes been saying it burns. I put aquaphor on the red patches and it helps but I need a good lotion to cover her whole body a few times a day. I looked into California baby but it was nearly $10 for only 5 or 6 oz. Thats not doable, I'd be spending around $50 or $60 a month on lotion. I don't even spend that much on gas! I was thinking of trying the creamy kind of Eucerin (in the bottle with the pump not the stuff in the tubs) but I'm not sure it'll be any better than Aveeno.

suggestions?

I get this lotion doctors and nurses use, for free, from our hospital... let me go see what it's called.

Curel Intense Healing! I cannot emphasize this enough!

Moisturel

Also Aquaphor, those are the only two things that work. I had severe eczema all over my body and I only got over it when I used those with medication. I still use the lotions and don't need the medication anymore for flare-ups :)

I use Eucerin in the tub on my daughter. It's expensive but lasts a long time. I usually put it on right after she takes her bath and it so much better by the morning.

aveena for sure

Curel Intense Healing! I cannot emphasize this enough!

Moisturel

I'll look into both of those! Thank you.

I use Eucerin in the tub on my daughter. It's expensive but lasts a long time. I usually put it on right after she takes her bath and it so much better by the morning.

I tried that when my son was little. I found it to be way to thick for my taste. It was hard to spread. It might work for small patches but we use Aquaphor for those.

aveena for sure Is that like Aveeno? I've never heard of it.

my stepbrother used eucerin. my cousin uses lubriderm. i use this stuff called udderly smooth. i get it at walmart or cvs/rite aid, it's in a tub or tube with cow spots all over it.

:lol If Curel doesn't work, I'll give you the money for it. It was what my dermatologist (the good one I finally found after three years) told me to get and it's been a Godsend. I have three in my house.

Aquaphor works very well for my son.

We've used Aquaphor, Gentle Naturals and some script her ped gave her which is gritty and greasy and still practically full.

I prefer the Gentle Natural brand
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Have you tried DML? It's a doctor prescription lotion. I use Burts Bees for sensitive skin. I'm allergic to a lot of the additives in other lotions so most lotions make mine worse. I can use DML or Burts Bees.

I forgot to mention you can buy DML OTC and it's about the same price as Aveeno.

Nothing here that has been mentioned works for my son :( California baby has been the only thing that had made a difference and we have tried everything. But it's not really inexpensive.... they sell it at target though.

I started using Aveeno Overnight Itch relief and normally I have the problem too that most lotions give me this burning sensation. But that one really doesn't and it is working wonderfully. Because of the weather my skin had been getting worse until I started using that. Now my skin feels a lot better

We used aquaphor up until we moved back to the states, that is what the pharmacy overseas gave us. Once we got back here, they switched up to straight vaseline. This is to keep the skin moist, not for the itching really. Use it just like the aquaphor, right out of the the bath tub.

My son has / has had severe exzema (no skin on feet and legs) and the vaseline seems to work almost as good as the aquaphor.

If it doesn't work as good. Maybe use the aquaphor after bathes and the vaseline other times during the day when you apply to her skin.

Andrea

I use Cetaphil (sp) on my DS it works well for him.

I have always used aquaphor on myself for it. I used to have it bad and it seems to get worse when the weather is really dry. The only thing that works for me is to wash with eucerin body wash which is awesome! and then put aquaphore on after. But since it's so oily I put goldbond medicated baby powder on after. All of this right after coming out of the shower! while your skin is still wet and your pores are all still open. I also put the gold bond baby powder on durning the day because sweat can irritate it and make it flare up again.
However this may not be safe unless your daughter has good skin, but getting a tan ALWAYS ALWAYS made my eczema go away! Something about the sun does the trick! Which most doctors will never recommend, but I have skin that tans good so a little sunlight really really helps. Makes no sense to me, but always works

My son has generalized eczema on his knees and elbows, if we go to the beach too often, he has a few splotches that show up on his back. My pediatrician recommended the fragrance free Daily moisture therapy Lubriderm for when he has flares up on his back and belly. He has a Rx cream for his knees and elbows, but for all over moisture, the Lubriderm works great for him. I slather it on him after he gets out of the shower, and then in the morning before he gets dressed. It has never failed us and doesn't feel "heavy or greasy".

Hunny, I am curious about the Gold bond medicated powder. My little guy is dying this summer itching when he has been outside, getting hot and sweaty, do you think this may be a solution to my problem? I can't leave him out to long.

Nothing here that has been mentioned works for my son :( California baby has been the only thing that had made a difference and we have tried everything. But it's not really inexpensive.... they sell it at target though.

Maybe its a regional thing. I found it at the target here and about died when I saw the teeny tiny bottle and the huge price tag. I think it ended up being about $1.50 per ounce. I know we'd go through the little bottle in a week or less.

Has your Dr had you give him benadryl before bed? When Cory's skin was at its worst his dr had me lube up his legs in vaseline before bed time and give him a dose of benadryl to help control the itching and put him in a deeper sleep. The backs of Corys legs were so bad I'd have to put him in the tub in the morning to get his pajamas off. He'd scratch so much in his sleep he'd bleed then the pajamas would stick to the bloody broken skin.

Shes almost better. The weather has been to bad the past few days to be in the pool plus its been a tad more humid and I've been putting Aquphor on the red patches. I have to run to the store today so I'll look into some of things that were mentioned. Thank you!!!

Hunny, I am curious about the Gold bond medicated powder. My little guy is dying this summer itching when he has been outside, getting hot and sweaty, do you think this may be a solution to my problem? I can't leave him out to long.

I don't think it would hurt to try it.

DML is recommendedby my dermatologist. You can find it at the drug store. Most the time you have to ask for it as they keep it behind the counter.

Costco also carries it in their pharmacy and it is much more cost effective that way. It lasts a long time and works well.

I have also started adding coconut oil to my diet (you can add it to oatmeal) It comes as a solid but melts at very low temps. I found that the dry skin I had which contributed to the flareups has almost totally gone away. I also have aded olive oil as well, not only in cooking ut stirred into foods, used on salads and the two things has helped a lot. I have only a couple places now that I am dealing with excema.

Maybe that would help with the going in the pool and having flare ups. Chlorine in the water, even tap water can cause a reaction and may be why she is having those problems.

Also, what I used to do when I was little was to take a hot salt water bath. It would burn like crazy for a while if I had any open spots but it helped a lot with my skin.

Maybe its a regional thing. I found it at the target here and about died when I saw the teeny tiny bottle and the huge price tag. I think it ended up being about $1.50 per ounce. I know we'd go through the little bottle in a week or less.

Has your Dr had you give him benadryl before bed? When Cory's skin was at its worst his dr had me lube up his legs in vaseline before bed time and give him a dose of benadryl to help control the itching and put him in a deeper sleep. The backs of Corys legs were so bad I'd have to put him in the tub in the morning to get his pajamas off. He'd scratch so much in his sleep he'd bleed then the pajamas would stick to the bloody broken skin.

Shes almost better. The weather has been to bad the past few days to be in the pool plus its been a tad more humid and I've been putting Aquphor on the red patches. I have to run to the store today so I'll look into some of things that were mentioned. Thank you!!!

oh no.. it IS expensive :lol We've tried prescrition lotions and everything. The only 2 things that help are the steroid creams and the california baby lotion. I use the camilfornia baby stuff also beceause it's the only stuff that doens't burn my skin. I also have eczema.

We can't give my kids benedryl because they have asthma and it triggers it.


Try getting her in the sun without going in the pool. The sun is good for eczema, but the chemicals in the water arent.

eucerin cream works really well

Vaseline works the best for us. My son has horrible spots of it on his legs and we use a huge bandaid at night so he doesn't scratch, some aveeno hydrocortizone, and vaseline in the not so bad areas. it clears up over two nights! being in the south with the heat and all he does get really itchy.

i hear that beauty control lip balm works REALLY well! you just put it on the irritated spots. but its not real cheap to use for that. and you have to get it online or through a consultant. and its the balm, not the stick

You said you can't use benedrly, my son takes singulair and zyrtect to help reduce his allergic reactions. You may try that out.