my children have excema - do you have any tips/remedies or advice i can try?

My 20 month old daughter is exactly the same but we use a cream type thing called 'Robertsons' i'm not sure exactly what it is but it does the trick - perhaps you could look for it with your chemist or online? It's quite expensive but will last a while. I also used to use my stretch-mark cream as it's full of good things - aloe vera, vitamin E etc which made my daughter's skin feel a lot better. You can try anything that has natural extracts, they're designed to put moisture in the skin which should stop the excema from being as red & itchy as it would normally be. Also, try using (especially on the 2 year old) a baby bath lotion every bath, as there are some designed for sensitive skin & they always make my daughter look & feel a lot better. Good luck!

I feel really sad to hear about your children. Here are some tips: Flaxseed oil: Flaxseed seed can provide instant relief from eczema. It acts as an anti-inflammatory due to fatty acid content. Intake of flaxseed oil in diet improves the dry skin conditions. Applying powdered nutmeg: Powdered nutmeg can be mixed with rose water and applied over the itching area of skin. Oatmeal and buttermilk paste: Oatmeal is considered ideal for relief from itching and rashes of eczema. Also soothing for the dry skin. Also buttermilk is a great skin conditioner. Oatmeal and buttermilk should be blend to make a smooth paste. Place it in a refrigerator for about 20 min and apply over the rashes of eczema. Turmeric: Fresh turmeric should be rubbed against a stone and applied over the rashes of eczema. It helps healing and relief to itching. Best results are found when applied externally. Fresh turmeric shows better results than powdered turmeric. Regular use of turmeric is beneficial when applied externally. Warm water bath with neem tree bark: Boil the bark of neem tree in water.Regular bath with this warm water can sooth the itching area. Dry the affected area and apply neem oil or a fresh paste of neem leaves. For more tips: http://www.helium.com/tm/826696/eczema-extreme-disorder-itchy

Try using Dr. Kaufmann medicated soap (sulphur soap) but I am not sure if it is available in UK. Also, you can try sorbolene creams and body wash. I think Johnsons have it. For extremely dry skin, you can try oilatum soap, dove unscented bar or lactacyd blue.

Hi, I have not experienced excema myself but my friend used to have really bad excema. She went and saw a natrapath and that really helped her. I think excema can be controlled by the food that they eat. My friend could not drink milk as this made her skin flare up even more. If possible get your children tested for food allergies this might help control it.

My 7 year old has severe excema and we have had to go through many treatments since she was born. The best tips I have are to let them soak in the tub with an oatmeal bath. We use Aveeno oatmeal bath treatments. I leave her in there for at least 20 minutes. Then I put Eucerin lotion on her. It is expensive but really helps. The same people who make Eucerin also have a grease like moisturizer called Aquaphor and I had tried that but didn't like how greasy and sticky it was. My daughter also has a steriod cream for when she breaks out really bad but there are also nonsteroid creams that you can get the doctor to give you. Also my doctor gave my daughter I liquid medicine to give her to help keep her from itching and it has helped. If she is really itching I give it to her and she slows done some and her skin doesn't get as bad. Sorry this is long winded. BUT just rememeber that excema is a cycle disease. It is started by the dry itchy skin, then you scratch and break the skin causing damage, which causes your skin to dry even more, leading to more scratching and so on and so forth. The best bet is to stay on top of it even though it is a heavy task. Help keep them cool (when you get hot and sweat you tend to itch), keep their skin moisturized with a good nonscented lotion, and try to distract them from the actual scratching when they are itchy!

We also tried the steroid creams on my 2 year old's excema but they didn't seem to do much at all. I find that putting regular vaseline on the spots works the best for her skin. We've tried all the expensive lotions, oatmeal bathes, etc! I was extremely surprised to find that good old vaseline worked the best. Good Luck!

My 7 year old has severe excema and we have had to go through many treatments since she was born. The best tips I have are to let them soak in the tub with an oatmeal bath. We use Aveeno oatmeal bath treatments. I leave her in there for at least 20 minutes. Then I put Eucerin lotion on her. It is expensive but really helps. The same people who make Eucerin also have a grease like moisturizer called Aquaphor and I had tried that but didn't like how greasy and sticky it was. My daughter also has a steriod cream for when she breaks out really bad but there are also nonsteroid creams that you can get the doctor to give you. Also my doctor gave my daughter I liquid medicine to give her to help keep her from itching and it has helped. If she is really itching I give it to her and she slows done some and her skin doesn't get as bad. Sorry this is long winded. BUT just rememeber that excema is a cycle disease. It is started by the dry itchy skin, then you scratch and break the skin causing damage, which causes your skin to dry even more, leading to more scratching and so on and so forth. The best bet is to stay on top of it even though it is a heavy task. Help keep them cool (when you get hot and sweat you tend to itch), keep their skin moisturized with a good nonscented lotion, and try to distract them from the actual scratching when they are itchy!

Your children were suffering a lot and I will advise you but I am not doctor but I had some excema problems and to ease I used to do a home remedy done as following: carrots raw grated can be turned into a cataplasm and applied on sensitive areas of the skin. You should do also some tests on allergic food because people who have excema are allergic to wheat, potatoes, tomatoes, milk and derivades, eggs, sugar. You could do the test at home, during some weeks do not feed them with wheat (bread, pastas, sauces) then you will see if the skin will be better and then give them again that kind of food, if the skin show some differences the kids are allergic and then with the others each one time. I presume they are allergic to milk because they have had this problem since early age. You should use products hipo-allergenic for bath and caring. Sometimes heater brings discomfort and increase the problem but a controled exposition to sunshine improves healing. Attention to bed and bath clothes, even you have washing macchine, then rinse again that clothes sometimes with water to clean well the detergent and soft cleaners. Feed them with many carrots, soup, salats (raw is better, carrots have vitamin A very good to skin. Amother remedy for inflammation is calendula oil to use externally. This product can speed wound healing, it has properties that reduces inflammation, controls bleeding and soothes irritated tissues. Try also primrose oil. My eczema is due to allergic clothes and I have had many problems that I healed like I posted here, mainly carrots which are my allied. I do not know if oils are easy to find in your country but ask on an herbal shop. To your elder son I advise he has a warm bath and then put on skin some almond oil which can be bought at chemist. They are only natural products. I tried also homeopathic remedies like "arsenicum album" which can be good for elder kid, and "sulphur" when eczema inscreases after bath. But I prefer carrots which are cheap. I would like to know future developments on this situation.