dd's face is red raw, what can i put on it to help her?

[tammybear]

dd's face is red raw from all the wiping her nose and her runny nose getting every where bless her. is there anything i can put on her face as its irritating her? thanks xxx

[Lonelymum]

Have you tried E45 or similar?

[Munchkinola]

What about aqueous cream?

[tammybear]

havent tried anything yet as i dont know if anything will make it worse. do have e45 cream somewhere. shes having a nap at the moment so will have a hunt round

[Munchkinola]

E45 always makes my own skin worse which is why I use aqueous cream, there diesnt seem to be much in it that can make it flare up.

[pixiefish]

aqueous cream has no lanolin so is apparently better than e45 for the face area. or bach's rescue remedy

[tammybear]

im not sure if i have aqueous cream. i did have some for excema, but i dont know if i still have it. would that be alright?

[Lonelymum]

Yes, E45 does seem to irritate ds2's skin, but is fine with the others. At a pinch, would Sudocrem do for now? Do you have any of that?

[tammybear]

i do have sudocream, and did think about it, but wasnt sure if thats too strong for her face

[JanH]

sudocrem is fine on faces, tb. Have you got any Vaseline too? It does a great job of screening the skin - I used to put sudocrem on, and then Vaseline on top a bit later, to protect it from the next few wipes. It looks lovely but does help a bit.

[tammybear]

thanks janh, will try that as i cant find the aqueous cream.

[Dior]

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[MummyToSteven]

when i asked the pharmacist for something useful for dry/flaky skin on my face when PG (E45 wasn't doing the job) he recommended boots own brand cucumber facial moisturiser. V cheap - bout 1.50 a tub and it worked pretty well for me

[blossomhill]

I would go for vaseline too as it stops the skin from getting wet and avoids the skin being more irritated!

[LIZS]

Just had this problem with dd - used Kamillosan or Calendula cream.

[Caron]

Hi Tammybear,

In Australia we have a cream called Bepanthen made by Roche... I absolutely swear by it for rashes, mild eczema & for sore skin from runny noses.
Its a thick cream that acts as a water barrier, has vitamins & other healing ingredients. Its also an antiseptic.

[tammybear]

thanks for the latest posts. dd still has a red face. think its gotten worse today. have been using sudocream as i havent been able to get to shops, but will be going tomorrow morning as dd's nose isnt so runny and think a bit of fresh air will do her some good as long as she is wrapped up warm. Will see what i can get, and have wrote down your suggestions. someone suggested to me savlon cream, is that any good?

[Caron]

Savlon cream is ok but try to get hold of the bepanthen, its much better and not so tough on delicate skin.

[anonmum]

aqueous cream is just the thing I have been using it on my boys face - very dry, red and raw. Just ask the pharmacist or a doctor will prescribe it