My 2.5 year old dd has excema. Have been working my way through the various lotions and potions but still haven't really had much success with anything apart from steroid creams. Now that I have researched eczema and understand a little more about treatment and management I am doing the following- when it flares up badly using 1% hydrocortisone cream/ointment twice a day for 7 days until skin is clear then using Aveeno cream 3-4 times a day for a moisturiser and Aveeno oil in the bath which she only has once every 3 days. However the eczema just gradually creeps back within a couple of weeks and she never stops itching- even when her skin feels soft and is clear of any patches. She itches her scalp constantly even though I cant see any excema on her head at all and her eyes go red underneath and on eyelids seemingly before my eyes. Even after applying cream she still itches, a pimply rash starts to appear on her trunk and patches in her skin creases and then the skin is broken and off we go again!
I think maybe Aveeno is not working for us anymore so please come and tell me what else I can use, especially to stop the itching!!!
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