Ds1 has v sensitive skin with eczema almost constantly behind knees and in elbow creases. He's also allergic to eggs and nuts with hayfever to boot (typical atopic child!) We've tried aqueous cream (makes him scratch +++), aveeno no good either (had gluten allergy until a year ago and still a tiny bit sensitive to it -oats etc.), diprobase now seems to be bringing him out in strange scabby type rash. He only ever has oilatum oil in the bath but the cream makes his eczema worse strangely enough.
We've just retunrned form a week in the sun and after the usual disasters with suncreams we eventually resorted back to Proderm which still flared his eczema up but not half as bad as all the others I've tried. I was in tears one morning as he screamed when we put the suncream on - never again - UK hols for a few years!
Anyway he now has eczema all down his arms, on his body, legs and under his chin and very dry, bumpy skin on his torso. THere are also some wierd patches of almost fungal looking red/scabby areas. Really don't know what to try next - don't like the thought of putting hydrocortisone on every night and was wondering what you use that you've found works. Am going to take him to the docs but wanted to go armed with a bit of info. about the other possibilities out there. THanks in advance.