to wash my children in white spirit? will that be good for their excema?

[icecold]

or...can you recommend some natural products which

a) dont cost a million pounds for 250ml bottles (which run out in a week)
b) oh..thats it...some i can buy in reletively big bottles, that dont cost the earth?

(see how i dressed that up as an AIBU?!)

I used to have very sore irritated skin on my face, not excema, I stopped using shampoo and just used really cheap conditioner and my face has cleared up.
DH has excema and has stopped using shampoo, for washing he uses dove facial wash, I think it's called, we've run out so I can't tell you exactly. The olive oil he puts in a spray bottle and sprays on after showering and diesn't wash off, it leaves a thin film that gets absorbed

aveeno is brilliant - both the cream and colloidal oat sachets for the bath, and is available on prescription too!

Organic virgin coconut oil pre bath wet them and then reapply post bath.

Get it on ebay for around £10 look for a seller called Akoma. Don't be fooled by cheaper ones they are processed and no good.

Its amazingly magical and seems to work on everything!

We've found Epaderm on prescription really good, and you can use it as a cleanser.

Dead Sea salt in a bath works wonders for it.

www.mypure.co.uk/akin-body-care-b101/unscented-replenishing-body-moist-p39

I know it's pricey but it's amazing!!!!

www.mypure.co.uk/akin-body-care-b101/unscented-body-wash-p325

www.mypure.co.uk/yes-to-carrots-b170/nourishing-shampoo-p1699

These are both very good too my dd has ezcema too and although pricy these have been a life saver! There's a may hing conditioner too :)

Amazing rather

Oilatum didn't work for us. We got diprobath on prescription with double base cream. Sorts it

I have a friend who swears by an aloe vera based cream - aloe is a natural moisturizer that also soothes the sin and inflammation - it's used as after-sun.

Dd tried every single version of emollient but every time it worked briefly then made her worse -way worse.

In the end I used coconut oil. Fucking marvellous stuff.

Yy. X-posted with amberleaf.

Change your laundry detergent & don't use any fabric softener. Can't offer advice on bath as only the expensive stuff works for me. Paul Mitchell Baby don't dry shampoo is vv gentle, no itching here, doesn't irritate me or my kids.

Coconut oil totally cleared my daughters.
I used it for 3 weeks, 3 times a day and it vanished.

Oh pag just saw you had the same results...its wonderful isn't it.

DD has Hydrous Ointment and Emovate from the Drs - helps her.

Will coconut oil help really really dry skin - not exczema - but paper dry and spotty???

Or is that an obvious question???

Yes, it will help.

It clears all kinds of skin issues :)

LUSH dream cream, you only need a tiny bit after a bath and it's like a miracle.

Feminine

God yes. Dd still has some discolouration/scarring on her legs but it is fading.

Thank goodness we found it!

@ pag :) hope it continues to heal.

The temperature of the water is important. Cool or lukewarm is far preferable to warm or hot. Plain water will hydrate the skin and gentle rubbing with the hand (no cloth) will help remove dead skin and dust, etc. A shower will probably accomplish this aim better than a bath.

If you have hard water, maybe water softener in your tank would make a difference?

Use only conditioner on hair it is possible to be perfectly clean doing this (see 'curly girl method') but avoid sulfates (sodium laurel/laureth this and that) and silicone ingredients and avoid letting conditionered hair get in contact with the skin lean over while doing hair and rinsing.

Aqueous cream will thin skin with prolonged use and not everyone can use it even for the short term.

And I agree with the no fabric softener suggestion. See if non bio detergent helps too.
You can make your own detergent with washing soda, bicarbonate of soda, borax, grated mild soap there are recipes online and fiddle around until you come up with something that works.

Watch out for irritants in your home -- keep it as dust free as possible, remove shoes that can carry dirt, dust and pollen in from outside, and keep them enclosed. Wash bedding frequently and hoover mattresses. A dryer is better than leaving clothes out to air dry.

thanks and ditto.

Can you get coconut oil on the high street anywhere?

Get it on ebay. (Cocobut oil). High st stuff may be cheaper buit you need the proper organic first pressing £10 stuff.

B loody amazing as pagwatch et al have said.

Nothing it wot cure

My teens horribly spotty face looks amazing since he atarted using it. It really is the devils own!

You can get Aveeno for about £2 from Wilko. I found this out after spending about £20 worth from Boots.