To ask opinions on E45 cream

[Monty27]

That's all. What is it good or not for? Thank you

I find Aveeno is better than E45 cream for eczema. It's not cheap but it transformed my skin.

Why don’t you trust it? It’s just a moisturiser that’s generally very gentle and suitable for sensitive and sore skin

Agree that it costs more to prescribe it than it would fit you to buy it, but if you really can’t afford it then did you explain and ask the GP if they could prescribe it? Or can you ask the pharmacy if they have a minor ailments scheme (I saw it doing the rounds on fb ages ago but can’t remember if it’s just for children). If they do you may not get E45 but a non branded substitute with the same active ingredients.

it's a good product (and so are hundreds other)

trial and error. many eczema sufferers get on well with it, others don't.

@Mrsjayy

Aqueous cream is brilliant cheap as anything and you can slather it on , i like e45 too

aqueos cream is for washing, not an emoillent

E45 was a catastrophe for me, amplified my eczema to my whole hand almost and fostered the skin infection I got.
After I did my treatment, I switched to a simple Nivea cream, for face, body and hands. Much better.

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Aqueous Cream BP, also known as sorbolene, is a light, hydrocarbon-based emulsion, which is officially registered in the British Pharmacopoeia and categorised by the British National Formulary as a non-proprietary emollient preparation.[1] It is used as a topical, external medicine, emollient moisturiser and general-purpose substitute for toiletries such as soap, shower gel, shaving cream and lip salve.

Multi use really

Honestly this is a pointless question as everyone reacts so differently to each product

Only problem is, your not supposed to use it extensively so I'd use it for a couple of days and stop until symptoms start flaring up again.

Yes, any steroid you normally only use for a week or two to clear an outbreak, they can thin skin if used long term. That said 1% hydrocortisone is very mild. I used a stronger one than that daily for much of my childhood under doctor's orders and have no adverse effect. I wouldn't give up after 2 days if it hasn't worked, I usually need a week of whatever - as long as you stay within instructions on packet or Dr's advice if different.

E45 is useless. Fucibet is great for eczema and can only be bought on prescription. For the itchiness around the bite sudocrem with one drop of pure tea tree oil at night always does the trick for me. You need to mix the tea tree oil with something to dilute it as it’s very strong. Vaseline could also work

I like aqueous cream too. My skin seems to like petrochemicals!

Some studies show aqueous cream makes skin conditions worse and thins the skin. It is best used as a soap substitute not a moisturiser

www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/aqueous-cream-may-cause-skin-irritation

@Sidge

Our CCG won’t let us prescribe first line emollients any more. Patients have to buy them OTC and we only step up when there is inflammation or infection.

Buying online can be much cheaper than buying from a pharmacy. Amazon sell large pumps of Epaderm and Zerobase for about a tenner.

@Sidge, our CCG is the same, but yet my GP still prescribes me DoubleBase and Balneum bath additive oil, but I think that's because it's on a dermatology consultant's letter from way back when, and I have severe psoriasis.

@Monty27, I'd ask the pharmacy for their cheapest own-brand equivalent, and show them your NHS free prescription card and see what they can do.

Does your GP know about the tick bite?

I react to E45 cream (think it might be the lanolin?). I wash with Dermol500 and use dermovate very occasionally. As PPs have said though, it really is trial and error.

I like E45 cream, but I only use it for itchy legs, nothing else.

Cheapest I've found is it in Asda, £9 for the 500g with pump. Although it's cheaper online.

It seems as though there are as many eczema remedies as there are people with it, what works for one aggravates it in another, so you only find what works for you after a lot of trial and error and often expense. This takes the itch out of eczema for my family.

Take a handful of oats and put them in muslin or the foot part of an old pair of tights and tie off to make a sealed bag.

Run under the hot tap until it's mushy and there's a creamy sticky substance when you squeeze it (oat milk)
Dab the eczema with the oat milk and leave it to dry. Sometimes it#f it's really fiery, it can take 2 applications to make a difference at the first time.

If that works for you, as a general treatment, you can use a bag made as above in a bath, put it under the hot tap when you run the bath, it makes the water soft and silky.

Personally I would ignore bigmamma pushing the organic stuff an eczema thread and stick with fda approved moisturizers.
I spent a fortune on the organic crap in the early days of my sons eczema. It’s an easy thing to prey on people to make money when people are desperate.
E45 does have lanolin in it which some people are allergic too. Best thing is trial and error.

@BlankTimes, that's a great idea. I think 'value' porridge oats are quite cheap, around 40p?

75p in Asda (oats).

Aveeno is oat based. Might that help too?

@thirdfiddle

To be honest, I probably do use for more than a couple of days but usually after the first day or 2 my skin clears up drastically so I don't really need to keep applying.

BUT after a few days of not using, my eczema flares up again and the cycle continues....

organic natural creams can be very good for some people.
but often they contain common allergens, calendula, chamomile, lanolin.

I find cetraben cream and epiderm ointment for cracked bits works best on both me and DS. He uses umavate (?) on any flare ups, and I just pinch a bit of his ifI need it.

Cetraben cream and epidermis ointment were out faves too. I like aveeno for the hands as it’s a bit thicker but not for the face.

Epaderm ointment.