Sudocrem on chicken pox?

[silver28]

My 2yo DS has chicken pox. I;ve tried calamine lotion but it doesn't really seem to help him. When i put sudocrem on the spots on his bottom he seemed soothed, so i put some on his other spots and again it seemed to make him feel better.

I just wanted to ask whetehr sudocrem is likely to delay the scabbing/healing, as if it is i'll obviosly stop using it and look for something else to soothe thim. Thanks in advance.

do NOT use calamine - its awful stuff

use Nelsons Tea Tree antiseptic cream on them and use bicarboate of soda in a warmish bath - never hot bath

no idea about sudocrem but NEVER calamine - doesn't help in the slightest

hope he's better soon

There is a cream called caladryl(sp?) which doesn't stick like calamine. A tiny drop of peppermint oil in lots of bath water can help. Good luck!

Thanks for your responses. live in the middle of nowhere so can't get to chemists today, but will try those suggestions tomorrow.

I don't suppose anyone knows if i'm doing any harm with the sudocrem?

Thanks

you can get the tea tree cream/bicarb from Tesco/ASDA/Boots etc if thats any help

no idea about the sudocrem sorry but if it helps at all I was slathering it all over DD3s bottom when she had CP a few weeks ago as that was the worst affected area and it hasn't seemed to have any lasting damage

if its giving him some relief, use it!

Thanks i think i will continue with it for now and go to supermarket tomorrow to get some tea tree cream. Think we might have some bicarb so will try that in his bath.

I used acqueous calamine cream and it was easier to apply - you get it in a tub like the normal acqeuous cream.

sudocrem won't do any harm. Oats in the bath (in an old pair of tights or tied in a muslin) can be very soothing too.

nursery recommended virasoothe, which is like a clear gel, seemed to help.It's new, pharmacy had to look it up, but Boots had it DS wouldn't let me dab the calamine on and I used the calamine cream too.i used sudocrem when I ran out! think it soothes a little bit, but its a bit thick and sticks in the spots!