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Need advice on skin ; scaly, flaky , red & very very dry .

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melsy · 19/12/2003 11:56

My poor little dd of 13 weeks has this in patches on her face; thought it might be ezcma, but nurse said not to worry. Aqeous cream and petroleum 50/50 dont seem to be doing anything. Does anyone have any safe remedies??? I was told not to use E45 cream as contains lanolin.

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bossykate · 19/12/2003 11:58

you could try sudocrem. have you seen a gp? if it is not clearing up maybe you should see the doctor. good luck.

jinglesaur · 19/12/2003 11:58

Have you tried Vaseline? Both of mine used to get dry sore patches on their faces when they were babies, and Vaseline did seem to help. I must admit I have never really thought about whether it was "safe" or not, but it certainly didn't seem to make it any worse or do them any harm.

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melsy · 19/12/2003 12:02

bossykate - is sudocream ok for the face?? wasnt sure.

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twiglett · 19/12/2003 12:02

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santafio2 · 19/12/2003 12:03

yes it is. I had to get my ds prescribed hydrocortisone for his cheeks in the end, because nothing else would clear it up.

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melsy · 19/12/2003 12:04

The other problem making it worse is she has a thick mop of hair NO JOKE, so I have to wash it alot with 2 shampoos . I think this might be making it worse as that is a detergent.

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melsy · 19/12/2003 12:06

The other problem making it worse is she has a thick mop of hair NO JOKE, so I have to wash it alot with 2 shampoos . I think this might be making it worse as that is a detergent.

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jinglesaur · 19/12/2003 12:07

My DS1 had eczema as a baby and I was told to wash his hair and body with aqueous cream only. Don't overdo the aqueous cream on the hair though as it is really hard to rinse out!

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melsy · 19/12/2003 12:09

doesnt the aqeous cream in the hair make it greasy???Especially with lots of hair?

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santafio2 · 19/12/2003 12:11

i always found cradle cap shampoo the best

bossykate · 19/12/2003 12:12

um, i have used sudocrem on ds's face before! yikes, i guess i will find out if i have been dicing with disaster!

Jinglebells · 19/12/2003 12:13

The shampoo probably is making it worse, my dd started ro get really dry skin?exczema, went all the way round the houses with different creams/emollients etc, then just stopped using everything and just used plain water and a little bit of aqueous cream occasionally.Now 4yrs still has small patches occ and very rarely have to use a little bit of steroid. Do you really need to use the shampoo? There is a thread somewhere with info from Mears re baby products in patic Johnsons which is very good.

Jinglebells · 19/12/2003 12:14

The thread is good not the Johnsons

Jinglebells · 19/12/2003 12:18

Bossy Kate Sudocrem is safe to use on the face but a bit messy.

bossykate · 19/12/2003 12:19

thank you!

Followthatstar · 19/12/2003 13:37

When my ds was a baby he had bad eczema which improved greatly with moisturising ointment prescribed by the doctor and a wonderful shampoo recommended by the HV. It's called Alphosyl, available over the counter. It's made of herbs and did wonders for my little boy. We used it on his body, too, instead of soap.

mears · 19/12/2003 13:53

You know babies' hair can be washed with water alone. I'll have look for the thread on it.

mears · 19/12/2003 13:59

Here it is here

CountessDingDongDrac · 19/12/2003 14:45

melsy my dd has ecezma and the doc prescribed oily cream rather than aqueous, similar but waxier and seems to work better. Might be worth asking about.

When I was dd's hair I put the shampoo on in the bath and then when I take her out at the end I sort of hang her over the bath and shower it off with the hairwashing shower attachment thingy, then it doesn't get on her body. That seems to help her skin a lot.

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melsy · 19/12/2003 17:00

Very interesting reading. We have SEVERE eczema in the family so when i saw the patches on her face I was worried, now it seems the "sensitive" shampoo is making it worse. I have bought dentinox to try , as I feel she needs something on the hair as ut gets really greasy.

We used to only wash her hair over the sink and sit her in water and emolient, but the forehead & face area is the problem and not her body.

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jinglesaur · 19/12/2003 17:02

Is that the cradle cap shampoo melsy? I did try it on DS1 but it seemed to make both his scalp and his skin worse, so never used it again.

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melsy · 19/12/2003 17:05

yeah - jinglesaur , another friend swears by it!

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jinglesaur · 19/12/2003 17:07

At least you've reminded me that I should probably get rid of the old bottle I have lurking in the cupboard! Good luck anyway with it,

robinw · 20/12/2003 07:24

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misdee · 20/12/2003 08:39

some people cant tolerate aquaous cream as a moisteriser but are ok using it as a soap substitue. i tend not to use anything on dd1 hair, except when it gets really straggly, usually just rinse it with water.

are the pathes just by the ears? dd1 eczema started this way, and it prgressed to the whole of her body, and a on going battle with her skin.

if u go and speak to your gp they may suggest a mild steroid (0.5%) to use on it. it does clear it up, but it is a short term treatment (7days usually) so ask them to perscribe a better moisteriser to use to keep it under control. also ask for a bath additive, it could be beneficial to keep handy if the eczema does get worse.

there is a oilatum shampoo out now, dont think u can get it on perscription tho and its a lot for a bottle of shampoo.