Eczema on eyelids, what shall I use?

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Mydd aged 6 has bad eczema on her eyelids they are red dry and very sore. What has not helped as that whilst helping at a cake stall at a pre school fair she went off and got her face painted. now fortunately the lady paining was responsible and saw the redness and went around her eyes. i on the other hand was a complete idiot and when i wiped it off wiped over eyelids. Cue loads of swelling which has now gone down but very very sore eyelids. So far have used aqueous cream and oliveoil to moisturise but they are not improving so what can i use without prescription if poss as gps is a nightmare.

I can sympathise, I get this.
Calendula cream shouldn't sting, you'll get it in Health food shops/homeopathy dept of chemist.
Ask your local pharmacist, they might be able to recommend an over the counter mild steroid to settle the flare-up

I used to get this a lot as a child. We used a hydrocortisone cream which cleared it up in a day or 2

You shouldn't use steroid creams on the eye lids (or anywhere else on the face) without checking with a GP first. the skin on the face is quite 'fragile' and steroid creams can cause thinning of the skin.

Kamillosan cream seems to work and is gentle. I've used it before because I happened to have it hanging about and it sorted out DS2's eczema-like patches behind his knees.

aqueous might sting, we dont use it on ds. hydrocortisone should work and an emollient ointment rather than a cream (we use diprobase oitment on ds)

Thanks for your responses i think i will try the gentler options first, aqueous has definately caused stinging and hasn't helped at all. I have some kamillosan so will put it on now

Our pharmacist says there's a preservative in aqueous cream that can often exacerbate skin conditions. Hope it's better soon

Have you tried eumo base? I occasionally get eczema on my eyelids when I'm stressed and tired () and it really helps me. I've recently tried it on my 14 month old ds as he seems to be getting a bit of eczema there too and it works on him. In fact, the only time he lies still is when I'm putting it on him!

Aveeno cream...v. eapensive but you can get it on prescription