Best thing for dry skin patches on baby nearly 3 months

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Hi,

Just wondering what you thinks best for baby after bath ? We have tried baby oil and johnsons lotion ?

We use aveeno oil in the bath and aveeno cream after we get it on prescription but it is available in chemists. boots have it on offer at the moment!

yes aveeno only thing that worked for us.

Definitely wouldn't use Johnsons. Recommend a bit of oilatum in the bath, and nothing afterwards.

always used olive oil with my ds when he was a baby - worth a try if you've got some in the cupboard!

Got doublebase on prescription, but you can buy it in boots. It's magic.

Aveeno

Weleda baby calendula moisturising cream

Diprobase

if red and sore pop some patmeal into muslin sq/hanky/sock/t towel secure in tight knot and pop it in the bath. use to wash sore areas - it's fab. Unbelievable (and messy if not secured enough...) but fab!

We used Epaderm, which is like a wax, and seemed (for my DS2 anyway) to be very non-irritating (we found Doublebase made his skin a bit red).

I vote Aveno aswell...magical stuff

Diprobase

E45 worked on my ds

diprobase

No soap at all, Weleda calendula oil in the bath water (makes them slippy, watch out) and Weleda calendula lotion after.

Not johnsons then ? oopps even baby oil is a no ? ... Aveeno is an all over lotion oil or just on patches ?

aqueous cream without sls as well as Aveeno.

Oatmeal in a sock in the bath made my eczema a lot worse but I know it works for some people.

johnsons is like poison - harsh..bleugh

Doctor prescribed Aqueous cream instead of soap and diprobase to moisurise

Where can i buy Aveeno ?

Where can i buy Aveeno ?

at any good local pharmancy and Boots. It's a bit pricey but worth it.

Thanks so much

Epaderm definitely. Has only two ingredients, and it is unlikely to cause any reactions. If it does, you know which ingredients to avoid...
Works beautifully on dd's eczema patches.

There has been some research recently (sorry, I cannot track it down quickly enough - I think it was on BMJ a few months ago...) that shows that the bath additives have little or no effect on dryness of skin or improvement of eczema patches. What has the biggest effect is the moisturisation after the bath...

olive oil. And avoid bath products as it will make it worse (you only need water for babies)