Toddler with eczema

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Can anyone advise on how to find a suitable moisturiser for a 14month old with worsening eczema. I have been told moisturising is really important but everything I use seems to make it worse. We seem to be caught in a trap of trying to moisturise but that is only making it worse..

I have Cetraben prescribed for my 10 month old and use to top to toe morning and night and it stops any flare ups. You can buy it in pharmacies and places like Superdrug. Eumovate ointment had her last flare up gone in a couple of days using it twice a day. Cetraben then eumovate once it’s sunk in. Brilliant.

We use centraben cream and epiderm ointment when a boost is needed.

I use Aveeno baby bath and moisturiser, it's half price in Morrison's at the moment.

Thank you. Do you use these on broken skin?

It's lots of trial and error to find the right cream I think. My dd couldn't use cetraben or many others. Only Aveeno has worked for her and she's pretty much eczema free now 😅

We use epiderm and have done for many years. We use this as a soap to wash my child with too. Then pat her dry (don't rub) then another layer of epiderm.

We found when our child was this age that comfifast eczema garments helped. Nice layer of cream on then garments over the top kept her nicely moisturised.

If the eczema is worsening it might be worth seeing if the GP could prescribe a steroid just to get it back under control.

Another thing that might be worth mentioning. Are you using a cream or an ointment? We had a similar problem in the early days where cream just made it more and more inflamed. Switched to ointment and it settled down. Turns out she's sensitive to something that's in creams x

You might consider food intolerances too

I'd check for allergies- dust, pets or foods etc
Childs farm worked wonders for mine.
Usual advice of ensuring skin is dry properly after bathing, cream rubbed in well and ensure they cant scratch with at it. (Poor souls).
Use non bio detergents. The usual blah de blah advice.
Use of steroid cream for bad flare up then back to usual skincare routine.

Are you under a dermatologist? I would really advise this is not. Over the counter stuff never worked for us: prescribed bath emollient; moisturiser; and steroid for flare up. It's a real knack, finding your holy grail product combo!

Salcura bioskin junior outbreak rescue cream worked for ds1. I didn't find E45 type stuff help , it just seemed to sit on the surface. But as people have said, what works for one doesn't necessarily work for someone else. Lots of people say child's farm moisturiser is great for eczema too.

We just switched from Cetraben to Aveeno and seems to be working well so far - my DD sighs and smiles when we put it on! Started using Oilatum bath additive, too, instead of sensitive skin bubble bath.

Pharmacy advised us to use Piraton liquid for when she’s really struggling with the itching, too - used it for the first time today and she was at nursery so not sure how well it worked but will ask the staff tomorrow.

Same as @Pugsley87 worked for DS when he was younger- bath emollient; moisturiser; and steroids kept it at bay.
We’ve hugely cut down his baths to once a week, this helps his skin massively.

We find that for every cream that works well with him it stops after about 4/5 months. Child’s farm he reacts really badly to full stop, and aveeno.

We’ve got Dexeryl that we lather him in daily before bed that is on prescription and also I buy a heavy duty hemp moisturiser from the body shop that also helps.

We also bathe him in just water if not using a bath emollient. No bubbles no nothing in it- just plain old water

Yes @Namechangers87171717 plain water if not the bath emollient! Dermatologist said she would happily outlaw bubble bath

We put oats in her bath (put them in a Muslin with a rubber band round it and the water goes cloudy, then also rub the muslin on her skin). And also Aveeno. I wish I didn't have to use Aveeno, I want something natural and I'm planning to make my own soap with oats and goats milk... at some point!

Epiderm to wash and to moisturise, no soap / bubbles. We found oats in a muslin bag hanging under the running tap really helped. Aveeno also worked for us. But we still had to have steroids for the worst outbreaks.

Id also echo PP advice about cutting baths right back. We do 2 a week and a quick (literally a minute) shower between if needed.

Hydromol. It's like Vaseline but imo it's more waxy so isnt as shiny or greasy. I find that lotions (e45, cetraben etc) dry his skin more than anything. So mixing these creams with a bit of hydromol or emulsifying ointment helps, and they can be used on broken skin.

BAlmonds skin salvation 100% natural. The only thing that works besides prescription steroids.