Hello everyone,
Moisturisers. Well, it's a subject that I am veeeery fussy about as I get eczema on my hands and react to a whole load of moisturisers so, here goes with some recommendations:
Did someone recommend Bach Rescue cream? It certainly has calendula in it, and I don't react to it, so use it quite a bit, and really like it. Rubs in well. you can get it from Boots or waitrose.
I also like aqueous cream, diprobase and 50:50 (I think that this is what it is called) which are all pretty basic, with no perfume etc. Aqueous cream rubs in well, diprobase is a bit thicker and 50:50 is basically solid, and really greasy, but if you can bear to have it on your skin I find it works quite well. You can get them from boots.
I also like Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter, which is fairly greasy, but rubs in quite well. Am clearly influenced by Mumsnet here.
I avoid anything with lanolin in it as woolly trousers make me itch ... not sure if it is the lanolin but if certain moisturisers don't seem to work check the ingredients and see if there is anything in it that might cause irritation. E45 has lanolin in so I don't use it, although I know that lots of other people find that it works really well.
When I was pregnant everyone here kept on telling me that I had to put cream on my tummy or I would get stretch marks, which on reflection is a funny thing to feel culturally pressurised by. Well, my MIL gave me some cream, I used it and come out in a big rash and got investigated for obstetric cholestasis.
And if all else fails I use a strong steroid cream on my hands, which works a treat, but is obviously only a short term treatment.
PS go the pumas ... although I suspect that they are unfortunately not in the 6 nations this year. Must go and do some jobs. Thoughts to all where needed.