Share your tips for how to manage children’s eczema with La Roche-Posay

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Eczema is a common skin condition amongst children and at times can be very tricky to manage and keep your child’s skin from being dry, sore, and itchy. It can be especially difficult to keep in check at night and can affect your DCs sleep. La Roche-Posay would like you to share your tips for how you handle your child’s eczema or what has helped you manage your child’s eczema in the past.

Here’s what La Roche-Posay has to say: “Here at La Roche-Posay we understand how eczema can impact quality of life for your child and the whole family. We ran a clinical study which showed that 9 out of 10 children with eczema suffer with sleep issues, spending up to ¼ of the night scratching, which can easily take its toll on day-to-day life. As we are committed to a better life for sensitive skin, we are encouraging Mumsnetters to share their top tips on looking after their children’s dry, itchy or eczema-prone skin, including bedtime hacks to reduce itchiness during the night.”

So what things have helped manage your child’s eczema? Are there any particular creams, lotions, or balms that have worked particularly well at soothing the itch? Do you keep the window open at night and make sure your child is wearing light, loose pajamas to keep them cool and stop them scratching while they sleep? Perhaps you avoid scented washing detergent to prevent your child’s skin from flaring up?

Please share your tips for coping with your child’s eczema below and you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

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Eldest has severe eczema.
Dermol 600 is a bath emmoliant that also has an antiseptic/antimicrobial ingredient in it. This stops the spread of bacteria on their skin. When we run out of this he always flares up. Can't get on prescription any more where we are but buy online in bulk.
Don't be afraid to use steroids including stronger ones. Use them in ointment form rather than cream.
Moisturise after every bath, before and after swimming.
Don't fall for all the miracle moisturisers you hear about. Any basic moisturiser will do (plainer the better). Ointment for when skin gets really dry ( don't put fingers in the tub, use a spoon).
Get referred to a dermatologist, even now little problems come up and seeing one annually really helps us, we often switch up our routine.
Turn down the thermostat.
Wash with fairy non-bio and put in an extra rinse.
Natural fibres. Don't wrap them up too much.
Scratch sleeves for babies are great. You can get on amazon.

A dehumidifier, wearing cotton, being well hydrated and moisturizing a lot helps.

I try not to bath my son too frequently as it really dries his skin making the scratching worse. Also loose clothing helps.

My DS eczema has seemed to have got a little better over the last 6 months, he got it really bad bad flare ups behind his knees and elbows, my tips are fragrance free detergents (the eco ones on offer are really good) nightwear and sheets 100% cotton ALWAYS, and at bathtime warm water and dead sea bath salts make a difference.

we went gluten free, and swapped some dairy for almond products for my DS (age 8) this took around 6 weeks to see a difference, but the eczema has improved, along with the usual cotton sheets and pyjamas and additive free foods and detergents helps also

What managed, no, cured, my dc's eczema was discovering that they were CMP intolerant and going strictly dairy-free. Total transformation.

Until that discovery, the best I could do was not wash their faces with water. Instead I used a bland emollient on a damp facecloth to clean their faces. Plain water made the eczema on their cheeks and chins flare up.

Jelly slice: did your dc have any gut- related symptoms like diarrhoea or poor growth? I was told it was unlikely to be food intolerance related unless there were also some digestive symptoms.

Childs farm, cotton pjs, cooler bath temp

a silk pillowcase for the head, cotton sheets, dead sea salt baths and additive free detergents seem to help, when it flares up behind the knees Sudocrem works wonders for the symptoms

Fewer showers and baths definitely.

Two children with eczema. When they were babies we would put emollient cream all over with every nappy change, even if they didn't look sore.

After much experimenting we found a bath wash which didn't make them scream in pain. Now they are teenagers they still use a body wash with no nasties in it. They have never used soap.

I think the most important thing we did was to dress them entirely in 100% cotton clothes and use an eco friendly non bio washing powder and tumble dry for softness instead of using fabric conditioner.

School was a major problem as they insisted on them wearing 'uniform' which was Teflon coated nylon trousers and polyester shirts. No! That wasn't going to happen so I sent them in 100% cotton cargo style trousers and bought cotton polo shirts. School hated me for it, but tough luck!

We spent a fortune on suncream which had the least chemicals in and covered up/shade where possible as we found they were worse in the heat.

Looking back, I think they had too many baths, but it was a question of keeping them clean and not letting the sores become infected. Hydrocortisone cream was used but only over the top of emollient and as a last resort.

Try to avoid baths and have showers

Coconut oil called kokoso all over and steroid cream on stubborn red bits

Main thing tho was finding the cause which for us was dairy and once we cut it out she was so much better!

She also had sore tummies every day so we knew something wasn't right

Lush dream cream was really good too when her skin was terrible

4/8!!!
Didn't think it'd be so low

I've found luck with a better diet, and especially with la roche posay products like the oil cleanser, and tolerance range.

Oilatum in the bath really helps calming the dry skin

I use where possible cotton and natural fabrics. I buy a lot of my daughters clothes from Frugi which is organic cotton. I use emollients several times a day with nightly emollient baths, pat dry skin not rub and avoid steroids apart from sever flare ups.
I have tried to keep away from all artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives which seems to have made a big difference

Moisturise as often as possible and buy cotton pjs and clothes rather than man made fibres.

Moisturiser applies liberally to the affected area always seems to help. Also wearing cotton clothes rather than polyester and ensuring that the clothes aren’t too tight fitting. I use non bio washing powder too.

My husband has bad eczema much worse than my kids who just get patches on their arms.
We do the following:

• reduce baths to only when needed as it dries out the skin
• apply moisturiser
• use non-bio washing powder and gentle fabric conditioner
• always wash new clothes before wearing them
• buy cotton clothing

Use pure cotton sheets and duvet cover and add oilatum to the bath and gently apply to the skin. Non-bio detergent and use scratch mitts if tiny.

We live in a very cold house which helps, he wore shorts unless there was snow on the ground until he went to secondary school, various creams have worked at different ages so I hesitate to recommend.

We use Sanex at bathing and aqueous cream from GP

We layer the moisturiser. Vitamin E first if needed, then a thinner moisturiser like cocoa butter, then a thicker vaseline like moisturiser over the top and clothes on top of that. We have to stick to non-scented soap and except it to get worse in hay fever season.

I tend to put more emolient on the kids at night than in the morning, partially because it can soak in overnight and partially because I'd otherwise get it stuck on uniforms and my work clothes and the thicker emolients are a nightmare to get out of clothes.

Oilatum in the bath did seam to help my daughter and then I moisturized her skin everynight before bed to help her from scratching.

My 4yo has eczema on the backs of her knees. I have found that Weleda skin food has worked wonders. It's almost gone since we started using it.