How do you treat dry skin in children and babies? £200 voucher to be won

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We know anecdotally from threads on Mumsnet that dry skin can be very common, especially in children and babies, and it can be difficult to know what to do to treat it. With this in mind, E45 would like to hear your tips and tricks.

Here’s what E45 has to say: “Skin forms a natural barrier against allergens, viruses and bacteria, so it’s important to keep skin healthy by keeping it hydrated. That’s why we at E45 have been taking care of families’ dry skin needs for over 60 years. Given the prevalence of dry skin in babies and children, we’d love to understand more about how you are tackling their skin needs.”*

What products do you turn to? And how did you choose the products in the first place? Was there something or someone who influenced your choices? Is there anything that you avoid? Or perhaps you feel something is missing from the current product offering?

Share your experiences on this thread and you will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).**

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!

MNHQ

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**The prize draw is eligible to registered Mumsnet users who are UK residents, 18 years and over. It will run for four weeks after the Mumsnet opening post date and time. Following this, a winner will be chosen at random within one week of the closing date.

We have to be careful not to bathe our children too much or they get dry skin.

My little girl suffers from sensitive skin and eczema, and the biggest struggle we had was finding bubble bath that wouldn't aggravate her skin. Most creams and ointments made her skin more inflamed, however, she was prescribed hydrocortisone which got it under control so that we could then use a good moisturiser such as E45 or Aveeno to help with dryness and itchiness.

I had good results with the My Trusty lotion from the NHS (such a weird name, though), and with not overbathing.

I have always used E45 - it works, and I trust this with my children's delicate skin - and as my mum says - if it works why change.

Bathing less often helped and using thick aqueous cream.

scratch mittens, at age 4 still, and E45 cream and bath milk works perfectly for me, no more red raw patches around his legs and elbows.

We use Childs Farm as we were given it as a gift, and Aveeno as recommended for mild eczema, both suit us well.

Thanks to everyone who took part in this discussion. The winner of the prize draw is @Stormwhale. Congratulations!

Wahay! Thanks so much lizzie!

We use E45 and natural oat baths for our boys who have eczema and sensitive skin 💚🌞🌱