Does anyone have any recommendations for her eczema? We have been using hydrocortisone and Aquaphor for the dryness and for her itching ( this picture was before her ointment this morning) we have also tried a steroid which helps but then it comes directly back. She takes Zyrtec daily to help with the itching but she scratches sooooo much throughout the day and it’s just getting worse. It’s all over her legs and arms and is now spreading to her back. She can’t get in to see a dermatologist till February and I’m just out of ideas 😩😩 I’ve even been using my breast milk on her skin. I feel horrible. This has been going on since she was about 1, she just turned 2 and her doctor really has no other options.
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We have also used other lotions, oils, natural oils, aloe vera, shorten her baths and use body wash for eczema 😩

AVEENO oatmeal baby soak bath 🛁
Also call dermatologist

soak it in an oatmeal bath and slather it in grapeseed oil and mango butter. that should help with some relief til you can get in with a dermatologist

Oatmeal or baking soda baths are amazing

Let me help you - I swear the dermatologists don’t get it and neither do the pediatricians…we should not be having eczema for years and years and slapping on steroid creams - they are following the typical toxic slap a band aid on it regiment and they do not help with HEALING IT!
If you do research - eczema is not a skin issue - it is a gut health issue - starting with a cream does not ever heal it. You have to start with gut health as the focus, and everything else is used to relieve the symptoms.

Give her regular Oat baths/apple cider vinegar baths/or Dead Sea salt baths 👍🏼
Only things safe on the shelf are Pipette, Honest, Babo Organics for any store bought creams or soaps even claiming eczema relief have ingredients that can trigger eczema long term. It’s all VERY deceptive.
Red light healing wand works wonders for breakouts - you can buy on Amazon!
Water filters if you have hard water - hard water has irritants that trigger eczema breakouts.
Molly Suds laundry detergent or use baking soda and castille soap - anything natural - there are no store brands that are actually safe - the free and clear and natural detergents aside from one brand at Whole Foods I have found have the same poor ingredients and endocrine disrupters in all of them - get rid of it all, bad trigger for eczema.

Stop dairy/soy and any processed foods/processed oils as they mess with the eczema prones’ gut. Attempt to avoid it at all costs. If you remove dairy for up to 6 mos you can heal the gut and you actually can reintroduce dairy and it not trigger the same issue. Offer regular probiotics. Vitamin C/D and fish oil are very helpful as well. Add in fermented foods to their diet.
Organic unrefined coconut oil with a drop of tea tree oil or vitamin e oil can help a bad breakout or work as a natural barrier cream. No Vaseline! Petroleum is toxic.
Stop with steroid creams / over time the body creates a reliance on them and it changes the capacity to heal in other ways - then later in life if you’ve used them for breakouts and you stop, you have to detox and your whole body peels like a snake for up
to 6 months and it’s horrific. Feel free to look it up (or don’t because it’s super gross lol).

We’ve been dealing with eczema since my little one was born 😫. Have you tried limiting dairy intake? We saw improvement with that. Good luck!

We use Tubby Todd unscented soap/shampoo and All Over Ointment with success. We also eliminated dairy. It took a few months to clear up, but now our regimen keeps her skin clear and happy. Good luck to you and your little one. I hope you find what works for your family.

Coconut oil?

1000% on the diet triggers.
Also try eliminating wheat and soy from her diet to see if the inflammation in her skin subsides. Pure shea topically may assist healing

Aquaphor

Mustela has great products i currently use for my daughter also water Filterfor the bath made a huge difference