Any good OTC recs for excema medicine?

biochemgirl

Scarlett is going to a derm on Monday but until then, any OTC recs?  What we've tried so far doesn't seem to be helping and she's at the point of scratching until the rash is bleeding which of course makes it worse.  Thanks.

cymru

My daughter is helped by the aveeno excema lotion. hope she gets some relief.

biochemgirl

thank you-i will try this

Andrea0429

My friend and her son both have excema and their doctor recommended Cetaphil wash and lotion. Her son is about 4, so I'm not sure how young you can start using it. She started using it on him when he was about 2.5.

avoliss

My son's legs are awful all year. We use Vaseline whence gethimdressed and when we put on his pjs and that keeps it under control. Good luck!

ghl

We've had really bad eczema when A was about 3 months old - we finally figured out that it was a food allergy. The problem cleared up overall when we cut out all dairy for him. To treat it while it was still flaring up though, his dermatologist had recommended hydrocortisone to quiet the itch. For maintaining moisture on his skin since the dryness exacerbated the itching, she suggested using cerave body wash and cerave moisturizing cream (the cream in the tub, not the lotion in a pump.). 

wed2506

cymru:

My daughter is helped by the aveeno excema lotion. hope she gets some relief.

This has worked well for A as well 

avoliss

ghl:

We've had really bad eczema when A was about 3 months old - we finally figured out that it was a food allergy. The problem cleared up overall when we cut out all dairy for him. To treat it while it was still flaring up though, his dermatologist had recommended hydrocortisone to quiet the itch. For maintaining moisture on his skin since the dryness exacerbated the itching, she suggested using cerave body wash and cerave moisturizing cream (the cream in the tub, not the lotion in a pump.). 

Ditto the food allergy. When my son was an infant, he had eczema on his face...badly. We switched his formula and it cleared up almost immediately. Unfortunately, he has a bad dust mite allergy and that is the cause of the eczema on his legs.

molldoll71

Aquaphor slathered on and Eucerin.  Billy grew out of it by 3.

Notwifezilla7

 limit baths to quick, warm water, NOT HOT! Don't make it a bubble bath, as the soapy water can dry out the skin more and try not to bathe every day, as that dries the skin out more. 

 Immediately after bathing I lather Maeve up with the lubriderm cream. It comes in a tub and is really like a paste consistency. I have tried other stuff, but this works the best for her.

 I have some low dose hydrocortosone cream just bought OTC that I use when she has really dry/red itchy outbreaks. My ped told me to use the smallest amount I can to spread a thin layer over the affected area 2x per day. I've noticed it's the worst in extremes with temp, either heat or cold.