Is there any at home remedies that I can use on my 3 month old for eczema (on the face)?
Friday, March 12th, 2010 at
10:18 pm
Is there any at home remedies that I can use on my 3 month old for eczema? He’s got in mostly in his eyebrows, and cheeks and he constantly scratches it causing it the flare up and be red.
Filed under: Eczema Treatment
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The best thing to do is to focus on treating the underlying cause of the eczema and minimize the flare ups by:
- bathing using warm, not hot, water and a very mid soap
- using a cream or petroleum jelly based moisturizer on wet skin after bathing or washing hands.
- moisturize throughout the day as the need arises. Avoid using lotions as they tend to dry out the skin
- pat excess water from skin after moisturizing as rubbing irritates the skin
- wear cotton clothing
- avoid the use of detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets with perfumes and/or dyes
There’s a really great article on this website about how one woman with severe eczema was finally able to beat it: http://www.beateczema.com/?hop=4safetynow
there is a bunch of home remedies for eczema which im sure sound safe for a baby on this website…
http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_eczema.htm
You can see a dermatologist who can provide you different creams. Going to the doctor is a quick fix, but the medicines they offer you will not cure eczema and sometimes can be dangerous because of the steroids they have in them. Some home remedy to can try is to bath in warm water, aveno bath and body care products work pretty well, find a mild unscented soap that does not dry out your skin.
My son was diagnosed with eczema when he was 8 months old and I’ve tried everything you can think of. Medicines, some were steroids, over the counter creams/lotions and everything in between. I personal found that aveno bath and body care products worked for a while then I to switch to something new. I finally found a product that was botanical based and natural and it really worked.
Now my son is 9 years old and you cannot tell that he has any skin issues at all. I also had to get an allergy test done and to find out he has food allergies. So, I would suggest you get the same test to confirm you are not allergic to foods or products which can upset your skin.
Overall I would say find a product that keeps your skin well hydrated. Most important a product that rejuvenates your skins cells and helps your skin cells stay moisture. If you want more information on the product that I used to help with his skin email me. I would be more than happy to share it with you.