what are some good home remedies for eczema?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at
9:56 pm
my son(13) has been broke out with his rash for 6 months we can get it cleared up most of the way but it always comes back. and we have seen the doctor for this 3 times and nothing they give him seems to work all that well.
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Hi, my name is kymrie, i’m 14 and i first started having symptoms of eczema in the summer of 6th grade- about 3 or 4 years ago.
i just got diagnosed with eczema on tuesday and i had it on my face- around my eyes, on my left cheek, and around my mouth. all around my neck, and on both of my arms in the crease of my elbows-it was symettrical.
the dermatologist told me to use Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP, 0.1 % twice daily on everything but my face, and on my face she recommended Desonide ointment.
those are both prescription only.
also she gave me a list of what i should and shouldnt do.
i cant use any body wash with fragrance in it (use Cetafil), my parents have to wash my clothes with this special detergent, i can’t wear dark colors, and what i wear has to be 100% cotton, i can’t take hot or cold showers, it has to be luke warm once daily for no more than 10 minutes. i can’t use perfume or any other frangrance related stuff such as anything from bath and body works.
and she said there’s many different types of eczema, so she gave me manyy samples to use.
Eucerin didn’t work on me, but it worked on my aunt.
Cloderm didn’t help at all.
but as i said, there’s alot of different types. so you have to kinda try out everything.
also, CeraVe moisturizing lotion helped alot.
and in the three days that i’ve been using these medications,
my skin has gone back to normal,
and they only thing that looks different from my natural skin is the eczema that was on my arms because i went 3 years without having it checked out and it lost it’s pigment.
medications i recommended earlier:
Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream USP, 0.1%
Desonide Ointment 0.05%
Cetaphil sensitive skin cleanser
CeraVe moisturizing lotion (a must have)
i hope that helped out a little bit.
ask your dermatologist about those.
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omega 3 supplements– go to a health food store & talk w/ someone there. I’ve had eczema for years & just started taking supplements and already notice a difference.
Amlactin lotion or Amlactin XL cream- go to the site and print a coupon.
Rub virgin coconut oil on it several times a day and eat the oil too. Cleared my eczema up totally!
diet. Black people like myself get it from certain foods like shellfish. Make sure he takes a multi V everyday, use sunblock and mink oil you can get it online they have lotions and shampoos. A client I massaged said it helped with her Eczema and Psoriasis. she put the mink oil on and she said it seemed to pull the rash to the surface of then skin and then it made it go away. I suggest this because I hear that the meds for eczema are pretty expensive and small so you run out all the time.
I’m a massage therapist
My 3 year old has eczema too. I’ve talked to the doctor who prescribed a topical steroid that works on an active inflammation but like you said, after it clears up then it comes back a few days or a week or so later. I’ve tried lots of lotions and creams and the only lotion that works to keep her Eczema away is Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Moisture Cream – 5 Oz which is usually only in the baby section. I’ve tried the other Aveeno lotions since they have a ton of them (even one specific for eczema) but only the Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief cream works for her. Her doctor also suggested to use creams instead of lotion because they have less water in them. The creams/lotions that were recommended to me by friends with children who have eczema are Lubriderm, Aveeno, Eucerin and Nivea. Some of these creams worked on their kids but not on mine.
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