What to do to reduce itchiness due to eczema especially on children?
Friday, August 27th, 2010 at
10:01 am
How to cure eczema?
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All the above answers are actually very good; there is not one simple solution to eczema. Things that contribute to eczema include allergies to things such as foods, perfumes or soaps and it is helpful to try and identify these if possible. Most of the time, it is impossible to do so and instead skin care plays a major role. Avoid scratching if possible; sometimes this requires the use of topical Benadryl, steroids or Calamine to reduce the itching. To avoid drying out the skin which precipitates many bouts of eczema, use as mild a soap as possible or, preferably, none at all. Particularly in infants, the use of soaps or shampoos really isn’t necessary and only serves to dry out the skin. Also, avoid excessively long baths or showers for the same reason. When drying off, don’t rub the skin as this removes a lot of the natural oils. Pat or air dry. Then, apply a moisturizer (Eucerin is a good one without perfumes or colors) immediately to prevent drying out of the skin. Vaseline works great for this as well, but can feel greasy afterwards. Usually, these measures will lead to improvement in the eczema. However, topical steroids may be necessary. In general, these are quite safe. In more severe cases, topical tacrolimus or pimecrolimus (Protopic or Elidel) may be useful. However, these are associated with more side effects and are best left as a last resort.
Cortisone cream. Go to the doctor for a prescription or ask the pharmacist for an over-the-counter variety. Clears it right up for me.
go to the doctor and show the doctor the eczema he should pescribe a cream or moisturiser
Agree with Cortizone cream but also look at the other exposure that the childs skin is getting.
Go for a neutral pH soap/shower gel so that the skin does not get dried out, sounds funny but don’t over wash. Also some children are allergic to biological washing powders (I was when I was very young). Try getting a non-bio one.
Well in my own experience, nothing the doctors ever gave me worked. So I read up on it and found lots of interesting things but the best one and the cheapest one was vaseline. Due to the fact we really can’t use alot of perfumed-based products, vaseline is probably the safest choice and it works great if you use it while the skin is still damp. Also keep the child out of alot of sun.
to reduce the itchiness apply a medical cream called DAKTACORT which contains miconazolenitrate and hydrocortisone.this is safer to use for the children.
there is a mousturizing cream from baby orajel called Baby Eczema Cream it works really well to reduce itchiness and prevent secondary eczema