What kind of lotions work best for Excema?
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Hi There\n\nHere are some ideas on how to help her get healed.\n\nCause \n1.Cleansing the Skin: The skin is a very important part of the body; it is an "extra kidney," an extra set of lungs for breathing, and has many other functions. We should keep it in a good condition, important as it is, but we usually treat it shamefully. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and the skin should be bathed daily. This does not mean to use soap with each bathing, unless it is a natural type biodegradable liquid soap. Nearly all bar soaps do more damage to the skin than they aid it, by leaving residue of the soap to clog the pores. The pores are the doors and windows of the temple and must be kept open to let in oxygen (the breath of life) and to excrete toxins and waste. \n\n2.Diet and Use of Natural Fibers: A person who uses lots of mucus foods has a gluey, sticky type perspiration. When this individual sweats and the body is not cleaned regularly, the dried sweat clogs the pores. This is a beginning cause of dermatitis, or skin malfunction. In addition, as a nation we have fallen in love with easy to wash and iron synthetic clothes. These rob the body of the breath of life because manmade synthetic fibers do not "breathe." Only natural fibers such as cotton, wool, linen, silk, etc., can allow the skin to breathe properly. \n\n3.Diet: These are two of our big problems; the third one is a diet devoid of wholesome foods. We use man's prepared materials, called food, that have been contaminated and processed, and in so many cases, should be classified as "junk food." All aids to fighting dermatitis work better and faster if we consider the first three things mentioned--bathe regularly, return to natural fibers to wear, and eat wholesome foods \n\nHerbal Aids \n\n1.Dr. Christopher's Bone, Flesh and Cartilage: (BF&C) For the most severe cases of skin diseases in the advanced stage, use a combination we have called Bone, Flesh and Cartilage combination, internally and externally. Repeat procedure. Make the tea, soak flannel, cotton, or any white material other than synthetic--never use synthetic--wrap fomentation (soaked cloth) around the malfunctioning area and cover with plastic or wax paper, leave on all night six days a week and for as many weeks as needed until relief appears. Then continue a week or two for severe cases. Drink one fourth cup of finished concentrated tea with three fourths cup of distilled water three times or more each day. \n\n2.Dr. Christopher's Chickweed Ointment: This is made of chickweed herb and bees wax and oils. Excellent for eczema and/or other skin infections, sores, burning, itchy skin or genitals, swollen testes, acne, hives, also for ulceration of mouth and throat. This is a wonderful healing ointment. \n\n3.Plantain: For skin diseases that result in scrofula or eczema, use the tea internally as a blood cleanser and use the strong tea externally as a wash. If the skin is not oily, you can use the ointment topically to affected areas. \n\n4.Juices for Eczema: Carrot & cucumber. \n\n5.Cabbage Leaves: Cabbage leaves applied to an infected wound, ulcer, or oozing eczema should be layered like roof shingles, allowing secretions to drain between the layers. \n\n6.Tarragon: Soothing for eczema and scurvy. \n\n7.Dr. Christopher's Healing Ointment: (CMM) Made of comfrey, marshmallow, marigold, bee's wax, and oils, this is an antiseptic to be used on lesions, eczema (dry), poison ivy, soothes inflamed surfaces, abrasions, burns, hemorrhoids, for bruises and swellings. Good to have on hand at all times. \n\nTestimonials \n1.BF&C cures skin problem worse than eczema: One day a lady came into my office in a frantic state of near hysteria. She told me that her fourteen-year-old daughter was at home and some neighbor ladies were with her, to keep her from doing harm to herself. That morning the mother had stopped her daughter from committing suicide. The girl, for several years,
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(m)\n\neczema dries out the skin, the most direct way to treat eczema is to help the skin regain its moisture retention capacity. Just moisturizing your skin isn't enough. When a moisturizer is applied, it hydrates the cells, but the cells quickly lose the moisture. If substances that work synergistically together to restore the skin cells' elasticity are applied to the skin, then as the healing progresses, the cells continue to admit moisture as before, but after the healing are better able to keep it from escaping.\n\nShea butter is a wonderful agent for revitalizing our skin cells so that they regain their moisture retention capacity. Unrefined shea butter not only contains a high moisturizing fraction, but also contains an extraordinarily high healing fraction. To enhance the shea butter's ability to reverse the effects of eczema, we have infused it with 2essential oils: bergamot and patchouli.\n\nIngredients\nThis product contains:\n\nShea Butter\n\nShea Butter has been used for centuries in Africa to keep skin healthy and beautiful. Shea Butter's almost magical effects are due to the fact that it has both a high moisturizing fraction and an extraordinarily high healing fraction.\n\nBergamot\n\nBergamot oil's antiseptic action makes it useful for the treatment of acne and skin infections.\n\nPatchouli\n\nPatchouli oil regenerates skin cells and thus is used for a wide variety of skin problems\n\nVirgin Olive Oil\n\nPure virgin olive oil is used to give our shea butter a softer consistency. But it has beneficial effects for your skin as well; its unique constituents nourish parched, sensitive skin, and restore it to a more youthful and supple appearance.\n\nKarite Gold - Eczema Treatment Formula is a totally natural skin care product.\n\nPure Shea Butter\nIf you would prefer to purchase pure shea butter -- that is, shea butter without any essential oi
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Blue star ointment . \nBleach works too .
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There are lots of treatments for excema and psoriasis including creams, tablets, injections & UV light treatment.\n\nThere are laser treatments but it's normally only done for people with extremely severe psoriasis not excema as it can lead to worse problems than the excema it is treating, you could probably get it done privately altho that would be very expensive.\n\nA dermatologist (skin doctor) will be able to give you creams (always prescribed first of all) many cases of excema are cleared with these creams, the tablets & light treatment are for severe cases again due to the possible worse side effects such as liver failure (certain tablets) and permenant skin damage due to the light treatments.\n\nGive the doctor prescribed skin creams a try first, the side effects of the other treatments can be worse than the skin condition it's treating
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we'll it depends really on our skin if it really works. i can suggest is try this brands & might as well work for you. before that, determine if you need either: \nanti-perspirant only or deodorant or combinations of both\n& ff products are: milchu, block & white, rexona...SPORT----\n(SPORT- most effective of all types not the unscented).\n*Well, there's also a cream that would work...ask your dermatologist about it...i forgot the name of the brand...i'll ask again my derma sometime soon & i'll give you some info...
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Because you have eczema, your skin may be very sensitive to most creams. Try Eucerin cream or Cetaphil cream. Both are commonly recommended by dermatologists for eczema patients. (If you live near an Albertson's grocery store, their Albertson's Dry Skin Cream is half the price and the same as Eucerine. Walgreen's generic is too dry, in my opinion.)
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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.
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Phenergan,or Piriton Ilive in UK but think you can get these in USA yes benadryl is good and calamine lotion on spots
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use calamine lotion \nAvoid touching!!!!
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My daughter and myself have eczema. I have it just briefly on occasion, a spot here and there, but my daughter gets it in a really bad way. One winter, her hands got so chapped from the eczema that they were a bright, bright red on both top and bottom. We have found that Aveeno oatmeal baths work wonders during the winter, especially for prevention. We use it at least once a week in the bathtub during the winter months. Also, I use Aveeno lotion on her entire body from head to toe at least once a week. I use Eucerine (not sure about spelling) lotion on problem areas such as her face, hands, and elbow areas. Since I started this regimen, we have not had any serious break-outs!\n\nGood luck to you!
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coco butter is the "standard" strech mark cure.  Some of the scare remover creams work much better though.
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Lubricate-Vitamin E, Olive oil from SPAIN(Not the kind from Ialy) go to drugstore serveral products geared specifically for stretch marks-find in Baby Section-ask Pharmacist.  Also Strivectin-at Macy's and better Dept Store proven to be effective for builds collagen but costly 159. for a tube but very little is used.
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If your baby's eczema is the dry type, I would recommend you try Aqueous Cream from Boots the Chemist, or any other big pharmacy.  It is a simple emollient, without any lanolin or steroid, and can be used as a "soap" as well as a moisturiser.  It's kept body and soul together for me for years and I could not get by without it.  Expect to pay about £2.90 for a 500g tub, so it's really good value as well.
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You cannot go and see a doctor up there? I would try baby lotion, or something that obsorbs well. My sister used a lotion called cetaphor or something like that, her dermatologist said she should use it. She has eczema really bad on her arms and legs.  But I would highly recommend that if you are in the water don't stay in there to long, especially if it is salt water, this will dry it out more. Regular, cool water should be soothing if you have eczema, but don't stay in it to long. That lotion really worked for my sister.\n\nIf you are in a climate that is more humid than that can also help with the flare ups.\n\nYou can try something called "wet wraps". This is a treatment for eczema. Wet wraps are often made from articles of clothing that have been soaked in water. \nApply wet wraps to skin after soaking and sealing, and after applying any topical medicine. The wraps help keep skin moist and increase absorption of medicine. They also have a cooling effect. Re-wet or take the wraps off when they start to dry out.\n\n\nHope this helps. I know you said that when it gets wet it makes it worse, but this is a normal treatment, and you can get medicine to help with the rash.\n\nI to have mild eczema on my upper arms. Sometimes it can itch like crazy but its gotten better since I have been paying attention to it.\n\nGood Luck!
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BALMEX diaper cream...\nno kidding, my daughter is 23 years old, and i still keep the stuff in the house. her high school buddies used to laugh, they would come over, all scraped up from bmx'ing, and out mom would come with the balmex..they even bought me a tube for christmas as a joke one year..dont know what is in it, but use that, actually as soon as you get a skin injury and no scar..good luck
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Use Blistex- the kind that comes in a tube with a slanted applicator. It's a white tube with red stripes.
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symptoms=scaly patches\nitching and even bleeding\nPersonally, I dont think it damages the skin in the long run if you have a milder case.\nInterestingly I found that certain air pressures cause Excema.\nI went on a cruise to Northern Norway and I started itching like crazy broke out in excema , they said it was the air pressure.\nAlso interestingly being by the sea, the condensation from the sea can help excema according to a sea CAPTAIN I spoke to. true!!