Eczema - Cleveland,OH

Is this caused by allergies to food? I use to watch a girl and hers was due to genetics and food allergies. We used lubrderm to bath her. No water ever touched her skin just lotion. They used anti itch cream but it never worked and she constantly sucked it off which is a big no no. They eventually learned tro avoid certain foods and she grew out of it but her baby sister who is 5 years younger still has flair ups. Nothing really worked for her and they did the allergy doc and all. Shots pills cremes everything.

Eczema is usually an allergic reaction and the most common allergens are milk and wheat. Does she have any stomach or poop problems? That's another sign.
Either have her tested for allergies or cut milk and wheat out of her diet and see if it goes away.

Have you tried Arbonne's ABC baby products? They are all made from botanical ingredients which are all pure and safe and really help w/ babies' skin problems. Let me know if you'd like to try it :)
D.

Yes, use no soap at all. Bath her with baking soda. If she has thick hair a touch of Neutrogena shampoo is safe. For the itchy spots, plain old olive oil works wonders.

We had to keep our daughter away from any kind of nut. If she got around them, or wanted to eat some, then she would break out. We used the Melaluca gold bar for soap and it works wonders for her. She can even eat peanuts now! She is also allergic to things like grass...but the soap still worked wonders for her!! I hated all of the medicated creams for her - she was too little for all of it, and a lot of times it didn't work. So sImply keeping her away from whatever is causing it, and then the soap worked WONDERS!

Hi D.! Try extra virgin coconut oil. Also, you could check out what soaps could be irritating her. Have you ever used goats milk soap? My mom had severe psoriasis and that really helped her skin.

Good luck!

PS. One note.....Arbonne does not use Quaternium-15 any longer because they follow the European guidelines, not US guidelines for chemicals in their products.
Another note.....if your child has a known allergy to a food or other substance, the Gold bar or any other Melaleuca products are not meant to treat or cure that allergy. Even though the allergy may not manifest through the skin, it may present in other ways such as respiratory distress.

There is a hir product called Silk Therapy by Farouk. Weird but it works on my hands when I get a flare up. Not sure how "natural" it is but better than steroids!

The problem with hydrocortisone is that it actually thins the skin. My sister has psoriasis and has been put on hydrocortisone- her skin tears so easy, like a wet paper towel. I really think this drug should only be used as an absolute, absolute last resort.

The skin is one of the detox organs, it is a secondary detox organ. If the body is trying to get rid of a toxin, the urine, breath, sweat, and feces can only do it so fast. So the skin is called upon to excrete the toxin also. Eczema can be caused by many different reasons! internal staph bacterial (or other bacterial) infection , parasitic roundworm infection, celiacs disease (gluten intolerance) - which is common, milk intolerance, nut allergy, a systemic yeast overgrowth, etc.

I would try to change the diet- try something for just one week. Try getting her off both cows milk and wheat gluten. (which i think are the most common allergy). If this is the problem, you should start to see some improvement.

Milk and wheat gluten are fertilizers for fungus. I mean- it thrives on those two things. So there could be that involved also. You can try some antifungals. There is a product called threelac you can try. Or garlic tablets, caprylic acid, olive leaf, and even oregano oil drops under the tounge. Fungus loves the milk sugars the gluten carbs, and all other sugars.

Careful with tea tree oil, someone posted on here the effects of tea tree oil, which I had never heard. I can't remember what it was, but perhaps placing tea tree oil in that little search field at the upper right will tell you what she said, I can't remember.

There is a natural product company online called sensaria( think this is how you spell it) and they have a product called jojoba oil. You add a little bit to every bath. It works wonders for eczema. My son has eczema and I love this product!!

Is it on her body or head? Paul Mitchell makes a wonderful product called Tea Tree. There is a shampoo, conditioner and bar of soap (keep out of eyes). It heals and soothes.

Hi D.,

Lynn is right. Melaleuca has some wonderful products for eczema. My Dad's cleared up when we got him on the vitamin and started the Renew...at age 87. The bottom line however is that eczema is sytemic. That means it's coming from the inside out. Either she is not getting the nutrition she needs or she is simply not absorbing it. The Melaleuca chewables are guaranteed to absorb, like food, and get the nutrition where it needs to be. At age four, the vitamin may be all she needs.

Just as a side note...Paul Mitchell used to be a chemist for Melaleuca. That's where he learned the benefits of tea tree oil. (It's also where he got his "word-of-mouth" advertising campaign...you tell your friends and they tell their friends...).However, his company does not have access to as high a grade of the oil so it can't be as effective. I can give you details if you're interested.

Some Arbonne products use Quaternium-15 (the FDA has approved it in small doses but it does produce formaldehyde which is a known carcinogen) and hydrocortisone will deplete her bone mass. Even a week on topical steroids does as much damage to the bones as a woman going through menopause. Use it only in an emergency situation.

Hope I helped! Be glad to walk you through this is any of this intrigues you.

God bless,

M.
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My 2y.o. had ecczema at that age and you're not goin to like the answer, but eczema is an allergy reaction. I had to go off ALL DAIRY and SOY (and FYI - soy is in everything) while breastfeeding. Eczema went away completely. I reintroduced soy, no reaction, then dairy - reaction. The allergy is not to Milk or Lactose, but the cow's PROTIEN in dairy. So eliminated all dairy for months, until the holidays (he was 8 months at tat point). Then stopped breastfeeding and he went on Nutramigen formula - a non-dairy based formula. At 1 year we reintorduced dairy to him and he was fine! His body needed more time to build up a tolerance to the protien. Now he drinks Milk all the time, yogurt, cheese... he loves it.

Now I have the same issue with my new little guy, also 4 month. So bye bye ice cream.

Also my girlfriends daughter had BAD eczema too. Her allergy was to EGG. In order to find out her allergy she had to go off dairy, soy, nuts, and wheat as well until they found the culprit. Gracie can now eat eggs all the time.

I'm sure you're wondering "how am I going to eat?" Very carefully. send me a messagenif you need suggestions to make it easier.

My daughter who is 7 has had eczema since she was little, like 6 months old. I have had to switch laundry soap to a dye free fragrance free soap like Tide Free, Cheer Free, or All Free. Also I can not use any dryer softeners like putting downy in the wash or dryer sheets in the dryer. I have to use dryer balls and they do not get all the static out of the clothes but they are better than nothing.
Also do not use Johnson and Johnson baby soap or Shampo to bath her. I had to switch my daughter to Dove body soap per my demotoligist.
Then we started keeping a food and clothing journal. I wrote down everything she put into her mouth as well as any clothes that touched her skin (what color her underware were, her shorts or pants, socks, shirts etc.) Also I had to write down how good or bad her eczema was that morning and again that night. It can take up to 24 hours for her to break out from something. We found out that she is alergic to some but not all blue dies in clothes. As well as we cut down but did not ellimate protiens like peanutbutter and dairy. She only drinks 2 cups of milk a day and gets peanutbutter every two to three days instead of every day.
All of this has helped. I can say that switching laundry detergents helped some but what really helped is that she is now taking showers and is no longer sitting in the bath tub of water as well as switching her shampo and bath soap.
Hope this helps. I know that what you and your daughter are going through is a pain.

Zim's Crack Cream is awesome for eczema!!

sounds crazy.. but crisco shortening.. when it's really bad... it really helps... just cover it at night time.. or even olive oil... crisco is better.. i've had eczema a long time.. and the crisco works... also baby shampoo is best for a shower of bath.. showers are better .. because water really dries the skin.. so sitting in the bath doesn't hlep..

My daughter's and I have it too. Ours is seasonal so when the weather is warm and humidity is good, we don't have it. When dry winter air hits.... ugh. Natural sunshine helps a lot. Moderate temperatures (rather than the extremes). Cetaphil as a cleanser is MUCH better than any soap. Johnson's baby soap/shampoo made it the worst of anything else we've used. Dove soap is better, cetaphil is best.

Melaleuca has an incredible product line called RENEW. There is handwash, body wash, bath oil, and lotion. Additionally, their other products (like laundry detergent) are fantastic too and shouldn't irritate your daughters condition. They guarantee their products so there is no risk to try them and they are better than what you can purchase at the store (non toxic too).

I actually know a few people who have had eczema or other skin conditions that use these products with great sucess...I do too but I don't have a skin condition.

If you want information just let me know or go to www.LiveTotalWellness.com/madden

Hydro-cortisone is the only thing we've ever found that really works to combat eczema. One of my daughters has eczema, and the dermatologist really recommended just using the 1% Hydro-cortisone on the spots where she is having a breakout. Since we started using it, she has many fewer problems with breakouts, actually. I used to try and do all kinds of "natural" stuff - moisturizers, stuff from the health food store, etc. But the thing is, she still had all these itchy, scaly patches and was miserable. All-natural is great if it works, but if it doesn't, a good dermatologist will have access to all kinds of stuff that should work.

Aside from that, you may want to ask for a referral to an allergist. Eczema can be made worse by certain food allergies or sensitivities. Also, I would have her tested to be sure it's really eczema. Some fungal infections look a lot like eczema, so if she hasn't been seen by a dermatologist, I'd do that just to be absolutely sure of what you're dealing with. Just a thought.