HI Z.,
I didn't get to read part one, but I have children with asthma, allergies, one with eczema and two that get rashes frequently as allergic reaction to certain creams. I am a mom of 6 ages 18 months to 16 years. I have had to do different things for each and play detective. For my children, I have switched over to moisturizing their skin with olive oil when they get out of the shower or bath. If you don't like the scent you can put organic lavender in it or another organically grown essential oil. My children through all their allergies, have NEVER had a bad reaction to essential oils, but then again I've only used Young Living oils on them because they are pure and not synthetic at all. Some people have tried to judge young living because they are a network marketing company, me I don't care, their oils work and really trying it believing. They are more expensive than other oils, but if you talk to any Naturopath doctor, they are the best and they are definitely the real deal and pure. I joined young living not for the money side of it, but just for my family. I went to one of their meetings they had and got some free samples and they work. The more I used, the more I started reading and I don't think a day goes by without us using one oil or another at some point, whether for burns, muscle aches and pains, or rashes, or cuts or headaches (which we get often due to certain allergies). I am telling you this because my oldest daughter who had eczema her whole life until the past 2 years would suffer scratching and itching all the time, especially in the extremes of weather like cold or hot. I did try to see if it was food allergies and we've determined she's allergic to milk, but even with that out of her diet, she still would be miserable with the eczema. I tried changing one thing after another and after all these years, she hasn't had a problem with it. We did the olive oil for a moisturizer on the skin after bath or shower with lavender oil, which helped heal the skin and prevent infection and then there is an oil blend that is called purification that worked well for her to keep it at bay. She also tried taking in more Omega 3 oil (she takes Omega Blue which is from Young living, but I guess you can get the pills from whole foods or at another grocery store that will work just as well). BUT my friend's son responded well to the lavender and not as well to the purification oil and he never did take any fish oil. Personally, I don't like the smell of purification oil which has lemongrass in it, which to me reminds me of a pledge furniture polish smell LOL, but I love the smell of lavender. Each person is different, and you have to experiment with what works for your child. My kids all respond to different things and have different allergies, but since switching to olive oil as a moisturizer and getting them off synthetic stuff on their skin it helps. Now, it may help to buy organic soap, it's more expensive, but it won't have mineral oil in it and you can get something that is good for the skin like made with oatmeal. I buy Young living soaps, but you can also get something natural at Whole Foods or sometimes the natural sections of King Soopers or Albertsons. Just letting you know what worked for me. I hope you can find out what is wrong. Did you take your children to an allergist? That may help to pinpoint if the allergies are possibly environmental too and which foods that cause them. The tests look scarier than they are. I am including a link where my friend had an article she wrote about eczema. Debra is amazing and so resourceful and there are some good tips in there, some of it you are already doing. I promise I'm not trying to push these oils on you. I just am sharing my personal experience on what has worked on my kids and family. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs013/1101540839093/ar...