My 14mth old son has what I think is eczema on his stomach. Can anyone recommend a good cream to use on his skin? Also does anyone rate the Neways products as any good? I would appreciate any feedback.

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HI Barky,

One of the best creams I found for eczema was Nutri Rich Oil by NutriMetics. I tried numerous creams available from the pharmacy but in the end always found Nutri Rich Oil to work the best. It is a little expensive at around $70 a jar, but a jar lasts AGES!!

I always keep a spare jar on hand so let me know if you need some.


Nes

DD Brittney Jade 88
DS Jesse Darren 91
DD Brydie Jean 00
DD Delaney Grace 02

Jasper had pretty bad ezcema when he was little. I always found plain old sorbolene to be the best at least three times per day with steroid cream for when it flared up. I also stopped using any soaps in his bath and just washed him with sorbolene (hair included).
Hope it improves, it so sad to see little ones trying to scratch!

Sam
mum to Jasper (6/1/04)

Hi Barky,

Nicholas has eczema too . I used so many creams before our GP prescribed him elidel cream. It's $59.50 per 30 grams (the cheapest I can found as it retails at $76-79!!) and it's private script. You can only claimed it back if you have PHI.

For bath, I use QV bath oil and QV cream afterward, then Elidel creams on effected area. Perhaps try QV products from chemist as it's very good for sensitive skin. There is eczema site to look at: http://www.eczema.org.au/

Hope this will help.

Yani

Delia had a tiny patch of it behind her right knee when she weaned and went onto cows milk fulltime. I spoke to Luke at Macquarie (he is lovely) and he gave me some good tips.

He suggested:

* no soap in the bath, this includes baby washes, they all contain soap
* putting on a cream at least 8 times a day (most people under treat it)
* for bad spots lathering with cream and wrapping with clingwrap(??? I think. Delia's was never it that bad so I didn't do this).

Maybe go and talk to your pharmacist and get some other ideas.

Susana & DH Chris[size=1] aka GoateeCat
DD Delia Jade 13/11/02 & DS Darcy Cole 2/11/04

This message was edited by Susana on Tuesday, 12 July 2005 @ 8:57 AM

it's a good idea to avoid any synthetic and / or petroleum based products (such as sorbolene etc)

we use products from www.moogoo.com.au which are fabulous. we also use medihoney cream in preference to cortisone (except when it's quite bad)

yep zoe has a bad case of it at the moment too, down the inside of her legs.

She has had it for a while now, but no where near as severe as lately I was using the sorbolene on it but it seems to of got much worse and the poor little thing has started trying to scratch it so it must be annoying her.

Thanks for the tips

cheers
Alexandra

hmmm it was my dr who told me to use the sorbolene, so chances are i was making it worse not better all this time? Back to the drawing board

yeah, doctors do recommend sorbolene all the time (ours did too) but do a google for 'sorbolene' and 'petroleum' and see what you come up with - interesting reading (scary actually).

I guess finding what works for you is best.

My son would scratch until he would bleed, but alais no longer.

The Dr put us onto Emulsifying ointment. Initially we used this twice a day and now just once. We bath him in baby oil only and wash his clothes in a sensitve liquid. If he has a flare up we use Elocon or Elidel (depending on severity). We also use a vapourisor in his room at night, so he doesn't dry out to much with the heating.

Emulsifying and baby oil is a very cheap way to keep his Eczema under control and it works a treat for us.

Good luck.

oh thanks for the tip Karen am surfing now

Hi

I use paw paw cream but make sure it is the one without petroleum. I got it from Moobles in Civic. Antonio has never got it very bad though. The dr also gave me some barrier/antiseptic cream for his cracked and bleeding ear lobes which seems to have fixed him up.

Good luck
Maria

I did not know that petroleum in lotions is so bad. What does it do to yout skin? I have always had eczma on my face but only recently I got it all over my body. I have started using elidel but I go through one 15 gram tube in two weeks! It works for me but is quite expensive. Does anyone know a treatment that works as well as Elidel? (I dont like steroids)
I would really appreciate to hear from someone and get some ideas

cheers

Anna

Hello Nes

I would like to try Nutri Rich Oil it sounds good..maybe it works for me. Does it easy itchiness?
Where can I get it from?
I am just not sure if I can get it here in New Zealand..

Thank you

Anna

this site might tell you, and if it doesn't it will have an email address http://www.nutrimetics.com.au/

I'd question why your doctor prescribed elidel. My GP has warned against us using it. Its still a new drug and there aren't enough studies to guarantee its safety. He says there are concerns about it possibly causing cancer in young children. In his words 'if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.' I've also heard from another source that it shouldn't be used in children under 2. Sorry, don't want to put anyone off, but maybe you should discuss this with your own doctor...

Hi, My little boy has eczema all over his tiny face at the moment. I was advised to use sorb. cream but that only seemed to make it worse. We then tried "sigmacourt 1%" on DR's advise, but didn't work. He has now been prescribed cortisone which seems to make his face flare up when first applied, but then calms down. It is a once a day treatment.

3 out of my 4 kids have severe eczema. We have been to the only skin specialist in Canberra who deals with these issues and he had many excellent suggestions but his best three were: to use QV(or something similar) in the bath, emulsifying ointment as a moisturiser(SP?)to maintain the moisture balance in the skin and cortisone when there is a flair to get it under control.

Unfortunately cortisone has a bad rap but it is essential when there are flairs. I asked about the situation of the skin breaking down etc and the Dr said it will break down without it but if used when there is a flair AND sparingly it is better for the skin.

My children have been to an RPA paed dietician and diet does play a BIG part in my children's condiction so it may be worth investigating.

I have also used the alternative cream mentioned as it was given to me for free by the dr to see if it helped but it may NO difference at all. As also mentioned later research has suggested to shouldn't be used on young children anyway.

Good luck with your search....eczema can be a real trial for both child and parent.(I have the bags under my eyes to prove it!!LOL!)

Hi,
I have used chickweed ointment and also pawpaw ointment on smaller patches of excema and dermatitis on my daughter. I do agree with Susanna in that you need to treat it often every day, especially in winter when the air is very drying.

The chickweed ointment is based on beeswax, although there is also another chickweed ointment based on something other than this. All these things are available from a health food store.

Good luck,

Khia
DD Dana Ellen 30/6/02
#2 due 1/7/05
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My 2.5yr old son also has ezcema - very badly. Just seen a children's skin specialist with excellent results - so far.

Showering him once daily, then spraying him with QV Oil (we don't have a bath). When dry, applying Steriod cream Advanton to affected areas only, but must be applied well (not a tiny amount). We then dress him in warm damp cotton clothes. This includes socks on hands and feet. Put his normal clothes on top so he doesn't get cold. He stays in this for 20-30 mins. We then remove the clothing and apply Dermeze (paraffin)all over.

The Dermeze only is then applied in the morning.

In three days he was brilliant. Unbelievable. It does take a long time to do but you gradually cut down to every second night, then every third etc. Well worth the time and effort.

He is now a different little boy - sleeping well and not itchy at all.

My doctor too cautioned me about Elidel, and Elocon stings him when applied. The sandpit was a big activator for his hands and feets - so unfortunately he is not allowed to play in it now.

My advice is keep searching until you find what is right. Don't accept GPs just continually handing over scripts for steriod creams and oral steriods. This is just not acceptable! Seek help from a skin specialist, experienced with children. Hope this helps.

I have excema and my DS also had excema from when he was 2 months to about 11 months. It cleared up over summer and I have been really diligent about treating his skin as dry skin, and it hasn't come again this winter fortunately.
I use Melaleuca products, which I love. I started using them because they have a moisturising cream that cleared up my excema, brilliant stuff, the best I have ever used. I used to have to use aristocort, but I haven't used it in ages. It's safe to use on kids too, their whole range (including laundry products, also important if you have excema) is focused on using natural ingredients.
It's only available through a mail order catalogue though, not in the shops. I don't find it a problem, but then, I don't mind buying stuff online etcetera.
Neway products, don't know much about them, but I gather the company has made untrue claims before.
Sheree

I've been advised to use sorbolene by my nurse and Robin Barker also recommends it unless the eczema was so severe that it stung. It is working well on my DS. What's so wrong with sorbolene?

My son has suffered from eczema since he was two months old. My doc put him on cortisone cream for when it is really bad and I had to resort to putting mittens on him during the day and swaddling him tightly at night. I have found that sorbolene, pawpaw ointment and emu oil actually make it worse. The best stuff I have found so far is emulsifying cream. You have to get your pharmasist to mix it 50/50 with water, or you can do it yourself, but it is messy. It should have the consistancy of thick whipped cream. I just lather Dean up with every nappy change and lay it on thicker at night. I also only bath him in water and only every third day, in tepid not warm water. I also have to put mittens on him in the bath because that is when he scratches the most.
Best of luck with your little one, I hope this helps.