Wow I will try that, fortunately, I have no excema at the moment YAY!!!

If this is true, I suspect you should try Blue Star ointment.

what is Blue Star ointment? i've never heard of that before.

You can get it at most drug stores, probably wally world.
Camphor is vicks main ingredient. This and a few other things like mineral oil, which will act as a band aid for you hyper active skin. Plus lanolin, which I think is to keep the skin from dying to bad???

But it does work real well. Warning, will burn in tender spots, and reden skin. But after a minute or 2 the burning will stop.

Now I might add if I may be so bold. If this works for you. You definately need to read more of my post here. Because now I guaranty they apply to you.

I challenge any one here to try this, or lamisil for a couple weeks on there worst spots, or even their least worst spots. Not saying this will cure it, but I bet it gives you better relief than cortizone. No the cure will be internal. Heck you can get prescription anti fungals with cortizone in it. So if your scared to leave your cortizone, well I in the beginning, ( before I had the knowledge I have now ) used them like this. A-cause it beat anything the "dermatologist" had given me.

I meant to say that the mineral oil and lanolin are in the Blue Star.

Have you tried a brand called Lavish? All of their products have the herbs and plant oils that heal damaged skin. They have a website and a knowledge section that I find very helpful (click the knowledge link). Here is the address www.lavishproducts.com
good luck!

thanx for all the feedback! so far my eczema is almost gone! but if the vick's stops working, i'm going to try blue star or lamisil.

As many diff. things as you've tried externally, maybe if it stops working, you should give the internal stuff a shot. And no not the doctor type internal. They will make it worse in long run.

I would've thought that Vic's would burn like a ...well you know. Hmm...perhaps I shall try this?

Yes burns. Like with the blue star. But after a few minutes, if you can take it. Helps. BUT, if you have like severe areas. I really have to say. Don't do it!!

vic's never burns when i put it on, it only gets really cold and tingley. but then i use a genaric brand, not actual vic's. but they should be the exact same thing. (i use Equate if anyone wants to know. it's the exact same thing, only cheaper.)

I tried the vicks vapor rub and it did help! Thanks

shea butter is good its really greasy and uncomformtable but if u can bear it make ur skin smooth im lucky my skin has been really gd for a while now i thought it was going to get really bad during winter as usual but its only suffered a little it got better since i moved to wales i think because the water i wash in is well lake water compared to city supply water- if you go swimming it instantly hurts my skin