I use the products by Gentle Naturals. It has helped my daughter very much. The lotion is VERY thick and works well and the body wash is about the only thing I could use when she was very young that would keep her skin calm. I have since started to use Aveno bath stuff, it is a bit cheaper and seems to do good as well. I found if I kept the lotion on her everyday the outbreaks were fewer and less irritating to her. You can also ask the PED you go to, there are several things on the market now. Good luck, I know how hard it can be to find something that works....

My son had severe eczema as a baby/infant. It has improved very much now (but not 100%). As our doctor said treat his skin like it were delicate rice paper. Never rub or scratch it. Put only soft materials against the skin. Silk was the best but too impractical and expensive for us. We just used cotton. Cut off tags etc. Every day - 3 times a day a thick aqueous ointment. (aqueous cream is second best, sorbolene cream only helped a little). You wet your hands lather it up and slide it onto his skin smoothly (we only do it once a day now). If the skin is very bad and inflamed in an area use a corticosteroid cream. Also use wet/dry bandages. Find out if certain foods are bothering hiom and cut the out of the diet. (If the eczema is made worse by food, watch out for allergens in creams, lots have all kinds of funky stuff in side and we did alot of damage to his skin at one point by applying a natural eczema cream that he was allergic too) Be careful of household cleaning agents, they can irritate badly. Go natural where you can - vinegar baking soda, tea tree oil etc. When washing clothes use powder for sensitive skin or pure soap flakes and rinse very well.
Sorry, this was a bit hasty...in a big rush...but Good luck!!

My daughter has had some horrible outbreaks of eczema this summer. I know the humidity has been unusually high and it just doesn't help. To try and prevent the breakouts I usually don't bathe her every day unless of course she needs one. I just do a quick wipe with a wet washcloth and then immediately apply lotion. I make sure she is completely dry before I lotion her as the moisture just creates more of an outbreak. A very good lotion and quite affordable is the Vaseline intensive rescue lotion which is actually more of a body "butter". I use that daily and if I notice she's beginning to break out I use a cream that was prescribed by her Ped. I try not to use that unless I absolutely have to though. Also, when she does take a bath I make sure it's lukewarm in temperature as warmer water will just dry out the skin. Hope this is helpful.

Try the Aveno bath soak, it helps relieve the itch and the urge to scratch.

if it is that bad you should call the DR. he wrote a RX when my g/s had it...

I use Aveeno products for my son. Technically I use the knock off brands and have great results for him. Also hydrocortisone works really REALLY well.

he is in all kinds of different medicines for his skin.. it discolors it and im out of it irght now..so being a singke mom who tries tries to take care of my kids with $100 a week i was looking for cheap ways to help him because i cant afford a refill on his prescription right now.

Our god daughter had what they thought was eczema and they tried a lotin for adults but safe for children I can't think of the full name but it started with a C. it is in a big jar. blue and white. you can get it any store. it helped her alot, but then they found out she had a skin infection and needed more attention to it. not saying this to scare you but just to make sure that if things you try don't help maybe thier might be more to it. She is doing fine now, only can't be in the sun to long or it flares up. but skin look beautiful.
Good luck. (sorry I didn't know the name of the lotin. it was recommened by the doctor but like I said OTC)

i am a mom of 2 children who both have had it since about 5 months. my kids are on elidel i stopped using hydrocortisone because i was using it everyday i was not happy putting steroids in them. if u want something inexpensive to use moisture helps the healing process. get some 100% pure aloe vera gel. put it on atleast 2 times a day. you can use on the whole body, it is better than lotion. the best lotion is eucerin cream with oatmeal. Or aveeno makes a oatmeal bath, alot of times u can even find that cheaper in a store brand.. i hope this helps. Do u use dye free perfume free detergents and bath soaps? Sometimes those are triggers....

yea my son is allergic to just about everything so Im very careful about the soaps and detergents i use.. He has alot if food allergiesso i keep him away from alot of foods, i dont like putting the steroids on his skin either...he has good weeks and bad weeks this is just a really bad week.

try the pure aloe vera gel u would use on a sunburn it is the best moisturizer you can use

My daughter suffered badly when she was younger, so much so that her skin on the back of her neck used to bleed. We took her to the doctor and we were prescribed a 1% hydraquartazone cream to be used sparingly on the worst areas. We were also given a large tub of emmolient cream (which is just like a thick grease) and an oil called Ollatum which goes in the bath and we were told not to use any soap or anything else in the bath. We only bathed her every other day and we put a soft blanket on the back of her bouncing chair to stop it rubbing the skin on the back of her neck.

She is now 14 months and has grown out of the worst of the eczema, though she still has this bumpy skin on the back of her arms and the top of her legs. We have been told that should should grow out of it by age 2.

Hope your little one clears up soon.

The doctor prescribed 2% hydrocortizone cream. I put it on her after bath time it works really well.

I have eczema.
I have for fifteen years.
Nothing helps.
However, I did speak with a woman, about what helped her daughters. I'll post the email below.

have a 9 year old daughter who has severe eczema. She has had it since birth (both me and her dad had it as children, so she got it double bad) and it has been something that we deal with on a daily basis. She has it all over her body except her face. From the neck down she is covered. There have been times when her eczema was so bad that she wouldn't even move because it hurt so bad. I cry for her all the time because I feel so bad for her knowing how much it itches and hurts and I wish I could take it away!

I was so frustrated with the normal doctors and dermatologists who just kept prescribing strong steriods and saying "there is no cure for eczema!" that I called the National Institute of Health (NIH) and begged them to see her. We have been going to NIH for treatment for the past 6 months and her skin has drastically improved and she is down to 1 low-grade steriod cream! What has been the miracle product for us is Unna Boot wraps. It is a gauze that is infused with some zinc/calamine lotion stuff. What we do is soak her in a bath (I'll explain that part in a minute) until she has "prune fingers" then I get her out and slather her down with Hydrolatum cream (available on Amazon, cheaper than Aquaphor or Eucerine) and put a light coating of Triamcimilone (steriod) ointment. Then I put the Unna Boot wrap on her and cover it with an ace bandage. Usually I do it at night before bed, but if there are days over the weekened when I know we will just be hanging around the house, I do it in the morning and let her keep it on all day. The doc at NIH said she can wear it for 24 hours straight.

I cried with happiness the first time I took the wrap off. I had never seen or felt her skin so smooth and clear. you can buy the Unna Boot here. It is expensive, but if you only do your hands or a small area, it should last you a week or so. Plus the doc at NIH said you can reuse the wrap, just lay it flat after unwrapping and re-wet it a bit if you need to.
http://www.compressionstore.com/prod...FQSwFQodb33g7w

As for the baths, we do bleach baths. I was horrified when they told me that at NIH, but they explained it is just like going to a pool. The bleach and chlorine are great for getting any staph or infection off the skin. I use 1/2 cup for a full tub. Then lots of lotion afterwards. It burned the first time, but it really does help. We do baths everyday. The doc explained that you can't moisturize the skin without water and you have to fully saturate the skin. It is different than what I heard growing up with eczema- limit baths- but it makes sense and it works.

Also, I saw that you drink soy milk. Have you tried an elimination of soy or been tested for a soy allergy? My daughter is allergic and even though it didn't help her eczema, it has been helped in other people I know. Maybe try switching to rice milk for 2 weeks and see how your skin feels.

Sorry this is so long, I just really sympathized with you when I saw your post. If you have any other questions let me know. "Eczema" is one of my Speciality Areas (and one of my keywords/interests! ) I have been to the National Eczema Association Conferences and have seen doctors at Hopkins, Childrens, NIH and any dermatologist inbetween. Good luck and I hope you find something that works for you.

Not true eczema, but something like it and very sensitive skin. I wanted to recommend some lesser known detergents that are the only ones my husband can use. I know you said you paid attention to detergents, but these are the best I have found and literally the only 2 I can use for my husband.

1) Sensi-clean (or sometimes seen as sportswash) this is the only detergent on the market that is truly free of dyes and perfumes. It is also the only one that washes completely out of clothes leaving no residue behind. It is so concentrated you only use an ounce per wash. So even though it is sold in small bottles and is expensive/ bottle, it lasts a long time. Hunters use it to remove all odor from their hunting gear so it is sometimes sold in the sporting goods section or you can order it at www.atsko.com. (I ordered 4 giant bottles about once a year when I was using it) All, Cheer, and tide "Free and clear" still have perfumes to cover chemical smell and still contain brighteners that can irritate skin.
2) Seventh generation free and clear. I tried this b/c I got tired of ordering the sensi-clean (our store quit carrying it) and it hasn't bothered my husband. Maybe b/c it's not petroleum based it's not as irritating, no idea though.

When his flares up he puts lotion on his hands after washing them while they are still wet/damp. It helps lock the water in.

Good luck and I hope he feels better soon!