eczema, help please

HELP, My little girl, 2 years old black female, suffers from eczema and I am looking for some help. Day and night I look on Amazon to see if there is a good book to help me. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

You should use a 'tar' based shampoo. Either pine or coal tar are available. On a 2 yo, be very careful as these soaps tend to 'burn' (more like tingle) the scalp, not really burn but relieve the itching and flakiness.
Be sure that is really the problem befor using, please.

have you tried going dairy free?

Omega 6 supplementation worked for me eg cold pressed safflower oil from a natural health store. Should be found in the refrigerated section. May be allergies or something else but the Omega 6 oils will not be harmful.

My little guy has allergies, which give him eczema, and I don't know what to tell you, except have her allergy tested, avoid any shampoos, laundry detergents, soaps, lotions with any scent ...... I buy only all natural, unscented everything.....no eggs, very little dairy.....it's tough.....he's getting a little better now that he is getting older, but the 1st year was terrible....also I was advised that an acupuncturist would be helpful, so that's my next step as soon as I get some extra cash.

A Tar based shampoo finally worked for my kiddo as well though he was starting to slowly outgrow it as well. Worked better than corticosteroid creams and years of emoliants.

Did you come across this in any readings? What is the supposed basis? Eczema is usually considered idiopathic. Thanks.

You need to keep her skin hydrated. Ideally you should see a dermatologist. My 9 yr old daughter has had eczema for approx. 3 yrs now and we use a prescription cream on her. It gets rid of it within two days. If you don't want to see a dermatologist to get a prescription, by Eucerin or Aquaphor on her every day, preferrably twice a day. If you keep the skin really hydrated you should see an improvement. Good luck. I know it can be a nightmare to deal with.

My niece was 2 years old with eczema. I purchased Mustella Milk bath for her. They make several eczema products. It really helped her out and its made for young children.

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I just want to respond to the prescription cream comment.....when my little guy was a baby we had a presciption cream that was a cortisone cream, please know that cortizone is a steroid and 60% of what you put on your skin is absorbed into the blood stream, so when I asked the pharmacist about it, he confirmed that for a small child it is the equivalent of giving them prednizone....long term use of steroids, especially for small children affects growth and hormones, so if you can avoid them, please do.....and yes, I am a natural health nut, your MD may not agree but there is evidence to the contrary.

Check out Dr. Mercola's web site for articles about this....he also has eczema articles too, but I'm certain my son's is from allergies....most specifically eggs and dairy.

Many have been helped by using Vicks VapoRub.

VICKS VAPORUB?????????? are you serious??? My son can't even stand regular lotion i can't imagine putting menthol on his skin. he screamed when i tried Gold Bond...

i used to have eczema and after 15 years of using t-gel to control it, i found acupuncture!!! i have been eczema free for 8 years now! chinese medicine looks at the problem in terms of balanced energy and my balance was way off. my acupuncturist saved my health and life. eczema is a sign that you need to balance your life's energy. seek out a licensed acupuncturist who will also give you herbs.
when you see how powerful it is then please pass it on!!! it is my mission to spread the word of real health.

p.s. the topical creams only temporarily mask the symptoms. they never treat the root of the problem which is the imbalance in your body. you have to eat well , cut out dairy , eat less meat and more whole foods that grow! don't eat processed foods and lower sugar intake. the acupuncturist will also give you advise on how to eat and live for good health.
the eczema WILL disappear as soon as you follow the healthy way!!!!!

Seconding a lot of suggestions -- tar-based shampoos, especially one with aloe would be good. Avoiding fragrance and dairy.

As for Vicks, I've read cases where that helped. Each person is different. Many lotions irritate my skin, but I can handle Vicks.

Be careful with cortisone. It can be great here and there, but overuse can thin the skin and worsen the problem.

I completely agree with this too. Absolutely. When we consume animals and animal products, we're consuming what they consumed. So much sketchiness and chemicals in our foods, which is not natural to the body. The more natural, the better, by far!

Hi, My Grandson who is now 3 years old had severe eczema that started at a few months of age. I did research online, and found out that pure emu oil was recommended for eczema. I purchased some from Uniquely Emu. It is expensive, but much better than the alternative. After she would bath him, which you can buy soap from them too, she would rub the oil and then would apply vaseline on top of that. He was kind of like a greased pig, but it worked. Once it started to clear up some, she would only apply the oil. Even now he gets a few patches, mainly when she runs out of the oil, but it soon clears it up. Emu oil has antiinflammatory properities. It is too bad doctors don't recommend it. I also read that eczema can sometimes have something to do with the gut and that probiotics can help.

C. Maxwell, what's so sad is that doctors only recommend what the drug companies that fleece them are selling. They don't want you to find out the cause and to prevent it. They would lose out on a lot of $$$

Impossible to diagnose at a distance, like psychoanalysis on TV. But many people have benefited from edible oils of various sorts- wheat germ, or fish oils, internally. There's work from Europe on vitamin B12 for adult eczema, and some US follow-up on children. A *good* dermatologist can help.

I have found that Atopalm cream works well for eczema and other skin issues. You can get it at Skinstore.com They also have body wash and lotion.

Have you tried googling 'eczema' Here is a website that I think will help you very much..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema

There are a lot of replies, so I'm not sure if this has been said before. But - Here's what I would do. At some point, have your daughter tested for allergies and asthma, usually they will begin testing at age 2, so any time would be good. Meanwhile, encourage your daughter to take long baths and add something called Robathol to the bath water. You can order it online and my Wal-Mart will order if for me if you request them to in the pharmacy. Immediately after bath, cover your daughter in Aquaphor (it is sticky and thick and you can buy it by the tub at Wal-Mart). It will start to clear up and the skin will feel better within a couple days. Seriously though, Allergy testing may help., it may be something she is coming into contact with , like grass.

I am sure it is about the money, but it must have something to do with fear also. I know of someone else that their child also developed eczema. She took her to a peditrician. The pediatrician had her standard treatment, cortisone cream, oral steriods, etc. But she also handed the mother a piece of paper, that had the words written on it, Emu oil, and made the statement, "Some people say this works." Everyone is worried about a law suit, but to me, there could be a possible law suit pending for any kind of treatment one might recommend. When you think about it, there has been a long relationship between physicians and drug companies. Unless you have a broken bone or need to be stitched up, surgery, etc., what else can a doctor do for you besides prescribe medicine. I guess thats why I stay away from them as much as possible.

Thanks a lot, I was delightfully surprise and grateful for all the responds. Thanks to all of you. I will carefully read each and every comment. However, to answer a few of your comments. My family and myself are all Vegans. I have been a Vegan now for over 12 years. I was a Vegan throughout my two pregnancies, so I still cannot understand why my little girl 2 years old now, was born with and still have eczema. We don't eat any kind of dairy products, but in my quest to help her I found out that a lot of the so call Vegan product, vegan cheese, waffle, etc, have egg ingredients in them. So, I went gluten free with her food after I stop breast-feeding. And even gluten free and wheat free products are hard to find without some kind of dairy base. So, I start making your waffles and pancake and cakes myself. She drinks rice milk, eat rice cheese and consumed a gluten free-wheat free, dairy free diet.
I must say, her eczema as improve, but still she has breakouts that last too long and I don't know what to put on her but those creams. I have use or try all the creams the doctor's could offer. I now use shea butter on her skin, which is great. I need this eczema problem to go away. I feed so awful for my baby girl.