hi mommies (and daddies)

Just wanna ask if any of u have child or baby with eczema or some sort of dry and sensitive skin problem..is there any good product that u have tried and would reccommend to use? So many products out there..dunno which one is better for my baby's eczema as seems to get worse now..

Any suggestion is much appreciated

Thanks!

try looking for buds or moogoo. both are organic products for baby and they have for babies with eczema too

Buds i think have seen them before..never tried though. Have been using sebamed all this while..the nappy rash cream has work wonders for my babies really love it. But their lotion not really mention specifically for eczema. Anyone tried ezerre before?


Thanks for suggestion anyway!

they have lotion for ezcema, the blue packaging.. my friend use moogoo for her baby, she said it did wonders for the eczema..

if ezzara, my paed gives this to my baby for rashes on his face, but he doesnt have eczema just normal rash.

Will try to get those moogoos then..hopefully it'll work for me too!

i've tried few lotions namely ezerra, buds but the result was not satisfying. currently we only use olive oil and pot of gold to ensure the skin not dry. as for baby bath we use Eubos.

Have u ever try breast milk to apply on sensitive skin for yr baby? Or u may try some handmade soap for baby use one. It is good because it is pure and natural.

Get consultation from your docs. Preventing you the buy the wrong products.

try sebamed baby cream and bar soap

my daughter dah kena for one month already..tried moogoo..eubos..sebamed..ezzera..went to seremban gh to see dermatologist..also went to kpj,pantai puteri and columbia hosp in seremban..finally at columbia,the speacialist prescribe fuscicort cream,centhaphil moisterizing cream and oilatum soap..it lessen but still have marks..i also changed milk since scared due to milk..my friends said its better to give soya base milk to sensitive skin babies.

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Added on October 30, 2012, 4:37 pmbtw sebamed normal one is not for eczema.u should try looking for sebamed 10% urea sensitive skin range..its speacially for eczema..

This post has been edited by neerza3112: Oct 30 2012, 04:37 PM

maybe this article can help

http://www.sakidsonthego.com/articles.php?cat=153&id=99

now i have to admit, that sebamed is a much better product than the organic stuff sold. organic is some fake shit claim whereby m'sia doesnt have any regulations pertaining to how or what organic is before u can claim it. most of the chemicals in your cleansers are just chemicals. add a bit of extract say a drop of chamomile and u'd have 99% surfactents and 1% organic perfume and therefore u can claim organic and profit ?

Cetaphil cleanser + moogoo / ezerra ointment.

these are the products that I used on my kids, rosken skin repair; Bepanthen nappy rash, coconut oil and sesame oil. tu je.

btw, how old is your baby?

normally after 6-8 months, all starts to settle down, so down worry so much, my dear.

This post has been edited by Maknusia: Nov 2 2012, 04:53 PM

Try using organic skin care products .....seem more mild

We have been battling bad eczema on my son's cheeks since he was around 4 months old (hes 14months now). I had allergies in the form of eczema when i was a baby as well so i wasn't surprised when it showed up on him, although his is much worse.

I am quite strongly against using steroids on him at such a young age (generally a doctor here will prescribe some kind of corticosteroid cream). Sterioid creams usually do improve eczema quickly... however using them long Term especially in infants can have some nasty side effects so it is important to be able to manage the eczema without steroids in the long term. I use the steroid cream only when his skin is very very bad and only until it is improved enough that i know i can manage it naturally.

At the moment we use MooGoo (the ISB and MSM are the most useful to us, but full cream is also useful to have around so we generally get an eczema starter pack and top up with the ISB/MSM combo until the shower milk runs out).
I love the smell of the buds rescue cream and always have some around. It seems to help sooth his skin when it is really itchy but doesn't seem to add much moisture.
I also always have a tub of sudocrem (originally for disper rash) around which works well to protect his skin under his chin from dribble and sweat which irritates his skin. Sudocrem Is also good at locking in the moisture added by one of the other creams.
I have also tried california baby calendula cream (helps with dryness when his eczema is mild but seems to irritate his skin when it is red and itchy), ezzera (reduces dryness quite well but doesn't sooth irritated skin), cetaphil lotion/shower gel (useless for us, the shower gel is disgusting and the lotion is too thin to moisturize well before he rubs it off), shea butter (adds nice moisture and seems mildly soothing but takes a long time to soak in so a bit hard to use on an infant). I have tried a couple of others as well but can't remember them now.

One of the most important things when dealing with eczema is to try and find what triggers it. Although there are many different triggers and it is different for everyone the common ones are: cows milk, dust, animal hair/saliva, cigarette smoke, detergents, soaps, fragrance (as in perfumes and some shower products), egg whites and pollution. Obviously it is impossible to totally eliminate things like pollution and dust, but you can try to minimize exposure to reduce symptoms (eczema) if they turn out to be a trigger.
To help identify triggers it is sometimes useful to keep a diary of what your child ate/where he went/new things he came in contact with as well as anytime you notice a flare up, that way you can see if there is any common factor leading up to a flare up (eg. He always ate strawberries and was itchy within an hour). By identifying triggers and avoiding them as much as possible you will make the eczema much easier to control until he (hopefully) grows out of it like most children do (as they age it usually at least gets much more minor and easy to control).
Also try to keep him at a stable temperature, going between hot, sunny outdoors and cold ac rooms really stresses sensitive skin. With all the rain at the moment it isn't so bad but when it is a really hot day my sons face is instantly worse, especially if we have been in a very cold room.

When my mum was treating my eczema (in the uk) she used E45 cream which i have used my whole life if i ever feel my skin is a little dry (Nivea E45 is the one i had) but i haven't been able to find any in Malaysia. Alternatively Aqueous cream is often prescribed in Uk for eczema especially in infants but i can't find that here either!

Also here is a list of all the remidies i have been told to try (i own a shop and my son comes to work with me, as his eczema is on his face and can get quite bad pretty much everyone who comes in asks us whats wrong, then asks if we have been applying anything and then tells us what they would use):
aloe vera, chamomile, rice water (as in the milky colored water you have cleaned rice in), diamond filtered water (as in the white box the makes drinking water, not water filtered through actual diamonds), tea bags, green tea, buttermilk, 'blend of herbs', breast milk, crocodile meat (to eat, not apply on his face), cucumber, [insert a few other random common household things that have slipped my mind right now], but the weirdest one i have heard so far (although if you can bear to do it, does seem to have both scientific merit and plenty of success stories is to let him pee on a cloth and then mop the eczema (in our case his face!) with it...

Hope that helps. I know it is a lot to take in and eczema can seem like such a pain (for my son it really effects everything from sleep to eating as he wakes himself up scratching and can't settle himself so i still get up a few times a night and eating certain things like tomato pasta sauce or oranges will sting) but just remember that it will get better and you aren't alone. Try one thing at a time and figure out what works best for you (everyone is different and what helps one persons eczema may have no effect on someone elses), enjoy the good times and don't worry too much about the bad.

Oh also, if he is scratching a lot, mittens are good and keeping his nails short is a must. Also keep him well hydrated (if you breast feed, drink lots of water yourself to hydrate him that way, otherwise offer him water often) as well hydrated skin is less prone to flareups and hey will be less severe.

I think that is all i can think of for now. I really hope your babys eczema is not and will never be as bad as ours is. Hope you find a management routine that works well for you soon. If you ever need any advice or help or just someone who understands how depressing and frustrating it is to hear "whats wrong with your baby? Don't you apply any cream?" for the hundredth time, give me a shout

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Added on November 5, 2012, 11:10 pm Just so you know, most of the "organic fake shit" are from either Australia or USA where there are regulations on what can be called organic. Both buds and moogoo are regulated by Australian authorities and are very good products that help thousands of people manage their eczema...

This post has been edited by Divas: Nov 5 2012, 11:11 PM

try eu yang sang

eu yan sang have medication for eczema?

Thanks divas!
A very good share indeed

Yup..i also get that all the time..just become immune when strangers come to u and ask 'what's wrong with ur baby's cheeks?'
Hope our babies will grow out of it soon

My baby had eczema on his face when he was 2-3 months old. I think its due to hygiene...as after i change the caretaker, now my mom taking care. she uses warm water and clean cloth to wipe my bb's mouth and hands every 3-4hourly. Now the redness hardly comes back.

Also the temperature of the water. Too warm might cause eczema as well as it is irritating the skin. last time my bb use to become red all over and also having red patched and spots over body after bath. after changing the temperature, it never happens anymore.

Also can try switch milk cos sometimes it might cause by the milk. my mom claimed there are not many eczema in old days (my family very big so there were many bb around)...but recently many ppl having this problem with bb (my friends and classmates bb)...maybe due to fm...

Anyway. try moogoo. it works well!

When my son was less than 9months, I used Ezerra and it went well until it gets hard to cure.

After that, I switched to adult one like Tolnaftate + Hydrocortisone and works like charm. Apply a tiny layer before going to sleep and by next morning all gone. I'm not recommending them but it depends on your own situation. I would rather see him actively playing than scratching. Sometimes scratch until bleed.