Child with Skin Allergies and Allergic to Sunscreens

K., I too am a Mom with children that have various allergies and eczema. I started my own investigation and was amazed to discover the amount of toxins that are in the name brand products sold over the counter. Research backed up my fears that these commonly used products could be the root of my children’s problems. You many want to check this site out http://www.ahealthcafe.com/reports free online Wellness Seminars are available. I hope this is helpful.

D.

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I also have to agree with Holly M. My 4 yr old daughter, 19 month old son and husband all have eczema badly. The only thing that has helped us is removing all of the toxins from our home, as well as we don't use any products that have toxic chemicals in them.

The only way to truly do this, is to switch out all the products you now use to all natural products. There are many ways to do this, however that being said; the only way that I found that I can do it all at one time, and not have to shop at several different stores, is to switch all my products out to Melaleuca products. It has truly helped. And with Melaleuca...I have 5 different complete lines of products to shop from...so all of my shopping is done with them once a month, online, and shipped straight to my door via UPS. It's awesome!! I don't buy any cleaning, laundry, bath, dental, vitamins, etc at any other place only Melaleuca! We have over 350 products to choose from....there is no other company out there today that offers that...I know because I have friends who have tried them, and stopped using them as well. It's wonderful!!

My children, and husband's eczema has been in "remission" (so to speak) for 3 yrs now! (Well not our 19 month old, because he's not old enough for it to have been 3 yrs...but his has not flared up since birth) It is a great feeling to know that I am helping my family as well as keeping them safe from chemicals all at the same time! To have my husband not waking up all hrs of the night scratching his arms is an awesome thing! No more scabs from scratching so much.

If you are intersted either contact Holly M or you may also look into my website. I have a website that is products based only and it is www.livetotalwellness.com/SheilaP also you can view some info on products as well as at www.saferforyourhome.com Let us know if we can help you in anyway!!

Good luck to ya,
~S. P

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My son's eczema is completely cleared up after receiving NAET treatments. I highly recommend you check out their website. www.NAET.org there are several practitioners in the DFW area.

I could go on for days to tell you how bad it was, but you all know how bad it gets, the cracked bleeding skin, the whelps and itch it covered him from wrists up to his neck and across his back and shoulders by the time we started treatments, also behind his knees. We went through 2 summers of Texas heat wearing long sleeve shirts and buying a new skin care item every week to try. We started in February and now he only breaks out if he is upset about something. It is truly amazing.

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My 8 month old has very, very sensitive skin (eczema, allergies, etc.) It seems that all lotions irritate her, even Cetaphil, and ESPECIALLY Aveeno products. So when summer arrived, I asked several moms about what's worked best for their little ones. Overwhelmingly, I got two responses: Mustela products (pricey but definitely worth it) and the Baby Blanket brand sunscreen (not pricey at all, and amazingly sensitive for easily-irritable skin).

Mustela: http://www.mustelausa.com/about_sun.html

Baby Blanket: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3082052

I have seen both at Babies-R-Us, and have only tried the Baby Blanket so far, and no problems yet. Hope that's helpful!

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Have you tried California Baby sunscreen? California Baby a line that's chemical-free and good for sensitive skin (kind of like Burts Bees, but better). It says it's "very water resistant" so not waterproof, but they claim that it "Retains effectiveness after 80 minutes of activity in water or perspiring." You can usually California Baby stuff at Target, Whole Foods and of course online (BabyCenter.com has good prices). Also, they have an Eczema Care sampler so you can try several of their products in a sample sizes - including the sunscreen. http://www.californiababy.com/eczema-relief.html

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TO ALL PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT POTENTIAL DANGERS
IN YOUR SUNSCREEN & BUG REPELLENTS.

http://products.mercola.com/summer-survival-kit/?source=nl

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My son and I both suffer from eczema! Our skin is very sensitive. We use the sunscreen from Melaleuca. I have also converted my home over completely to Melaleuca products. We have been outbreak free for 1 1/2. Let me know if you would like to learn more. Membership is $14.50 until the end of the month. They offer 100% money back guarantee on EVERYTHING, including membership! You can cancel at anytime! They also offer you $100. of free products. I hope that I can talk with you. This company has really changed my families life.

H. M.

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check out the following link for sunscreens and other products

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/parentsguide/

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K.,

We use Jason's brand, available at Whole Foods. Not very expensive. Doesn't have the harmful chemicals. They sell very water resistant ones that really stay on good in water.

Regarding the sensitivities,however, a more important question might be why does she react so severely? What is aggravating her immune system to respond in this manner?

The likely answer lies in her diet. You might consider food intolerance testing. A good lab is www.enterolab.com. Eczema and asthma are pretty well known to be connected with dairy intolerances (casein). Rather than try to soothe the symptoms with new and different creams, she would benefit more in the long run if you helped her to get her body healthy and her immune system back to normal. This lab is the best I know of, more accurate than blood and skin scratch testing. You don't need a doctor's order. Just order the test online, they send you the test kit, you send in the specimen (stool) and they email you the results. Gluten and casein are the biggest offenders, with half the population sufferiing from one or both of these. Soy is another big aggravant. For more info on nutrition and supplement recommendations, you can also go to www.mercola.com.

Good luck.

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Try Arbonne sun block and the Arbonne baby care line -- they are terrific for people who have allergies!! E-mail me at ____@____.com for information.
A. Evans

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