M.M. asks from White Lake, MI on March 07, 2007
Good Cream for Dry Skin
Durning the winter months my 4 year old son has very dry itchy skin especially on his legs we have a humidifier in the house and I put cream on him daily everyone else in our household is fine. Recently his legs have devopled red sores on his calves. I believe the sores developed because he is itching them I have been putting baby oil in his baths and now I put vaseline at bedtime and gold bond. this has help, however I wanted to know if there is anything otc that would heal up these sores and keep his skin moisturized. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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C.K. answers from Detroit on March 11, 2007
The cream that m doctor refers to us is Eucerin. My 1 year old daughter has severe eczema and it does wonders for her skin. Hope in helps out.
M.T. answers from Toledo on March 08, 2007
My 3 1/2 year old daughter has eczema and I love using Aveeno Baby Cream. My son has milder dry skin and sometimes gets the little patches and I will rub some aquaphor on them after bath. You might want to try using a mild soap (Dove bar soap) and limiting baths to about 5 minutes or so. I also like using the Aveeno bath soaks. Hope this helps, I know how rough it is to see them struggle with the dry skin.
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C.B. answers from Detroit on March 07, 2007
Eucerin or Cetaphil is both hypoallergenic and great for dry skin and both can be used on kids. Best of luck.
K.H. answers from Detroit on March 07, 2007
I am a consultant for a bar called natures beauty bar. It is very inexpensive and it really works I will send you over the site you can take a look at it. If your interested let me know and I can help you purchase it also. If you want to copy and paste this to you web bar and take a look at the testimonials. The bar is made from pure Potatoes so as long as he does not have a potatoe allergy he is good. My daughter and son both have Exama and they are doing awesome with this and the bar runs $12.00
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A. answers from Detroit on March 07, 2007
My daughter had a similiar problem, but not as severe. My doctor told me to make sure especially during the winter months to not give her a bath every day and to use soaps that are gentle. ( I believe Dove was one of them). For me this seemed to help along with the baby lotion.
Good Luck
D.F. answers from Grand Rapids on March 10, 2007
My son has excema. Daily moisture i use mineral oil, THIS IS CHEAP, same as baby oil, yet slightly thicker, no fragrance, which can cause irritation. When it's red and dry use hydrocortisone cream (anti-itch). Dry looking eucering/aquaphor.
A.V. answers from Detroit on March 07, 2007
My daughter has had dry skin this winter and I found that Aquaphor by Eucerin works the best. It is on ointment so I always put it on her at bed time. Try it and let me know. I LOVE it, it works great on Diaper rashes also.
A.R. answers from Detroit on March 07, 2007
I hear this every day at work, I'm a beauty advisor, and I tell everyone the same thing.. aquafore or Eucerine are great and they work. Other great option that are less expensive and as effective are corn huskers lotion, bag balm, and anything by aveno. Try putting the lotion on the baby morning and night, and dont completely dry his skin off after a bath, just pat dry then apply the lotion, this will help retain moisture.
N.W. answers from Detroit on March 09, 2007
Acquofor is awesome!
L.M. answers from Detroit on May 02, 2007
M. ---I have found out that Olive Oil is working great for us. I know that it sounds weird but it is a natural way to heal skin. goodluck
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