Aquaphor: Preschooler
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*3 Year Old with Rash Around Her EYES*
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 4, 2008
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okay i dont if i've addressed this before, but my 3 year old is DEFINATELY my rashy kid! its always something! she went to the pediatrician 3 weeks ago for a check up,...
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- I also have a "rashy" kid and have found that drops in humidity have an effect on her skin - sometimes around the eyes, too. We have found that keeping cool mist humi...
- My granddaughter had this too and the pediatrician said it was from allergies. We used 1% hydrocortizone cream just a little bit and it disappeared and hasn't been ba...
- I would see a dermatologist and/or allergist. It seems like milk/dairy allergy to me. I would investigate further.
Almost 3 Year Old's SEVERE Dry Skin
Asked by C. from Chicago
on February 13, 2007
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My son's skin has always been real dry, but especially in the past year or so. I'm quickly running out of ideas on how to help it. He's almost 3 years old (will be t...
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- Hi C.... It sounds like it may be a "dry skin condition". Duh! But there is an official name for it, ichthyosis vulgaris. It is a common inherited skin disorder ...
- My daughter gets dry patches around her mouth and we use Kara Vita's Everyday Skin Penetrating Cream and within a very short period of time, the scales and redness are...
- My 4 year old has the same thing, she has eczema, we use hydrocortosone cream on it, that helps a lot and in the baby section, there is an eczema cream ,I forget who m...
My 4 Year Old Won't Stop Sucking on His Clothes/hands
Asked by H.M. from Cincinnati
on November 14, 2006
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My son is 4 1/2 and has recently started sucking on his shirts, jackets, and hands constantly. Today he went through 3 shirts before finally making him go bareback fo...
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- Has he had a major stressor lately? New child, move, starting school, problems in the family, problems at school? It sounds like something is going on that is making...
- Have you tried giving him a wet washcloth to suck on?
- hello H. my daughter would chew on her shirts too. the doctor told me that that was a sign of low iron. see when you wash your clothes the stach that is in the deterg...
3 Year Old's Dry, Itchy Hands
Asked by H.M. from Phoenix
on October 30, 2006
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My daughter started preschool a couple of months ago and they have her wash her hands very frequently. She now has extremely dry, cracked hands. I had the class switch...
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- Hi H.! in my case, it has been me the one suffering from dry skin when the weather gets colder. I've used Eucerin and it works really good and fast for me. I ho...
- I am not sure what I have when I wash my hands too much. But a nurse I worked with recommended Aveeno hand lotion and gave me a trial size bottle. Now that I use that ...
- The big problem with antibacterial soap is that it contains triclosan which is highly toxic and does exactly what you are describing: creates cuts on your hands. Try T...
I Need a Super Good Lip Balm for My 3 Year Old Daughter
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on January 17, 2012
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My 3 year old has very dry lips, this move to our new house has being a wonderful thing but has take a tool in some parts.
She drinks plenty of milk and some juice wi...
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- Pure Lanolin. If you breastfed you might even still have a tube of Lansinoh around.....
- My son can only use Blistex (it burns for a second, but then makes them numb), Carmex, Vaseline, & GAP tangerine. Most chapsticks and balms aren't "slippery" enoug...
- try dabbing some olive oil on her lips. (I personally use the Burts Bees kind. My 3 yr old son uses it as well. It is not "medicated" but is minty kind of. It has ...
Almost 4 Year Old, Very Chapped Lips
Asked by S.B. from Wichita
on January 7, 2011
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My almost 4 year old has very chapped lips. I put lip balm on it and my husband puts some kind of mentholatum (sorry about the spelling) on it at night. But it seems l...
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- EWWWWWW!!!! PLEASE don't put Vasoline on her lips! Especially since she will probably lick it off! Vasoline is PETROLEUM JELLY - a clearer, thicker version of MOTOR OI...
- I second the neosporin lip therapy. It's made for chapped lips and, unlike regular neosporin, you don't have to worry if she licks it off. Although it is not recommend...
- Lip balm actually worsen chapped lips. Try plain Vasiline peterolium jelly.
4 Year Old Complaining About His Feet
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on October 24, 2009
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My 4 year old son has been complaining that his toes/feet hurt for the last couple of months. His big toes on both feet seem to have some peeling skin right above the...
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- Are you sure that the pain is related to the peeling skin? My daughter has dry peeling skin on her feet, I use Aquaphor or Vitamin A & D ointment at night, when she is...
- How are his hands? Check his mouth for blisters too. It could be Hand, foot and mouth disease. Good Luck!
- That's really weird. My son gets eczema on his toes, and it peels and he says it hurts, but not anything like that kind of pain. I'd give the ped a call and see if he ...
4 y.o. With Bad Case of Eczema
Asked by K.W. from Muncie
on December 30, 2008
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My four year old daughter has had Eczema on and off since she was born. In the past I have taken her to the pediatrician and gotten a prescription for a skin cream. ...
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- I have had really good luck with a cream by Gentle Naturals- It's Disney Baby, it has Pooh and Piglet on the front. It's just called Baby Eczema Cream. I've gotten i...
- I had eczema as a baby, and now it has flaired up for the last 13 yrs. I have it on my hands. The last 10 yrs were horrible and I was seeing a dermatoligist trying to...
- Hello!I did not have time to read all the responses ,so sorry if I repeat. My daughter had terrible eczema and she also has asthma. Our daughter"s allergist told us to...
3 Year Old Weird Habit
Asked by A.H. from Las Vegas
on January 6, 2008
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Hi,
My 3 yr old son has been licking around his mouth lately, it's been getting bad. He has marks around his mouth, they look bad and starting to hurt. My husband a...
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- Not a weird habit, maybe its a boy habit. My 11 year old boy does the same thing, I have found that if I use Orajel (toothache pain reliever) and Carmex, he doesn't li...
- Try vaseline. Usually that will take the pain away, and it won't hurt for him to lick it. But you might look into it he might have somekind of food allergy. good luck
- A., It isn't a weird or unordinary habit at all.My 3 year had the same problem. Most toddlers do it. But the reason why toddlers lick their mouth or lips is becaus...
3 Year Old Has SEVERE Exema
Asked by M.F. from Dallas
on February 21, 2008
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My daughter is 3 and has had exema for as long as I have remember really. She never had a realy bad break-out. Usually in the summer months it would flair up in the ...
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- I have a suggestion. Arbonne Baby Care products. I am an independant consultant and would love to send you some samples, if you like them you could order the full si...
- I can only tell you that my son was born with it and here is what we do. We tried everything from Arbonne to ??? and the bottom line is some things will work for a wh...
- I used all kinds of soaps and lotions and medicines and noting worked or irritated it more. Best thing that worked for me was hemp lotion. I got it from The Body Sho...
