Eczema & Hives: Aquaphor
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Advice on Excema
Asked by M.L. from Boston
on August 3, 2008
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My daugher has recently developed excema. I have not taken her to the peds as I know that it is excema but how to treat it? My doctor is not someone that hands out m...
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- There should be another post on this. Try searching if you can. My daughter has it. Her Dr. put her on a prescription cream for the flare ups, then recommended a fe...
- Aveeno cream and soaps.and use aquafora lotion from CVs. These are all the things that my pedi dr told me to do. hope it helps
- I have eczema and also my son does too. The best lotion I have found that works is Eucerine but only the one in the tub. It is very thick. the ones in the pump bottle ...
Skin Allergies
Asked by K.E. from Milwaukee
on December 26, 2010
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My son is 14 months old and has terrible skin allergies to smoke. He has been seeing a dermatologist who diagnosed him with excema. Nothing over the counter works. We ...
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- maybe hes not allergic to the smoke per say, but the kind of wood being burned? but that doesnt answer the cig smoke connection. do you or anyone else in your househ...
- Your son could be allergic to something in the cigarette smoke--there are so many different chemicals used to make it. Per wood smoke--depends on what type of wood is ...
- I am a chiropractor and I recommend my patients to use coconut oil and also you can try aquaphor. My son is 3 and has a little ezcema and both these items have helped...
Skin irritation/Rash
Asked by P.E. from Tampa
on August 16, 2006
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My 22 month old son has a rash that is on the fold of his leg where his diaper attaches and it is spreading up on his stomach. It is also on his bottom and on the back...
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- it sounds to me that your son has a yeast infection. my son had the same type of rash for about a week and when it wouldn't clear up with diaper cream or powder i fina...
- Hi, my daughter had something similiar she gets it when she eats something acidy, and she also got it when I was giving her orajel for her teeth. If it is red at first...
- Hi P., Sounds like what my daughter had last Summer while she was still in a diaper. If so, it's fungal and can be treated w/ athlete's foot cream. I showed the rash...
Dry Skin
Asked by J.S. from Philadelphia
on October 2, 2009
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I lotion my entire body daily and overall have very healthy skin. However, after having my first child 2 years ago my hands and feet are so, so dry. Any recommendati...
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- Dear J., Your body probably needs a little health with essential fatty acids....oils. These oils appear in your diet in many ways. Olive oil, flaxseed oil, canola o...
- I used to use Eucerin, the cream version. It's a little greasy when you put it on, but it's GREAT for dry skin. Also, drinking more water can help, too.
- I HAD the same problem and since I starting using the mositerizing hand soap from Bath & Body works. My hands are so soft! I never found any lotions that helped and I...
Skin Problems
Asked by D.W. from Grand Rapids
on December 14, 2006
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Hi moms,
I am 38, don't drink enough water, or exercise as often as I should, now that you I got that out of the way I can ask for help. My skin is & always has been ...
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- Hi D., I don't know what the bumps are but for the dry skin I use Clinique face lotion. It is kind of expensive but it works wonders. You could there and do kind of...
- I don't know what it is-- but try aquafor (sp?). I used it for my son for dry skin on his face and butt! I use it when my skin gets really dry, esp. when I have a co...
- Hi D., question have made an apt with a(DERMATOLOGIST) water very important to clean our body and for moister have tried crystal clear, or flavored water?
Skin Care Problems for Mom
Asked by D.S. from Asheville
on July 27, 2010
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Before I had my daughter I had great skin that needed very little work done to it. Now that I've had her I swear the total chemistry of my skin has changed! I'm havi...
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- D., I was just like you - before kids, great skin - never really prone to acne...hello hormones and chemistry changes....I have more skin issues now than I did in hig...
- HI D., I use Sei Bella skincare that is primarily natural. It has worked for me through many different stages of my life. One thing I will say is that when you have...
- Try Aveeno. Very gentle. Pregnancy sure messes with hair & skin--not always for the better!
Possible Skin Allergy to Strawberries?
Asked by E.M. from Dallas
on January 16, 2009
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I picked up my son from the babysitter's today, and when we got home I gave him his daily snack; today it was strawberries. When I was wiping his face afterwards, ther...
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- It sounds like he's allergic to me. My daughter has a mild allergy to strawberries, and it sounds like the same rash she gets when she eats them. I still let her eat...
- It sounds more like dry skin to me. My 4 year old has the same issue and it's from dry skin. Last night his was raised and red but he says it doesn't hurt. I put Aq...
- I have read that strawberries cause histamine production which can result in a rash. (For example, http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/urticaria.htm).
Strange Bumps on My Daughter's Skin
Asked by S.C. from Portland
on March 12, 2009
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My 4yo daughter has these strange bumps on her skin. They start out as a small, skin colored bump. Then they grow and turn white. They are about the size of a wart....
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- I do think this is one for a doctor to look at. Both the county and OHSU have clinics that charge on a sliding fee schedule.
- I haven't read any other responses but what you are describing is just what my daugther had last spring. We took her to a specialist and he said it was excema. He pr...
- I know exactly what they are......its called Mulluscum contagiousum (sp?) Its a skin virus. You can google the disease and purchase a product called zyma derm....its ...
Eczema
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on February 15, 2009
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My son, who is 4 years old, has eczema since he was a newborn. He scratches his body all the time, I cut his nails every 2 days, still I see bloody streaks on his ski...
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- I am so sorry and truly feel more for your son who can't help himself. You have tried the OTC products and other things but as you can see, they just don't help. I u...
- zyrtec won't clear his skin but will help him from scratching while he's sleeping. It won't make him as sleepy as bennadryl, but it is a perscription. we used it on ou...
- What we did for our son and now our daughter was bathe less frequently during the winter (every two days or so) and when you do, don't make the water too hot (can be m...
Alligator Skin....need Product Advice
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on November 20, 2009
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I have the worst dry skin on my body that I've ever had. Not flaky (yet!)but really rough and in some places "bumpy" (keratosis pilaris). Ugh! Have any really good cre...
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- I've just been given this tip from an amazing looking 70 year old friend - use rice bran oil, yep just straight from the grocery store (or health food store if it's ha...
- hi S.- you may want to look at what you are eating as a source of your dryiness, too. often times, it is a lack of the essential fatty acids in teh body that are cre...
- Hey, S.! I can relate to you.--My skin used to get SO dried out in the winter that it would literally crack & bleed! It was awful! The most important thing is that...
