Eczema & Hives: Toddler
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Dry Skin
Asked by G.R. from Dallas
on June 28, 2007
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Iam looking for some products for very very dry skin
Any of you know a good body lotion and soap free soap for dry skin?
thank you!!!!!!!
G.*****
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- My derm recommended Eucerin Dry Skin Therapy lotion. It has worked great! It's one of the few non prescription lotions that contains urea, an active ingredient that ...
- I have tried the RENEW that Deana is talking about and it works great. The doctor also told me that dry skin is also caused by not drinking enough water so you might t...
- I have fought extreme dry skin all my life. My experience is that you have to find several lotions that work well for you and rotate through them. One will work grea...
Son with Very Bad Skin Rash
Asked by J.G. from New York
on April 25, 2009
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hello moms! I have a big problem here, my almost 3 year old has developed a real bad and weird skin rash on his arms especially, his stomach and. a little on his legs....
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- I think you should bring him in to see a dermatolgist they might be able to tell you if he is allergic to a certain food or even be allergic to medication. Maybe try ...
- Hi J., I shop from a company called Melaleuca that has an incredible lotion that works great on skin conditions like excema, psoriasis, severe dry skin. They also hav...
- Hi J., I see you have tried a lot of things. You need to get him to a dermatologist to determine what kind of rash it is and what it will respond to. Grandma Mary
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...
Skin Question!!
Asked by S.C. from Spokane
on August 16, 2010
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I have had redness on the sides of my nose for years now and I am tired of trying to cover it up with concealer! I rarely blow my nose (so it is not from that, althou...
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- My mom's dermatologist told her to start using Cereve moisturizer regularly because it's such a good product. She just liked the way it made her skin feel, in general...
- If you haven't gone to the doctor to ask what it might be other than rosacea, why not? I think that might be a starting point for you.
- I have a splotchy complexion, and it was really bothering me enough to make me wear foundation, which I have never done before. I got a tip to cleanse my face with ho...
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?
Fever and Hives
Asked by K.L. from Sacramento
on January 20, 2012
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My 2.5 yr old son has had a 101-102 fever all day, and random splotches of hives. The hives come and go, on his chest and back, and now around his eyes.
Tylenol an...
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- I suggest that he has a virus and not hives. Allergies do not cause a fever. Perhaps even chicken pox. Was he vaccinated? If so and if he has chicken pox it will b...
- benadryl worked wonders for my son. Zyrtec was his daily maintenance drug....so it didn't have much affect on him. & yes, the dr okayed him taking both simultaneousl...
- Sorry to hear your son is sick. My son had hives and a fever when he was about 10 months old. The doctor said that virally-induced hives like that are common which w...
Strange Rash on Daughter's Skin
Asked by T.F. from Los Angeles
on August 1, 2009
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Hello Mommies, Just hoping someone might know what this is. My 2 1/2 yr. old daughter started out with just a few skin colored bumps on her body, mostly on her arms an...
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- It could be contact dermatitis, eczema, or keratosis pilaris. The first two are allergic reactions that itch and the last one is a condition where the body produces e...
- T., Rashes are often not a big deal, but there are times when they are indications of something much more serious. Having had 4 kids, and experiencing a wide spect...
- I would definitely check with the Doctor again. It could be anything, from non-contagious, to contagious. So best to check. It could be just allergy or molluscum,...
