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Ringworm
My son did not have ringworm after all... after another trip to the doctor we discovered he had contact dermatitis. In a nutshell, he is 'allergic' to his ...
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- V., Call Danette ____@____.com will be able to help you. Her assistants name is Veronica. The name of her company is North Texas Dynamic Health. She works with a...
- Go to Walgreens or CVS, etc.. ask the pharmacists for Ginsing Violet. It is a dark purple liquid that will absolutely get rid of it fast. I used it on my son, it was v...
- I would get a second opinion. I heard recently of a mom who thought her son had ringworm and it was actually a perforation of some part of his rectum (sorry can't reme...
Sunscreen Suggestions
Apr 15, 2009 ... I work for one and this seems like contact dermatitis to me. We sometimes give scripted sunscreens. I'd try that option before dealing with ...
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- I also use Arbonne products for my girls and it works great. They have much higher standards than a lot of products out there. Good luck!
- Our son has sensitive skin as well (he has allergies and ezcema). We have been using either Vanicream sunblock, which contains titanium dioxide and zinc oxide ( http:...
- So many sunscreens are touted as "all natural" but my son got a severe reaction from Melaleuca's sunscreen. Not to mention that he got severe sunburn on some of his bo...
Itchy Skin on Teenager
... mites, or lice), insect bites, hives, atopic dermatitis, and allergic dermatitis and contact dermatitis. These disorders usually also produce a rash. ...
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- I don't want to freak you out but itching without a rash can indicate a serious problem. Hopefully it is nothing but you should definitely follow through and get the b...
- There are definitely lots of possibilities, and not all of them are alarming, so try to stay calm until you know what you're dealing with (hard I know). Another thing ...
- My first thought (b/c you see no rash) is that it is stress related. She may not even realize she is stressed. Talk about her life & when the itching has occured. Did ...
Help for 5 Year Old's Dry, Itchy Scalp
She always had cradle cap as an infant and it just turned into contact dermatitis as she got older (patches of dry flaky skin on her scalp). ...
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- We put tea tree oil in our daughter's shampoo for the same problem and it worked. Good luck!
- J., Try a Tea Tree Oil Shampoo. Paul Mitchell makes a great one. It will tingle her scalp a bit, but it will really help the itching. Good Luck! K.
- I heard that tea tree oil is great for the scalp and great for dandruff, maybe it will work for dry scalp......And google conditioners for swimmers and see what you co...
Skin Problems
this sounds like rosacea or some kind of contact dermatitis- (rash), but more likely rosacea. there is a lot to do for this naturopathically, but if you see ...
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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?
Newly Potty Trained Allergy to Underwear?
A common trigger for rashes and eczema/ contact dermatitis for little ones is Laundry detergent. When i was a child i was covered with eczema from head to ...
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- Sounds like an allergy to latex. They use it in elastic (leg and waist), and band-aids. Try putting him back in the pull-ups until the rash clears up. Then back in ...
- Hi J., My daughter is allergic to the elastic (latex) in underwear. we just buy the underwear without it. Kind of like the potty traning pants that have the elast...
- If he is allergic to the laytex on the bandaids he could be allergic to the elastic on the bands on the waist and legs. It wouldn't be laundry soap related as that w...
My 3 Month Old Has Rough, Dry, Red, Flaky Skin That I Can't Cure!
I'm getting a big bottle this week (contact dermatitis) and can send you a sample if you'd like. It works! 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- just something to add, you will know if it is ecxema if when it gets colder in weather, the rash gets worse, my son has it only in winter but also if I use laundry det...
- There's this product called Renew lotion(I think that's how it's spelled.) and it works wonders. My neice has eczema & it was the only thing that worked on her skin. Y...
- Hi M.! Try applying "A+D Ointment" to the affected areas. I have 2 1/2 year old twin daughters (and a baby boy on the way in December) and I have tried several skin ...
Is This an Allergic Reaction???
The pedi seems to thing that it is more likely to be contact dermatitis(based on a phone call) If any of you have experience allergies before with your ...
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- Both of my sons were allergic to milk. My oldest had a rash over most of his chest and abdomen. They were very tiny bumps, almost like a heat rash. He also had some sl...
- I babysat a boy who was allergic to milk, and sometimes he'd get reddish around the eyes (like a raccoon) if he ate something with milk or butter in it. But it would ...
- Diary is one of the biggest things the human body is allergic to, we weren't designed to drink another mammals milk. What you are describing to me sounds like "allergy...
Alternative Treatment for Hives
If it is in localized areas, it's likely contact dermatitis. Are you sure it is actually hives & not something else? I would suspect the anti-histamines ...
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- Nicole, My daughter had hives from pencillin (at 20 months) - so it was easier for us diagnose. However we did decide to use steriods for a few days and clarified ...
- Nettle Leaf tea is a natural antihistamine, but I would definitely get a blood test to see what she's eating is causing it.
- Hi N., To address your question, if the hives are not improving, I suspect she is still being exposed to whatever caused the hives. If the hives are systemic (i.e....
Pregnant Mom with Eczema
Oct 28, 2009 ... I have dealt with bouts of eczema and severe contact dermatitis ever since my first pregnancy. I have tried all the creams and special ...
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- I ditto the coconut oil--there was a research study recently about the use of coconut oil in eczema. I use it on my son's eczematous patches and it seems to be helpin...
- Try some zinc oxide -- not that I have any proof it'll work, but I heard somewhere that zinc is good for eczema. Zinc oxide is the white stuff you used to see lifegua...
- Dear B., I used to get eczema when I was in high school and thankfully it went away after I had kids, as did the awful migranes. Right now though, I am fighting a ba...
