8 Mo. with Skin Rash

I come from a family where everyone suffers with allergies (I get cystic hives!), which is why I started my line of personal care products. I make a wonderful skin calming agent that is great for any type of skin irritation: rash relief. It's available in oil or cream, and is also great for treating diaper rash and cradle cap. Take a look at my website: www.mccluckfarms.com

What kind of laundry detergent and bathing products do you use? Laundry detergent should be unscented and gentle, and some baby shampoos and bathing gels are highly irritating (we had problems with allergic reactions to many of the baby products). Also, look at baby's clothes to make certain that they are 100% cotton and that no snaps or metals come in contact with baby's skin. These are common allergenic sources, as well.

Tske him the doctor to rule out anything seriuos. My son has really sentive skin. His rash ended up being to the laundry detergent i was using. I swichted to a free and clear and it cleared up. I was using dreft which is what he was allergtic to. Hope you figure it out.

My youngest daughter's skin is very sensitive to chemicals on clothing and detergents. She get little hives all over. We use Costco's all natural chemical free laundry detergent and make sure all new clothes get washed before wearing. Some little ones are even more sensitive than my not- so-little one. Look at everything that touches his skin for possible chemicals.

Put some colloidal oatmeal (Walgreen's carries a cheap box of packets) in his next bath. It will help soothe and protect his skin.

If it gets worse, isn't going away or is making him miserable, take him to the doctor.

Hope he feels better soon!

J., we started using Renew from a company called Melaleuca and we use their laundry detergent. My son, who had severe eczema and ultra-dry skin, now has no problems. I agree with other moms, though...check with the doc to make sure it's not something more serious first. But if they just prescribe topical creams, the Renew lotion did wonders for us.