vaseline for eczema?

Laura_M · Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:11 AM

my LO (6 weeks) suffered with baby acne when he was born which has dried out his skin. the HV last week suggested I went to see the GP to get an emollient cream for him. Been to the GP this morning who said it's dry eczema and just to use vaseline. The eczema is on his face so now he just looks greasy and GP said to keep putting it on every few hours and it should eventually dry up.

anyone else used vaseline for eczema and has it worked?? or any suggestions for anything i can buy over the counter to try incase this doesn't work?

**OmarsMum** · Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:15 AM

Oilatum cream or lipobase are good for face aczema. Vaseline is too greasy. xx

bubbles123 · Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:52 AM

Vaseline makes my LO's eczema flare up really badly. I think it's too oily for his eczema BUT eczema is such a personal thing, what works for one may not work for another. By all means try Vaseline, I have also heard people say that it works wonders for them. We went through so many creams trying to find the right one, had so may reactions... eventually Diprobase cream from the GP and Aloe Vera gel from Holland and Barrett really helps my LO. It can just be trial and error I'm afraid

Arcanegirl · Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:54 AM

We did the same for Alex when he was newborn and it did help his

dizzymeg · Dec 2nd, 2010, 08:25 AM

my LO has recently developed dry skin and the HV told me to get oilatum, the GP prescribed it, we are going to start using it tonight, so I will let u know if it works!

Susie28 · Dec 2nd, 2010, 08:42 AM

When my little girl had a rash/dry skin on her face and some eczema on her body, her doctor also recommended using vaseline and it really worked!! She told us initially to use it every few hours during flare ups and then daily to keep her skin moist. We now use it each day on her face and her skin is beautiful and plump and the dryness very rarely comes back. On her body we have switched to Aveeno body lotion (also recommended by her doctor) and that has worked brilliantly on dry patches and eczema patches.

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sophxx · Dec 2nd, 2010, 09:21 AM

most exczema will flare up due to the parffin wax in vasline but sometimes baby exczema is different its worth just trying a little patch and leaving it a few hours to see if it reacts x

Zeri · Dec 2nd, 2010, 09:28 AM

I read somewhere that vaseline isn't good for eczema)..? My LO had eczema as well (on her knee) and the only thing that worked for was Aveeno Lotion. It cleared it up completely! Regular lotion didn't work but AVeeno lotion did.

hajis-sweetie · Dec 2nd, 2010, 10:05 AM

Oilatum is brill, the bath stuff even helps cradle cap

. I use vaseline on LO, its sinks it quite quickly, especially after a bath when the pores are open. I used olive oil since birth, this only briefly worked and she smelt like a chip pan!

mystika802 · Dec 2nd, 2010, 10:07 AM

my 7 year old son has really bad eczema and vasoline does nothing to help it. you can get over the counter creams that will help more than that will, aveeno makes some good products, and they make a great oatmeal bath that helped when he was really little

Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:11 AM	#1
Laura_M Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 344	vaseline for eczema? my LO (6 weeks) suffered with baby acne when he was born which has dried out his skin. the HV last week suggested I went to see the GP to get an emollient cream for him. Been to the GP this morning who said it's dry eczema and just to use vaseline. The eczema is on his face so now he just looks greasy and GP said to keep putting it on every few hours and it should eventually dry up. anyone else used vaseline for eczema and has it worked?? or any suggestions for anything i can buy over the counter to try incase this doesn't work?

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:15 AM	#2
OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 16,980	Oilatum cream or lipobase are good for face aczema. Vaseline is too greasy. xx

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:52 AM	#3
bubbles123 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,519	Vaseline makes my LO's eczema flare up really badly. I think it's too oily for his eczema BUT eczema is such a personal thing, what works for one may not work for another. By all means try Vaseline, I have also heard people say that it works wonders for them. We went through so many creams trying to find the right one, had so may reactions... eventually Diprobase cream from the GP and Aloe Vera gel from Holland and Barrett really helps my LO. It can just be trial and error I'm afraid

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 07:54 AM	#4
Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 27,267	We did the same for Alex when he was newborn and it did help his

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dizzymeg Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 1,232	my LO has recently developed dry skin and the HV told me to get oilatum, the GP prescribed it, we are going to start using it tonight, so I will let u know if it works!

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 08:42 AM	#6
Susie28 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,908	When my little girl had a rash/dry skin on her face and some eczema on her body, her doctor also recommended using vaseline and it really worked!! She told us initially to use it every few hours during flare ups and then daily to keep her skin moist. We now use it each day on her face and her skin is beautiful and plump and the dryness very rarely comes back. On her body we have switched to Aveeno body lotion (also recommended by her doctor) and that has worked brilliantly on dry patches and eczema patches. x

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 09:21 AM	#7
sophxx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,762	most exczema will flare up due to the parffin wax in vasline but sometimes baby exczema is different its worth just trying a little patch and leaving it a few hours to see if it reacts x

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 09:28 AM	#8
Zeri Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caribbean Posts: 1,738	I read somewhere that vaseline isn't good for eczema)..? My LO had eczema as well (on her knee) and the only thing that worked for was Aveeno Lotion. It cleared it up completely! Regular lotion didn't work but AVeeno lotion did.

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 10:05 AM	#9
hajis-sweetie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South of England Posts: 826	Oilatum is brill, the bath stuff even helps cradle cap. I use vaseline on LO, its sinks it quite quickly, especially after a bath when the pores are open. I used olive oil since birth, this only briefly worked and she smelt like a chip pan!

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Dec 2nd, 2010, 10:07 AM	#10
mystika802 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,882	my 7 year old son has really bad eczema and vasoline does nothing to help it. you can get over the counter creams that will help more than that will, aveeno makes some good products, and they make a great oatmeal bath that helped when he was really little

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