Toddlers with dry skin?

XcupcakeX · Apr 9th, 2012, 10:00 AM

Do any of your LO's have dry skin?

Lolas is dry pretty much all over apart from her face. It's all bumpy and she has patches of eczema on her legs too

I don't use any bath additives and put oilatum junior lotion on her most days. It doesn't seem to do a lot though...does anyone have experience of this or any ideas of what might help?

Thanks

Shezza84uk · Apr 9th, 2012, 10:09 AM

My dd had dry skin I always mixed Vaseline or baby oil with sudocrem and it cleared up and kept her moisture it works well or you can ask your Gp to prescribe Aqueous cream x

MissPiggy · Apr 9th, 2012, 10:10 AM

helloo...Kay is pretty much covered in excema...the only thing that really helps is Epaderm..have a look at what she's eating as well, kay cant eat things like tomato as its too acidic for him and falres it up something awful...see if you can pop to the GP and get some cream as well =) xx

tashyluv · Apr 9th, 2012, 10:27 AM

Hiya, my little one doesn't have excema, however I have bouts of it. The only thing that worked for me is some derma cream from the doctors or I used to rub some extra virgin olive oil on it. i even baought derma cream from boots and it just made my skin more flaky.

I used extra virgin olive oil on aleesha when she was a baby as she got very dry ankles, it natural which is good. Its not the best smelling but does the job x

bunnyg82 · Apr 9th, 2012, 14:15 PM

Our son has really dry skin - it's on the verge of eczema but not quite there. We manage it by giving him a bath every other night only - it's a bit of a shame really as he absolutely adores his bath, but giving them a bath dries their skin out so we have decided to do this. We only use water in the bath or oilatum bath oil if he's particularly dry. We have been to the doctor to ask for some cream and they prescribe Diprobase. We apply this every day without fail. If we don't have diprobase we use Oilatum. Our son goes swimming once a week and we asked the doctor whether we should avoid this but he said the benefits of swimming are so good that she said we should keep it up. So those days we shower him off after swimming and make sure he has the diprobase on and make sure he has a bath that night.

We really notice the difference if we don't maintain the cream, that's the biggest thing for us.

x

Cattie · Apr 9th, 2012, 14:36 PM

We use cetraben or Aveeno on LO. If she has a particularly nasty flare up (her cheeks and chin go bright red, chapped and flaky, almost overnight) I find that cutting out dairy for a week then re-introducing it slowly seems to work, but she had a bovine protein allergy when she was small so I think it's linked, might not work - or even be adviseable - for everyone. Also, porridge in a popsock in the bath is quite soothing.

tu123 · Apr 9th, 2012, 16:06 PM

We tried many creams from the GP but the best one for us was Epiderm

LaughOutLoud · Apr 9th, 2012, 17:09 PM

I have skin issues so really feel for you. LO has dry skin and used to use olive oil when she was a baby. She is nearly 2 and half yrs now and use pure coconut oil from chemists, every morning to moisturise her all over and even after her baths.

When she has gets very dry on her face, I use bit of Vaseline at night too.

akcher · Apr 9th, 2012, 22:20 PM

My DS has dry patches of skin. My dr prescribed locoid lipocream. It does wonders. It goes away in a couple days. I use Aveeno after showers and aquaphor when the eczema isn't red and flaky.

hattiehippo · Apr 10th, 2012, 00:48 AM

Tom has dermol lotion and oilatum for the bath, both from the doctors. I also find sudocream helps with patches that look a bit sore. His legs and arms and face are very dry and then break down into patches of eczema in the winter.

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XcupcakeX Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,179	Toddlers with dry skin? Do any of your LO's have dry skin? Lolas is dry pretty much all over apart from her face. It's all bumpy and she has patches of eczema on her legs too I don't use any bath additives and put oilatum junior lotion on her most days. It doesn't seem to do a lot though...does anyone have experience of this or any ideas of what might help? Thanks

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Shezza84uk Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: In an enchanted land far, far away Posts: 1,806	My dd had dry skin I always mixed Vaseline or baby oil with sudocrem and it cleared up and kept her moisture it works well or you can ask your Gp to prescribe Aqueous cream x

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MissPiggy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: cornwall Posts: 605	helloo...Kay is pretty much covered in excema...the only thing that really helps is Epaderm..have a look at what she's eating as well, kay cant eat things like tomato as its too acidic for him and falres it up something awful...see if you can pop to the GP and get some cream as well =) xx

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tashyluv AutoSignup (SAAB) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,452	Hiya, my little one doesn't have excema, however I have bouts of it. The only thing that worked for me is some derma cream from the doctors or I used to rub some extra virgin olive oil on it. i even baought derma cream from boots and it just made my skin more flaky. I used extra virgin olive oil on aleesha when she was a baby as she got very dry ankles, it natural which is good. Its not the best smelling but does the job x

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bunnyg82 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,829	Our son has really dry skin - it's on the verge of eczema but not quite there. We manage it by giving him a bath every other night only - it's a bit of a shame really as he absolutely adores his bath, but giving them a bath dries their skin out so we have decided to do this. We only use water in the bath or oilatum bath oil if he's particularly dry. We have been to the doctor to ask for some cream and they prescribe Diprobase. We apply this every day without fail. If we don't have diprobase we use Oilatum. Our son goes swimming once a week and we asked the doctor whether we should avoid this but he said the benefits of swimming are so good that she said we should keep it up. So those days we shower him off after swimming and make sure he has the diprobase on and make sure he has a bath that night. We really notice the difference if we don't maintain the cream, that's the biggest thing for us. x

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Cattie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bracknell Posts: 267	We use cetraben or Aveeno on LO. If she has a particularly nasty flare up (her cheeks and chin go bright red, chapped and flaky, almost overnight) I find that cutting out dairy for a week then re-introducing it slowly seems to work, but she had a bovine protein allergy when she was small so I think it's linked, might not work - or even be adviseable - for everyone. Also, porridge in a popsock in the bath is quite soothing.

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tu123 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 6,528	We tried many creams from the GP but the best one for us was Epiderm

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LaughOutLoud Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 970	I have skin issues so really feel for you. LO has dry skin and used to use olive oil when she was a baby. She is nearly 2 and half yrs now and use pure coconut oil from chemists, every morning to moisturise her all over and even after her baths. When she has gets very dry on her face, I use bit of Vaseline at night too.

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akcher Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,157	My DS has dry patches of skin. My dr prescribed locoid lipocream. It does wonders. It goes away in a couple days. I use Aveeno after showers and aquaphor when the eczema isn't red and flaky.

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hattiehippo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 3,689	Tom has dermol lotion and oilatum for the bath, both from the doctors. I also find sudocream helps with patches that look a bit sore. His legs and arms and face are very dry and then break down into patches of eczema in the winter.

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