Any one else on this site have or know someone who has eczema? It's a dry skin condition that can cover the entire body in some cases, or be limited to "sweat areas" like the elbows, knees, etc.

I've had it since I was three-years-old and even now it still plagues me. I go through periods where my skin is totally fine, but for most of the years I remain broken out on my arms. I have sensitive skin as well and rely heavily on Eucerin Cream which is not cheap. But most lotions don't give me the moisture I need or I don't like the small. When it comes to body wash I prefer Johnson & Johnson's kid's stuff because it's cheap, smells great and works just as well as anything else. I also use various anti-itch things year around, including occasional prescription creams if it gets to the point that over the counter things don't work.

I'd love to meet some others who know what I go through with living with year-round rashes and people asking if it's mosquito bites. Personally when it comes to my arms they don't embarass me...but I rarely wear shorts, and never in public. The only places I don't have problems are my face, hands, feet, and back. Well, hope this isn't too much information and makes some sense!

Thank God i dont have it, but isnt it related to dairy products.

There's a great doctor who works in Ireland but is originaly from Holland called Jan de Vries. He is fantastic at giving relief for all sorts of conditions but I have heard him say about avoiding dairy products and wheat products.

Google him as I know he hasa site where you can ask him questions specific to yourself and he will give you advice for free on diet and homopathic treatments to help you.

I have had ezcma all my life it is so annoying we have given up on treating it by now yes i get teased by it and it looks like im an old lady! Grrr but it is only in certain areas.

Ive had it since i was like eight years old. Sometimes i wont have problems with it for months, but then it flares up again with revenge. It really is nasy i usually get it on my arms and legs more than anywhere else.

i have eczema on my arms.........i usually put african spa and hemp on it.....i get these from the body shop

I had eczema as a kid, and took lots of vit.E, and also used Eucerin. I have taken a different approach with my 2 little boys. I use Arbonne Baby Care for them. It isn't too expensive, and it lasts a long time. I use a wash, and baby oil that they make. They have a lotion also for mild cases, or for when strong therapy is not needed. I don't like to use store bought soaps or lotions of any kind including baby products due to the 1,-4 dioxane content in them. This is an ingredient not on the lable due to the fact that it is a byproduct of the mixing of ingredients in the formulation. It is a cancer cuasing carcinogen! I would suggest that you stop using the baby wash due to your sensitivity. If I can get you any more info, please let me know. The ABC wash is $12.50, and so is the lotion. The oil is $16.50. These are botanically based ,hypoallergenic, pediatrician and doctor TESTED.( As my catalog states). Some of the ingredients are :Oat Flour,Shea Butter,Aloe,Safflower Oil,Jojoba,Sunflower Oil, and Soybean Oil. Remember these are very concentrated, and last a long time. Buffy Dale e-mail daleracr@verizon.net

u cud be lactose intollerant!

you can buy some bath oil called oilatum,you only need a cap full ,it remoistens your skin and theres no need to use soap but if you want to but a bar of baby soap,theres nothing in it and a lot cheaper than dove or brand name products,i get it on my arms and elbows,if you get free perscriptions get the oilatum of the dr and some excema cream and ask for a tub of e 45 just use the excema stuff on the outbreak but use the e45 for the rest of the body.

I've had eczema since I was about a year old, and it used to be absolutely terrible but it's faded with time.

I've never been good with putting creams on, so I'm pretty sure it's just down to "growing out of it" more than any miracle products - for me, anyway.

It's still quite bad on my feet, the skin on my hands is more... line-y... than is normal, and you can clearly tell that I've got eczema, so yeah, it's made me quite self-conscious.

My mum also has it, and it flares up for her when she's going through a particularly stressful time.

Anyway, just to let you know that I can relate.

Take care xo

I've had several skin conditions including eczema in small patches. Epsom salt mixed with water and dabbed onto the area and let it dry made my eczema go away mostly within about a week, and almost completely within a few weeks.

Here's what I did: In the shower, scrub the area to remove as much of the dry skin flakes on the surface as you can without making it raw. After the shower dab the Epsom salt dissolved in water on the area and let it try. It will probably itch while it's drying, and if the skin is very irritated, it might sting a little bit. Once it's dry, use a light oil like Jojoba to hold the magnesium to the skin, just dab on a tiny bit over the dried magnesium salt. Don't wipe it on, you'll rub the salt off. Dab lightly. Once the oil is on, then you can rub it in, creating an oil-magnesium mix. The oil holds the magnesium salt so it doesn't flake off once it's dry. It sounds kind of complicated, but it's pretty simple, the most time consuming part is waiting for the Epsom salt-water mix to dry. You can mix the Epsom salt and water ahead of time in quantity so you'll only have to do it every once in a while. I usually put a couple tablespoons in about 1/2 a cup of warm water and stir it until it's dissolved. If you don't stir it, it just settles to the bottom.

Does any kind of lotions help? Especially those with aloe?
The expensive stuff is supposed to work.
Lockdog

My Dad suffered from eczema, I then was given the dreaded eczema gift, that I have passed on to my daughter. (Oh Joy)

As a baby she was really really bad! Having tried all the over the counter products available and every perscription medication on the market.

I found that things would work for a few days and then we were back to square 1. The specialist started a course of injections to try and relieve the severe rash to NO advail....

She was 12 months old when a girlfriend of mine flew down for her 1st birthday and saw what a state she was in.

She grabed my keys and said lets go shopping????
I had no idea as to what she was doing but it soon became clear to me (Thank God)

We bought a packet of rolled oats, a pair of stocking and headed home.

She put a couple of large handfuls of the rolled oats into the stocking and tied the end off.

I put my daughter into a warm bath and the stocking of oats,
it went all slimey and gooey and we rubbed it over the affected areas that keep in mind were all bleeding and a real mess.

I could not tell you in words what it did for her.

The redness and the heat was gone and within 2 weeks of these baths she had not a sign of eczema on her body

Doctors were stunded..... Even now when she has a break out we apply the oats and its gone

Try it what do you have to loose???? YOUR ECZEMA