HI All,
Just wanna share my experience in dealing with my toddler's eczema issue:
I have trying utmost best to avoid using steroidal creams on her, but, recently, she experience the worse bout of outbreak.. From her eyes area to her back, then her elbows & thighs + back of her legs. It was really bad.. Some of the areas were made worse by her continuous scratching. I was so devastated.
Anyway, had to put her back on steroid treatments, and also on anti-histamine. But, given that this is the worse outbreak ever, I was naturally very anxious.. I read up all that I could on eczema and saw several articles that mentioned that Colostrum can be a natural way to 'clean up' our internal system.
So, I order the Colostrum powder for my girl, and has been feeding her for about 2 weeks now. So far so good, no outbreaks except for the occasional redness. I'm also giving her Fish oil for Omega 3 & 6 as it was also mentioned that lack of Omega 3 + 6 could lead to weakened skin... I guess I will also start to load her with Vit C supplements although she takes quite alot of fruits and since it's Cherry season now, I'm gonna let her eat more cherries as a natural way of Vit C inputs.
Other than the Supplements, I apply the following on my girl:
1st layer- Desowen Lotion, contains steroid but this is very mild, can also be used ard the eye area. I try to avoid this if her flareups are not bad.
2nd layer- Cetaphil Intensive Cream/ VMV Hypoallergenics Grandma Minie's Know it Oil/ VMV Boo-boo Balm (whichever cream I apply will depends if we're indoors or outdoors. If indoor, I will normally give her Cetaphil as it's not so oily and sticky. If indoor with Aircon on, I'll put the oil or the balm)
Hope the above helps any others who's looking around for suggestions.