Cures For Eczema

My son had eczema as an infant so I can understand what you guys are trying to deal with. The best thing I could ever do is keep the eczema areas dry. I sometimes used the hair drier on the low setting to dry him off and then applied the cream. I exclusively used Aveeno products. You might try giving the tyke an oatmeal bath to soothe the angry skin. I’ve also heard applying breast milk to the eczema can clear it up…although that’s something I’ve never tried for myself. I also heard that using olive oil can be beneficial for eczema. For the cradle cap, I’d recommend trying baby oil or gel baby oil or maybe the olive oil and a soft bristled brush and massage the head. It’s hard because the cradle cap need to be kept moist and the eczema needs to be kept dry and applied with creme.

Infant Eczema:
Eczema is a very common medical condition, and it commonly affects babies and young children. For some reason many of the literature that is available to new mothers fails to address eczema in babies. Few parents expect to have to cope with eczema in their new born baby, they imagine a glowing baby. Eczema in babies is very common, fortunately it’s not too difficult to understand and treat.

Eczema is a form of dermatitis where the skin appears dry and itchy, the skin can also develop unattractive scales. Eczema is not contagious, but if it is scratched the scales themselves can become infected and become more of a problem.

Babies can develop eczema pretty much anywhere, the most common places babies develop eczema are behind the knees and on the elbows. Also babies commonly develop eczema on the face, neck, chest and belly. Eczema in babies normally becomes crusty and weepy.

It can be quite easy to treat your baby’s eczema. Eczema normally dries the skin out, keeping the skin moisturized is the most important part of any eczema treatment. You should avoid taking too many baths, limit them to two or three a week, this will help your skin to maintain moisture.

Don’t use a regular bar of soap, make sure you use a very mild soap, Dove is my personal favourite, when you get out of the bath be sure to dry your skin by patting it dry, don’t rub it. Avoid using perfumed products and anything containing alcohol.

Straight after getting out of the bath you should put on some moisturizer, most doctors suggest that you should apply moisturisers four or five times a day.

If the skin becomes red, irritated, and inflamed then some other creams could be considered. A mild topical steroid cream such as 1% hydrocortisone cream can be prescribed by your doctor. This cream contains a steroid, and should reduce inflammation and redness.

Cradle Cap

-For infants: in cases that are related to fungal infection, doctors may recommend once-daily application of clotrim (1%) or miconozal nitrate (2%) for seven to fourteen days.

-For toddlers: doctors may recommend a treatment with a mild dandruff shampoo such as Selsun Blue or Neutrogena T-gel, even though the treatment may cause initial additional scalp irritation. A doctor may instead prescribe an antifungal soap such as ketoconazole (2%) shampoo, which can work in a single treatment and shows significantly less irritation than over-the-counter shampoos such as selenium sulfide shampoos, but no adequate and controlled study has been conducted for pediatric use as of 2010.

Hope this helps

while i know little to nothing about cradle-cap or eczema…i did look up a few things for you. here’s a few websites for you to look at. I hope they help

http://eczemafree.org/16/natural-remedies-for-eczema/
http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_eczema.htm
http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/13/how-to-treat-baby-eczema-and-cradle-cap-naturally/