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I am looking for a product that would help my grandaughter's really bad eczema. I hadn't seen her in a wee while and i've got her overnight and just gave her a bath and was shocked by the state of her skin.They've had her to the doctor and been prescribed sudacream but it doesn't seem to be helping. And I think it hurts her when you put it on her. She's only ten months old....

My daughter suffered from extreme exzema too.  So bad it would bleed.

I found what work best for her was an egg free diet and Iles paste.

I would make a weak tea of chamomile to put into sprog's bathwater, and even though people faint in coils and hop up and down about using honey with children, also a tablespoon of honey and milk in there.  Honey soap also works well.  It turned out he had a bad dairy allergy so I put him on goat milk - everyone on my father's side of the family has issues with cow's milk - and that helped loads.

Good luck, it's not at all fun, and sudacreme does zilch.

I've PM'd you.
Barb

Hi there
My daughter was born with eczema and over the last 5 years - have now found out that it is grass and pollen that causes hers - she now has no eczema through the winter months but it flairs up through April to September - I then make her some soothing cream with some nice oils in and she has to have a spoon of anti histamine every day through these months and this helps to keep on top of it!
Has you grand daughter had any allergy testing (if there are pets in the house it maybe this, or house dust mites, or food allergy??) It could be anything thats causes it and it is soooo frustrating when you just don't know - once you find out what IS the cause the ezcema is so much easier to control and soothe when it does flare up! Hope that helps!! :buttrf:

Tamanu oil (can be found in Fresholi Shop) might do wonders. Has done for some.

Thank you all for your replies, I'm really grateful. Until I can get some supplies in, I think I'll try silvergilts remedy in the meantime as I have these things at home. My next task will be to convince my daughter-in-law not just to take what the doctor has prescribed as the remedy as it's obviously not working, and to not sound like an interfering old nana!
I noticed in the fresholi shop Kukui Oil, has anyone every tried it?

Thank you again for all your help with this :)

I've PM'd you back, Barb. :buttrf:

Definitely try to persuafe your daughter to change to goats' milk from cow's milk.

I saw some goat's butter in Tesco's Porthmadoc today - don't know how many other branches stock it.

Heya

my daughter also had excema as a baby. Good news, a lot of children grow out of it (like mine), so there is light at the end of the tunnel. I found that most doctors refuse to believe that an allergy can be the cause of excema and it is difficult to get any testing done, unless you pay for it yourself.

My daughter also had hayfever related excema (grass pollen), although the doctor never believed me. I bought Pyritone instead. It helps with sleep and itchyness, I think there is a baby version around, you would have to ask at the pharmacy.

Sudocream did help my daughter, but everyone is different and especially with excema / sensitive skin, what works wonders for one person can be a killer for another. People will tell you not to feed milk, wheat, nuts, fish, eggs....the list goes on and on. We only ever tested for milk, as milk-allergy and lactose intolerance runs on my dad's side of the familiy, but it was negative. My daughter tolerates it just fine.

One thing which did work and was very soothing without stinging the skin was Aloe Vera Gel (the pure one which is available at some pharmacies for sunburn).

Best thing is to speak to your daughter-in-law to see what she has already tried and work with her to make sure you can eliminate anything that makes the condition worse. I bet she needs all the help she can get, as excema babies can be quite grizzly and stressful.

Good luck and have fun spoiling the granddaughter

I dont have eczema but I do have patches of incredibly dry skin on my face, I've been using helens (fresholi) kukui oil straight onto my skin after washing/before bed and my skin has really improved, quickly absorbed and doesnt bring me out in spots or ruin makeup (I also have oily patches). Dont know how it fares against the other oils but i'd recommend.

cheers lou 

A couple of years ago, our neighbour gave Helen a "baby" Aloe Vera plant.
Heaven knows why, they know she has form with killing plants as log as your arm.

Anyway, whenever the kids or us get scolded or small burns, stuff like that (happily rare occurences), we cut a "leaf" and squeeze the gel out onto the sore and the relief is instantaneous.
It's kind of refreshing to know we have a completely natural solution at hand whenever needed.

However, the thing seems to rather enjoy growing in the porch and has sprouted more babies and stuff.
We don't have a clue whether or not we should take some action, but my instincts tell me something should be done.

My fear is that it will go the way of every other plant that has, unluckily, found it's way into Helen's care.

The compost heap.
 :mwaha:

If Lou isn't otherwise engaged she can tell you how to look after it.

I think it is a chemical thing EJ - I follow guidance and advice on keeping plants erally carefully but (except for this one plant), they all sort of.... well, die on me.   :-\

??

 :mwaha: 'really'

Hello, ears burning...

If the babies (plants that is) have any root simply pull/cut them off and pot up, size dependant you may aswell shove several to a pot until they get big enough to need thier own. Fortunately succulents are hard to kill! Keep on the dry side while they get well rooted.

 http://www.aloe-vera-and-handy-herbs.com/propagation.html (http://www.aloe-vera-and-handy-herbs.com/propagation.html)- here a quick line I found along the same lines

cheers lou

I re-potted my extras and gave them away a couple of years ago. I ended up with about 50 plants to give away.  Now I just move the plant to a bigger pot every couple of years. Well, when I say plant, what I mean is three plants - I didn't quite manage to give them all away!

I love the fact that they are so hard to kill, though. I make sure I water the one in my office at least twice a year (seriously - somebody else must be slipping it some water, as it looks really good and is growing at quite a rate!), and the ones at home get watered at least four times a year. I tell people to water them about once every two weeks (unless the weather is really hot), and to give them loads of water at that time, but to let them dry out in between so they don't rot away. Having said that, the boyfriend had one he'd watered regularly which had rotted away (well, the roots had, anyway). A year or so of proper, conscientious neglect and it is once again looking strong and healthy.  :mwaha:

Yeah all succulents and agaves are generally fighters, good job too I sold alot of tiny little rare agaves about 5" or so at £150 each! 

£150!!!!! Whats an agave?apart from very costly.

Oh my god and to think I killed my Aloe Vera(left it out in garden over winter ooops)

So anyone got any aloe going spare I need a new one lol :mwaha:

Helen has babies which may be up for adoption!

ooh Helen :anglll:

Id be  a good Mummy this time...........

Good grief Michelle, I wouldn't know where to begin in sending a baby, I mean, the poor thing would probably die if I spend more than 20 sceonds in direct contact with the poor thing.  I am telling you, I give off summat that makes houseplants just blahhh........  You are welcome to come and extract a baby from its mummy yourself but pleeeeeeeze dont ask me to do it, I just couldn't live with the consequences  :egad:

Pull them off from the parent wrap in a leyer of just damp tissue, generally its recommended that you leave the pups to dry for a while but it doesnt matter.

These are agaves,  http://www.exoticunusual.co.uk/acatalog/Agaves___Succulents.html (http://www.exoticunusual.co.uk/acatalog/Agaves___Succulents.html) think tequila...

Ooh my lordy Lou, I can't bring myself to do it, especially now you have gone and called them 'pups' - I now have little cute puppies in my mind now  :-\

Reckon I could do that.
Do I just leave it for a couple of days and bung it in an envelope?
How do you post these things?

Wrapped loosely in kitchen paper/tissue in a tube or box with some space filler.

Please Kes ends up doing the job can i have some though, it would be good to end this black widow plants finger syndrome i seem to have too, everything seems to die when i touch them no matter how well i look after them. but i reckon i could be a good mummy too.

You dont really need to bother drying them out just pull off the parent with any root you can attached, wrap in a just damp sheet of tissue etc into a little plastic bag in a small box etc.

Thank you all for your help and sorry I didn't reply sooner, no excuses just being a busy nana! I managed to persuade my daughter in law in taking baby to doctors for testing for allergies and now awaiting outcome and in the meantime have tried silvergilt's remedy which I must say has helped. She still has the patches on her skin but not so angry looking and she seems not to be so itchy all the time so thanks Silvergilt. And thank you all once again for all your advice. It's good to know there is some nice people out there ready to help....

Hi Emerald,

I'm always late on the scene, but if your still looking for options I have a couple.  Most definitely with babies adding a herbal infusion to there bath is a good way to go.  Calendula & chickweed are particular favourites of mine to add to a bath. When my daughter was little she had eczema & we would make up a big batch on the stove & divy the infusion up into ice cube trays & add 1-3 cubes (depending on size of bath) when needed.  I know a companywww.earthboundorganics.co.uk (http://www.earthboundorganics.co.uk) that makes beautiful creams which are pure & medicinal.  Of there range I feel the BABY CREAM (chamomile & calendula) or the CHICKWEED & CALENDULA would help a great deal.
But there are many reasons to why people have skin conditions.  Internal/external allergies, babies livers & digestive systems arent fully developed. so the skin being the largest organ in the body does its job and eliminates.  Also if the babies digestive system (bowel flora) has been disrupted eg: mum having antibiotics whilst pregnant &/or child having them, there is a good chance skin issues will follow.
Anyway hope this is of some help & that your grandaughter is getting some relief. She is lucky to have a nanna like you :buttrf:
 

I suffered with very bad Eczema until I was 40 & Little S was born with it but we both use only natural creams balms soaps etc and I also use Homeopathy which cleared Little S up within a month.

I would second Barbara's products - gets rave reviews and she uses them on her son who suffers from excema.

My youngest son had a small patch just below both his eyes.  I was told to get an evening primrose oil capsule and break it open and put it below his eyes, it is supposed to work because of the GLA.  I must admit I did not try it because it was below his eyes anywhere else I would have done.  Instead I got some cream from the doctors.  He is now a teenager and has now grown out of it, but I have still to be very careful with suncream and he can only use organic chemical free (as much as possible).

Sorry this was not much help.

 :)

Thank you Lynne, Akua, Sarah, Chicken lady and Danielle for your help. It really is appreciated! Akua, I thought about shea butter but didn't know that much about it. Do I use it as it comes and can you tell me what the oats do to help eczema and how much i should use in the bath? Soz for so many questions ??? :mwaha:
Thanks again to you all!