Treat Baby Eczema

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Dry skin is very common in baby eczema and is the leading cause for itchiness. This itchiness leads to scratching, which leads to open sores, which then can lead to nasty infections. I can speak from experience that you do

not want your child to get a skin infection. It can be one of the most scariest, heart wrenching, and stressful experience you and your child can go through. Just the thought of seeing your child deal with the pain and the uncertainly of whether they can recover from this conditions should bring chills to your body.

This situation can be prevented by simply by keeping your baby’s skin moisturized. Using just moisturizing lotions may not be suffice to keep their skin adequately hydrated. Baby creams or ointments that help keep the skin lubricated may be needed instead. Creams and ointments are more dense than lotions and create a lubricating layer over the skin, thus preventing the loss of moisture. My child’s skin reacted much better with natural

creams than it did with the manufacture popular creams. I’ve also learned that moisturizing my child’s skin after a bath was the best time to apply.

There are a multitude of great creams available on the market. I personally prefer the California Baby Line.

But if you don’t, just be sure you follow my recommendations on selecting a baby cream. Also reread my post about the dangerous ingredients found in baby products.

Lastly, in order for this treatment to work, you should moisturize your child’s skin every day and apply it all over the body for maximum effect. Please refrain from over applying the cream. It can get messy and you can end up having baby cream or ointment stains all over your furniture.

Should you have any question please feel free to leave me a comment or even better, talk to your child’s pediatrician. Happy Parenting!

To continue with the Video series, here is a video about keeping track of your baby’s diet. Enjoy!

I created this short insightful video to explain a useful tip to treating your baby’s eczema. I really love the song track on this video. Enjoy!

Moisturizing you baby’s skin is probably the most important step in combating the effects of eczema. Moisturizing helps heal cracked and dry skin, helps prevent itching which can lead to scratching and infection, and lastly it can give the needed vitamins damaged skin needs to heal itself. Please also be aware that not all moisturizers are created equal. Different moisturizers have different benefits. Find the best one that suit your child’s skin. I strongly suggest you look into the various natural moisturizers that are available. Please consult your doctor or child’s pediatrician before using any type of moisturizers to treat baby eczema.

And yes I do recommend using the California Baby Line because it has worked for my child’s skin. If you are interested in purchasing California Baby Products, Click on my affiliate link…. California Baby Cream

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on organic baby products. As far as I can tell, more and more parents are making a move to organic products and for good reasons. Some of the major reasons I kept hearing from concerned parents are related to the dangerous P’s: Phthalate, Pesticides, and PBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers).

Shockingly many baby products sold on the market still contain these dangerous chemicals. If your are not familiar with what these chemicals, here is a very quick run down:

Phthalate: This chemical acid is added to plastics products to increase their flexibility and durability. Research has associated exposure to phthalates with asthma, rhinitis, baby eczema, premature breast development in girls, and deteriorated semen quality, low sperm counts, and poor sperm morphology in men.

Pesticides: These are the well known chemical substances that are used to kill pest that farmers use to protect their crops. Pesticide residue is often found on the produce, fruits and vegetables in local supermarkets. Researchers have found that pesticides contribute to a large range of health problems such as cancer, lung disease, disorders of the immune system, and reproductive problems.

PBDEs: This family of chemicals and materials are used in various baby products such as mattresses, cribbing, and clothing. Theses chemicals are used as flame retardants which is a definite plus. But, some studies have linked major PBDEs exposure to learning, behavior and memory problems.

From this list alone you can understand why more and more parents are looking into organic baby products. I was first exposed to organic products when a great friend bought me some California Baby Cream to help treat my child’s eczema.

So my advise is to become more aware of what you feed, cloth, and moisturize your child with. Start getting use to reading labels and doing an internet search on the ingredients of the product. You will definitely be surprised of what you find.

I hope this has opened your eyes to a new world of treatment. I must warn you that organic baby products are a little more expensive but the little extra cost for safe products is well worth the investment into your child’s health.

Beating a bad case of baby eczema is more than just beating the itching and irritation of the skin. Its also about saving your child from emotional distress and building their confidence. From my experience I have been teased for having some type of “weird looking” rash on my arms when I was a child. And while the statement of “sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me” has some merit too it, I still felt the sting and pain of the words that these kids sang about my arm. Some may argue that this type of verbal abuse made me stronger or help me develop “tough skin” but in essence it made me more self conscious of myself and promoted the idea that I wasn’t pretty enough for people to like me. As an adult I can now look back and laugh at the situation, but as a child, I thought I was cursed with this baby eczema disease and wanted to clam up and hide. As a parent, I don’t want my child to experience this pain. I fully understand that I can’t protect my child from every verbal harassment, but I now know how I can help her with minimize the stinging effect from the harsh words she may receive from other kids about her eczema.

The first step a parent should take is focusing on find a treatment that provides maximum relief. When there is less itch, there is less irritation and less likely the appearance of your child’s eczema will get worst.

When your child becomes more aware of their condition, do your best on educating them on what baby eczema is. You don’t have to get real scientific with them, but do tell them that it’s not contagious and that a lot of other kids have it. It is said about 10 – 25% of children have this skin condition, so they are not alone.

My last advise is not to make having eczema a big deal. I’ve seen and heard many parents allow their child’s eczema run their lives. These parents would limit their children’s activity or constantly use it as an excuse to keep their children from playing with other kids, swimming in pools, or playing on a play ground set. I know that some of these parents are looking out for the health of their child, but they are also robbing them of life experiences and turning their child’s eczema into a life limiting crutch.