- Viral infections: Protopic Ointment may increase the chance of getting chicken pox, shingles, skin warts, or other viral infections.

- Skin irritation: Protopic Ointment’s most common side effects are stinging, soreness, a burning feeling, or itching of the skin where you apply the ointment.

- Headache and flu-like symptoms.

- Increased chance of developing skin cancer and lymphoma.

Just looking at the last possible side effect will tell you why Protopic Ointment should be considered the last choice for eczema treatment. Protopic ointment is another form of treatment that puts you and your child’s health as risk for temporary relief. I believe this is another reason why the FDA puts its highest black box warning on this product. And like its counterpart, Elidel Cream, there are still unknown long term effects for using Protopic Ointment.

But I truly believe parents shouldn’t get this far down the eczema treatment line. There are more cases and more research that comes out and points to more natural treatments to treat baby eczema. For starters, read my post about moisturizing your babies skin with the correct moisturizer here.

First off, Elidel Cream is a very popular and widely used prescription cream for people above the age of 2 for treating mild to moderate cases of eczema. The Elidel Cream is classified as an immunomodulator which suppresses the body’s immune system to treat eczema symptoms such as itchiness, redness and cracked skin.

Elidel is said to be steroid-free and has many other benefits such as:
-Can be applied anywhere on the skin-including the face, neck, and around the eyes.
-Doesn’t cause thinning of the skin, stretch marks, skin discolorationk and spider veins.
-Odor-free, non greasy cream that is the skin can absorb quickly and easily.

These are definitely great benefits but there are always two side to every prescription. In 2006 the FDA (Food and Drug Adminstrations) gave the Elidel Cream its highest and strongest warning, the big bad black box warning. A Black Box Warning issued by the FDA usually indicates that the perscribe drug carriess a significant risk of serious or even life-threating effects.

To start off here is a list of side effects Elidel list on there own website:
- warmth or burning when applied
- headaches
- sore throat and cough
- viral skin infections.

Now Here is a short list of possible side effects that Elidel Cream presents that may have earned it The Black Box Label.
- Skin cancer
- lymphoma
- long term safely is unknown.

There are mixed reviews on Elidel Cream and I’m certainly not a parent who is willing to risk my child’s health on  these side effects. I encourage parents to educate themselves on alternative ways of treatment as doctors and researchers say that Elidel Cream should be a very last option of treating baby ezema.

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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!

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

First off, the reality of a baby eczema cream is this… A certain cream can work beautifully for someone else child and not work for yours. The reason could be one of many factors like genetics, environment, diet, etc. This is the main reason why I haven’t given you a list of my recommended baby eczema creams. But that list will be coming soon. In the mean time I want to share with you the things I personally look for in a Cream for baby eczema.

The 1^st thing I look for in a baby eczema cream is that it must contain Natural Vitamin E. To identify Natural Vitamin E, look for tocopheryl acetate or d-alpha tocopherol in the ingredients of section of the product.   If you see DL-Tocopherol or DL- tocopheryl acetate, I recommend you don’t buy the product because DL-Tocopherol is a cheaper synthetic replacement for natural vitamin E. The Human body absorbs and retains Natural Vitamin E better that its cheap counterpart.

The 2^nd thing I look for in a baby eczema cream is that it must be unscented or doesn’t contain an ultra heavy perfumed scent to it. My #1 reason for this is that some scented creams contain chemicals that can potentially irritate your baby’s skin and trigger eczema flare ups. Good smelling skin is nice but moisturized un-irritated skin is even better.

The last thing I look for in a baby eczema cream is that it must not contain any steroids. This is just my preference. If your doctor or pediatrician strongly recommends steroids, then I suggest you listen to them. But what I found is that a lot of baby eczema cases don’t require the use of steroids. Some of the side effects for using steroids are: Growth suppression, discoloration of skin, Adrenal suppression, allergic reactions, and more. I personally couldn’t put my child at risk for these side effects for this steroid solution that doesn’t cure eczema.

Well, I hope you find this helpful for your search for the right baby eczema cream. If you would like to more tips and detailed info about baby eczema, I urge you to sign up for my free report.