DS is 4. Warm baths almost daily but not always with soap. Aveeno oatmeal baths help and I just started applying this after bath and in the morning It has helped a lot:

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A bath and an obscene amount of aquaphor. A stay at home dad gave me that tip. But it worked. I would cake it on and not really rub it in. It acts as a barrier to keep the moisture from the bath locked in.

My 16 yo just had a telehealth visit today about this. She's prone to eczema on her hands and it's gotten particularly bad. For right now, we're trying fairly strong hydrocortisone (not sure of the % because I don't have it yet) for a week, then dropping down to 2.5% for another week. Supplementing that with antibiotic ointment both weeks to prevent infection. We're also supposed to replace soaps with Dove or Cetaphil wash, and try at least twice a day use of a good moisturizer like Aquaphor. Plus avoidance of hand sanitizer and other chemical products (The doc says even gloves can be an irritant so try to avoid that as well, so the kid is off cleaning duty for a while...she's thrilled!). Hopefully it helps.

Anonymous wrote:My pediatrician just prescribed Triamcinolone. Has anyone used it? My daughter is newly 2 and her eczema used to be confined to the tops of her feet. Its now moving up to her ankles and the back of her knee. I'm going to try the prescription but don't want it to go away, just to come back.

I was looking at the Eczema Honey product. Has anyone tried that?

Unfortunately, no treatment will permanently stop eczema. I was prescribed Triamcinolone when I was younger and it was effective at making me feel better, but it didn’t permanently cure it.

Most children outgrow eczema, but for a good number of us it’s something we’ll deal with the rest of our lives. Fortunately, just being careful about using moisturizers and sensitive-skin soaps keeps my eczema mostly at bay.

My pediatrician just prescribed Triamcinolone. Has anyone used it? My daughter is newly 2 and her eczema used to be confined to the tops of her feet. Its now moving up to her ankles and the back of her knee. I'm going to try the prescription but don't want it to go away, just to come back.

I was looking at the Eczema Honey product. Has anyone tried that?

I avoided bleach baths for a long time but they are wonderful

Allergies can develop at anytime. Maybe recheck possible allergens with your allergist. What my DD uses, and the only thing that works is Fluconazole. Nothing else worked. My kid has a slew of allergies, which we avoid. Hopefully, she'll grow out of them as time goes on. Her nut allergies worry me the most, but she is also allergic to dairy eggs, soy... list goes on. The only moisturizing creams we use on her are cetaphil, or Cerave.

Bleach baths provide immediate and last relief for me and my kids.

The only thing that made a difference was calendula balm. No prescription ointment did the trick. The balm was miraculous relief for him.

I didn't use soap. I didn't make the bath water too hot. I bathed them 1x week only. I put a steroid cream on any outbreaks that occurred. My twins had it from when they were babies and it finally went completely away by age 5.

My toddler had oatmeal baths and that helped. Also, cut back on dairy and see if that makes a difference.

If hot showers are wrong, I don’t want to be right. But seriously, I use copious amounts of Aveeno Excema and Jack Black Hand-healer. I think previous posters are right that what works varies based on person.