For anyone else here who unfortunately suffers with Eczema, can you recommend the best cream you've used to help calm it down/heal up/reduce itching???
thanks guys
thanks guys
best cream for Eczema
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I went the natural route. I can HIGHLY recommend 100% pure unrefined shea butter. Extremely moisturizing. I put it on daily before going to sleep. I have hardly had itching this whole summer since I started this.
Shea Moisture Healing lotion is touted to be good for this condition.
Nothing on Gods earth that I have tried for the past 26 years has worked for my excema except a mild cortisone cream my doctor prescribes and some good non fragrented cream. I used to also get it on my scalp, but since I shave my head daily now, it has dissapeared from my scalp completely, something I am very happy about.
Just avoid everything with sodium laurel (or laureth) sulfate. Turns out that one chemical was the cause of my eczema!
It's a canned product, but Aveeno therapeutic shave gel is very good.
I've been to the dermatologist about my dry skin, it's around my nose, on my head and in my ears, he said it was seborrheic dermatitis. He prescribed me Desonide cream and he also said you can use Head and Shoulders on your face to wash it. Washing your face with the H&S works pretty good.
Also, if you can find dead sea salt soap (my kroger has this in the natural section) it's supposed to work for dry skin, I used it to wash my face. For your head, Sallys Beauty Supply sells a shampoo called Medi-Dan, it is by far the best dry scalp/dandruff shampoo I have ever used and I've use all the T-Gels, Nizoral, Selsun Blue, H&S, the Medi-Dan is awesome. It has menthol in it which helps cover the funk of the coal tar and it also cools your scalp.
Also, if you can find dead sea salt soap (my kroger has this in the natural section) it's supposed to work for dry skin, I used it to wash my face. For your head, Sallys Beauty Supply sells a shampoo called Medi-Dan, it is by far the best dry scalp/dandruff shampoo I have ever used and I've use all the T-Gels, Nizoral, Selsun Blue, H&S, the Medi-Dan is awesome. It has menthol in it which helps cover the funk of the coal tar and it also cools your scalp.
Seriously try shea butter. It works and even if it doesn't for you it is still useful as just a general moisturizer.
http://www.sheaterraorganics.com/Shea-Gold-Virgin-Pressed-Shea-Butter_p_57.html
Discount code: aug2012
$9.80 for 4 oz + shipping
Also, agree on eliminating SLS produts. I have therefore went with more natural toothpastes, soaps, face wash, and deodorants.
http://www.sheaterraorganics.com/Shea-Gold-Virgin-Pressed-Shea-Butter_p_57.html
Discount code: aug2012
$9.80 for 4 oz + shipping
Also, agree on eliminating SLS produts. I have therefore went with more natural toothpastes, soaps, face wash, and deodorants.
As mentioned, the best treatment is to keep it moisturized and do not scratch it, as hard as that is. Once I learned that eczema is the 'itch that rashes' I haven't had much of a problem. But once it does break out into an itch you need something to calm it down and its too late for just a moisturizer. Hydrocortisone works great but it is not reccomended for long term use. I found a homeopathic treatment, Florasone that works really really well. As well as hydrocortizone and it is supposedly safe for long term use.
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some great suggestions here thanks guys
Just to cover all the bases- see a dermatologist for professional advice. Good luck.
I've had it my whole life and I am beginning to use more natural non SLS products. It is too early to tell how that will go but the best daily moisturizer that I have used so far is Aveeno regular. I have not tried the shea butter though, I think that I will get it.
So far the rash part seems to only be cured by hydrocortisone cream or stronger prescribed creams.
In the winter I get dry skin cracks around my finger nails and joints the best thing that I have found for this by far is to use lanolin cream. The best lanolin cream that I have found is oddly enough for breast feeding mothers called Lansinoh. It is like honey so I just paste it on and let it sit while I keep from toughing anything...
So far the rash part seems to only be cured by hydrocortisone cream or stronger prescribed creams.
In the winter I get dry skin cracks around my finger nails and joints the best thing that I have found for this by far is to use lanolin cream. The best lanolin cream that I have found is oddly enough for breast feeding mothers called Lansinoh. It is like honey so I just paste it on and let it sit while I keep from toughing anything...
I've got horrible eczema on my face/scalp that started a few years back but we don't know the cause. Army doctors didn't want to give me a referral to a real doctor so they gave me some cream called Triamcinolone Acetonide. It doesn't work at all... It reduces the itching but doesn't actually solve anything. I have yet to find a single thing over the counter that works.
Hopefully you have better luck than I do.
Hopefully you have better luck than I do.
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been using MooGoo eczema cream....its been great! highly recommend this stuff!
I 've had good luck with this procedure...using hydrocortisone to deal with an outbreak, then TriDerma to help keep the eczema at bay. TriDerma is over-the-counter, and not terribly pricey. But you have to use it regularly, every day.
As you know, eczema is basically an allergic reaction on your skin. The first thing to do is figure out what you are allergic to and avoid those things. I got a "***** test" from a dermatologist and found out what I am allergic to, and I try to avoid those things as much as possible. My eczema problem is mostly on my hands, and I have it really bad. Aveeno helps some to keep flare-ups at bay, curel ultra healing is even better for me. Unfortunately, a lot of the hypo-allergenic creams contain propylene glycol, which is almost universally hypo-allergenic except for people with eczema! About one in ten people with eczema will be really allergic to propylene glycol, myself included.
I have tried virtually all prescription creams indicated to combat eczema and the only one that works for me (after 12+ years of trying product) is Clobex. Unfortunatly, it is very expensive. $80 copay with my insurance, about ~$500 without insurance, for only 4 floz! I try to make a bottle last a year, but that means my hands are often more painful than I would like.
Good luck, eczema is no fun. At least it is an allergy and not contagious...trying to look on the bright side...
I have tried virtually all prescription creams indicated to combat eczema and the only one that works for me (after 12+ years of trying product) is Clobex. Unfortunatly, it is very expensive. $80 copay with my insurance, about ~$500 without insurance, for only 4 floz! I try to make a bottle last a year, but that means my hands are often more painful than I would like.
Good luck, eczema is no fun. At least it is an allergy and not contagious...trying to look on the bright side...
.........try raw unrefined shea butter..........
I read in a book by DR OZ, that vegetable shortening does wonders for Eczema
Just out of curiosity can you list some of the things you found you were allergic to?
as someone who has struggled with this for my life [26 now]here is my advice
cetaphil moisturizing lotion- the best one, a bit expensive, but works well
vaseline petrolium jelly- apply to dry cracked skin that isnt healing on it's own. simple advice but has done miracles for me
glycerin- now brand sells it and can be used to mix with your shaving lather/preshave. cheap and works, i apply it before bed
thayers witch hazel- love it as an AS and facewash
jergins mild soap- all i use and it's super cheap.
fruits n veggies- these are 'cooling' and will not cure your eczema but can help. watermelon and oranges are very cooling, salads are awesome too
yoga breathing- search pranayama and cleansing breathing exercises. you may be doubtful, but it worked wonders for me instantly
avoid garlic, including things like hummus, packaged pasta sauce, etc. dairy, eggs and soy are also bad for your skin
cetaphil moisturizing lotion- the best one, a bit expensive, but works well
vaseline petrolium jelly- apply to dry cracked skin that isnt healing on it's own. simple advice but has done miracles for me
glycerin- now brand sells it and can be used to mix with your shaving lather/preshave. cheap and works, i apply it before bed
thayers witch hazel- love it as an AS and facewash
jergins mild soap- all i use and it's super cheap.
fruits n veggies- these are 'cooling' and will not cure your eczema but can help. watermelon and oranges are very cooling, salads are awesome too
yoga breathing- search pranayama and cleansing breathing exercises. you may be doubtful, but it worked wonders for me instantly
avoid garlic, including things like hummus, packaged pasta sauce, etc. dairy, eggs and soy are also bad for your skin
