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| Thread ID: 82392 | 2007-08-26 01:01:00 | Does anyone else have eczema? | Greven (91) | PC World Chat |
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| 584659 | 2007-08-26 08:17:00 | My younger brother used to use Linotar. Cost a bloody penny, but helped a lot. Stunk a lot too. Nowadays he uses cheap olive oil. Still got dry skin, but not terribly bad. And under control |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 584660 | 2007-08-26 09:29:00 | I get it bad to in the winter. I especially have problems with cracked fingers and dry hands, this may seem strange but the best thing I have ever used is "milk eze" I got it from Wrightsons a couple of years ago and it works a treat, use it for a couple of days over the weekend and all the dry cracked skin is nearly gone. I also use it on my legs(I wear overalls) when the excema starts getting to my lower legs. As it is lanolin based it is a bit slimy but it is worth the few hours of discomfort for the end result. I know that this is not intended for human use but it is ten times more effective than anything I have ever used and I have been fighting excema all my life. I have also been using Bio-oil which my wife gets from the chemist for her face, works wonders also but expensive. Mike P.S. I have been using the milk eze for a coupe of years and havent started lactating yet so there are no major side effects. come on now mooooooove along |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 584661 | 2007-08-26 09:43:00 | beetle - if you are having trouble finding the right kind of soap for your son, you could look for Dove unscented (it is in a light blue/turquoise colour box). You can buy packs of four cakes. You can get it at the supermarket, rather than the pharmacist - much cheaper that way. The other thing that may work instead of soap is Aqueous Cream from the pharmacist. It doesn't have any scent or colour, and it moisturises the skin as well as cleansing. About $9 a tub, it works out reasonably economical, and is great on sensitive skin. For shampoo you may want to have a look at Neutrogena TGel. It has pinetarsol in it, so it does have that distinctive smell, but it goes away when you rinse. Good luck - my nephew has eczema really badly, and it is a total drag. Your son's though is far worse than my nephew has ever faced, so I hope something works soon. |
John H (8) | ||
| 584662 | 2007-08-26 10:11:00 | Pinetarsol? My sister had to use this a few times as a kid for her eczema. She seems to have grown out of it. I didn't get it as severe thankfully. Apparently there is a link between eczema, asthma, and hayfever I used to use pinetarsol. I always shower these days because having a bath is too inconvenient. I have a big pottle of soap substitute stuff made of mainly liquid paraffin wax. I have eczema, asthma & hayfever & most of my dad's side of the family have one of the 3, so I could believe there is a link. I'll find the name of the cream I was using tomorrow. I think the reason my eczema is so much worse than it used to be is this is the first winter I've spent in a flat. The bedrooms are damp & we use electric heating which dries out the air in the rest of the house. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 584663 | 2007-08-26 19:54:00 | The One Who Must Be Obeyed used Dermol with wonderfull results - first time in her life that her eczema is gone. Send it to family elsewhere, same story. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 584664 | 2007-08-26 20:35:00 | My son suffers this bad at times he scratches bad in bed, My son used to do that. I found this ointment at the chemist - anti-itch, not Calamine, that was useless, and used to use that on him as well. It worked. He still gets it, but not as bad as he did when he was a kid. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 584665 | 2007-08-27 07:24:00 | so what's this cream from Australia? I don't mind looking around for it if it works well for you Calendulis Plus cream. It doesn't smell too good, but it worked for me. It doesn't stop the itch, so I took antihistamine pills to make it more bearable. I've found that a lot of creams/lotions/ointments make the itch worse, so they are counter-productive. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 584666 | 2007-10-11 20:12:00 | Sorry for reviving an apparently completed thread, but I have just come across this: www.scoop.co.nz It may be useful for some families who are struggling with eczema issues. I haven't checked out the new website, so over to others to offer a critique. John |
John H (8) | ||
| 584667 | 2007-10-12 06:19:00 | When our children were young, they both suffered from eczema. A cream called "Betnovate" cleared the rash within a day or two. | Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 584668 | 2007-10-12 08:58:00 | Yeap, I used Locoid here everyday to cure the itch. | Renmoo (66) | ||
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