Sunday, October 21, 2007

Eczema Treatment : A Few Simple Methods To Make Good of It

Our baby was having a troublesome time with rashes and eczema flareups. We followed a few simple steps and did a good job of the eczema treatment.

It was a terrible time for my baby with all those rashes to bear. I can remember him unable to sleep at nights. Rashes were intruding more and more skin areas of my dear Johnny boy. It started from the back of his ears and spread onto his face, back, body, neck and legs. It was him having covered with all those weird reddish rashes, but it was most painful for me and my husband, to say the least.

My first instinct was to go for steroidal creams as they bring about quick relief. However, the fact that they can have side-effects made me back out. And also there had to be a better, that is to say, a permanent cure for it. Herbal products with essential oil ingredients and herbs like chamomile offer a better alternative for eczema treatment. Calendula smells nice and is effective too.

We also changed his diet and the baby soaps that we used earlier, as per doctor's recommendation. Regular moisturising with gentle herbal lotions worked well too. Johnny showed a vast improvement in just a few days, while we heaved a sigh of relief. A few simple precautions and we made good of our baby's eczema treatment.

Eczema Treatment – Care Begins At Home

Caring for your skin during eczema treatment is not as challenging as you may think. Rather following some of the ground rules carefully and meticulously on a regular basis is all that you have to do. In this blog, I would try to mention as many necessary action of skin care for eczema patients. Over here the main focus will be on the clothes and clothing arrangements and we will also discuss some of the other ways of staying away from another trigger.

The first thing that one has to take care of while suffering from eczema, is the clothes that we wear. A patient of eczema should strictly avoid nylon or any synthetic material. Cotton is ideal for patients of any kind of eczema – Contact or Atopic. Mittens, sleep suits, socks and gloves everything should be cotton for patients of any age, even infants. You should get chlorine filters for shower and bath

For young ones and infants, the clothing should be such that they cover the hands and feet so that one can avoid a child scratching itchy and dry skin. There are many such dresses available today. You can order for them right from your home through online shopping.

Last, but the most important part is moisturising. You should moisturise the skin religiously. The skin should never be left demanding hydration. Naturally based products fit for eczema patients should be used and medicines, as prescribed by the doctor, should be applied as directed.