The Unpleasantness of Child Eczema |
Posted: September 29, 2016 |
If you're unfamiliar with child eczema, A) lucky you, B) why are you here?, and C) you should know it's unpleasant. And when I say "unpleasant", I mean it's one truly awful thing many children go through as early as two months of age. And it may or may not end when they become adults. So some poor guys and girls are still suffering with what their peers were able to walk away from. Child eczema is itchy. Real itchy. They get patchy red skin, which is often dry and flaky, usually found on the one place you want displayed proudly: Their face. But it also hits them behind the ears, along their scalps, and eventually into the creases of elbows and knees. Pimples are common with eczema, too. Puss-filled pimples. My teenage life with acne (and adult acne...) was hard enough. Imagine having acne woes at age 5. Still not sure how you could relate to this feeling? Think about being the parent who has to constantly watch their child to make sure they avoid scratching or rubbing that persistent itch that's driving them crazy and making them constantly uncomfortable in their own skin. It's not easy. If your kid scratches, the rash gets worse. So if you fail your kid, you're only letting them make it worse. But that's not all you need to do as a parent of a kid with child eczema. Here are a few natural eczema treatments you can try in order to relieve your kid. Use hypoallergenic, scented-free products when you're able to. Things like soaps of all kinds, including laundry detergents. Allergies can cause flare ups of the rash and you want to avoid any allergies as much as possible. Skip bubble baths, keep baths lukewarm, and give them short 5 minute baths a couple times a day. But don't add soaps more than 3 times per week or so. The soaps dry their skin. After any bath, use hypoallergenic moisturizers. Place a cool-mist humidifier in their room to keep the skin hydrated. Clean it often. Learn their food allergies by meeting with your pediatrician, and avoid them as much as possible. Be ready to wipe your child's drool for them. It can cause child eczema flare ups if it's excessively wet enough, anywhere on their skin. Try cotton or other soft clothing for your child. Animal saliva and dander can cause flare ups as well. If you have any pets, try to keep them away from your children, their clothing and rooms, as much as you can. It's possible you may be able to let your kid coexist with your pet without problems. Perhaps for best results, wash your pet regularly. And be sure any pet licking that happens gets wiped off the child. Keep their nails short, and if you need to stop them from scratching badly, put socks or mittens on their hands. It will at least help. Soothe their skin with a short lukewarm bath and/or moisturizer.
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