subject: Tips For A Mother Who Has A Baby With Eczema [print this page] Plenty of babies have eczemaPlenty of babies have eczema. There's probably more than you imagine. And because there are millions of babies throughout the world who suffer from this not-so-unusual skin condition, you are not the only mother who has a baby with eczema and definitely not the only mother who badly wants to relieve her infant from the symptoms of eczema.
The eczema that shows during infancy or before one year of age is otherwise known as infantile eczema. If it does not resolve by the age of three - which happens in 50 percent of the affected infants - the condition will be carried on throughout the rest of the life and will then referred to as atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis. Even if eczema rash affects people of all ages, it is most common in infants. As a matter of fact, more than 60 percent of people who have atopic eczema developed the condition when they were still babies.
Like you, there are millions of mothers seeking eczema treatments that are appropriate for babies with eczema. And like you, many of these mothers are hesitant to apply eczema creams on the skin of their babies whether they were prescribed by a doctor or bought over-the-counter. Having been exposed to baby skin products, you do know for a fact that your baby's skin is more sensitive than children and adults. Here are tips for mothers like you who would like to relieve your baby's eczema symptoms without risking any further skin irritation that may result from applying the wrong skin products on your baby's sensitive skin.
Tips On Bathing A Baby With Eczema:
1, Skip the use of harsh soaps and use hypoallergenic bath soaps and gels that are good for use on sensitive baby skin. It will also be an advantage if these soaps have moisturizers in them because infantile eczema is manifested by itchy dry skin rashes. Think of soaps and bath gels that have moisturizing properties as more than just dry skin cures because by using them, your baby will not only be relieved from dry skin but also from the itching.
2, Use only lukewarm water when bathing babies with eczema. Warm water can further dry your baby's skin and worsen the rashes that he or she already has.
3, If you plan on using mild bar soaps, don't rub the bar soap directly on the skin of your baby. Instead, lather your own hands with the bar soap and pat your baby's skin gently all over. Do the same with bath gels.
4, Give your baby a quick bath to avoid drying the skin of its natural oils.
5, When drying your baby from a bath, use a cotton towel and pat him or her dry with it.
Skin Care For A Baby With Eczema:
1, After bathing, you can use moisturizers for dry skin on your baby. Just make sure that these moisturizers are mild and do not worsen your baby's eczema. If they do cause your baby's rashes to get worse, stop using them.
2, Apply lotions, creams, or baby powders that have zinc oxide as a main ingredient. Zinc oxide is known to relieve skin itchiness and is safe for use in babies with eczema.
2, Cut the fingernails of your baby so that if he or she does try to scratch his or her rashes - which usually appear on the face - there is little possibility of cutting himself or herself.
Tips On Clothing A Baby With Eczema:
1, Dress your baby in clothes made of cotton and not of synthetic fiber. Synthetic fiber is rough and can be harsh on the skin when rubbed against it. Aside from this, synthetic fiber also traps heat and cause your baby to sweat - not a very good friend of eczema rashes. Unlike clothes made of synthetic fiber, cotton is soft and does not trap heat.
2, A baby with eczema will do everything it takes to try and scratch his or her rashes. If you are not comfortable with just fingernail cutting, cover your baby's hands in cotton mittens until his rashes subside.
I hope this information on taking care of your baby with eczema will be useful to you, and make your baby's life easier.
by: Charles Perkins
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