my baby has a red, dry, itchy rash on her face from atopic eczma what natural products can I use to help it?
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Definitely go to a doctor since its a baby. As advice, this isn't a "natural" product, but use cleansers on your baby that do not have skin irritants. I use Cetaphil cleanser and moisturizer, and on the back of the bottle it says it is safe for use on sensitive baby skin. Good luck!
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palmes cocoa butter all the way, its amazing !
Several times a day, using a cool and very soft cloth, gently wash her face. You can make a tea of the herb called White Oak Bark. Use purified water to make the tea. Since she is young, make the tea weak or add water. Dab just a little of this on her sores. You can get a Calendula cream at the health food store that may soothe and heal it. Honestly, I would talk to an herbalist or Naturopathic doctor. My daughter and I fought this all our lives until 9 years ago. It started with tiny patches and eventually got so bad that we did not leave the house for months. We have not even had a little patch in 9 years. Before it gets bad, do talk to one of these people. It may not be eczema but only dermatitis from soaps and that is easily cured. Call a health food store and see if they recommend someone.
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Use Lippu ointment , its an ayurvedic product. Write at www.planetayurveda.com , check the site and order. Its a very wonderful thing for babies . your baby will have soft skin and will get immune to all infections. I have a baby too and we regularly use lippu oil for massage.
Please take the baby to the pediatrician and DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT take medical advice from ANYONE on a website.
This is a baby you're talking about for Christ Sakes!!
oatmeal lotion!! It works for my son & it's quite inexpensive & easy to find & use.
Exema
Eczema is a broad category that includes atopic dermatitis, irritant dermatitis (due to water, detergents, chemicals, friction, heat, low humidity), and allergic contact dermatitis.
Atopic Dermatitis and Exema
Atopic eczema usually appears early in life in infants 2-6 months of age. Infants and children have rashes on the shoulders, chest, abdomen, and back. Infants usually also have a rash on the face, scalp and around the ears. Children older than 18 months old tend to have rashes on the neck and in the antecubital and popliteal fossae.
Atopic dermatitis spontaneously resolves by puberty in most patients, but it sometimes recurs at times of stress or for unknown reasons. In adults it may appear as recalcitrant hand eczema or as a localized or generalized dermatitis.
Acute lesions of atopic eczema are itchy, red, edematous papules and small vesicles that may progress to weeping and crusting lesions. Chronic rubbing and scratching often cause lichenification and hyperpigmentation.
The classic dermatitis, eczema, rash triad of atopy consists of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis . Atopic dermatitis is associated with a personal or family history of atopy.
Atopic skin is particularly susceptible to bacterial and viral infections, which may become widespread. These patients may develop widespread herpes infections of the skin.
Triggering Factors
Wool or synthetic clothing, extremes of temperature, low humidity, and sweating may exacerbate symptoms.
Aeroallergens (dust mites, animal dander, molds) may exacerbate atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis
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Atopic dermatitis ICD-10 L20
ICD-9 691
Atopic dermatitis, sometimes called eczema is a kind of dermatitis, atopic, psychosomatic skin disease.
Skin of an affected person reacts to irritants, food and air allergens and becomes red, flaky and very itchy. It also becomes vulnerable to inflamations caused by bacteria. Joints (for example inner sides of elbows and knees) are most commonly affected regions.
Atopic dermatitis very often occurs together with other atopic diseases like hay fever, asthma and conjunctivitis. It is a chronic disease and its symptoms can grow or disappear over time. There is no cure for it, but its symptoms can be diminished with various treatments.
Originally controversial, the association of food allergy with atopic dermatitis has now been clearly demonstrated, especially in severe disease of infancy.
Atopic dermatitis is often mistaken with psoriasis.
The severity can be reduced by minimising drying of the skin and avoiding or minimising contact with known allergens. The issue of allergies often complicates a case of atopic dermatitis.
Topical treatment (those applied onto the skin) centre around reducing the dryness of the skin. Moisturisers (also known as Emollients) are available from a pharmacist or on prescription.
Most soaps wash away the oils produced by the skin that normally serve to prevent drying. Using a soap substitute such as aqueous cream helps keep the skin moisturised.
If moisturisers on their own don't help, topical steroid ointments or creams may be used. These are safe to use provided they are prescribed by a doctor.
Although many people are intimidated by the term 'steroids', their proper use can result in atopic dermatitis being brought under control, making the diesase far more bearable for the sufferers.
Alternative medicines may (illegally) contain very strong steroids.
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Atopy
SCORAD
Ramsay H M, Goddard W, Gill S, Moss C.
Herbal creams used for atopic eczema in Birmingham, UK illegally contain potent corticosteroids. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2003;88:1056-1057
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External links
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http://www.rdoctor.com
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
http://www.cdc.gov
http://www.kavokin.com
http://www.symptomat.com
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