Eczema treatment

Ok, this is THE treatment that seriously answered so may prayers. Its amazing what a LOT of WATER can do. Ok here it is. This is ezactly what the doctors in denver taught us. So simple, yet SO expensive..... I thought I would pay it forward. We had to pay a fortune to have Jackson treated, so I feel I need to share this info so other moms like can have a little peace in their lives. Let me know how it works for you!!

Ok its a 7 day process for severe eczema.

Day ONE- 3, 30 minute baths. FILL the tub, literally FILL the tub as high as it can go, the more water, the better. Then drape a wet towell over the shoulders. Continue to pour water over the body, and wipe a wet rag along the face. The important factor here is to KEEP WET. If this a child being treated. Make sure to have fun BATH ONLY toys. Buckets, balls, cool water toys. This will keep them entertained for 30 mins. Set a timer so you make sure you are in the tub for 30 minutes! Repeat this 2 more times.

Wrapping- while the child/adult is still in the tub, lay down a towel on a bed or the floor and get your medications ready! ALWAYS use a spoon or tongue depresser to get meds out of tubs. You dont want to contaminate the CLEAN tub. If you are using a pump despenser for the lotions, you dont need a spoon. Get child out of the tub, and start to SLATHER AQUAPHOR ointment all over areas NOT severely infected with eczema. Then use TRIAMCINOLONE OINTMENT on areas of deep concern. MAke sure not to mix. This will dilute the medication, and it wont work as well as it should. Get some CLEAN long tube socks and get wet in warm water. Ring out so they arent dripping. Put socks on medicated skin on feet and hands. Then if the exzema is on body as well. Get a 100% cotton shirt and get wet as well. Ring out. Put wet shirt on. You can use mens socks that will cover the whole leg, or use small socks, and then use 100% cotton jammy pants, wet. Then put a dry warm sweat suit or sleeper suit over wet wraps. Keep on for at least 2 hours. Or over night. Repeat 2 more times.

Face wraps- This is the hard one. same thing... but the face, you do NOT want to put the triamcinolone. We use Desonide Rx ointment. But you can use Aquaphor as well. Get CLEAN gauze, a LONG thing roll. Get wet in warm water, and wrap all over the head, and face, neck and ears. Then either use a snow beanie, or get some stretchy gauze that you can put over the head, tie a knot in the top, and then poke holes for the eyes and mouth and nose. The child will hate this, but they get used to it. The face wraps are only if your child has eczema on their face.

After 3 days of only aquaphor.... start using either CeraVe or Vanicream. Both are available at Walgreens or Costco. You may need to special order the Vanicream. It works WONDERS! We use Vanicream at night because its thicker and richer, and we use CeraVe during the day because its silkier and not so pasty. You will notice a difference after one day, seriously. After 3 days, the eczema will be GONE, and their skin will be so soft. After a week.... oh my gosh... amazing.

Maintenence.... daily 2o min baths, and a bed time body wrap. A face wrap once a week or as needed.

The key is this.. MOISTURE! When the skin itches, its thirsty. Always keep aquaphor or ceraVe in your purse or diaper bag. You never know when a itch attack will happen! GOOD LUCK!!

I would buy a large jumbo back of tube socks, and about 3 pairs of NEW 100% cotton jammies you can get wet. You wil be doing LOTS of laundry! Also, get some small bath towells, white is best, they have no dye that can be irritating.

Never use scented laundry soap, fabric softener, or even dryer sheets. Unless they are dye free and perfume free. No scented yummy lotions.