Eczema on EYELID!

My baby girl also had a dry patch on her stomach and I've stopped giving her a bath in baby wash and use Cetaphil facewash and cream for her body. Also the Aveeno eczema cream works well but you need to continuously apply it for a few days. They all worked eventhough my dr also prescriped the steroid cream but thought I'd try this first and luckily it worked.

I get eczema on my eyelid also, but you're right, I wouldn't suggest using the prescription cream on her eye area.

Sorry I don't have an answer, just wanted you to know that other people have this too. Also, most children outgrow eczema (my daughter outgrew it), but it might take a couple years.

My son has some right next to his mouth and I didn't want to put some random medicine on it. His doctor suggested nipple cream. I use an olive oil based cream, and since it is edible, it is safer than some of the other stuff. I know that this isn't great information for the eyelid, but make sure that you are comfortable with whatever product you use, and the suggestion of putting it on when she goes to bed, or naps is good too.

Good choice on avoiding the steroid cream, especially around the eye. Unfortunately, what is on the skin is in the blood in about 30 seconds. I can email a toxic 12 list of ingredients to look out for. Amazingly, my kid's shampoo had 6 out of the 12 ingredients and my botanical skin care had 2-6 ingredients in every product.

There are two water systems I'm aware of that can help your body from the inside out. Tap and bottled water have many chemicals and residuals in them. I've seen pictures and have heard testimonials from people who ingested these waters (good for detoxifying and cellular health) and sprayed it on the eczema and had great results. Also, can give you info on a shower filtration system. If she is bathing in tap water, she is absorbing lots of chlorine, etc. Be sure to reduce all sorts of other toxins in your environment too - cleaning products, air pollution, food, supplements, electropollution, etc. Give the body what it needs and it can do amazing things. My website is focused on educating people about improving health by reducing environmental toxins as well as products and technologies that address the issues. livinghealthiernow.com and look under the water tab for some articles I've written. Links to more info on the systems are there as well.

Happy to share any other info with you too.
Take care,
S.

My son has had horrible eczema on his cheeks and eyelids and we have been to a few doctors to figure out what to use. We did do some prescriptions which helped clear it up and they weren't steroids...but now we use CeraVe. You can buy it at Walgreens in a cream, lotion, and wash. I use the wash for his bath, on his face and everything...then as soon as he is done...I pat him off and cover him head to toe with the CeraVe cream. It has done wonders for keeping the eczema at bay. And being a 2 year old, he rubs his eyes and such and it hasn't caused any problems. GOOD LUCK! It is a routine you have to stick to, but the CeraVe is a life saver!

My kids always had skin sensitivity issues and eczema when they were younger and I read somewhere that a water softener would help. It does and we don't have anymore problems. I can see where you would be very cautious about putting creams on her eyelid.

My daughter, now 3, had terrible skin as a baby. Awful eczema all over, including her face, and the worst chapped cheeks. Thanks Utah air! Anyway, I discovered that, for my baby's skin as well as mine, the only lotion that worked was Neutrogena Body Moisturizer, unscented original Norwegian formula. Her skin cleared up soooo fast! And with regular use, the eczema doesn't come back. I still use it to this day when she shows signs of dry skin, even around her eyelids; it's that safe of a lotion. I hope this works as well for your little one as it did for mine! :)

Hi S.:

Last January my son had what looked like the same thing, and it wouldn't go away. I took him to the pediatrician and it turned out to be peri-oral dermatitis. This kind of dermatitis usually occurs around the mouth, but can also occur on the eyelid. They aren't sure what causes it although there are several theories.

I also tried a steroid cream and various moisturizers with no luck. But it turns out that steroids can actually aggravate the condition. They gave my son an antibiotic eye ointment and it cleared up right away.

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An eyelid is actually a common place to get eczema. Burt's Bees Baby lotion has some fragrance so it is not good for eczema. Things to try are Eucerin, Aquaphor (my favorite), and Skin MD (available at health food stores). My mother has eczema on her eyelid and has had the best luck with Skin MD. My son had eczema on his face and we had the best luck with Aquaphor and the Skin MD.

My older daughter has had problems with eczema since she was a baby. Our allergist recommended cutting eye and mouth holes in a wash cloth, soaking it in warm water and placing it on her face for 5-10 minutes and then applying lotion. I laughed at him-there is no way my daughter would sit still for that! Instead, I give her a bath and put Eucerin cream on her face while the skin is still really wet. As long as we do that every night, it seems to control the eczema on her face. We have to use steroid creams for other areas of her body, though.

My daughter had the same problem when she was 2 yrs. Our pediatritian told us to give her a warm bath everyday, then apply hydrocortizone cream/ointment to the affected spots, followed by lotion all over her body. We did this for several months and it really seemed to help. With the eye she suggested we use a cortizone cream with a lower percentage (like .05%). The regular stuff has a 1% level of the medicine. I couldn't ever find the lower percentage, but I never tried asking the pharmacist. The ped. gave us the okay to use the stronger stuff on the eye and I just made sure I was very careful with the amount I put on. I used a very minimal amount. This worked for my daughter, but I can understand why you would be nervous to use it on your 18 mo old. Good luck in figuring it out.

My daughter gets exzema on her face ALL TEH TIME. We switched from a steroid cream to derma smooth oil. It is a perscription. Ask your doc about it.

I use Arbonne's Baby Care oil and lotion on eczema for both myself and my little girls. I had some around my own eye recently and was able to use it around the entire eye with no irritation issues. You can check the arbonne.com website for a consultant near you or you can use my name: M. Chapman and order online. I LOVE how safe the botanically based products are on sensitive skin.

I hava a patch of eczema, on my eyelid too. I went to a dermatologist and got a special cream that was safer for that area of my face. I put it on only at night when I am going to bed. Perhaps you can try putting some stuff on her lid after she is already sleeping. If of course you think you can do that without waking her. (we put stuff around my daughters mouth after she was asleep because it would get chapped.) If she is already out, you don't have to worry about her rubbing it in. Just a thought. I would try a dermatologist though, not just her doctor.

I use Renew Lotion from Melaleuca for my baby's excema/dry skin. Its AWESOME and really gentle so I woundn't hesitate to apply it around his eyes. It heals up ANY breakout of excema iwht just a few once a day applications and most of the time I just apply it once or twice a week and it keeps his skin nice and baby soft and smooth. I LOVE this product and highly reccomend it to EVERYONE because it works SO well! It is all natural, less expensive than eucerin, and I can even tell you how to get it for free. If your interested, just message me!

S.:

I have always liked Eucerin and it works well w/eczema conditions. This was a recommended lotion by my pediatrician when my kids were younger and it's always worked well. Eczema can be a common problem among little ones and a lot of times they will outgrow it and it does come and go. I also have used and enjoy the Burt's Bees products and it's so natural. I would NOT put the steroid cream anywhere on her face-especially not on her eyelids. I have used steroid cream in places like behind the knees etc. All the best...K.