The Never Ending Rash?

My baby girl was getting very very dried skin on her elbows and her forehead and we asked the doctor what to do because all the Johnson and Johnson lotions seemed to make it worse. He told us to use Dove for her bathtime and Cetaphil lotion for sensitive skin. Swear to goodness, she's all better. And has super soft skin again ;o)

Good Luck!

it could actually be a reaction to laundry detergent my daughter does not have this but I have struggled with it most of my life stay far away from softeners and fragrences I find that arm and hammer works and also I tend to have more prob. when it is cold outside. as far as her face I would bet that it is chapped skin I get that on my hands and face as well.

J., that sounds just like what my daughter has struggled with since she was an infant, she's now 2 1/2. The doctor says she has eczema. I have found that the daily application of just normal, simple hydracortizone has kept it at bay. I hope this may help as this lotion is very inexpensive and has no side effects. Take care and good luck.
L. =)

These bumps could be caused by irritation from something that she is eating but more likely it is something she is touching. Soap can cause irritation. Especially laundry soap. Change brands. Try changing your bath soap also. My son Logan was very alergic to polyester (which is in lots and lots of things) He also broke out with red bumps after eating certain foods. We discovered these by keeping a food journal and trying to corolate rashes to what he had eaten. You might want to also try using bottled Aloe. I get mine at WalMart. It is not pricy.

I would love to hear how it goes.

J. 58 year old mother of seven one by birth and six special needs children by adoption. I still have four at home in wheel chairs.
As you can guess I have been around the medical block a few times. But still love it because I love them.

Hi J.,
Same problem here with my 4 yr old son...doctor recommended Ureacin-20 Creme. You can get it behind the pharmacist's counter. It costs like $20, but it works.
Only caution, it can sting when you apply it...

Only other thing I know that works, is Melaleuca lotion (Renew). But you have to order it, and wait for it to come, but it's cheaper than the other stuff. Are you here in Washington? Or where are you? lol
www.melaleuca.com
Hope this helps...
S.

I had something called chapped hands whenever I washed my hands and nutragina makes a hand cream that sooths stuff like that. nothing ever worked like that. I know it's expensive but our babies are worth it. you might want to consider allergies like the other's said. maybe it's something in the bath that's doing it. try changing EVERYTHING from soap to shampoo to the hypo alergenic stuff and see if that works. OR maybe you have hard water in your home. I'd bring a freash sample of water in a clear water bottle to sears and have them test it for you. it's free and that way if that's not it you can count it out. or if you already have softener, she might be allergic to that. I know you said it happens when it's dry but you never know what causes it until you count out everything possible.

My 14 month old had a rash on her face and little dry patches on her arms and legs. I was worried about the rash (little red bumps). I took her to the allergist who did every test under the sun and indeed determined it was eczema. She told me to slather her in Cetaphil Moisturizing lotion (in green tub). You can get it at any drug store/pavilions. It has cleared up the dry patches. Eczema is often brought on by stress, so I notice that she gets the rash if she has a cold or the flu and is feeling stressed. It sounds like your baby might have a serious case of it... or an allergy. You should go to an allergist as well as a dermatologist.
Good luck.

At 18 months I took my daughter to a Dermotologist for dry, skin. It was so bad she would cry. Some sage advice he gave me was:
1: coolest baths only when necesssary (like every other day), and quick baths
2: Dove or Ivory soap only
3: as close to 100% cotton clothing
4: Eucerine skin cream or lotion (it is expensive, but a little goes a long way)
5: only liguid Downy fabric softner. He told me that dryer sheets rob the skin of natural oils from the residue left on clothes)
6: if knees or elbows get dirty and not bath day, use unflavored Crisco on paper towel, rub onto skin (just a small amount to clean) and with another paper towel wipe off. It really work!
She is now 14 and has beautiful skin, but we still are cautious!

It sounds just like a little irritant. My daughter had a cold not to long ago and had got a sore that had become dried and the doctor prescribed ELIDEL and it worked wonderfully. ASk your doctor to prescribe it to you and give it a try and let me know.
A.

The same thing happens to my son if I don't keep lotion on him constantly! Especially his face. I have heard that Cetaphil is the best - better than baby lotion over the entire body - and I have used that on my son. Non-scented, non-irritating and available at Walmart. But my "secret weapon" for his face is actually a cocoa butter diaper rash lotion made by Palmer's. You can get it in a 4.4 oz. squeeze tub for a few bucks at Walmart. It is thick and yummy smelling and keeps the skin on his face smooth and supple and non-chapping. I have used both vaseline and neosporin on his face, because the same thing happens to him, but the cocoa butter "diaper rash cream" works 100% better. (I've tried using it for diaper rash, but it's not terribly effective for its intended use!) Hope that helps...good luck!

I had this same issue with my daughter when she was younger. Took almost a year to discover what it was and then it was an accident. I had taken her to the doctors numerous times. The time we discovered what it was, I decided at the last second to ask the Dr to look at her pierced ears, which were very infected and I could not get them to clear up. He looked and literally started dancing a jig. He found where the rash was from. My daughter is allergic to nickel. We went anf got nickel free earings and her rash was gone in two days. She is now 16 and still has problems, as, the snaps and buttons on jeans are nickel. But if you find that is the case, clear fingernail polish is the only thing that has ever worked. Let me know how that goes and good luck!

I echo most other posts... sounds like eczema or allergy. Ask your doc for some Elidel. I bet it'll help. My son (2 yrs) gets a patch on his face off and on (red, irritated, patchy or even with little bumps). Have you tried the baby oils? Those help with keeping moisture locked in, too, and what they told us when my son was too young for Elidel.

Try a moisturizer like Lubriderm or Aveno for sensitive skin.

i would recommend a dermotoligist. my youngest when he was 3 weeks old all of a sudden having rashes. if i didnt lotion him after baths. i took him to a dermotoligist and it did turn out to be eczema. it turned out i had to not wash as much so i was him everyother day and i use olay moisture body was and after that i use the olay moisture in shower body lotion then after his bath is done i leave him wet and put hydrocortizone cream on any red or irretated spots and then lotion his whole body with eucerin calming cream lotion. my baby is now 13 1/2 months and i still do the same thing but it has gotten better. i hope this can help you if your baby really does have eczema. i even thought he didnt have it till i got him checked out.

OMG, my son has the same thing. If I don't slather him in Eucerin, the bumps become red, flaky, and they bother him quite a bit. His are on his cheeks, forearms, and thighs. His pedi said it's not eczema. Mine is only 8 months, but once he's a year, she suggested taking him for allergy testing. Has your daughter had that done? In the mean time, the Eucerin is more effective for my son than any other lotion I've tried. Let me know if you get any conclusive answers. Good luck!

Hey J.,
Sounds like your daughter does have VERY sensitive skin and possibly having an allergic reaction to the lotion you're using on her. I'm a skin care consultant and I'll share with you what I've learned about sensitive skin...although I don't claim to be an expert :) Okay so most lotions out there contain mineral oil-the problem with that is that the molecular size of mineral oil is actually too large to be absorb by the skin so it just sits there and acts like a plastic wrap on the skin NOT allowing the skin to eliminate toxins, may also clog the pores making it hard for your skin to absorb the moisture it needs-hence why your skin still feels or gets dry after you apply lotion. Also, it's very important that your products be PH "CORRECT" not just balanced! Your skin has a PH of around a 5.5 on a PH scale, anything more than that can strip away the protective top layer of your skin called the acid mantle exposing yourself to unwanted bacteria-for about a 3-4 hours time period-which is how long it takes the acid mantle to rebuild itself again. So all this to say, I don't know if any of this could be playing a role as to why this is happening to your daughter but I would encourage you to do your homework regarding the ingredients found in some of the stuff you use now. There's a real helpful website that tells you about the ingredients in any products you use and rates how safe or unsafe they are. I will have to get that from my girlfriend and get back to you. Also, the company I started a home based business with is called Arbonne International. They're website is www.arbonne.com. Arbonne goes the extra mild to test all our formulas and to back up any claims they make for the consumer. Our formulas are a 5.5-so they are PH CORRECT and are tested for safety and pure ingredients- just to assure you that they will still be as effective as time goes by. The products are formulated in Switzerland, made in the US. they're also hypoallergenic and pediatrician tested- our baby line can also be used for toddlers and people who have eczema. They're home office is in Irvine, CA. So I'm jealous of you living in Cali, that's where I want to settle after my husband gets out of the military. Well, sorry for writing so much...but I'll get that other website to you a/s/a/p...have a great day.

Hi,
My daughter has the same thing from the time she was an infant.It was diagnosed as eczema. After she takes her bath we quickly apply a .05% of hydrocortizone and over that a coat of Eucerin lotion. When it is worse that normal we use Eucerin plus lotion (contains alpha hidroxy). This is what our doctor's insturcted us to do. She is now 5 yrs old and we still do this when she has a break out. Now when she is itchy, we were told to give her benadyl as well. Itching is the worse thing she can do!

Hi there, my daughter has ezcema, so in the winter she gets really bad. I was told by the dr. that given her a bath and letting her be in there for 20 or more really moisturizers the skin. When she's done I then put on cetaphil, it's a creme. Your not supposed to put lotions on dry skin, it just dries the skin more. Cremes will re-moisterize the skin. Or if it's really bad, you may have to take her in to get a perscription.
D.

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You can contact me and I will be able to get the product to you. You can check out the website at www.arbonne.com but you have to be a client in order to shop online. I can help you with that and any other skin and health care needs you my have!

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J., it's possible that she might have eczima. I get it along with 2 of my 3 boys. any type of cortizone cream would help, or I have been using the Aveeno brand and it works good. The doctor aslo suggested that when I give the kids baths to limit how much soap I put in the water (for bubbles), he said little or none at all. I am sure you are getting lots of good advice about this, and hope I helped.

Hi, J.. I can so relate to your problem! I freaked out last winter because my daughter (an infant then) was suffering from a similar rash. My doctor took a look and said it was a severe bout of dry skin. Rather than prescribing something, he suggested a couple of things to try first and they did the trick. One thing is to put a small amount of baby oil in the bath water and to just pat her dry after bath. The other was to use a heavier cream after bath, before dressing in the morning and whenever I could think of it. We tried Johnson's Softlotion: extra care healing lotion, but there are other good gentle lotions out there. This worked for us. She still has issues with dry skin at this time of year, but if she starts to get a little spot, I apply a dab of hydrocortisone ointment and it clears right up. See what your doctor thinks... Good luck!

Well I was thinking eczema. I think it's smart to take her to the dermatologist to get a diagnosis. Both my 2 1/2 yr old son and I have eczema. If it is eczema I have found that Aveeno works really well for small children, they make a baby/kids formula. Put it on while the skin is still damp (after a bath) in order to trap in moisture. I really prefer Eucerin, which I use for myself, but haven't found a kids formula for my son. Lubriderm is a good lotion, but it isn't very effective for eczema.

My granddaughter has eczema and that sounds like that's a possibility for your daughter. going to the dermatologist is the best idea.

RE: Eucerin We've used Eucerin on my granddaughter since she was 2 or so. She's 6 now. Her pediatrician said it was OK to use it.

While it may not be eczema, it could be a number of other things. Possibly a change in the climate, a possible new allergy or even something in your home environment can cause these things to appear. Vaseline doesn't always work very well I've found. You could try Eucerin creme. It's with the lotions. It has a thicker base and tends to treat the skin better. I've had a couple of Peds recommend it to me.

Hi J.. I have a 7 year old son that had some of the same symptoms as your daughter but at a much earlier age. He was diagnosed with psoriasis. You should see a dermatologist and then research your family to see if anybody has it. It is a hereditary disease. It is something they will live with forever but staying moisturized it can contain the flare-ups (if that is what she has). Good Luck!!

Is it possible that she is having an allergic reaction to something? There are many seemingly harmless items used in homes everyday that are actually harmful. I use all non-toxic products in my home (cleaners, bath&body, etc). I haven't had the experience myself but other people who use the same products I do have said that allergies, rashes, etc cleared up when they stopped buying products at the grocery store. Just a thought. If you're interested I can give you all the info. ###-###-#### or send me your number. Also seeing a dermatologist definitely wouldn't hurt.

Hi J.
Call your dermatologist but I found that my daughter was allergic to coconut and I bought her some liquid benadryl for kids and put some benadryl or cortisone on her skin and it went away. My son was allergic to certain detergents so try ALL Clear or baby detergent.

J.,
My son was very similar to this and we had problems with him scratching his skin OFF. What I learned was that he was allergic to formaldahyde... And that its in EVERYTHING.... it goes by many different names and is found in every store brand baby wash and lotion.
I found a company that carries all natural product adn switched my sons bath wash, lotion, and laundry detergent. And we have not had a problem in 2 years...

You can check them out.
www.saferforyourhome.com
http://wisemommy.fourpointwellness.com

I was so impressed with the products and the fact that they are actually cheaper then store brand too, made them easy to try..

H.