I shared about the various creams and lotions we have used, in bid to keep Bubbles’ skin as moisturized as possible.

Besides a regular moisturizing routine, many eczema sufferers like Bubbles, need to find suitable products for cleansing of the skin. Clean skin is important, as bacteria in the eczema sores can cause incredible itch.

In general, the cleansing products used must be gentle, and not strip the skin of its already low levels of natural oils. It ideally should also be fragrance-free, as a preventive measure against additional irritation.

We currently use Cetaphil’s Gentle Skin Cleanser, and it has worked quite well for Bubbles. It is very gentle and leaves the skin feeling smooth. We leave a bottle of it in her school as well, so that she can use this in place of the regular hand soap provided by the school.

I also personally like MooGoo Milk Wash. I felt it helped moisturize Bubbles’ skin. Unfortunately, she did not quite like the milky smell of this, and so we discontinued using it.

I would also like to share about these two other products that have helped Bubbles quite a lot:

1. Potassium Permanganate – This is a common substance that you can find in any pharmacy. It comes in the form of liquids or crystals, and it is essentially a mild disinfectant. We add this into her bath water (turns it purple – super fun!) and it helps to relieve some of the eczema itch.

2. Dentinox Cradle Cap Treatment Shampoo – A little of this goes a long way. We discovered this shampoo during a phase when she had a really bad flare-up on her scalp. There was terrible itch and a lot of daily flaking of skin. This really helped reduce the skin flaking, and lessened the scalp itch.

:::
What skin cleansing products have you used?

One recommendation that we have not tried are bath oils. I will write about it if we do use them!
:::

Read all posts on Coping with my Child’s Eczema here.