Comments on: Winter blues and eczema clues

By: Eczema in children; tips & suggestions for parents « Misskris.nu

Eczema in children; tips & suggestions for parents « Misskris.nu — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:25:15 +0000

[...] recently blogged about Dylan and his problems with eczema, especially in the cold, dry winter months, and I wanted to do a follow up article going a little [...]

By: Cori

Cori — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:27:12 +0000

Andrew has skin grafts on his hands from a fire when he was 18, and in the winter months the skin dries out and it cracks along grafts, it’s just so painful for him =[ He has dry skin in general, but his hands are the worst. He use Aquaphor, but it’s basically just petroleum jelly, a goopy slimy mess, so he can only use it at night right before bed. I’ll have to have him take an oatmeal bath, he could use some moisturizing so he’ll stop itching.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:16:08 +0000

I agree that eczema sucks. I also have it. You scratch because it feels good but then it gets opened and sore but you still want to scratch it. I hope I can get rid of it sometime. I’ve heard of oatmeal baths before but I’ve never tried them. To be honest, I haven’t really found anything that works for me. But I don’t look that hard either. I only have it on my hands right now and I usually just leave them be. I’m glad you found something that helps!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:27:00 +0000

I’m glad that the oatmeal helps him out. Poor kid, that sounds so painful. I agree on the cold weather. I want sun and warmth. I like sweatshirt weather myself.