I have had eczema my whole life and dermatologists are absolutely useless. I strongly recommend naturopaths.
You should only use cortisone when the patchy areas are really bad, like inflamed and rough and thick.
Don't use soap or shampoo when washing. I use organic products which made a really huge difference. I use a brand called Sukin, it has a range of shampoos and soaps and facial wash etc, all organic.
Bedding - silk is good for eczema.
When washing any of your baby's clothes/bedding etc, try and use a good washing powder. I've never found any 'organic' products, but there are special ones for babies/sensitive skin.
Also, make sure everything is Fragrance Free.
Baby wipes are also full of chemicals that create skin issues. Whenever I use them, like for changing nappies, I use a tissue dipped in water to wipe away the residue of the chemicals from the wipes.
Also diet, milk is quite lethal for eczema, try and keep it to a minimum, also orange juice or anything strongly acidic, I have found onion to be quite a trigger, even eggs. Good stuff is avocado, chickpeas, fish..
Hope any of this helps!
While my DS only has dermatitis with very very dry skin, I am seeing a chiro/naturopath for it - we're still working on the solution for it (apparently the stuff I was taking for it didn't go through my milk like it does 80% of the time)
I swapped to the MooGoo "Eczema & Psoriasis" cream from the steroid creams & QV repair cream the GP had us on. I've seen a remarkable difference today since only using it on and off since last week (I can't use it when DS goes to CC as it's a nut free zone and the MooGoo has almond oil in it). I've been using it nearly every nappy change on his legs and face and the legs are nearly moist today and it's made a huge difference just this morning.
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