Recommended Products for Eczema

Cleansers

• Vanicream Gentle Wash – we still use this daily
• Cetaphil Baby Wash & Shampoo (Fragrance-Free)
• Aveeno Baby Soothing Hydration Wash

Moisturizers & Ointments

• CeraVe Baby Moisturizing Cream
• Vanicream Moisturizing Cream – we finished a tub
• Tubby Todd All Over Ointment
  • All the moms I knew raved about this ointment and I thought this was going to the fix for our baby, but it didn’t work! It was quite defeating when it “worked for everyon else.” In hind sight, I don’t think it worked for Evan because of his allergies to the things I was eating and he was taking in through my breastmilk.
• Aquaphor Healing Ointment – without a doubt, our most regularly used product! Our doctor recommended we put on Aquaphor 3-4 times a day.
• Eucerin Baby Eczema Relief Cream

Specialty Treatments

• Hydrocortisone 1% cream (short-term use – consult pediatrician) – mildest topical corticosteroid, available OTC in low strengths (e.g., 0.5% or 1%)
• Prescription creams (from pediatrician or dermatologist) – we have been prescribed the following in order of potency:
  • Desonide – mildest one
  • The “fluti” as we call it for his face; its official name is fluticasone (Mayo Clinic)
  • “Tri” Triamcinolone
• Wet wrap therapy – A friend who has several young kids with eczema said this was the only thing that helped them; ask your care provider for guidance. We didn’t end up using because the steroids helped, but there isn’t anything I wouldn’t have tried to help with our baby’s eczema.