Extremely dry skin

poppy · Feb 17th, 2009, 16:59 PM

Tristan is suffering from really dry skin at the moment. I have just got some bath milk and cream (Oilatum) from the doctor for him and have just started using them. Have any of your babies had really dry skin and what have you put on it to help?

Samantha675 · Feb 17th, 2009, 17:41 PM

Brenn's skin was horrible for a while, and felt terribly rough, and I used Dream Cream from Lush on it, now it is baby soft.

brownhairedmom · Feb 17th, 2009, 18:11 PM

I used Vitamin E gel on her face because it was soooo dry. It worked really fast and its all natural so it doesn't irritate

kalouk · Feb 17th, 2009, 18:55 PM

Hi, My eldest had severe excema from birth and to be honest the thing that helped most was using Oilatum as you already are and plain liquid parrafin its not fancy and is very greasy but even if you just used it at night it really is brilliant. I use it on my youngest if she gets any little patches and it clears it by the next day. Also something to be aware of is any creams containing lanolin can make dry skin worse ( sorry if this is obvious)

xJG30 · Feb 17th, 2009, 19:21 PM

Tom's got a very small patch of dry skin on his cheek, we use vaseline

princessellie · Feb 17th, 2009, 19:48 PM

leyla has reallyyy dry feet and hands and i was told to use olive oil

x

Bec L · Feb 18th, 2009, 03:32 AM

I use Oilatum in Poppy's bath and then massage her with grapeseed oil. I also use Hydromol on her really dry patches.

princess_bump · Feb 18th, 2009, 03:34 AM

if maddi has any dry patches i always find aqueous cream to be great, you can buy it in boots or most supermarkets i believe or chemists x

XKatX · Feb 18th, 2009, 03:38 AM

The Oilatum is great - it makes a huge difference. Also we use Aveeno - 3 times a day when it was bad. It calmed it down straight away and now we use it once a day to keep it at bay. Hope he gets better soon!

poppy · Feb 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM

My only real concern is that Tristan has a birthmark on his back and the dry skin is really dry over it. Two days ago, there was a slight bit of blood on it, so I have made an appointment at the doctor to have a look at it. I think it might just be down to the dry skin but better to be on the safe side.

xxx

Feb 17th, 2009, 16:59 PM	#1
poppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,947	Extremely dry skin Tristan is suffering from really dry skin at the moment. I have just got some bath milk and cream (Oilatum) from the doctor for him and have just started using them. Have any of your babies had really dry skin and what have you put on it to help?

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Feb 17th, 2009, 17:41 PM	#2
Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	Brenn's skin was horrible for a while, and felt terribly rough, and I used Dream Cream from Lush on it, now it is baby soft.

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Feb 17th, 2009, 18:11 PM	#3
brownhairedmom Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,444	I used Vitamin E gel on her face because it was soooo dry. It worked really fast and its all natural so it doesn't irritate

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Feb 17th, 2009, 18:55 PM	#4
kalouk Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: s.wales Posts: 45	Hi, My eldest had severe excema from birth and to be honest the thing that helped most was using Oilatum as you already are and plain liquid parrafin its not fancy and is very greasy but even if you just used it at night it really is brilliant. I use it on my youngest if she gets any little patches and it clears it by the next day. Also something to be aware of is any creams containing lanolin can make dry skin worse ( sorry if this is obvious)

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Feb 17th, 2009, 19:21 PM	#5
xJG30 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 18,400	Tom's got a very small patch of dry skin on his cheek, we use vaseline

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princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	leyla has reallyyy dry feet and hands and i was told to use olive oil x

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Feb 18th, 2009, 03:32 AM	#7
Bec L Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,303	I use Oilatum in Poppy's bath and then massage her with grapeseed oil. I also use Hydromol on her really dry patches.

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princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,453	if maddi has any dry patches i always find aqueous cream to be great, you can buy it in boots or most supermarkets i believe or chemists x

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Feb 18th, 2009, 03:38 AM	#9
XKatX Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 5,897	The Oilatum is great - it makes a huge difference. Also we use Aveeno - 3 times a day when it was bad. It calmed it down straight away and now we use it once a day to keep it at bay. Hope he gets better soon!

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Feb 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM	#10
poppy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,947	My only real concern is that Tristan has a birthmark on his back and the dry skin is really dry over it. Two days ago, there was a slight bit of blood on it, so I have made an appointment at the doctor to have a look at it. I think it might just be down to the dry skin but better to be on the safe side. xxx

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