What helps control your eczema symptoms?

I work with Melaleuca and use their products everyday. I don't have eczema but I have heard from other team members that melaleuca products have helped prevent any outbreaks with eczema for years. One woman told me that her daughter has been outbreak free for 5 years now due to the use of the less abrasive products. The main product I am told that is great for eczema is melaleuca's renew lotion although I was told to truely be outbreak free switching to melaleuca's soaps, shampoo and laundry soap is the most effective. If you would like a free sample of the renew lotion to try you may send me your mailing address to missyworkathome@yahoo.com My own experiences with melaleuca products is the tea tree oil in them have helped heal and reduce the appearance of many old scars that I have. It has cured my toe nail fugus (gross I know). I love the cleaning products because they don't make me sick like bleach when I use them and they have a disinfectant that kills 99.9% of germs. My mother has very sensitive skin and wasn't even able to use deoderant before and now she uses melaleuca products (including there natural's deoderant) and hasn't had any problems with itching or rash. I have heard similar stories from my customers and it does have a money back guarentee even if you use every drop of the product and send back the empty bottle.

I turn 47 in a few months and had eczema most of my life since childhood. I started taking Prednisone in late thirties a few times a year, but that causes such a change in personality and weight gain, so no more of that. Elidel is a good Rx cream, yet my insurance only pays for refills every 45 days and that is a long wait. There is a great site that sells a moisturizer gel and also a psorzema cream - www.dermae.net During the summer months and other warm times here in Los Angeles I dunk my head in the tub and run under cold water to stop the itch on my face and also before heading out to drive as the sun hits me when driving and causes irriation. I pick out sunglasses that do not irritate my face, those with wire rims seem to be the worse kind that make your face sweat when driving. I found out about epson salts by accident since my kids both are autistic and I use that in their baths and like to move it around in the bath water and my hands felt good afterwards. During warm months I also keep the cortisone creams in the refrigerator and use it before going out and when coming inside. I rinse my hands under cold water to stop the itch, put bandaids - 3M active strips are the only ones that work for me when I have to wash dishes. I wear cotton gloves when I sleep and keep bandaids on fingers when at the gym and wear gloves there and always use machines near the fans. I tried going gluten free for a month last year but it had no effect on my eczema. I have heard that accupuncture can work, might be next remedy I try. I have never used bleach, dryer sheets or softener and now don't use detergent when washing sheets, towels and other bedding. I read of others doing this as well in an eczema list serve. I take Evening of primrose oil as a supplement as I read that helps eczema. I grease up my face with ponds cold cream before getting in the shower.

My son has eczema as well. He mainly has the problem in the bends of his arms and legs. I take a good oil such as baby oil put it on the effected area. Take a knee high sock and cut off the end and then pull it over the area and leave it on all night. This helps alot. But the miracle worker I have found is a prescription. It's Elidel cream. It is expensive but from my experience it is definitly worth it!!!!!!! Now he has almost no out breaks!!! Hope this helps!!!!

are mositurizers something that can help? I thought I heard that somewhere, to use soaps that are cream based or that have bath oil in them?

My 15 month old has nummaler eczema. I had tried everything. Aveeno etc. Finally I came into a product melaleuca --it's all natural and they have everything you could think of. This has done miracles for her skin.

I use this product from the Arbonne company. They have lotions and creams that are steroid free and work pretty good. Also straight baby oil. Sometimes I have used diaper rash cream over the bad areas and it lets them heal a little and not itch so much. on occasion I have used an anti-itch cream. It tends to dry the area but will heal the spot under it too.

My son has eczema as well. He mainly has the problem in the bends of his arms and legs. I take a good oil such as baby oil put it on the effected area. Take a knee high sock and cut off the end and then pull it over the area and leave it on all night. This helps alot. But the miracle worker I have found is a prescription. It's Elidel cream. It is expensive but from my experience it is definitly worth it!!!!!!! Now he has almost no out breaks!!! Hope this helps!!!!