Tiggy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 my eczema is driving me mad so tonight I tried using oats in my bath, I read it somewhere, I put some oats into a pop sock & hung it under the running tap, and then squeezed all the goo out to use a soap, it worked really well, I wont be using anything else for the time being, I'm a lot less itchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 That sounds a really good tip Tiggy; cheap, harmless & effective! Hope the bout of eczema clears soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Oats are good for itchy skin Tiggy - I hope the effect was long lasting. I know there are a few people on here who will be able to help with more advice. (I'll just pop this to the Nesting Box for a while so that you get as much advice as possible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 My 11 year old niece uses oats in the bath too and adds a few drops of lavender oil just to make it smell good (and help her get a good night's sleep). Seems to work well for her when she's particularly itchy Hope your itchiness goes away soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Oats are great, as you say, plus the lavender which dancing cloud suggests. I've used this combination in the past to help with my psoriasis and it really soothed my skin....makes a mess of the bath though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I use Oilatum Oil in the bath for my ichthyosis, it really helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 bad time of year for some people with excema dry air and freezing cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I use Oilatum Oil in the bath for my ichthyosis, it really helps. This is the first time I've met anyone else with this problem! - my daughter has had it since she was three months old!. She is in her thirties now and has it mostly under control....with the help of a lot of moisturiser and infrequent swimming trips, although she would love to swim more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thanks for reminding me about the oats thing Tiggy - the eczema on my left leg has been playing up recently - I haven't had a bad flare like this recently; I had to tuck my PJ bottoms into my socks last night to stop me scratching til it bled in the night! It completely disappears in the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Adam, my son is having a flare up at the moment to, he always seems to flare when he is poorly. As well as oats i add a drop of lavender and a drop of roman chamomile to his bath, the chamomile is soothing and helps itchies. I've also found Dream Wash and Dream Cream from Lush help him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Oats are great, as you say, plus the lavender which dancing cloud suggests. I've used this combination in the past to help with my psoriasis and it really soothed my skin....makes a mess of the bath though! by putting the oats into a pop sock I didn't have any mess in the bath, my skin is feeling much better, I have had to use some steroid cream but no where near as much as I normally would with a flare up - i'll let the moms at work know about the oat bath we have lots of very little ones with dry skin probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 We used it as a treatment for itchy chickenpox spots too, put the oats in a sock which we ran under the tap to release some of the soothing goodness, then dabbed the sock directly on the spots. Changed the oats daily, otherwise I'd have thought it would get a bit yucky ! Cheap & effective though. Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I have eczema on my hands which has flared up I think it wasn't helped by trying to make a holly wreath and my fingers getting really pricked. I get dry skin all over which is under control for the most part with a body lotion, but as soon as the season changes, it gets sore and I have to try and find another body lotion as the first one no longer works I have tried Aveeno which is an oat based moisteriser and really liked the lavender fragranced one but my Boots no longer sell it, so I might get some of the un-fragranced one. Looks like I'll be off to the docs to get some more Betnovate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 you can get aveeno on prescription if it works out cheaper for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 you can get aveeno on prescription if it works out cheaper for you Oh, I didn't know that. Don't suppose you know what sort of size you can get it in by prescription? It's 4.99 for a tube in Boots which I think is 250ml, but not certain about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 I'll check tomorrow, have prescribed it a few times for littlies but cant remember what size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 aveeno cream 100ml or lotion in a 400ml pump action pack - I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I just came on to see if this remedy would work for chicken pox - great! I'll try it tonight for Dan - he has it really badly Matthew had it the other week and it never bothered him, but poor Dan is really suffering. This is his first day of full on spots though so I am hoping they will start to ease by christmas day. Edited to add: well I don't know if it worked too well, but it kept him quiet for half an hour squeezing the gloop out of the pop sock and smoothing it onto his spots! He found it quite amusing to be having a bath in porridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
