What you need to know about baby eczema treatment?

To see your babies soft and delicate skin affected with red, itchy patches is definitely not at all pleasant and also even worse when you can’t even control it. However, causes of eczema in babies and adults are almost the same but what makes it slightly different is that babies are unable to take care of themselves.

The trigger factors for adults and babies is almost same, however, babies are prone to food allergies. Allergens or the irritants cause dry, flaky, itchy skin. Babies usually suffer from just two types of eczema namely nappy rash and the cradle cap. Cradle cap majorly affects the scalp, ears and brows of the baby resembling the cap whereas nappy rash affects the nappy area.

Now, when it comes to the treatment there are too many things you can do to treat eczema in babies. Here’s a must-do list for getting your baby treated.

• Bath your baby with a lukewarm water as warm water can worsen the conditions.
• Avoid using strong soaps, perfumes and bubble bath.
• After the bath get your child’s skin pat dry instead of rubbing. Immediately moisturize with a gentle moisturizer to lock in the water inside the skin as dry skin is much prone to eczema.
• Moisturize twice especially after the bath.
• Also, some foods can also trigger eczema in children so you need to pay close attention to your child’s diet and how the food you are giving is reacting to his/her body. The most common products are nuts, eggs, and dairy products. As soon as you identify various food reaction avoid the same in the diet.
• Vacuum your carpets to keep your house free from dust mites, dust, and the pollens.
• Avoid scratching as this can make baby eczema even worse. As protective measures, you can keep your kids nails short to reduce scratching.

It’s difficult to see your little one suffer, but certain measures can help control it. Luckily, babies usually outgrow the eczema conditions some will suffer from it but in some cases with the passing age, the eczema control becomes easier. In severe cases ointments, corticosteroids, topical creams, over the counter creams are always prescribed by the dermatologists.  The most important thing is preventing eczema in children is much more effective than treating it and by keeping in mind the above-discussed points you can make it happen.