Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 Hi Anne my name is Georgia. My son Dylan also suffers from eczema. Our Ped. prescribed Aclovate Cream 0.05%. It is by prescription only though but works great! Do you think she is allergic to the foam on her band? I would check with your doctor or Orthotist. Hopes this helps. Good luck. Georgia Mommy to Dylan, banded 4/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 Anne, I have never dealt with this personally, but there has been a lot of discussion about eczema within this group. I would suggest going to the messages section and search the archive with the word eczema. I think you will find all sorts of information that way. I'm sure you will also receive alot of reponses with good advice as well. Just make sure to check with CT before using any products that they did not specifically mention when you got started. Marci (Mom to ) Oklahoma > does anyone know a good way to treat cradle cap when a headband is > being worn? Livia has terrible eczema and cradle cap and I am not > sure how to get rid of it. I tried just about everything before she > got her band and now I am not sure whether or not I can do anything > for it. I am scared of wrecking the band with products soaking into > the foam. We apply a cortisone cream on the eczema spots after bath > time and then we put the band back on once it is completely soaked > in. The cradle cap is causing her terrible itching and she is > constantly gouging at the top of her head with her razor claws(They > are so sharp and even if I cut them daily it makes no difference) > > any advice would be appreciated. The sweat on her head causes enough > itching, she should not have to deal with this too! > > Thanks > > Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 Anne, My daughter had cradle cap and I used to apply baby oil to her scalp and then run a baby comb over the top of it to loosen it. I would follow that with a good washing with baby shampoo. Good luck! Kathy mom to l lamdoid cranio CVR 1/18/01 DOC BAnd 2/26/01-5/24/01 > does anyone know a good way to treat cradle cap when a headband is > being worn? Livia has terrible eczema and cradle cap and I am not > sure how to get rid of it. I tried just about everything before she > got her band and now I am not sure whether or not I can do anything > for it. I am scared of wrecking the band with products soaking into > the foam. We apply a cortisone cream on the eczema spots after bath > time and then we put the band back on once it is completely soaked > in. The cradle cap is causing her terrible itching and she is > constantly gouging at the top of her head with her razor claws(They > are so sharp and even if I cut them daily it makes no difference) > > any advice would be appreciated. The sweat on her head causes enough > itching, she should not have to deal with this too! > > Thanks > > Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 Hi...well, you're not alone! I totally sympathize with your situation. I have 11 mos old identical twins - both with moderate- severe eczema :-( One of the twins has been wearing a STARBand since January (started wearing the helmet when he was about 5 mos old). As you probably already know, what your daughter is experiencing on her scalp is probably not the generic " cradle cap " that many newborns experience. I say this since you say she also has eczema. Both of my boys had pretty severe scalp issues when their eczema started at about 3 mos old. Both scalps would crust and weep and itch allllllll over. Their pediatric derm then explained that this isn't baby cradle cap, this is " eczema " in the scalp. Unfortunately, a lot of the normal cradle cap remedies (oil in the scalp) didn't work at all for us. The good news is that the scalp seemed to be the first part of the body to " grow out " of the eczema. It took awhile, though - probably about 4-5 mos. My boys are 11 mos old now and neither have had ANY scalp issues in months. The only thing that kept it under control was a peanut oil based corticosteroid that was prescribed by their derm. We would apply it after a bath. It got us thru till they grew out of it. Over the counter Sebulex shampoo also worked great for the itching (although be CAREFUL with it since it's NOT tear proof! We stopped using it once the boys started sitting up in the bath tub for fear that it would get in their eyes!) The eczema on the rest of the body (face and limbs), unfortunately is still here:-( With regard to the helmet?? I'm getting the impression that we are lucky in this regard... never sweats in it. And actually, within a week of wearing the helmet, his scalp issues almost went away! The only thing we could figure is that because of the helmet he wasn't able to scratch his scalp. He never seemed to be bothered by his scalp once he started wearing the helmet - and it cleared within a week or two! He would get a few spots of crust on the top of his head (where the helmet is open), but he never bothered with the spots and we never treated them. Basically, the helmet helped his scalp. His twin (no helmet) took longer to grow out of the scalp stuff. I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but I've come to the conclusion that I can do my best to see if there's anything that I can control in my son's environment that would help his eczema (food triggers, etc.), but basically it seems as if I need to make my son as comfortable as possible until he grows out of it. They are better today then 6 mos ago, but I'm tired of it. I want it GONE! It sucks, doesn't it? PS...have you eliminated cow's milk or cow's milk based formula? We went to Nutramigen back when they were about 7 mos old and within 2 days they started to clear! Within a week they were totally clear. They stayed that way for about 2 weeks, then it came back, but NEVER as bad as before the formula switch!! They used to have bloody, weepy cheeks and blotchy skin all over the body before the switch:-( It sucks! Good Luck... Kass - Mom to 11mos old - STARBanded in Jan 2001 - still going! > does anyone know a good way to treat cradle cap when a headband is > being worn? Livia has terrible eczema and cradle cap and I am not > sure how to get rid of it. I tried just about everything before she > got her band and now I am not sure whether or not I can do anything > for it. I am scared of wrecking the band with products soaking into > the foam. We apply a cortisone cream on the eczema spots after bath > time and then we put the band back on once it is completely soaked > in. The cradle cap is causing her terrible itching and she is > constantly gouging at the top of her head with her razor claws(They > are so sharp and even if I cut them daily it makes no difference) > > any advice would be appreciated. The sweat on her head causes enough > itching, she should not have to deal with this too! > > Thanks > > Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2001 Report Share Posted July 5, 2001 Hello! I just had to share my experience with the cradle cap on our daughter, . She had real flaky spots on her scalp and a friend of mine, who is a hair dresser, recommended a product. I tried it and within two washings 's scalp was so much better. Now it is completely cleared up. It's a product by Malibu, called " EC Mode " on the bottle it says ... " scalp therapy shampoo " . The bottle I have is a dark blue color. Hope it helps someone else!! , mom of , age 14 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Anne: My daughter's "cradle cap" ended up being plain 'ol itchy dandruff!!! Check with your doctor, but we now use Nizoral every second week. Works like a charm. No more flakes, no more itch. Check into it. We tried EVERYTHING we could think of for a year +!!!! Kendra in CanadaFor more plagio info, go towww.plagiocephaly.org/support... ----- Original Message ----- From: jain_doe2001@... Plagiocephaly Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:23 AM Subject: Eczema and cradle cap does anyone know a good way to treat cradle cap when a headband is being worn? Livia has terrible eczema and cradle cap and I am not sure how to get rid of it. I tried just about everything before she got her band and now I am not sure whether or not I can do anything for it. I am scared of wrecking the band with products soaking into the foam. We apply a cortisone cream on the eczema spots after bath time and then we put the band back on once it is completely soaked in. The cradle cap is causing her terrible itching and she is constantly gouging at the top of her head with her razor claws(They are so sharp and even if I cut them daily it makes no difference)any advice would be appreciated. The sweat on her head causes enough itching, she should not have to deal with this too!ThanksAnneFor more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Anne I hope the Eczema and cradle cap clears please let us know what you try and what is successful. Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 In a message dated 7/5/2001 3:58:55 PM Central Daylight Time, tenerelli1@... writes: scalps would crust and weep and itch allllllll over. Kass... I am one of the old timers still around. I, too, could sympathize!! Vince wore his helmet for 12 months thru the winter AND summer. He also had severe eczema just as you described. We tried every kind of cream. Most did not work. He was also on steroids. That only took care of the oozing but the irritations continued. There for a while we even thought he was allergic to the adhesive in the helmet. We saw a derm at the Univ of Chic but they did not think it was food related. I did. She prescribed medicated shampoo and that made him worse. I was tired of the creams and strong meds so I tried a health food store. The recommend Flax Oil. It helped dramatically. I would mix it in his milk. These skin irritations are evidently caused by lack of omega 8 oils within the body. I would even massage in his scalp to soften the crusts. To this day everything has cleared. This type of oil is also good for brain development so it couldn't hurt. Belinda(Indiana) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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