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I took D to the pedi because he has an area on his tummy with a recurring rash (She thinks he may have a topical allergy to the metal in the snap on his pants) and a few small bumps by his nose that don't seem to go away. Along with a hydrocordisone ointment to clear up the rashes, she also suggested that we try a relatively new lotion called CeraVe that has something in it that is lacking in the skin of people with excema. (Although she didn't say that he has excema, just sensitive skin.) She said it works better for some people than others, but we should give it a try. Anyone else tried it? It's too early to tell if it's helping because we're still using the ointment. It's definitely thinner than the Eucerine we'd been using, though. (His skin tends to be dry if I don't use lotion on him daily.) I also bought the cleanser to try, which is supposed to be very gentle. I'm still getting used to the fact that it doesn't lather.
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So far, I think it's working great for D. It's thinner than the Eucerine I was using, so I wasn't sure it would really moisturize his skin well. But it seems much better for keeping his skin from getting dry, even as much as he's in the water lately. I like that I can slather it on him at night and it just seems to soak in so it doesn't rub off on his sheets or pajamas.
I am not sure what relatively new is. . . I have been using it for at least a couple of years as my main face lotion. I like it because it has NO allergens in it that I can identify and it does not seem to interact with other stuff (like my topical acne meds). You can buy it at Walgreens. My only issue with it, is it has no sunscreen in it at all.
I only use it on my face but I might try using it on my entire body and see if it helps with my psoriasis!
Something else I thought I would mention. I have a son who has issues with metals. For the pants when he was still in daipers and it would touch his skin, I would paint the inside of the snap with clear nail polish. You have to redo it periodically, but it helps. We also do that on jewlery he wants to wear, though mostly I try to find other types of lewlery for him (leather and wood work well and look manly) He just has super sensitive skin, one time he was doing a workshop and had to wear a namtag on a lanyard, there was a small peice of metal on the lanyard that was touching his neck and within an hour of wearing it he had a nasty rash.
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Nevada - Hmm . . . I was just repeating what she told me, but that doesn't sound so new. Maybe she meant new relative to things like Aquafor or Eucerine? Or maybe she was just mistaken.
Momraine - Thanks for the tips! I hadn't considered nail polish. I like that idea better than the duct tape.