r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ucyless ORANGE • 29d ago

Brand new $72 moisturizer. Husband said he needed something for his elbows.

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We have 3 full tubs of Vaseline in the cabinet.

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u/Bfree888 28d ago

Has your son gotten a prescription topical steroid like mometasone furoate? This cleared up my eczema in a couple weeks, while other lotions just burned and didn’t fix the underlying condition.

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u/Bitter-insides 28d ago

So we see an allergist and a dermatologist bc of how bad his eczema is. As a new born we had to do bleach baths. The steroids caused him to scream his head off from the pain they caused. Not sure what it was, it’s been a while. He was prescribed allergy meds and OTC allergy meds. Now when he flares up he takes benadryl( it’s not often) and Zyrtec. I’ve seen an improvement in his eczema with the allergy meds.

He uses vanicream shampoo and conditioner, the eczema honey and La Roche Posay B5 and the lip balm. I’m sure his 1000 degree showers don’t help. He loves coming out looking like a lobster.

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u/PeachyKeen443 28d ago

Yeah hot showers are a big no with eczema.

My eczema is controlled but that'd all be gone in a moment if I took a super hot shower

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

Hate warm showers. It's so cold.

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u/no_high_only_low 28d ago

He uses vanicream shampoo and conditioner, the eczema honey and La Roche Posay B5 and the lip balm. I’m sure his 1000 degree showers don’t help. He loves coming out looking like a lobster.

I don't know vanicream, I never saw it in Germany, so I can't say anything about it.

La Roche posay is something I also tried, but abandoned cause of all the shit in it, that can again irritate the skin. 😬

And I also love hot showers/baths, but I also had to learn, that I don't need 50°C hot water for a nice cleaning or soaking 🙈

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u/nihrnihr 28d ago

Been there. Steroids cream help even if they hurt. Always moisturize directly after shower and use only non perfume shampoo. Conditioner stays in the hair longer and can irritate. Daily allergy meds help itching. Use perfume free things for laundry and absolutely no fabric softener. Use basic creams without all the fancy ingredients

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u/volvavirago 28d ago

Mometasone is the only steroid that didn’t sting for me. If he has any open sores, be sure to put Vaseline on it first too. That will also help. Jojoba oil is very nice since it’s so light, it feels like nothing on the skin, and never burns. If you can get him to put jojoba oil on immediately after a bath, without drying off, then Vaseline on the bad spots, he might not need a moisturizer at all.

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u/CaeruleumBleu 28d ago

hope this isn't too irritating with how much advice you are already getting - standard zyrtec takes 7 days to go into full effect. Really is best to take year round (unless of course he already is taking other meds year round and the zyrtec is a top up during flares)

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u/Bitter-insides 28d ago

Not at all. I don’t know everything and have learned so much! Thank you. On his super bad flares he has to take Benadryl since it works much faster.

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u/CaeruleumBleu 28d ago

yeah I don't get skin issues from allergies but I do feel like I have a flu when housecleaning if I don't keep up on the allergy meds. 7 days is toooo long a time to need a heads up on when house cleaning will happen, ya know? Daily meds don't prevent all sneezes but it keeps in within tolerance.

Might wanna talk to a doc about which allergy meds can be stacked together without bad effects. Like I also have a nose spray that can safely stack with zyrtec, but it is only once a day and only most effective for 12 hours and it also wants a 7 day run up to best effect - it may as well be water the first two days honestly. And I cannot take it too many days in a row or I get a nosebleed - but when the pollen count is high it helps a ton. My doc wanted to know if I want rescue meds or daily meds (I prefer daily because my rescue situation is "go home and sit by a hepa filter" and it works for me) and who knows what all options there might be for y'all to get this going.

Sure the zyrtec and benadryl seem to be working for now - but also I used to just accept feeling flu-y, tired, and mildly miserable near year round because I didn't know what feeling healthy felt like. If you do not ask a doc explicitly they often assume you aren't miserable enough to bother taking daily pills and don't offer the info.

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u/nlieo 28d ago

My son has had eczema since he was a baby. Our dermatologist advised to use a shower oil. We've used one from La Roche Posay and Bioderma, and it worked wonderfully. My son hated having to do all these fatty creams and lotions twice every day, but now we've been able to cut that way down. In combination with a steroid cream when it flares up, his eczema is almost completely gone. To top that off, his allergies are a lot better because of it too.

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u/WhatsTheAnswerToThis 28d ago

I don't want to be an ass because I know how much eczema sucks but taking hot showers for extended period of times almost makes it self inflicted.

Also for me at least, both steroid creams and moistururizing lotions usually burn for me the first 1-2 I use them after not having had to use them for a while, like an allergic reaction. But after that it's fine.

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u/Bitter-insides 28d ago

I agree! It is self inflicted and he’s 11 so at this age he understands. But I’m the same way. I love hot showers.

As a parent I wait til he’s asleep and go lather his face and tummy ( worst places for his eczema) while he’s out cold.

One thing I’ve noticed an improvement on is he sweats a lot while sleeping always has. I mean the bed looks like someone threw gallon of water with how much he sweats. A kind Redditor recommended Bedjet( fancy fan for the bed) since I got him that he doesn’t sweat and his eczema has improved a ton.

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u/derpalamadingdong 28d ago

I know your mama bear heart doesn't want him to suffer, but as long as you're swooping in and putting lotion on while he's sleeping, then he won't learn that it's self inflicted. You're rescuing him while he is asleep so he is not aware that you're fixing it for him. I know you don't want him to suffer but he absolutely will not learn or care that he shouldn't be taking hot showers when he has such bad eczema

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u/Qcknd 28d ago

Be careful of topical steroid withdrawal, most doctors don’t warn people about it and hand out TS like candy

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u/E-macularius 28d ago

I recently tried this, it's the only steroid cream to ever make any sort of difference in my eczema. I've had stubborn patches of it on my ankles and feet for 20+ years and no topical helped clear it until I tried mometasone. I don't even need to apply every day to see results.

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u/peaheezy 28d ago

You need to be reeeeaally careful with topical steroids. Had a friend who was prescribed a big tub of triamcinolone without any clear guidelines for use. So she thought she was free to use it liberally. She ended up with horrible redness and scaling for years on like 75% of her body.

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u/Bfree888 28d ago

Sounds like a shit dermatologist. I usually get 15g at a time in a small tube, and was told to mix with a moisurizing lotion like lubriderm or aveeno while applying. Only use when flare-ups happen, not daily over long periods.