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I am a long time sufferer of Dyshidrotic Eczema. Nothing really helped me manage it until now. For the first time in months I have full range of motion in every finger! It is not completely gone yet but at least its better than it has been. The lotion moisturizes for the most part. I had trouble with very scaly sections getting adequately moisturized with this product. It burned like crazy when first applied to areas that had broken skin but after a few minutes it subsided and I felt relief from itching, skin tightness and swelling. I found that it worked better when I had showered or washed my hands in luke warm water to soften my skin and then applied the medicine. I also added a tiny amount of neosporin when I had cracks that were bleeding. This helped with some of the pain.
I have a 3yr old toddler. She scratches until she bleeds because of her eczema. She has dry patches on elbows and under her knees. I've currently been using Dove Sensitive, oatmeal baths (when it gets really bad), hydrocortisone cream, and Eucerine mixed with a little Jojoba oil. This seems to work well in the warm months but this winter has been really bad. I just bought this cream yesterday and this is the first night in a few months where she has not woken up to scratch. This morning I noticed a visible difference in her skin...it wasn't as irritated. And I have not seen a her scratch once today. I'll update again after a week but so far, I'm excited that this may work!
I used 1% Hydrocortisone creme in various forms for a persistant rash on my cheeks. It kept it at bay but never made it go away. Every morning I had to wash off all the flaking skin. The underlying tissue stayed sensitive and red but would lessen during the day. I repeated this for a year and a half. Two weeks ago it spread to the bridge of my nose and down my cheeks almost to my mouth. I researched eczema remedies here on Amazon. I almost passed on this because of the negative reviews. I was at CVS and since it was handy I bought it along with several other cremes. After 2 days of use 3 times a day most of the redness was gone. Just a week more of use my skin is no longer sensitive or flaking. I smile at the mirror now. Evidently the other ingredients play an important part in the healing process. My skin is now normal. I have no idea if I have to use this long term. I guess I will find out when I discontinue use to see if the rash returns. By the way this is the new formula with zinc.
I've had recurring eczema on the center of my neck for several years now. This product has helped to clear up a new flare-up in under two days. I coupled it with eating a high omega-3 diet (omega-3 fortified eggs, in my case) and disciplined behavior of not scratching or even touching the affected area.
Anyone saying 'oh, this is just hydrocortisone' is missing why this is much better than many other hydrocortisone products. Hydrocortisone is often delivered in cremes that are designed to also dry-out weeping rashes like poison ivy. The cremes end up dried out, flaky and itchy, and provide little or no moisturization. I've used them many many times before, and they often leave me feeling just as itchy or moreso than before I began using them.
This product does not leave me feeling itchy at all. It suppresses the itch all day long. The only uncomfortable thing about this product was that it burned a little bit for about 15-min to a half hour after applying it. It was well worth it for absolutely no itching and a visible reduction of redness in just a day or two.
I'm surprised and impressed with this product, so I'm recommending it here.
It did nothing for the eczema. This isn't even a good lotion. The medication ingredient is Hydrocortisone which is really just an anti-inflammatory.
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