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Do infants grow out of eczema


There is very little literature available to help new mothers that suffer from eczema, and so it can be difficult to know exactly what to expect.

Eczema is a skin condition that results in developing sore, red, and scaly patches all over the skin. It can be difficult to know exactly how to treat your child’s eczema.

Many people think that children will grow out of their eczema, but is this true? Many children do in fact grow out of their eczema before their fifth birthday, which is very good news for most parents.

Eczema is a very irritating condition for many children, and so it is fantastic that many children will grow out of it so quickly.

However there are still a very small percentage of infants that do not grow out of eczema and so require further treatment.

Eczema isn’t a contagious disease, however it is a very irritating, dry, scaly, and itchy skin condition. This causes the skin to become irritated, if this is scratched it can even lead to the skin becoming infected and leading to complications.

Infants can develop eczema anywhere on their body, but behind the knees and in front of the elbows are the most common. Also patches on the face, neck, chest, and tummy are the most common areas. Eczema in infants is a little different to that in adults, it normally becomes crusty and weepy.

It can be very difficult to treat your baby’s eczema, however it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact it can actually be quite simple. Eczema normally works by stealing the moisture from the skin, and so by keeping the skin moisturized as much as possible it is a fantastic part of the treatment.

Just restricting the baths to twice or three times a week helps to keep the skin as moist as possible, and using a mild form of soap such as Dove is very useful in keeping your baby’s skin as moist as possible. You should also avoid anything that contains perfumes or dyes, you shouldn’t use anything on a baby that has any of these.

Unscented baby lotion is very useful, make sure that it’s mild, and as thick as possible! The lotions should be applied around five times a day, and this will help moisturize the skin as much as possible.

Most children do grow out of eczema before they get very old, therefore you probably have nothing to worry about.



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