This is my baby Sarah. And this is our baby eczema case study.
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BABY ECZEMA CASE STUDY: Natural Relief Without Steroids?
This was Sarah when she was about 2.5 weeks.
And I’m guessing, you’re reading this post because you’re feeling desperate. I’m assuming your baby’s skin used to look like Sarah; but has gone from that, to this:
And you’re wondering if you can spare your precious baby from using steroids. I know that feeling mummy.
Timeline of Rashes Documented
Notice how I’m including the time and date stamps of the photos? This is real!
For authenticity’s sake, I took all these photos with my iPhone, sans Photoshop. I am here, telling you that I know what you’re going through! And you’re about to find out why the best natural treatment for baby eczema and rashes is our bestselling Miracle Balm. Follow me through as I show you how long the recovery takes, and what the healing process looks like.
Long story short, Sarah had no skin issues as I was bathing her in plain water from the beginning. And that, is truly the way you should take care of a newborn’s skin. Just use water. Yes, nothing else but lukewarm water ONLY.
But then, I thought, why not I try and see if Sarah has the same hypersensitive skin as her Jiejie Lauren? We all know how Jo Lauren started right, if you don’t, read about it HERE.
How You Could Trigger Baby Eczema and Rashes in Your Baby, Without Knowing
So I got online, bought and used a popular organic brand baby shampoo that, unfortunately/fortunately, triggered Sarah’s baby eczema. It was deja vu, once again, I had a baby with eczema rashes on her face. It begins innocently, a little redness and spots here and there. Nothing too freaky Friday. Yet.
UPDATE: FEB 2020 – I have 4 babies by the way. Joel was about 1 month old when the below picture was taken. That’s Lauren, my firstborn, yup, she’s the Lauren in Jo Lauren. She has no more rashes/dry skin issues. Joshua has really good skin. Sarah is turning 3 and I think we’ve finally managed to identify her eczema trigger: dairy. I know, how unfortunate. But that also means we no longer have to deal with overnight scratching marathons and bedsheets littered with dry scabs! You know what I mean!
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So really, every child is different, even within the same family.
So back to the case study 2 years ago! To be honest, at that point, I panicked a little as Sarah’s flareups got worse and worse. But when eczema sets in like this, even stopping the bath product and using plain water, doesn’t make the rashes go away.
Well, praise the Lord Jesus for blessing me with the Miracle Balm. And because I am blessed, I am dedicated to fighting this cause.
Organic/Natural May Be the Cause of Baby Eczema?
Anyway, you may be wondering why did I use an organic brand instead of J&J? That is because we tend to assume organic products are better, but the fact remains that not all organic products are suitable for babies with sensitive skin.
In fact, if you can find any of the following ingredients in your baby’s toiletries, it is most likely the cause of your baby’s eczema: decyl glucoside, cetearyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, and coco-glucoside. These ingredients are called alkyl glucosides and have been awarded, “Allergen of the Year 2017”. Not cool. Not cool at all.
You want to know what’s the best product for sensitive skin babies?
Water. H2O. 水. Haha. I’m sounding like a broken record. But seriously, just use water. Until they’re at least 18 months, especially if they have sensitive skin.
UPDATE: JUL 2022 – I just wrote a post on, “What is the main cause of baby eczema?” which you can read more about HERE! It’s really important if this is the first time you encounter baby eczema and rashes!
Baby Eczema and Rashes First Appear on Baby’s Face
So fine, what’s done is done, I get it. You didn’t know you should be using only water and now, your baby has full blown lobster-red eczema rashes on her face. Only problem is, even if you stopped the products and just used water, the eczema doesn’t just go away. Why? Because her skin barrier has been weakened. Damaged.
Just in case you’re screaming, “But I didn’t use the product on my baby’s face! I only used water on his/her face!” Sister, you don’t have to be using the bath products on her face, for her face to have rashes. For Sarah, I only used the bath shampoo on her body, water on her face, and YET, the eczema appeared on her cheeks. That is how it all begins, don’t ask me why.
And if allowed to continue, the eczema would spread to her body and limbs. I couldn’t take it anymore so I stopped the bath product, and just used water. I cleaned her face daily with a damp cotton ball, and applied a thin layer of the Miracle Balm on her face, every nappy change.
I applied the Miracle Balm on her face, 5-6 times per day. This was 4 days later.
Recovery with Miracle Balm
I know what you’re thinking, “Hur? Got improve?” Haha. Patience my young jedi.
Notice how much difference it makes in just a few hours? 7am vs 11am? Eczema usually flares in the early morning, possibly due to an entire night of sleeping in a dry A/C room. And hunger. The rashes get really red and angry but notice how her skin is already smooth by afternoon? So don’t be discouraged, keep going!
It even rhymes!
And this is 5 days later. Skin looking really clear in the morning, after applying the balm about 2 hours after she woke up.
But there WILL surely still be flareups, although it will never get to as bad as before. And it calms down easily once the Miracle Balm is applied. So even as skin heals, expect something like this.
This was just 3 hours after! It can be due to heat as eczema tends to flare in the afternoon when it’s warmer. Or it could really just be that Lil Ms Eczema is being a pain and not wanting to leave so easily.
And then, after a few days of clear skin, she woke up with a flare again.
Could be something I ate, but I can’t really confirm what it is cos I eat too much. What do I do when this happens? Apply the Miracle Balm!
After some time, the skin loves the Miracle Balm and is soothed quicker than before. Just half an hour and skin is rosy, not flaring.
And few hours later, skin is clear as the sky.
At Day 9, her skin is no longer flaring even in the morning.
Or in the afternoon.
And as of today, it’s Day 11. Skin has pretty much calmed down entirely.
And with this, I hope I’ve proven my point and you feel encouraged.
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How to Manage Baby Eczema and Rashes Naturally Without Steroids
Allow me to provide some advice on managing a newborn or baby eczema flareup:
1) If you’re using bath products on your baby, stop. Immediately. Just use water, lukewarm. No warm or hot water, just lukewarm.
2) Stop all products including massage oils, creams or lotions. Do this for at least a week. Monitor to see if skin calms down, or at least stops flaring and spreading.
3) If skin calms down, you have removed the trigger! 3/5 cases are due to unsuitable products.
4) However, if you have stopped all topical products for a week, and skin is still flaring and rash is spreading, the trigger is most likely in her diet.
5) If so, is she breastfeeding or formula-fed? The most common trigger is milk/dairy, so if mummy is breastfeeding, cut out dairy for a week and see if her skin improves. If formula-fed, consult with your PD for alternatives.
6) Usually, if the trigger is in her diet, she will also get some nappy rash. So take note of that.
7) Baby eczema is usually due to topical products or diet and it’s easy to identify the trigger, that is why it is easiest to manage. Other causes may include dust or pet dander so you need to manage that to see if it makes a difference.
8) Once you have removed the trigger, from newborn to 18 months, just stick to water and a good moisturizer until their skin barrier is fully developed. Or else, if you insist on using some bath product, you can consider our Oatmeal Baths. These are gentle enough, even for newborn babies.
9) For a good moisturizer, I would highly recommend *ahem* the Miracle Balm. I know what’s inside and I stand by it, and I walk the talk by using it on all my babies.
Most importantly, it works. And I went as far as to trigger a flareup in my very own newborn baby, just to prove it works. And I have provided baby eczema pictures so you can see the recovery time. That is the level of faith and confidence I have in my own product.
Miracle Balm: The Answer to Baby Eczema and Rashes
As you can see, it’s really easy to manage newborn babies’ eczema; identify and remove the trigger, then treat and moisturize with a healing product like our Miracle Balm. It is possibly the best baby eczema cream you can use on your baby.
So if you’re looking for the best natural treatment for baby eczema and rashes, please give our Miracle Balm a try. It is after all, tried and tested by yours truly. And you’d be pleased to know, be it nappy rash, drool rash, milk rash or heat rash, the Miracle Balm heals all. Just go through all the reviews of our Miracle Balm and you’d see, we’re not the only ones raving about it.
The difference is, now we have pictures so you don’t have to use your imagination!
Hope you enjoyed this “before and after” post of ours! If you’re giving our Miracle Balm a try, do share and tag @jolaurenorganics #jolaurenbabies your before and after baby eczema pictures on Instagram! We would love to see pictures of your precious ones overcoming eczema!
Let’s fight baby eczema together!
UPDATE: FEB 2020
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You probably came here because you saw this latest post on Instagram right? So Sarah is no longer a baby but a 2YO toddler. The legs are her legs in the above video.
As you can see, she used to scratch a lot. We have since identified the trigger and it’s likely to be dairy. We cut dairy out totally and her skin has finally healed!
It will take time for toddlers to grow out of this phase. In the meantime, my suggestion is:
1) Shower them in room-temperature water. Warm/hot water causes their skin to dry up and itch even more. Don’t use any bath products at all, just water only.
2) Trim their nails every other day. Long nails will scratch and break their skin overnight.
3) Dress them in long sleeves and pants to minimize scratching damage.
It takes time, hang in there and I hope you give our Miracle Balm a try!
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