Medihoney – a natural relief for eczema

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When M was around 8 weeks old, we found that he had a cow’s milk intolerance and it coincided with the exact time I stopped expressing breast milk. I won’t go into too much detail but suffice to say, I struggled with breastfeeding both boys so as an alternative I expressed until it simply got too much, before moving onto formula. It was the cow’s milk protein in formula that gave M reflux and a horrible rash on his face. This was our first experience of baby eczema.

My husband has also been a long-term sufferer of eczema and as you can imagine, has tried many different types of creams, change of diet and steroids etc. etc. Luckily for us though, M’s skin cleared up with the use of aqueous cream as well as also using prescription formula (the milk protein in this is broken down a lot more than regular formula) So that was that, or so we thought.

M caught chickenpox from his older brother quite badly back in the summer – even now he still has scars on his chest and tummy. Since then though he has been suffering from eczema in the crevice of his left arm which we haven’t been able to shift. We have tried many creams including Epaderm and Sudocrem. Surprisingly we found Epaderm didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Sudocrem did, but every time it looked like it was on the verge of healing, M would seemingly have a scratching episode, and we would be back to square one again.

I was at the point of taking M to the doctors to ask for some mild steroid cream to clear his patch of eczema up when we were offered the opportunity to try Medihoney, a derma cream by Comvita. After doing a little research on it, I was intrigued and thought that it was worth trying.

What is Medihoney?

Medihoney is a rich emollient with medical-grade manuka honey, aloe vera and chamomile. While it doesn’t claim to be a treatment for eczema, many sufferers have found it to help relieve the dry, itchy skin with its natural ingredients and there have been many success stories.

Testing Medihoney

We were very eager to try this out when it arrived. You will see from the first picture that M’s arm is quite red and dry before we started using Medihoney. We applied a tiny blob over the affected area and rubbed it in. I found it to be more gel-like than a cream, but it rubbed in quite easily. M’s first reaction was “it smells!” and he was right it does – but not in a horrible way. To me, it just smelt like honey – but it certainly wasn’t overly sticky to apply to the skin. We applied this twice a day – once in the morning and once at night.

You will see from the photos below that we saw a dramatic difference in just three days. The skin was no longer as red or as dry as it was previously and M was not itching the area at all.


However, we did forget to apply the cream for a couple of days (see photo below), and in those couple of days, M did itch the area, so it became red again.

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The results

We have been using the cream for just under two weeks now, and I have to say there has been a vast improvement. The redness and dryness have pretty much gone, and we only need to apply the cream once a day.

Verdict

Medihoney has most definitely cleared up eczema from M’s arm much better than any of the other creams we have previously tried. You can still tell that the eczema if there as it still feels a bit bumpy to touch, but if you can get results like this in just two weeks, I would say if you are an eczema sufferer it’s definitely worth a try.

The interesting thing for us now is seeing if the eczema will disappear completely – watch this space!

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Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 11 and M who's 8. This blog is about my family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.

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13 Comments

  1. Jessica Powell
    14th November 2015 at 11:31 pm  ·  Reply

    We’ve been really lucky – touch wood – and avoided eczema so far. It’s always good to read about creams that actually work though for future reference! #KCACOLS

  2. mommyslittleprincesses
    15th November 2015 at 8:42 am  ·  Reply

    The Medihoney cream seems to be working a treat which must be a great relief for both of you. Holly seems to have gotten eczema on her thighs, down the back of her legs and on her arms at the moment so I’ll definitely keep Medihoney in mind for her.xx #KCACOLS

  3. Handy Herbs
    16th November 2015 at 11:29 am  ·  Reply

    Eczema can be so debilitating. It’s great if you can find natural alternatives that work instead of using steroids. I hope it continues to be successful 🙂 #KCACOLS

    • Suburban Mum
      1st December 2015 at 10:36 am  ·  Reply

      Thank you! We are still using it but not every day now. M seems to scratch the area in his sleep at night so its hard for it go completely at the moment – the weather is not helping either!

  4. Mojo Blogs
    17th November 2015 at 10:45 am  ·  Reply

    That is amazing! We have been going through a lot of different creams sadly. That improvement is so, so good. Winter is the worst time for it to flare up too 🙁

  5. A Moment With Franca
    17th November 2015 at 10:41 pm  ·  Reply

    This cream looks really good Maria!! Bella suffers really badly with eczema too. It is now even bleeding. We are going in circles with her as it gets to the point that it seems that she is getting better and then again she scratches it and we have to start all over again! ;-( She also has apparently asthma so I think she might have some kind of allergy to something. I will have a look of this cream. Great review lovely!! Thanks so much for sharing this at #KCACOLS. You are part of this little linky now!! 😉 xxx

  6. mumisthewordblog.wordpress.com
    18th November 2015 at 4:01 pm  ·  Reply

    I might try this on myself. I am a terrible eczema sufferer. Mine is currently in sores due to the irritation. Thanks for the heads up! #KCAKOLS

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