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 it to say, I struggled with breastfeeding both boys, so as an alternative, I expressed until it simply got too much before moving on to formula. It was the cow’s milk protein in the formula that gave M reflux and a horrible rash on his face, triggering allergic reactions. This was our first experience of baby eczema, leading us to look into natural relief for eczema for babies.

What is Eczema?

Eczema is a chronic skin condition. The symptoms of eczema are usually characterised by dry, itchy, red, sensitive skin that can become cracked and inflamed. You will like to see the appearance of red scaly patches on sufferers, and it often comes with eczema flare-ups along with periods where it’s more manageable.

Eczema isn’t contagious, and while it doesn’t look nice, it presents no risk to anyone except pain and discomfort to the person with eczema. Typically, those with eczema will look for natural relief for eczema symptoms as well as use medication prescribed by a doctor. This is because eczema can be caused or triggered by numerous factors, including the immune system, genetics, environmental triggers, and allergies. The exact cause of eczema will vary from person to person. But we have already experienced this as a family.

My husband has also been a long-term sufferer of eczema and, as you can imagine, has tried many different types of creams, changes in diet and, steroids, 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 about to take M to the doctor to ask for a mild steroid cream to clear his patch of eczema when we were offered the opportunity to try Medihoney, a derma cream by Comvita. After doing some research on it, I was intrigued and thought 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 was 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 is 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!

If you want to try more natural remedies for eczema symptoms, you can see if the following work for you

• oat baths
• olive oil
• coconut oil
• foods rich in omega 3 or omega 3 supplements
• apple cider vinegar baths
• sunflower oil
• tea tree oil
• foods rich in antioxidants
• regular moisturising
• probiotics for improved gut health
• vitamin d
• vitamin e
• alternative treatments such as wet wraps to hydrate skin, using baking soda or even climatotherapy

If you want more help and advice on eczema, you can talk to your doctor or visit The National Eczema Society for help in managing and living with eczema.

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