Organic Creams

For the past two months, I've been looking into creams and the ingredients that may help eczema skin. I've always been crazy over creams (I hate wrinkles and sun spots) so this is just another excuse for me to do more research. I can literally spend hours, standing in the cream aisle staring at creams.

The best cream must trap moisture in the skin, stop the itch if possible and work to improve the skin cells. It's tough to find a cream that will work on sensitive baby skin. With all the chemicals out there, you have to be careful with what you put on, since 60% of everything you slather on will be absorbed by the body. When was the last time you looked at the ingredients of your night moisturizer?

After trying all the creams that my doctor suggested (and none of them did anything), I've taken the natural and organic route. Here are the creams that I've tried (in alphabetical order):

Aubrey Organics Baby Lotion and Rose Hip Moisture Cream
Burt's Bees Buttermilk Lotion
Champori Anti-Eczema Cream
Dermamed Children's Healing Cream
Gentle Naturals Baby Eczema Cream
Jason Natural Calendula Cream
Weleda Calendula Cream
7 Cream (new formula)

Because Jasmine has really sensitive skin, the only two creams that work so far is Aubrey Organics and 7 cream. I wish that these can coat the skin more but it's good enough so that she doesn't get flareups.

The reasons the others didn't work: Burt's Bees has fragrance in it. Champori and Gentle Naturals use petrolatum as the cream base (which is something I am trying to avoid). Dermamed had a strong scent, even though the scent is from oils (something gave her rash). Jason Natural uses potassium sorbate as a preservative . Weleda contains lanolin.

Your doctor may tell you to try Eucerin, Aquaphor, Aveeno Baby, Glaxal Base or Vaseline. Seems like all of these creams have petrolatum or mineral oil or parrafinum, not to mention some -parabens. I've read somewhere that basically you are coating a layer on top of the skin so that moisture can't escape but at the same time, the skin can't breathe. The skin needs to breathe in order to get the toxic stuff out. Note - everything I'm writing is from what I've been reading up so please don't pound on me if any information is incorrect.

I am hoping by using these natural organic creams instead, Jasmine will grow out of the eczema condition. If you have tried another line of natural creams that work for you, please send me a note so I can check it out. Thank you.