ooh, I have no idea!  Its expensive though.  I have very good insurance and ended up only paying maybe $15 for it, but the dr warned me and gave a coupon when he prescribed it.

Ingredients:
water, glycerin, ethlhexyl palmitate, cetearayl alcohol, propylene glycol, dicetyl phosphate, petrolatum, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, dimethicone, ceteraeth 10 phosphate, steareth 10, phenoxyethanol, hydroxypropyl bispalmitamide, MEA (ceramide, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, disodium EDTA and Sodium Hydroxide

What is in it that makes it prescription?

He's been using it awhile.  he loves it.  I noticed how nice it is the past few weeks since I've had to apply it for him. 
it is heavy, but not in a way like eucerine or aquaphor where it is goopy.  it made my hands very soft! 

No, but I'll be very interested to know how it works for him.  I've got two kiddos with eczema now.  DS is peeling and itchy and has patches on his face that he scratches til bleeding.  Ugh.  DD takes better care of her skin but still has a lot of peeling on her face right now.

my ds has a new cream for eczema which is a prescription.  its called Hylatopic Plus.  Its really nice cream.  His arms and legs were very dry last visit to derm and he prescribed it.  Has anyone tried it? 

Have you noticed any improvement yet? Hopefully...

I have a photo that I will post briefly in OT/V&D. Let me know if you think we are dealing with the same thing.

Interesting. I hope the ACV helps!

I will try to post a photo tomorrow...I guess it can look different per the individual, but I'm still not sure that mine is the same. I'm not allergic to chamomile but maybe something else; except I can't think of what that could be because my shampoo is a mixture of Dr. Bronners pure unscented castile soap, avocado or olive oil, and water...I rinse with apple cider vinegar diluted with water, and I use coconut or olive oil on my skin for the most part. Unless it is something I am ingesting like food or meds, or something mysterious that gets on my skin unintentionally, or .. or .. or .. it could be anything. I know for me steroids seem to be a major trigger - like prednisone but hopefully not my inhaler. I do use Burt's Bees honey lip balm, have been using it for years but I will check anyway.

Mine is much better right now, just a little bit of redness or blisters around my nose. I had to take a course of antibiotics for a double ear infection a few weeks ago and I concede that it probably was a factor in the improvement (although it was keflex). I hope yours clears up quickly - crossing my fingers for you!

Ciel, I don't know if I've mentioned it, but some folks say that sulfites and fluoride contribute to perioral dermatitis. I have found it helpful to use a sulfate fee shampoo.

I have read that apple cider vinegar with mother or any vinegar with mother used topically helps. I am trying that right now. Started yesterday. Egads it smells.

I am going through a flare right now--for the last week and a half I think. This was taken a week ago. It's much worse now and has started to go to an eyebrow. 

Hmmm. It will not upload. But here is one i just took--but I have coverup makeup over it. It really is much redder.


I use Carmex before bed every night, but for the last two to three weeks I've been out, so I used a Burt's Bees pomegranate lip balm. I used it last winter, too.  I was wondering about a possible connexion, so I looked at the ingredients online.

I did not see chamomile (I'm allergic to it). But I did see something that looked like cinnamon to me.  Cinnamon really bothers me. If I am sitting next to someone chewing cinnamon gum or have it myself, my stomach starts to burn.


Well, guess what? 




I had some very bad perioral dermatitis a few years ago and then noticed the Neuteogena cleanser that I used daily in the shower now had chamomile. I threw it away, and my perioral dermatitis went away.

I'm hoping between the apple cider vinegar and not using that lip balm anymore mine disappears fast. 

 

Thanks for your reply. I apologize for my poor memory, I think I misunderstood and thought it was steroid creme that could make it worse. I didn't think about other kinds.

I guess I have to live with it, I don't think my system can handle long term antibiotics at this time. Even a couple of my healthcare professionals are against the idea.

I have it on my legs too.

Yes, as I said earlier, steroids make it worse.

Mine did move, though it has it's fave spots.

My dermatologist prescribed doxycycline. It's the only thing that I have tried that works.

Have things cleared up for your son, mfamom?

I was clear for a while but majorly flared up for the last almost-two-weeks. It does seem to fit with perioral dermatitis and my GP diagnosed it as such back when it first started, but it is such a mess right now that I have some doubt. For those that have experienced this type of dermatitis: did you find that it stayed in a specific area (like mouth/nose or under eyebrows)? Or did it spread all over? This time for me it started around my nose, in the creased parts where the nose meets the cheeks, on both sides. It quickly spread onto and around my nose and then continued to spread, particularly on the right side of my face, down above and beneath my mouth, out from my nose to my ear, and up all the way up under my eyebrows and up to my forehead and into my hairline. My left ear even has a few blisters. My face is flaking/peeling, dry, crusty and quite red in patches. Hurts a bit too.  I'm not sure what to do at this point, I don't think antibiotics are a good option and will just cause more issues in the end. I've tried coconut oil, and a homeopathic creme with calendula, neem and turmeric. Can anyone suggest anything else that has worked for you in the past? I'm going to try fermented cod live oil for the omega3 supplement that going nuts and mookie suggested.

I was on prednisone for 7 days (finished Aug. 5th) and noticed the rash starting 10 days later; so the steroid can be a possible trigger from what I've read. Maybe while it was clearing out of my system? I also received 3 nebulizer masks w/steroid meds at the ER and was also instructed to increase my regular meds until the 5th. I think the first time was shortly after taking antibiotics, and the 2nd was more like a second wave to the first flare up. Unfortunately these observations aren't really helping me figure anything out.

Quote from: GoingNuts on May 18, 2013, 08:48:13 AM
Forgot to ask - have you tried Omega 3's?  Can't remember - is DS allergic to fish?

Even if he is, flax is an equally good source of Omega-3.  Walnuts, if he can have them, also are high in omega-3.  Not as high, but also containing omega-3 are several green leafy vegetables (broccoli, kale, and some others).

its just weird with the peeling not sure if it is the gloves but if it was gloves, he'd only peel on one hand...does wear two batting gloves though.  but, didn't happen in hockey, but always happens in basketball (same season)
we've done the omegas and it helped when he was little.  he takes a supplement still.  IDK

Bleach baths are supposed to be a really good way to calm it down.  I cannot get my kids to do it, but every time we go swimming their skin is wonderful for the days afterwards.