Parenting + Eczema: The ScratchSleeves Blog

This blog is about the day to day challenges of living with an eczema baby or child. Parenting an eczema child is much like parenting any other child – but some things are that little bit more complicated.

Parenting + Eczema shares our experience of bringing up a scratchy eczema baby. We hope that it will help you to enjoy the good stuff and avoid some of the pit-falls. As eczema is such a variable condition, we have also found some lovely guest bloggers to share their unique experience and expertise.

Eczema Friendly Halloween: Homemade Face Paint Recipe

Face paints often aggravate sensitive, eczema prone skin. Make sure that your child doesn't miss out on Halloween with our skin friendly homemade face paint recipe. Now all you need is imagination...(and a child who can sit still)! Read More

ScratchSleeves Recommends – the eczema products we use ourselves

We often get asked by our customers what we use as an eczema family so at ScratchSleeves HQ we mulled it over and decided we should put all that information in one place for all our customers and readers…Welcome to ScratchSleeves Recommends – our quick reference page for the Eczema products that we actually use…

Do water softeners help eczema?

Do water softeners to help control eczema? Is it worth investing in one to control your child's eczema? We dig into the research and make our decision. Read More

Can Probiotics Help Eczema in Babies and Children? Alternative remedies #4

In summary, there isn't strong evidence supporting the use of probiotics in the treatment of eczema. However, the level of variation in the results of the various studies does seem to indicate that some strains of probiotics may be helpful for groups of eczema sufferers, particularly children. Read More

Alternative Eczema Remedies # 1: Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has been used for thousands of years and for many different ailments: from mouthwash to moisturiser! Recent research into its effectiveness has resulted in it becoming increasingly popular as an alternative remedy for treating eczema. One of the great attractions of coconut oil is its natural origin – but can it really be that good? The ScratchSleeves team delve into how coconut oil treats eczema, how to use it and the many other advantages. Read More

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