Although my twin boys are identical and genetically made up the same way that does not mean they suffer the same ailments or to the same degree which actually surprises me considering one has certain allergies and the other does not. When it comes to suffering from eczema both my boys suffer but one of my sons a lot worse than his sibling. My son who suffers less severely at worst gets a few dry red patches every so often. My son who suffers really badly (and unfortunately is the one who has a lot of allergies!) has constantly dry scaly skin on most of his body and he can suffer red angry flare ups that can make him itch so much that they bleed. As a parent this is ..  Read the complete review

My daughter suffers from small patches of eczema in the folds of her arms and around her wrists. In her sleep at night she was scratching terribly and it was waking her up. I went to the doctors and they prescribed hydrocortisone and diprobase. We found that the diprobase was useless so I bought the Oilatum cream instead. As it was so good I decided to try the bath additive. For some reason the doctors won't prescribe this. It is quite expensive but because you can buy it in supermarkets and Boots there are often offers available. I got a 150ml bottle for £3. It's normally around £5. The bottle comes in a box. When opened the packaging is simple it has a ...  Read the complete review

From birth my eldest son has suffered from extremely dry skin. He is two and half years old now and I find it flairs up from time to time. He has been on different medicated creams to help with it and we found it got it under control. Although we had the cream sorted we didn't know what to put in his bath. Johnsons baby bath didn't seem to help. On a visit to our local Tesco's we came across this oilatum junior for sensitive skin. It couldn't be any worse so we give it a go. Oilatum Junior is a liquid Paraffin. It is too be used for eczema and dry skin conditions. This particular one is suitable for babies and children. It comes in a white bottle with a ...  Read the complete review

Oilatum Junior I had noticed recently that Little Miss appeared to be getting dry skin, and although not eczema or anything, decided to change her bathing regime for a short time to combat any dryness. I had heard of this before, and decided to give it a whirl WHAT IS IT? This is an amollient bath additive which will apparently treat eczema and other dry skin conditions. It is suitable for babies and young children and forms an emollient film on the skin to reduce moisture loss, soften and rehydrate the skin. It also cleans the skin so there is no need to use soaps, which can be very drying. PRODUCT AND ...  Read the complete review

My poor little baby boy has had a flare up of his eczema recently. He really only gets it on his cheeks and a few little patches on his arms but his cheeks were all red and cracked and looked like they had been burned, they were that bad. I took him to the doctors who prescribed some steroid cream for him but he also prescribed him some Oilatum Juion Bath liquid for his bath time. I have seen this on sale in Boots but if I can get it on prescription and don't have to pay for it as he is under 16 then so be it, it saves me some money as I think this is a treatment he will need to stay on for quite a while and it could become costly if I had to pay for it every time as a ..  Read the complete review