Oilatum

Christopher, my 3 year old son, gets terrible eczema, some times it just affects his legs but on other occasions his whole body is coated in it making his skin feel like sandpaper. Over the years we have been given many different suggestions and treatments for his condition which include Oilatum. Oilatum is a liquid treatment that is added to bath water in place of regular bubble baths and is designed to cleanse and rehydrate the skin as well as soothe itching and irritation during a flare up of the condition. The oil disperses in the water rather then forming oily patches on the waters surface and this ensures a more even coverage of the treatment for your ...  Read the complete review

A doctor prescribed Oilatum for my Eczema Scrotum (itchy pink patches, dries out & gets scaly) along with using almond oil moisturizing soaps. It worked very well for like 2 weeks, felt good, less itch, those pink patches lightened a lot. Now we know that Eczema has a "moody" symptom, so the thing came back like it gained some sort of resistance. Yet, I'm still using it as it does sooth the groins. Try it, it may work out better for you and it is pretty much ...  Read the complete review

As I am a bloke, I don't like using five different creams for various parts of the body. Sure I use the odd hand cream and face cream, but I'm not fussy for brands. But last year I fell upon a great alternative for these creams, Oilatum. What Is It? ***************************************************** Oilatum is a bath emollient, this means that you add it to the water in your bath. But you must remember to add it as the water is running, so that it has chance to mix properly. It is mainly for topical treatment of skin disorders such as eczema. What else can I use it for? ***************************************************** ...  Read the complete review

Oilatum make a range of bath and body products for 'problem skin' I bought this for my winter skin! For the first time in my life I have eczema, on the backs of my knees, my upper arms and my poor chest :( * I would like to point out i'm not a scaly monster, my boyfriend reckons he can't even see my dry horrible skin, maybe I am slightly over reacting but i don't like how it feels! I have no idea where its come from or what has started it but I want rid of it asap so am trying every possible treatment! I bought the bath emollient from Boots, the bottles on the shelves are either 300ml for £8.80 or 200ml for £7.50, a quick tip ...  Read the complete review

Eczema is a nightmare, especially on small babies who like to scratch and can't be reasoned with. I spent months trying all sorts of things to help my unhappy baby, and then found this (thanks to my dad). Oilatum exists in adult and child form - I've been using the child version. The adult stuff is probably stronger, but I would imagine has simialr pluses and minuses. Firstly there's Oilatum for the bath. Soaps and detergents tend to make eczema worse more often than not, but you do have to keep the little dears clean. Oilatum contains liquid parrifin, which is remarkably good for this condition. It's a clearish liquid that smells like ...  Read the complete review