3 Easy Steps When Caring For Your Child With Eczema

There are 3 really important steps when caring for your child with eczema: using lots of moisturiser; bathing once a day and using steroids when your child's skin has active eczema. Watch the video to see these steps in action.

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Video transcript

There are 3 really important steps when caring for your child with eczema.

Moisturiser

The more often you use it, the better.

Bathing

This can be really helpful. Bathing once a day cleans the skin and prepares the skin for creams after the bath.

Steroids

If your child's skin has red, itchy and active eczema, please see your doctor or nurse.

These are really important if your child's skin has active eczema and is red and itchy. Steroids can help to soothe the skin and allow it to heal and become comfortable again.

Always remember, if your child still has red, itchy and active eczema, please see your doctor or nurse.

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Moisturisers, bathing and steroids ...

Acknowledgements

Our grateful thanks to the family in consultation with Dr Diana Purvis, Dermatologist, Starship Hospital, and all the other families whose generosity was essential in the making of these videos. Thanks also to Kidzhealth (private paediatric care) and to Allergy NZ for providing facilities and support for filming.

The information and video on this eczema page have been developed and approved by the Clinical Reference Group for the Paediatric Society NZ's Eczema Clinical Network.