Which Aveeno/Keri for eczema?

I get some mighty weird rashes that resemble eczema at
times. I have found anything with perfume, lanolin or oil
makes it itch and get even worse. what about an over the
counter hydrocortisone like cortaid 1.0% for example? that
might work a little better for you.

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Hello,

I googled around to find lotions for eczema, and found
frequent mention of keri, aveeno, udder cream, eucarin,
aquaphor (aquafor?) and others. A GP suggests aveeno 1st,
and kerin 2nd. She doesn't know much about udder cream,
aside from the fact that it was made famous by the singer
Shania Twain.

I looked for Aveeno and Kerin, but there are many
different types of each. Which one would be the best to
try 1st? I take showers rather than baths, so I'm not
interested in the bath oils (besides, most of it gets
flushed down the drain).

Thanks for any anecdotes.

Fred

P.S. Til now, I've used vaseline unscented hypo-allergenic
cream for "Problem Skin Therapy". But web info about
eczema says that vaseline can clog pores and
aggravate the condition. I've also used lubriderm,
which is somewhat cheap, but I don't see it
recommended too often in web info about eczema. I'll
be using lots of whatever lotion I get.

Janna said:

I get some mighty weird rashes that resemble eczema at
times. I have found anything with perfume, lanolin or oil
makes it itch and get even worse. what about an over the
counter hydrocortisone like cortaid 1.0% for example? that
might work a little better for you.

I've had some success with that, but would like to avoid it
if possible. What I really need is a whole-body lotion.

Fred

Keri is pretty good as a body lotion. sometimes vitamin E
cream helps alot too. you might want to get the kind for
sensitive skin if you have a rash .

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Janna said:

I get some mighty weird rashes that resemble eczema at
times. I have

found

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Quoted message said:

anything with perfume, lanolin or oil makes it itch and
get even worse. what about an over the counter
hydrocortisone like cortaid 1.0% for

example?

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that might work a little better for you.

I've had some success with that, but would like to avoid
it if possible. What I really need is a whole-body lotion.

Fred

Janna said:

Keri is pretty good as a body lotion. sometimes vitamin E
cream helps alot too. you might want to get the kind for
sensitive skin if you have a rash .

OK. I'll look. I can't recall the 3 variations of Keri, but
one of them should be name something like for sensitive
skin. Too bad it doesn't include the vitamin E (I presume).
There should be enough eczima people that it seems to make
sense to have one lotion with all the right stuff in it e.g.
anti-itch, vitamin E, and moisturizer. Actually, I should
check the labels, maybe they have these. I know that Aveeno
has a tiny bottle of anti-itch, but not meant for massive
use. I wouldn't be surprised if an all-in-one lotion already
exists, for the right price. For example, I saw many
references to a pricey "Proteque". I will look for it again,
just to satisfy curiosity if nothing else.

Thanks.

Fred

Fred Ma said:

Janna said:

Keri is pretty good as a body lotion. sometimes vitamin
E cream helps alot too. you might want to get the kind
for sensitive skin if you have a rash .

OK. I'll look. I can't recall the 3 variations of Keri,
but one of them should be name something like for
sensitive skin. Too bad it doesn't include the vitamin E
(I presume). There should be enough eczima people that it
seems to make sense to have one lotion with all the right
stuff in it e.g. anti-itch, vitamin E, and moisturizer.

Just to correct myself: I said Keri has no Vitamin E. I was
wrong. I got a bottle of the brand for sensitive skin (it's
as economical as any other brand) and it has all the
ingredients of a good lotion of easily inflamed skin:

"...pH balanced...hypoallergenic water-based...combines
glycerin, vitamin E, and aloe"

I heard that aloe is good for relieving itchiness, but other
Aloe lotions I saw had all sorts of strange, questionable
ingredients. I assume that the pH balance means less
aggravating to the skin (I heard that some lotions are
acidic). As well, no mention of lanolin. By water-based, I
assume there is minimal unnecessary oils. As for the
glycerin, my impression is that all lotions have it. All in
all, a very good and serious lotion for sensitive skin. I
can switch from my lanolin-containing lubriderm to this
brand of Keri.

I should add that lubriderm is probably a very good lotion
for those without sensitivities to its ingredients.

Fred

I agree.

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Fred Ma said:

Janna said:

Keri is pretty good as a body lotion. sometimes
vitamin E cream helps alot too. you might want to get
the kind for sensitive skin if you have a rash .

OK. I'll look. I can't recall the 3 variations of Keri,
but one of them should be name something like for
sensitive skin. Too bad it doesn't include the vitamin E
(I presume). There should be enough eczima people that
it seems to make sense to have one lotion with all the
right stuff in it e.g. anti-itch, vitamin E, and
moisturizer.

Just to correct myself: I said Keri has no Vitamin E. I
was wrong. I got a bottle of the brand for sensitive skin
(it's as economical as any other brand) and it has all the
ingredients of a good lotion of easily inflamed skin:

"...pH balanced...hypoallergenic water-based...combines
glycerin, vitamin E, and aloe"

I heard that aloe is good for relieving itchiness, but
other Aloe lotions I saw had all sorts of strange,
questionable ingredients. I assume that the pH balance
means less aggravating to the skin (I heard that some
lotions are acidic). As well, no mention of lanolin. By
water-based, I assume there is minimal unnecessary oils.
As for the glycerin, my impression is that all lotions
have it. All in all, a very good and serious lotion for
sensitive skin. I can switch from my lanolin-containing
lubriderm to this brand of Keri.

I should add that lubriderm is probably a very good lotion
for those without sensitivities to its ingredients.

Fred