Comments on: Things that have improved my sons eczema

By: Willard Marlena

Willard Marlena — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:19:36 +0000

I was recently told to use magnets in my dryer to soften my clothes instead
of fabric softener. Magnets are also supposed to clean your
clothes…haven’t tried that one yet tho.

Kat

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By: Bernadine Maddox

Bernadine Maddox — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:31:56 +0000

oR JUST DON’T USE FABRIC SOFTENER AT ALL. THEY ARE
FILLED WITH CHEMICALS WE DON’T NEED.

NIKKI

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:29:09 +0000

Yes! I found that Bounce Fabric Softner was a MAJOR culprit of my
eczema, especially on my legs and behind my knees. Once I stopped
using Bounce and started using ‘free and clear’, my nighttime
scratching in my sleep began to get better and I now no longer wake
up bleeding. If you currently use Bounce, try switching to anything
else labeled ‘free and clear’ for awhile and see if you experience
any improvements.

-Kristen

By: Herbert Marna

Herbert Marna — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:12:34 +0000

I just wanted to share a couple of tips that I’ve picked up over the years about
laundry.

1. Frontloading washers rinse more of the detergent out of clothing than
upright washers. (They also use less water.)

2. Allergies to fabric softeners, including dryer sheets are fairly common.
The chemicals in these can be triggers for eczema, even if you don’t have an
allergy.

Rob

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:29:24 +0000

My son is 2 years old and we do pretty much exactly the same thing
you do. My son is allergic to milk protein so he also drinks rice
milk. I also really have to watch what I give him by reading all
ingredients in everything. Milk can be found in numerous things we
wouldn’t even think of. For example it is in some hot dogs. I notice
if he accidently gets some for of milk protein (ie:whey, caesin and
many others, I found lists on the internet.) His skin will react. I
also wanted to tell you what we did to stop his night itching. We
also will do wet pj’s if his skin is bad, for now it is looking
great. I do put on 2 pair of pj’s still though, just in case. On the
outer pair of pj’s they are long sleeve and footed. What I did was
take soft cotton socks (actually nice thin ones from the girls
dept.) and I sewed them on to the end of the pj’s, this way he can’t
take the socks off.
Also I agree with the baths. My son gets one everynight and if we

skip any his skin will be irritated. It’s much better if it is
everynight and at least 15 minutes.
I’m glad you are finding relief.

Karena