Eczema Treatment Care

Question by Nici: Can anyone tell me the difference between otc Hydrocortisone and prescription Hydrocortisone Valerate?
Is VALERATE and ingredient? Is that what seperates the two?

Will long term use of both or either cause any side effects in small children??

My twins have eczema and these creams seem to do the best job. They are 2 yrs old now and have been using the creams for almost ALL of their lives. Some days it’s just spot treatment, other days we need to use it like lotion, because they are having a “whole body” reaction.

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Answer by honey
I am 41 and I have used hydro cortisone for years almost 40. The difference is the strength OTC only is 0.1% and Westcort the brand name for hydrocortisone w/VALERATE is 0.2%. Your best bet is to talk to the pharmacist about the two medications. Also as a child, I under went UV treatment and used a special soap, as well as a special diet. Many times they will out grown it and it will mainly be spot treatment as they get older. Mine was worse in the winter.

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Question by my_pixie19: Can anyone tell if I have eczema?
Lately I’ve been noticing these small red/pink bumps on the inside of my elbows, sometimes its both arms and sometimes just the one. It tends to happen after I’ve had a bath for some reason. I looked at some pictures on google images of eczema and it doesn’t really look like any of those, although they looked like they might only be the extreme cases. I have asthma and hay fever so I thought eczema was the most probable! Thanks in advance for your answers.
Its not itchy, but it does feel quite hot, I do tend to have very hot baths aswell!
its turned into red patches/blotches now.

Its not on me all the time so I don’t really want to make an appointment if I haven’t got it by the time I go, my doctors are kind of lairy!

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Answer by Peace!
Sometimes I have the red/pink bumps on the inside of my elbows too,I’m sure you’ll be fine..

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Question by denise: How can I tell if my 2 year old has scabies or just eczema? Her rash comes and goes, itches worse at nite.?
the rash is behind her knees at the bend and inside of elbows at bend..

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Answer by Pageant
Well, normally in those areas,
it gets hot.
so,
the skin gets irritated.
my skin gets red and bumpy there.
but,
eczema is rough dry like patchs of skin
ive got that too lol.
so im thinking.
it is one of the two.

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Question by jasminelilia: Can someone tell me a natural treatment for mild eczema?

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Answer by Amy Smiles
Aloe Vera. Rum on the Eczema in the morning and evening. But only enough to get the skin moist.

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