How Bathing Once A Day Can Help Children With Eczema
How Bathing Once A Day Can Help Children With Eczema
Bathing can be really helpful for children with eczema. Bathing once a day helps to clean the skin and prepares the skin for creams after the bath.
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Bathing can be really helpful for children with eczema. Bathing once a day helps to clean the skin and prepares the skin for creams after the bath.
Remember:
- use a moisturising wash or soap substitute
- don’t use soap or bubble bath
- pat the skin dry; don’t share towels
- apply eczema creams immediately after the bath
- if your child still has red, itchy, active eczema please see your doctor or nurse
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Print out an eczema action plan
You can print out this Eczema care plan (PDF, 254 KB) and take it with you when you see your child's doctor. Ask the doctor to mark on the diagram where you should put moisturiser and topical steroids on your child's skin.
See the KidsHealth eczema action plan page for the English and Samoan versions.
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Live chat with a children's skin doctor
Watch a video of a live chat - answers to some common eczema and skin care questions from parents.
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This page last reviewed 13 June 2022.
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