Here at itchy baby co. our number one goal is to support families as they deal with the emotional and practical challenges that often come with eczema and itchy, dry skin. The impact it has on the quality of your family life sometimes goes unrecognised and unsupported. Over the years, we have received hundreds of questions regarding all aspects of eczema in babies. Throughout that time, we have put out many blog posts that talk about these issues, and now they have been compiled together to create our eczema in babies library.
Here on this page you will find a comprehensive library on caring for your little one and their eczema, and itchy, dry skin. We break down the important issues facing you as a parent, including how to understand eczema and its triggers, how to manage eczema day to day using natural ingredients, and lastly how tosurvive babies and toddlers. We are updating this library each week with new content so check back in each Thursday to see what topic we tackle next. If you and your family are wanting to find out more about how to deal with eczema in your little one you have come to the right place – You are not alone and there is support out there for you. We hope this page can help you in some small way.
Love Julia & the itchy baby co team xx
Understanding eczema in babies
The emotional heartache of watching your child attack their itchy skin in a scratch frenzy takes its toll in so many ways. Throughout all of this the one question that you keep asking yourself is what is eczema and why does my child have eczema?
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What are the triggers?
While the cause of eczema is relatively unknown, it is important to understand what the triggers are for your little one. Often these triggers can occur in the everyday environment and what can trigger one child doesn’t necessarily trigger another. Some of the more common triggers include stress, heat and dairy.
Triggers can also extend to the household, where things like pets, bath time and even dust mites can make that skin flare up! The more you know about the possible triggers the better prepared you can be to manage your child’s eczema.
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How do I manage eczema day to day?
Looking after your child’s eczema and dry skin can take a lot of time, which is especially difficult considering everything else you have to fit into your day. However, the key to managing eczema and dry skin is to find effective products for your child and to use them in a skin care routine every day which will help to keep their eczema skin moisturised, hydrated and nourished.
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Why use natural ingredients?
Here at itchy baby co using natural ingredients is incredibly important to us. We wanted to create a skincare solution that helped your little one’s dry, itchy irritated skin without any of the added nasties.
It’s just oatmeal though! How can an oatmeal bath help my child’s itchy, dry, eczema skin? It’s absorbed easily into the skin so that it can benefit from the protective, moisturising, anti-inflammatory properties of oats more easily and effectively than if they had not been finely milled. It’s super-soothing, non-irritating and is packed with antioxidants – so it’s no wonder that it’s the number one ingredient in all of our products.
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Surviving with babies and toddlers
Sometimes what is a happy time in a parent’s life can also be really challenging. Toddlers and babies require a huge amount of love and care and can often leave a parent feeling overwhelmed.
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