Washing powder ?

[Kissyme]

Many thanks for all your replies sitting here scratching as we speak!! Your absolutly right about the sun and air though legs virtually clear up all together perhaps I will insist we live in Florida all the time on medical grounds Ha Ha

[Elaine]

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My daughter, Hannah, suffers from excema and we have tried putting petroleum jelly on the worst bits to try to keep the chlorine off, you could try that. She also complains that sunscreen stings. We have found that the lotion made by Roche (the French company) is a lot better and she's happy to use it. We used to have to buy it in France but now they sell it in Boots.

Regarding the washing powder - it doesn't seem to affect her skin but as lots of people do we take the wrapped tablets to avoid having to buy a huge box.

Elaine

[Susan J]

Petroleum Jelly will not help Excema -it can aggrievate it, be careful !
Any OINTMENT as against cream for moisture will help.
THats a dermatologists point of view though - I say if it works go ahead !
Now for my sons Excema [ which always clears up in Florida also - is it the constant moisturising of sun tan cream or the heat or what ?!?!] I always use Purex or Tide bleach free, and haven't had problems - and conditioner sheets[ also fragrance free type, can't remember name]
If you are using English tablets, you need to use twice as many in the wash as in your front loader. THis is because the top loader works on cleaning your washing on a different principle. It uses soap suds,and therefore needs bubbles, rather than an hour and a half's agitation. Lack of suds can lead to bobbles on clothes.
Over in the UK I use Filetti powder - very good.