Mum hails £3.99 cream a ‘miracle cure’ after her toddler’s agonising eczema disappeared in a WEEK
A YOUNG mum has hailed a £3.99 moisturiser a '"cure" for her daughter's agonising eczema.
Paige Sweeny, 23, was desperately searching for something to ease her three-year-old daughter’s condition, which left her bleeding, scratching and unable to sleep.
The full-time mum, from Nottingham, spent more than two years visiting dermatologists with her daughter Evie-Rae, to try and find a treatment to ease the condition, which she has had since birth.
Little Evie was prescribed with antibiotics and countless steroid creams but nothing touched her eczema.
It caused painful rashes around her mouth, on her hands and in the creases at the back of her knees.
Then, as a last resort, Paige decided to try Childs Farm Baby Moisturiser found on the shelves at her local Boots.
Within a week little Evie’s eczema had cleared up, Paige told The Sun Online.
She said: “I saw the moisturising cream on the shelf in Boots and decided to give it a go.
“Evie-Rae also has a nut, soya and egg allergy, so we have to be careful with what we give her, but I could see the ingredients were all natural.
“Within a matter of days I could see her skin starting to clear up. I couldn't believe it.
“The NHS could save a fortune if they put it on prescription.”
Delighted with the results Paige shared her story on Facebook and it has since been shared more than 40,000 times.
Paige said she had tried everything to help Evie-Rae, who didn’t sleep through the night until she was two because her condition was so painful.
We saw a dermatologist every eight weeks for two-and-a-half years, but nothing we tried seemed to work.
Paige Sweeny, Evie-Rae's mum
She added: “She has had eczema since she was born, then when she was five weeks old she was diagnosed with a milk allergy.
“Her eczema was so painful that she didn't sleep through the night until she was two.
“She was constantly scratching and bleeding.
“We saw a dermatologist every eight weeks for two-and-a-half years, but nothing we tried seemed to work. It was awful to see her in so much pain.”
The British brand told the Sun Online the moisturiser is made of 98 per cent naturally derived ingredients, has no artificial colours and is free from parabens.
The formula contains shea and cocoa butters, sunflower seed oil which contains large amounts of moisturising Vitamin E and Omega-6 fatty acids and rosemary leaf extract which has anti-inflammatory properties to help heal irritated skin.
Childs Farm's founder, Joanna Jensen, who launched the company in 2010 as part of a quest to find products to suit her daughters' fine hair and sensitive skin, said: “Paige and Evie-Rae’s story is not uncommon to us - but they have shown how one small change can make all the difference.”
Childs Farm claims that in user trials of more than 100 babies with medically diagnosed eczema, 100 per cent of parents reported no irritation to their baby’s skin when using the baby moisturiser.
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WHAT IS ECZEMA?
Eczema is a condition that causes the skin to become itchy, red, dry and cracked.
Atopic eczema (the most common form of the condition) is more common in children, often developing before their first birthday.
However, it may also develop for the first time in adults.
It's usually a long-term condition, although it can improve significantly, or even clear completely, in some children as they get older.
The exact cause of eczema is not known.
Symptoms:
Some people only have small patches of dry skin, but others may experience widespread red, inflamed skin all over the body.
It can affect any part of the body but it most often affects the hands, insides of the elbows, backs of the knees and the face and scalp in children.
Treatment:
There are many different treatments to help control eczema, including:
- self-care techniques, such as reducing scratching and avoiding triggers
- moisturising treatments used on a daily basis
- topical corticosteroids to reduce swelling, redness and itching during flare-ups
Source: NHS Choices
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