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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004Lux Flakes
Bella has a bit of a rash thing on her, that the doctor has decided is a possible allergy/skin irritation.. Anyway, after trying to treat it with a mild cream for a week to no effect.. The Dr advised me to wash all of her clothes/bed clothes etc in Lux Flakes at half the quantity the pack says... It doesn't froth up or anything is this normal or am I doing something wrong???  SignatureKelly Mummy to Emily (12 Aug 01) and Isabella (5 Dec 02) Sounds about right. It's often the bubbling stuff (surfactant) that skin is irritated by. Could also try Aware washing powder. P has been using this as she was quite sensitive to ordinary powders, even getting red and rashy after being hugged by someone who had used ordinary stuff on their clothes. Don't use soaps or bubble bath on her for a while. Even try limiting baths and see if that helps. Liz > Bella has a bit of a rash thing on her, that the doctor has decided is a > possible allergy/skin irritation.. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Kelly > Mummy to Emily (12 Aug 01) and Isabella (5 Dec 02) > Sounds about right. It's often the bubbling stuff (surfactant) that skin is > irritated by. Could also try Aware washing powder. P has been using this as > she was quite sensitive to ordinary powders, even getting red and rashy > after being hugged by someone who had used ordinary stuff on their clothes. Thanks > Don't use soaps or bubble bath on her for a while. Even try limiting baths > and see if that helps. Yeah I have been told I can only bath her every other day and less if I can manage it (the Dr seemed to think twice a day was a bit excessive)...and I am to hold off washing her hair (yuk, I hate dirty hair with a passion) and if I must I can't let the shampoo touch her skin, have to wash her like a baby... SignatureKelly Mummy to Emily (12 Aug 01) and Isabella (5 Dec 02) > Yeah I have been told I can only bath her every other day and less if I can > manage it (the Dr seemed to think twice a day was a bit excessive). Yikes, I would think so, unless she's a fanatical mud wrestler! Came across a little book at our library by Gary Eggers (the gutbuster guy) and someone else about skin, including miraculous before and after photos. Think it's got a name like Good Skin or Skin Deep. Apparently we do our skin a lot of harm by putting lots of soap on it -- makes it crack and let nasties in -- and by sleeping under doonas and wearing too many clothes. Try slathering her with sorbolene. You can use it like soap too. SignatureChookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet did you dissolve the flakes in water before using? i also use some of the other brands of gentle fabric stuff, like amolin. easier than flakes. and that QV stuff is no friend to my boy's skins! Hamilton is ok though. c > Bella has a bit of a rash thing on her, that the doctor has decided is a > possible allergy/skin irritation.. > Anyway, after trying to treat it with a mild cream for a week to no effect.. > The Dr advised me to wash all of her clothes/bed clothes etc in Lux Flakes > at half the quantity the pack says... It doesn't froth up or anything is > this normal or am I doing something wrong??? > did you dissolve the flakes in water before using? > > i also use some of the other brands of gentle fabric stuff, like amolin. > easier than flakes. > > and that QV stuff is no friend to my boy's skins! Hamilton is ok though. For creams and shampoos I can recommend the Dermaveen range. Very mild and gets her clean. Look for shampoos without Laurel (Laureth) Sulphate. That's often what causes the irritation. Liz >t doesn't froth up or anything is >this normal or am I doing something wrong??? this is right but.. the best thing you can do is to wash as normal, and then wash again, minus anything. no soaps etc.. also... vinegar is brilliant.... for baths use something like alpha kerri oil.... or fill a old stocking foot with oatmeal, tie a knot in it, and throw in the bath.. instant oatmeal soap.. minus the yucky stuff. Michelle remove the sand to reply to me. > The Dr advised me to wash all of her clothes/bed clothes etc in Lux Flakes > at half the quantity the pack says... It doesn't froth up or anything is > this normal or am I doing something wrong??? Water "hardness" (which varies between supplies) takes soap out of action, so until you add enough soap to overcome it, it will neither foam nor clean. However, once that end point is reached, additional soap will produce suds increasingly. It's like you get nothing...nothing...nothing...nothing...and then hit end point and get what might be an unexpected increase in suds: / s / u / d / s 0__________/ amount of soap So you may need to add more than the Dr said. Add it slowly with agitation until you get to the point where it starts to froth up. However, if you use more water than that in the future you'll need to add proportionally more soap. Robert >Bella has a bit of a rash thing on her, that the doctor has decided is a >possible allergy/skin irritation.. >Anyway, after trying to treat it with a mild cream for a week to no effect.. >The Dr advised me to wash all of her clothes/bed clothes etc in Lux Flakes >at half the quantity the pack says... It doesn't froth up or anything is >this normal or am I doing something wrong??? oh Kell.. i saw on the wall of the health clinic today, that we should not be using soap on our kids until they start to sweat.. and then it should be soapless subsitiutes eczema is known as the affluent disorder... Melissa was allergic to everything that went on her skin, and i had to use all natural products, and textiles.... Michelle remove the sand to reply to me. |
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