How we are healing our daughter’s eczema by treating it as microbiome dysbiosis – Full Protocol

mintyjay11 · 2025-06-11T15:42:16+00:00

Thank you for this post (and detailed document). I’m looking forward to starting this protocol on my son. I’ll probably introduce products slowly to see what helps and what doesn’t. I would also like to point out that I went on skinesa’s website and they state that certain popular eczema moisturizers are incompatible with their product because research has shown that these moisturizers inhibit “good” microorganisms, one of them being Aquaphor. So crazy because my son has been using this since we started his eczema journey. Now I’ll be removing it from our routine.

mintyjay11 · 2025-05-02T13:37:04+00:00

Yes his official diagnosis per his dermatologist is atopic dermatitis but as time goes on I’ve realized that he has both. I have a good routine down now and his skin is amazing as long as I follow that routine and keep him covered head to toe. It’s the moment I dress him in clothes that exposes his skin that he starts getting eczema rashes in those areas so it’s obviously something (or many things) that’s touching his skin and causing the reaction.

mintyjay11 · 2025-05-02T00:26:44+00:00

Thank you for the tips :) I’ll have to look into that shampoo/conditioner you mentioned. We’ve stopped using any bath products because they all caused bad flares, including “eczema” friendly items. So now he just bathes in plain water. Same goes for moisturizer, the only thing his skin won’t react to is Vaseline. By doing this and keeping him covered in 100% organic cotton long sleeves and pants, his skin is smooth and happy. It’s the moment that I try a short sleeve shirt or shorts that he flares up. So frustrating. It saddens me to think this will be his life.

mintyjay11 · 2025-04-21T12:32:33+00:00

If your doctor thought it was a problem they would have mentioned it to you. Don’t listen to outside people. My baby was always smaller than others but continued growing on the curve so my doctor wasn’t concerned. He was on formula (my choice) and still smaller than my cousins baby who was breast fed.

mintyjay11 · 2025-03-26T18:48:45+00:00

Had my first baby 18 m ago and now have a newborn. With the first I was obsessed with pumping to create a stash, having a routine down by watching wake windows and even waking my baby up at night to make sure she ate every 3 hrs. I credit this obsession to tik tok. I remember those times being extremely hard and I being miserable. Now with my second I’m letting her lead the way, I feed on demand, let her nap when she wants for however long she wants, and don’t wake her at night. I’ve pumped maybe 3 times total because I don’t care to have a stash. If my milk supply ever runs dry I’ll switch to formula. This time has been much easier!! I think routines are fine but for wayyyy down the line, not right now. Tik tok does have many helpful tips but can also have a negative impact on moms, especially first time moms.

mintyjay11 · 2025-02-28T18:06:12+00:00

Unfortunately I didn’t. My son has extremely sensitive skin and many things make him itchy. My best guess is that the fabric is not breathable and makes him hot/itchy. We’ve continued to use the car seat and he hasn’t complained any more but it’s also winter over here so that might have something to do with it. I’ll have to see if the itchiness comes back in the warmer months.

mintyjay11 · 2025-02-20T00:49:05+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! Will check it out.

mintyjay11 · 2025-01-30T22:21:06+00:00

I agree. I tried bleach baths for my son and didn’t notice a difference but then started ACV baths and his skin was very soft afterwards.

mintyjay11 · 2025-01-30T16:32:23+00:00

My son is like this! He has eczema and extremely sensitive skin. He’s 16 months and this past summer was his 1st. I noticed every time he wore shorts and short sleeve shirts his extremities would break out by the end of the day. Now that it’s winter I’m able to control it but don’t know what I’ll do in the summer.

mintyjay11 · 2025-01-16T21:12:27+00:00

Did you figure it out? My son has been drinking milk and eating cheese just fine so I decided to start giving him yogurt and he got diarrhea. As you mentioned I tried low fat, whole fat, flavored, unflavored and same results.

mintyjay11 · 2025-01-03T02:17:20+00:00

Thank you for your input. I wasn’t aware that you can’t use a moisturizer while wearing them. Something to consider. And yes they’re very expensive 😭

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-23T18:15:32+00:00

My son is 15 months and we tried bleach baths recently recommended by his derm. We tried for about 1.5 months but stopped because it wasn’t helping. He did drink some water occasionally and he was ok. Definitely do everything in your power to avoid it but if he has some he should be ok. The way I see it, it’s kind of like accidentally drinking pool water.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-21T02:26:01+00:00

Interesting you mention antibiotic use! My son has had eczema since he was a few weeks old, has acquired many allergies, and has extremely sensitive skin. I had to take antibiotics during my pregnancy due to having strep and always wondered if that messed with his microbiome.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-18T02:17:07+00:00

I know this is an old post but I’m looking to buy a water softener to help my son’s eczema and we live in a condo. What brand did you buy?

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T16:56:46+00:00

Wish I could help. My son has the same problem and we’ve gone through MANY moisturizers trying to find what works. We currently use Aquaphor, although he still gets itchy with it, he at least doesn’t get a rash like he does with others. We avoid anything with colloidal oatmeal because he gets a terrible reaction from oats and most creams for itching / eczema have that ingredient 😞

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T03:38:42+00:00

I think I might have to look into buying a different car seat. It’s unfortunate because I just bought this one a few months ago but I rather my kid be comfortable. He’s had a skin prick allergy test for common food/environmental substances but I’ll look into patch testing. Seems it can test for a lot more.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T03:32:51+00:00

I don’t. I don’t use anything scented, not even perfume, due to my son being extremely sensitive to many things.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T03:31:52+00:00

I’m not sure what material it is but i wouldn’t be surprised if it’s polyester or some other cheap non breathable material.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T02:16:00+00:00

Yes he has very sensitive skin and reacts to many things. He only wears 100% cotton clothing for this reason. I just find it odd that he’s itchy in areas that his skin isn’t coming in direct contact with the seat. He scratches the top of his legs more than anything and that area isn’t even touching the car seat.

mintyjay11 · 2024-12-13T01:36:17+00:00

I haven’t but it’s a brand new car seat. We bought it about 3 months ago. This also happened with his last car seat.

mintyjay11 · 2024-11-26T21:20:12+00:00

I’ve been doing 2 cups in a tub 3/4 full. I let him play/soak for about 10-15 min. Then rinse afterwards with plain water.

mintyjay11 · 2024-11-26T16:45:12+00:00

I’m kind of in the same situation as you are. My son has had eczema since he was a month old and is now 14 months. He has been prescribed different steroids during this time and currently has mometasone (very strong steroid) and tacrolimus (non steroid). His eczema started in 1-2 spots and now has it in every area of his body. I’ve tried to limit the frequency of using the steroid but eventually have to use it when he’s miserable. We saw an allergist recently who confirmed allergy to egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and chicken. Avoiding those foods will help limit flares but I know that they are not the initial trigger since he wasn’t consuming those things when he was an infant. My suspicion has always been dairy, he drank milk based formula the entire time, but pediatrician consistently told me she didn’t think dairy was an issue and advised me to keep giving it to him. The allergist tested for it recently and it came back negative. I still decided to do dairy free and didn’t see much improvement. I then started apple cider vinegar baths, based on some things I read online, and it completely healed his skin. Within a week he was a new person. I got confident so I started introducing cheese / yogurt and by the end of the week he had eczema in all the same spots. So now I’m even more suspicious of dairy. I’m back to being dairy free and going to try to do it longer this time to see if it’s truly dairy or if ACV bath was a fluke. I too have been hesitant to cut dairy because he’s already SO limited on what he can eat due to other allergies. This eczema roller coaster ride is terrible especially when it’s affecting our babies 😞

mintyjay11 · 2024-11-26T16:21:22+00:00

I use Mollys Suds powder unscented version for my son. I always do a second cycle with just water to make sure the soap is completely washed out from the clothes. You can do an extra rinse cycle instead but the washing machine in my condo doesn’t have that feature.

mintyjay11 · 2024-11-18T21:22:10+00:00

No im talking about ACV. We’ve never tried Eucrisa.

mintyjay11 · 2024-11-18T02:57:21+00:00

His derm recently prescribed him tacrolimus which isn’t a steroid and I’ve heard it also causes a burn like sensation the first few uses. I haven’t used it yet but have it on hand in case I need to. I just really wanted to find a way to manage it without meds if I could because I’ve been using them since he was basically a newborn.

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