No. 9: Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter, $5.99, Best Products for Eczema Relief

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Best Products for Eczema Relief

Need to soothe itchy, extremely dry skin? Readers say these products work miracles for problem skin

February 23, 2010 | by Jane Chung | 15 COMMENTS

No. 9: Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter, $5.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.3*
Why: "Just what I've been looking for from Vaseline," says one reader. It's a "great product with great ingredients to heal your skin," especially if you have "severe eczema" or "chronically dry skin," readers claim. One reader says she was "pleasantly surprised that this product is both moisturizing and soothing to [her] very sensitive skin." Another reader says this is "the ONLY product that works" on her daughter's severe eczema. It allows her to "go to bed comfortably" and "wake up with healthy skin."

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SEE NEXT PAGE: No. 8: Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser, $7.99

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products mentioned

Eucerin Intensive Repair Very Dry Skin Lotion

7.9

Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter

8.5

Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser

8.3

Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion

8.3

AmLactin Moisturizing Body Lotion

8.6

Aveeno Eczema Care Body Wash

9.1

Eucerin Skin Calming Daily Moisturizing Creme

8.9

Aquaphor Healing Ointment

9.2

Aveeno Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream

9.4

Clinique Comfort on Call Allergy Tested Relief Cream

9.3

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by EricaF123 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 05:20PM Report as inappropriate

I'm sceptical that these products will help to clear eczema but they most likely help ease the itching that cokes with it. I will probably try the vaseline body butter cream.

by flirtygirl214 Monday, July 9, 2012 at 12:02PM Report as inappropriate

My eczema isn't all that bad, I only get it on the backs of my knees and inner elbows, but it's still annoyingly itchy and dry, I guess I'll start trying each one of these

by rachaellh13 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 03:48PM Report as inappropriate

My granddaughter was born with eczema. We tried just about everything, the steroids the over the counter creams, until someone recommended this eczema kit from this site called Asebella. I ordered the eczema kit from them and it instantly stopped the itching, the red bumps and the dryness. I even ordered some healing butter for the dark marks and now her skin looks and feels FANTASTIC. She is only 7 and no longer itching. She takes her kit with her everywhere she swears by it.

by lsg36 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 04:22PM Report as inappropriate

Good article...I'm hoping some of these will help me.

by Brandi27 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 09:57PM Report as inappropriate

Avene and Eucerin are awesome!!

by selma Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 04:15AM Report as inappropriate

The Vaseline sounds promising. I use one Eucerin at work and don't notice a huge difference over regular lotion, except that it smells worse.

by krycekov Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:52PM Report as inappropriate

I've had eczema since I was a kid and I've tried a lot of different moisturizers. Before I was using the Eucerin Calming Creme for years and I hated it. It did keep my skin moisturized and it calmed my spots ( my face, neck,chest and upper back) whenever they became inflamed but, it was way too greasy and thick for me. Then I tried using the Aquaphor but it was like putting Vaseline on my face. So my new dermatologist told me to try Cetaphil DailyAdvance Ultra Hydrating Lotion and I absolutely looove it . It's not too thick or greasy and I would recommend it for anyone with this condition.

by c_angel90 Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 12:53AM Report as inappropriate

Great article, I'm going to try out a couple of these for sure.

by taryn.romero Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 09:20AM Report as inappropriate

I have very bad excema on my arms, so bad that I rarely wear a t-shirt that could show it. My problem isn't nessiciarly the dryness(which is still bad), but the little red bumps..they're all over my arms! Hopefully some of this will help :)

by lanigaga Friday, July 15, 2011 at 09:38AM Report as inappropriate

MY SKIN DR SEEMS TO KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT PRESCRIBE STERIOD CREAM AND I HATE THE STUFF AND IT DOES NO GOOD. I BELIEVE ITS MOSTLY ALLERGIES FOR I HAVE ALWAYS HAD GOOD SKIN UNTIL RECENTLY AND IT MAY BE CERTAIN MEDICINES I AM TAKING BUT WILL TRY SOMETHING BESIDES STEROIDS.

by maxine_hardy_hammond Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:26PM Report as inappropriate

i have scars from my eczema, how can i get red of them?

by AmandaAmanda Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 01:40PM Report as inappropriate

I have been waiting to find Aveeno baby for eczema, but saw it once and then it disappeared. I did not know about the adult one here, so I am going to go in search for it. I saw a few products that I know of, but a few new ones. Glad to have caught this, and now something to use during the winter when I have the outbreak. The sun and heat seem to help it disappear.

by evet Monday, May 16, 2011 at 05:03PM Report as inappropriate

I think anyone with eczema should first take an allergy skin patch test. I had been using all the wrong products before that. After the test I found out that I am allergic to lanolin and propylene glycol, among other things. Aquaphor and Clinique products have lanolin and propylene glycol respectively. That's why it's really good to go to you doctor and find out what's aggravating your eczema the most before taking advice from internet articles :-/.

by elysiangem Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 02:51PM Report as inappropriate

That is great to include what has worked for your readers. There is so much information "out there" and stories of what has worked or what burns etc. We tried so many products for our son's Eczema including the dreaded oral steroids until we learned how bad they are. We were so blessed when my step-dad told us about Belly Boost probiotics for kids. I cannot even begin to describe the feeling we felt when shortly after starting on them....he began to clear up! It was incredible and now I recommend them to anyone that has food sensitivities or Eczema!

by smilinggreenmom Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 01:13PM Report as inappropriate

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