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Lush Dream Cream hailed as a 'transformative' eczema cure

And now the same super-smelling cosmetics and toiletries brand is back in the news again, this time with its Dream Cream - a hand and body lotion with oat milk, lavender and rose water.

Some parents reckon it's curing eczema when nothing else will.

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"Final post about the baby’s skin, most of you saw he was a hot mess last month with the eczema he’d had since birth. nothing we were prescribed worked, even hydrocortisone cream didn’t touch it.

"Tried dairy free formula, Dermol, Nizarol, Aveeno, Oilatum. nothing made a difference. He didn’t sleep for 4 months because he scratched non stop all night.

What to know about prescription eczema creams

If your eczema isn’t letting up, see your dermatologist, who may write you a prescription for something stronger.

• Hydrocortisone cream: Hydrocortisone is an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid that can soothe severely dry skin. The strongest you can buy over the counter is 1% hydrocortisone, but your doctor can prescribe up to 2.5%. And there are even stronger prescription steroid products that might be prescribed in certain situations.
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories: Prescription-strength hand creams and lotions may better hydrate and repair your skin barrier than products you buy on your own.
• Calcineurin inhibitors: These topical medications help suppress your overactive immune system, which can decrease inflammation caused by eczema.
• Crisaborole ointment: Sold under the brand name Eucrisa®, crisaborale is a boron-based medication that helps reduce redness, itching and swelling.

There are other eczema treatment options, too, like JAK inhibitors (medications that prevent inflammation from inside of your cells) and biologics (injections or infusions that block functions of your immune system that affect eczema).

In short, there are a variety of ways to treat and control your eczema, so if over-the-counter products aren’t doing the trick, seek guidance from your dermatologist about what might work best for you. “There are new products coming out all the time,” Dr. Anthony encourages.

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– Best for sustainability

Suitable from: Birth| Type: lotion| Capacity: 250ml| Bottle type: Pump bottle

Childs Farm's new Oat Derma range uses a new formula featuring sustainable sourced colloidal oatmeal and oat oil to help soothe sensitive dry and eczema-prone skin. Their bottles are also made of 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic, meaning each purchase saves 7.5 million bottles a year from going into the ocean. The pump on the bottle is made of a single polymer plastic with a plastic spring to help it be recycled too.

However, it's sustainability is not its only selling point, thanks to its oat formula it has shown great results for our parent tester Sarah, who used this cream with her 8 month old son, Leo (see before and after pictured above). "To my surprise it got my son's eczema mainly cleared, especially on his back. Before, he was uncomfortable, trying to arch his back and rub it against stuff. After I could see his discomfort disappear".

Pros: Sustainable and easy to use pump
Cons: May not be suitable for sever eczema flare ups

Available from: Boots and Amazon

Lush Dream cream, from £5.50

– Best for a preservative-free option

Suitable from: 6 months | Type: Cream | Capacity: 45g, 240g, 450g | Bottle type: Tub

Lush Dream Cream is not specially designed to deal with baby eczema, but many of our MFM home testers said they use it and recommend it. Dream Cream has a distinctive oat and lavender scent, and can be purchased in three sizes. Lush uses fair trade ingredients and does not do any animal testing on its products.

There are 2 options here: the standard dream cream includes some synthetic preservatives, or there's a self-preserving Dream Cream which keeps itself clean without the use of synthetic preservatives. We've chosen to recommend the self-preserving one as many people prefer this for their children. However, Lush does warn that the self-preserving version is slightly richer and creamier due to the increased levels of glycerine, extra virgin olive oil and Fair Trade cocoa butter, so do bear this in mind if a lighter texture is important to you.

MFM home tester Lucy, mum of 2 girls says "it's very light and easy to apply on my little one's face, unlike other creams that you really have to rub in, so a little goes a long way and the tub lasts ages". "It also smells divine," continued Lucy. She was eager to mention, however, "if my daughter's having a severe flair up then it doesn't help heal the skin, but keeps it well moisturised and helps as a preventative and for milder flair ups".

Pros: Lovely relaxing scent, self-preserving option, no animal testing
Cons: Quite expensive, not great for very severe eczema flare-ups

Available from: LUSH