Tag Archives: constant-scratching

UPDATE: Itchy Skin questions & Dr. Cockerell

A Note From Andrea from ScratchMeNot: This original post was published in 2012, can you believe it?! This was early in my eczema mom-ing journey, I had a little one with moderate to severe eczema and was researching like crazy to get it under control. Thankfully we had ScratchMeNots to stop my daughter’s scratching damage as we visited […]

Children’s Vitamins: Liquid, Pill, or Gummy?

If your child is on a limited diet due to allergies or finicky eating, you may be wondering if they are getting enough of the most important vitamins and minerals each and every day. Using a high end children’s multivitamin is one of the best and easiest ways to ensure that your child gets all […]

What To Look For When Choosing Bath Products For Your Child

If you have a child with sensitive skin, allergies, eczema, or other skin irritations, you’ve probably already found out that sometimes choosing the right product to bath and moisturize your child’s skin can be confusing. There are more baby bath products on the market right now than ever before, and all of them claim to […]

Keeping Eczema Down As The Summer Heats Up

In many areas of the country, it is predicted that this is going to be one of the warmer and dryer summers we’ve seen in recent years. If you have a child with eczema, it’s especially important during this kind of weather that you take a few extra precautions to help prevent eczema flare ups […]

What’s wrong with my laundry? Soap nuts are not nuts!

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Before children, my main concern about healthy living was what I ate. Organic vs. conventional was the only decision I needed to make. Little did I know I would have children with eczema that would cause me to question just about anything that wasn’t natural. There’s a whole world of natural that I’m learning about […]

Allergy Alert: Don’t Keep Your Kids Away From the Fun!

Every parent wants to protect their kids at all costs, but at the same time, every parent also wants their children to grow up to live a happy, fun, and fulfilled life with parties, friends, events, and every opportunity possible at their fingertips. When it comes to food allergies and sensitivities though, attending or hosting […]

Should you entertain an alternative method?

After the first NAET blog post by Jennifer went live, I was excited to see the outcome. Upon waiting for the part 2 to post, there was unexpected opposition to NAET treatment. Most of us have heard that finding the underlying cause to itchy/sensitive skin is a trial and error process. I was caught off […]

NAET – Miracle cure or hoax? Part II Conclusion

Earlier in Part 1, we discussed why Jennifer began the journey of NAET to determine if it would be a miracle cure or hoax. Read Part I here. More importantly, if it would help Tristan with his concerns. After the Treatment At the end of each treatment session Tristan could have absolutely no exposure to the substance […]

Seeing eczema for the first time….Update!!

After writing about Althea’s family experience a few months ago, we were excited to take a moment to catch up with her again for updates! We’ll cut right to the chase and focus on Esau, as his sibling’s have just about grown out of their eczema. Shortly after being around Althea’s energetic and loving bunch, […]

Seeing eczema for the first time, 3 times

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of interviewing Althea, a wife and a mom to three fabulous children: Elgrie IV (Age 4), Klarc (Age 2), and Esau (Age 3 mos.). I thought it would be great speak to a mom who is figuring out the world of eczema, one day at a time as […]

Marcie Mom – The early events of raising a child with eczema

  Mei, aka Marcie Mom, is writing to us from Singapore where she created a blog for parents with children diagnosed with eczema called Eczema Blues. She has published a children’s book this year (2011) titled “A to Z Animals are not scratching!” In this book children will “learn what the animals do instead of […]

Paying for itchy creams or cleansers gets a little easier!

As many of us know, when it comes to taking care of sensitive and/or itchy skin, the dollar signs start to stack up! Thanks to Whole Foods, they have a great 1 day deal through Living Social! Buy $20 worth of groceries and only pay $10. Now that’s a deal in and of itself when […]

Can this trump eczema?

For almost 2 years, I have been submerged into the world of eczema. Day to day skin regimens, flare ups, removal of allergens, scratching, scars, skin discoloration and many trial & error situations. You  name it, we’ve tried it or are about to! I’m even in the process of mastering “The Uncontrollable Scratching Toddler”.The thing […]

For the Love of Food! Nursing & Eczema

In honor of the coming National Breastfeeding Month in August, I wanted this post to cater to mom’s nursing children with eczema. It’s a crazy world of eczema and moms of itchy babies must stick together! When my daughter was younger, around 2 months old, she was diagnosed with eczema. I had NO idea what […]

SCRATCHMENOT WINS PTPA AWARD!

We are so excited to announce that ScratchMeNots have won the Parent Tested, Parent Approved Seal of Approval! We truly believe in our ScratchMeNots as they helped not only our family, but many other families battling skin irritants such as eczema! We are honored that parents have chosen our product to receive this award. It’s […]

MOMMY MONDAYS: TIPS FOR THE UNCONTROLLABLE SCRATCHING TODDLER

I love how the ‘Incredibles’ movie finally showed moms as we truly are: Super Heroes! And this coming Monday will be the start of “MOMMY Mondays”. A     chance for moms to share with other moms who may be new to eczema or may have run out of ideas on our SMN Facebook page! With every Monday comes a […]