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The doctor has not been able to provide much more than steroid cream for eczema. is there any natural things which work?

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Eczema treatment: Anythign that will keep ur child's skin moisturised helps. Try luke warm casotr ooil ove rhte non infected lesions and apply a cotton cover over it and leave it on for 30 minutes. Then gently wash it off.

Answered 4/1/2013

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