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I have a tub of Vaseline and have hardly scratched the surface. I'm curious whether anyone uses it for anything other than their lips.

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[–] 99nights@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did it work though?

Eczema runs hard in my family and my kids get it terribly. We've tried a lot of things but never thought of Vaseline.

[–] xedrak@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We had pretty mild cases, but yeah I remember it working quite well! I wouldn’t recommend it without speaking to a professional first since your kids’ cases are quite severe, but I’ve had good experiences with it.

[–] 99nights@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah we've seen skin specialists and tried everything up until steroids.

In the summer it's worst. I feel so sorry for my kids but we're hoping that they grow out of it like we did. I'm 34 now and I only really get it on my hands and fingers, I can't wear any rings because of it. I still get it mildy on my legs too and sometimes it gets bad to a point where I'm bleeding everywhere from scratching it but my hands are the worst, my skin is like old leather now and looks like it's damaged from acid burns.