Epaderm Emollient For Dry Skin - 500g

I hope this helps one person! I thought I was at the end of my life.Adult female (not that this matters as skin conditions don't discriminate) with no allergies or skin conditions. Over my lifetime I have mixed and matched everyday creams/oils/lotions/soaps without any issues. Dry skin here and there but nothing worth investigating or too noticeable. Used cheap to drugstore to luxury brands plus 100% oils such as coconut etc. I eat anything. I am 34. It all started as a slightly noticeable itchy scratch behind my knee. I thought a patch of dry skin whatever and applied whatever lotion I felt like on that day. It became intense but again I thought nothing much of it! Next thing I know I had the most severely itchy rash under armpits, behind both knees, inner elbows and yes... all over my downstairs region from front to back! It was horrendous! I was using ice packs from the freezer for instant relief and over the counter antihistamines NOTHING worked. I even tried an anti fungal pill from the local pharmacy. GP thought it was flexural eczema as it was only in folds. Prescribed steroid cream and off I went. Next few days later thing the rash spread all over my body. The most disgusting intense feeling I have ever had. I hate to admit it but I was almost at the end. It was like my brain was affected and depression hit as I gave up. Sleep? NO, felt like a thousand needles all over. Bedding felt horrendous/t shirts felt horrendous. NOTHING WORKED. Went to A&E had IV with steroid/antihistamine and painkillers . Came home and ordered this tub of cream. WOW it might have been starting to die off anyway but this really helped. I spent a small fortune on creams and lotions ( dream cream from lush is nice and plain old vaseline) . I dug into the tub for days on end. **Please be careful around flames and look the ingredient up** . I will add what I did on the road to recovery after my hospital visit. I didn't shower often! I had a bird bath (bits) and lathered this on. It was never found out what I had. I thought of skin issues previously as nothing, I was ignorant. It is debilitating and life changing. What had I done differently? The only thing I can think of it diet! I went plant based for almost a month. Not processed literally vegetables and normal family meals just with veg in place of meat. Was this a reaction? I will never know but I also started to go back to normal eating straight away too. Whatever it was ruined my life for SIX weeks. My skin barrier was damaged for about THREE weeks and I have scarring on my abdomen from the rash - like skin pigmentation marks that could pass as birth marks. This may fade or it may not. If you are reading this and have a similar issue, is it eczema or diet or touched something or ate something WHATEVER IT IS - IT WILL PASS! It is a journey.

Great value for the 500g tub! Works well on my sons eczema!

Very good. Thank you!!!!!

Good cream with multiple uses. Greasy and thick if applied on it's own but is so good to use as a body wash when mixed with water. Very soothing and hydrating, leaves a coated silk feeling on the skin acting as a barrier on the skin. Nice to use!

Wouldn’t be without this

Best ever for any skin ailment.

Happy

Excellent cream for dry skin.