Skin rashes in children

In the United Kingdom alone, Skin rashes in children affect up to 20 per cent of school children. It's safe to assume that a similar situation exists in the United States. The most common infant skin conditions are excema. Typical symptoms include dry, reddened skin that itches or burns which can lead to oozing lesions. Most treatments only suppress the condition and can have unwanted side effects.

A Department of Health-funded study into the effect of hard and soft water on the skin condition eczema is being carried out at the University of Portsmouth, England. Anne-Marie Crawford-Flanagan from Gosport has just finished the trial with her 15 month old son Dylan who suffered from such severe eczema he needed to be wet wrapped from head to toe in bandages.

She said: “The eczema meant Dylan had bleeding sores and wouldn’t sleep for more than an hour without waking up to scratch. We had about a dozen different creams on prescription and I was at my wit’s end. Less than two weeks after the softener was installed there was a dramatic improvement. Now there’s barely a mark on him. He’s a completely different baby

Treatment for infant skin conditions

Stories like this underscore the the benefits of bathing your children in soft water. Unlike treatments and medications there are no risks associate with using water. Soft water does the best job of removing all traces of soaps and cremes that may lead to skin irritation. Using a water softener like the OhSoft can helpful because the OhSoft can be installed at any sink or bathtub where you bathe your child.

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