What is Baby Eczema?
The origin of the word “eczema” is Greek and means, “to boil.” In this condition, skin inflammation occurs. This occurs due to toxicity of the body, which is a consequence of poor diet habits.

This is a skin disease that occurs commonly in children. If eczema develops within 2 to 3 months after the baby is born, you might suspect a family history of eczema/ asthma. Infantile eczema in many children vanishes before they reach the age of 3 years.

What causes Baby Eczema?
The main cause for eczema in children is allergy. It occurs more in babies that are bottle-fed and less in breast-fed babies. There is a suggestion that this infection is due to cow’s milk. As per Ayurveda, the reason for eczema is toxicity in the body which is not eliminated fully.

What are the Symptoms of Baby Eczema?
Itching is the main symptom for eczema. If it is severe, the skin will be red and there will be swelling. Small blisters will form and, if they rupture, a colorless discharge will ooze and crusts are formed when this accumulates. At each stage there will be itching. There will be infection with bacteria and any scratching will spread the infection. The creases in the elbow, knee and ears are mostly affected. It might also affect chest and cheeks. If the eczema is chronic, the skin thickens and markings on the skin’s surface will be prominent.

Natural Home Remedies for Baby Eczema
Applying medicines on the baby’s skin for curing eczema might result in relief only temporarily; hence it is essential that the blood stream is cleansed.

Some of the remedies are listed below:
• If the eczema is fresh, apply fresh ghee made from the butter of cow’s milk to relieve the itch.
• Take a watermelon with deep green-colored skin and red pulp. Dry this melon peel, burn the peel and powder it. Add coconut oil to this powder and apply this paste on the eczema patch.
• Wash the lesions two times a day using diluted decoction of neem.
• Make a paste of crushed leaf of neem and turmeric powder by mixing with sesame oil and apply once daily.
• Boil the bark of a mango tree and acacia tree (one spoonful each) in ½ liter of water; filter and wash the patches with this filtered water. Apply ghee after drying.
• Mix one tablespoon molasses with ½ glass of milk and give it to grown-up children to drink twice a day to cure eczema.
• Apply coconut oil directly so that the skin remains soft.
• Sunbathing in the early morning could aid in killing the bacteria.
It is advisable that the baby gets sufficient fresh air; also baby should drink more water.