I have been asking that question for almost 4 years now. My little girl had it since she was a few months old. It was even misdiagnosed as ringworm of all things! But we were lucky to get in touch with a great pedia-derma who also had the same complaint since she was a little girl as well, so I felt we were in good hands.
Believe it or not, just a few teaspoons of Virgin coconut oil and we were able to see marked improvement. My mother recommended we us Peter Paul because she saw it featured in a TV show and according to her their process and plant is very sanitary.
But before anything, I would just like to clarify, I am not a doctor, but like most moms, I believe we do earn our honorarium along the way especially for very stubborn ailments of our kids. It is best that you take the information below, research on it, ask your doctors and try it on yourself first before your kids, especially your babies.
But what is skin asthma? How is it different from the other skin allergies?
You know its skin asthma if it happens because the body or the liver can not properly metabolize certain proteins and these manifest into skin inflammations. This happens:
- when your child ingests any suspected allergens, for example chicken, eggs, tomato, milk, peanuts, crustaceans etc.
- inhales dustmites, cockroach droppings (yewww) etc.
- or uses things they are allergic to (ex. clothes washed in detergents they are allergic to)
- It causes the area at the back of the knees and elbows to be so itchy,
- inflammed and
- even cause wounds.
All the other areas are more associated with atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis. Why these areas? Its associated with the lungs and as such, I was told, if not properly treated, children with skin asthma are prone to develop lung asthma.
I know it just a little blessing, but a silver-lining nonetheless that our little darlings are just dealing with skin problems rather than having to deal with the more frightening prospect of full-blown asthma.
Though our doctor was very capable and I liked her tremendously, I knew that relying on steriods almost from birth would not make for a very healthy regimen for my little girl. So slowly my quest for alternatives began. It has led us to an even deeper quest and which our whole lifestyle now evolves from, but that is another story.
And yes, I believe we will find the “cure”. Have you found your cure?
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hi tet
i have skin asthma and i’m trying out an organic lotion from planet noah. i hope it works, my baby has the condition too and if it works for me i’ll test it on him too. good luck with your cure, i hope it works!
Hi, Neva! So great to hear from you! It surprises me no end how common skin asthma is becoming, imagine that.
Good luck with your treatment, I hear Planet Noah is a good brand though I haven’t tried it yet. Let’s keep each other updated, if it works for us, it will work for others as well. Sometimes, other mommies just need to hear how it can be done to encourage them and fill them with hope that they will find the “cure” for their babies too.
Hello Tet! This is so interesting for me because I have a son with skin asthma and lung asthma. Petroleum jelly was recommended by the pedia, and it’s effective for as long as it’s on the affected skin. Problem is my son finds it so unsightly and greasy. Thanks for the tip!
We’re willing to try VCO — a less greasy alternative.
My two months old son was also diagnosed with Skin Asthma just this morning, his Mom was advised to use VCO or Petroleum Jelly. We’ve been using cetaphil for a week now but only slight improvement. We used a calamine ointment for his ears that was gravely affected and it worked.
Hi Cire. I’m glad to hear that you are able to find a treatment for your son. You are right to moisturize the area, dry skin makes them prone to itching. VCO based oils are a good alternative because its natural especially for your baby. We used cetaphil before as well, but you need to check with your doctor about it, my pedia advised caution especially for very young children, there seems to be some concerning effects for those susceptible. I just can’t remember what exactly right now but will email you when I get the chance to ask my pedia about it again.
Just for any treatment, read the label and be cautious when the ingredients get harder to pronounce, you know its chemical based and it is a good practice to start with the natural based ones first when that doesn’t work, then you can use the stronger ones. At least that way, you minimized the chemical build-up in your baby’s body. The body can still absorb the chemicals even when its applied topically.
hi and good evening. my daughter also has skin asthma and our derma prescribe elidel cream the downside is its a little pricy. we’ve been trying cetaphil but with only a very slight improvement on our daughter’s condition. will try vco next. thanks…
hi my 10 months old daughter had skin asthma too, my pedia advised to use aveeno lotion and it helps a lot.
Hi mommy,
Was the vco applied to her skin or did she also take it orally?
I’ve been desperate for a cure. My child is 10yrs old and has had skin asthmas since she’s a baby. We
Hope more mommies can post suggestions and comment re this.
Thanks
Hi Mommies,
My 7th month old son has skin asthma too. he was diagnosed as early as 2 or 3 months old. the derma told us to use dove soap for bath and the mineral oil after then apply the seba med lotion but it doesn’t help a lot. so i also use eucerin aquaphor medicated ointment (suggested by his pedia) to moisturized his skin. if it’s getting worst i apply sylenar/cortizan cream. i don’t find elidel cream effective on him and it’s to pricy also.
I want to try the peter and paul organic vco but where i can buy it?and can i just apply it to his skin instead of him taking it orally coz he’s still a baby.
my son’s skin asthma is usually found in his elbow, thigh and red spots in his face.
Mommies i hope you can help me.
Thanks
hi, my daughter has been misdiagnosed to have skin asthma for several months now, took her to a dermatologist and she was positive for fungal skin infection. may i ask who your pedia-derma is? want to take my daughter to a pedia-derma. thanks
momies.. help me pls.. my 2 years old daughter was dignosed today with skin asthma? ngda dry kc ung finger tips nya and ung back..taz dundruffs..may skin asthma daw..but first..we go to her pedia for ppd and i asked the pedia about my daughters dry skin and she recommends cetaphil and ellgy then we go to dermatologist. may skin asthma daw. she gave her some kind of moisturizer and cleanser wthout specific brand/generic name, mga mommies.. sino kaya sakanila ang dapat kung sundin
My 12 yr. old son was diagnosed to have skin asthma few years ago and was asked to take Vitamin E and apply Physiogel AI cream (quite pricey though). So far it helped him get his skin moisturized. His skin normalized but when he stopped taking Vitamin E, here comes the itching again =( He takes Vitamin E 400 I.U. every night before he sleeps.
By the way, for his body, he uses either Oilatum or Dove. For the face, Cetaphil.
Anyone who can recommend a very good allergologist? Actually I brought my son to a dermatologist (from a famous derma clinic) when he had his skin asthma attack. She mentioned to me that every time kids have an allergy problem, the parent always bring them to a dermatologist whereas in reality, that is not their forte.
To finally control allergies especially in kids, bring them to an allergologist-pedia.
Hope this helps.
This is surely a good site it helps mom who have kids and people suffering from skin asthma. Hi, I have a 3yo son who has skin asthma. We’re giving him prescribed medications but I also want to know if you could suggest something that we could use for medication. like soap or cream perhaps
hi,
just want to share too…my mother inlaw has skin asthma…she had cream and madecine to apply..but one time i hade this product not intentionally she were able to apply and she said its nice and make her skin smooth…hydrocort cream…you can try it also..but thanks for the idea too i want to share also the vco to my mother in law..
my baby daughter who is 5 months was diagnosed of skin asthma. we were advised to use physiogel and virlix drops for itchiness but only worked for a while. it makes me cry seeing her cry when itchiness starts. tnx for some tips. i will ask my pedia about VCO. pease post more advise =)
my son was diagnosed of skin asthma when he was 4 mos old and his pedia recommended us to pedia derma at medical city dr carlos paguio,he prescribed vco 30 mins massage before taking a bath ceraklin soap and stieprox for shampoo,since then my son don’t have skin asthma anymore,he’s now 16 mos. old and shifted his bath soap to dove unscented and shampoo human heart nature aloe and camomille and its working..for his skin moisturizer i use natural oatmeal lotion..
My daughter also has an on/off skin asthma since her first month. She’s now turning 4 and we are still struggling once in a while. Now she’s taking some antibiotic for her fingers who cracks bec. of dryness. Aside from that, we need to dip her hands to water with salt for 5mins. or NSS (dextrose), I think its effective..
hi mommies i have a 4yr/o son who had a skin asthma/skin allergies it begun when he was 6m/o.we’ve been to diff pedias then they gave creams etc..but it works only for a while,i start using aveeno lotion and dove soap it works…but when he was 3y/o aveeno doesn work for him anymore i use cethaphil instead nd his rashes are gone now…my pedia says it is on and off and goes away when he is his toddler yr.his rashes is worst it turns it into a wound coz he scratch it all the time..but thnk god its all gone now…
My son has the worst rash of all four children of mine. He is 1 yr And 3 months. Rashes are just on portions of his face. I am not sure if its skin asthma. Pedia just prescribe virlix and physiogel cream but to no avail. Can someone suggest a good doctor? Thanks
my son has skin asthma too he’s using dermaveen lotion, gentamycin ointment at oatmeal soap, pero nangangati prin cya, sk ung knya patches na white all over his body, i ask my mother in law to use this VCO i hope it will help…
may be due to the weather VCO is not good in his skin,he’s keep on scratching i will try the oatmeal lotion since he’s using oatmeal soap.
effective po ba talaga vco ,
Hi!I’ve had skin asthma eversince, now Im 25 still occasionally i have skin asthma:( ive tried tons of stuffs already.sometimes it gets immuned.So I have to change every now and then. I have to try an ew one. Do we have to drink the vco or peter an paul virgin coconut oil?
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is vco really effective? im turning 26 but still suffering from skin asthma..I’ve been used many products that my dermatologist suggested but it works awhile and still have my skin asthma..please help me…
reading all your messages I guess docs really haven’t found the cure yet for skin asthma..i was just diagnosed last year..and its really hard to deal with it. I hope we can find the cure for this skin problem so that we can all live happily.
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should i take the vco orally too?
I have skin asthma too, my mother and my 2 sister had this type of skin condition also. We must avoid allergens, like dust and molds, eating eggs, chicken, tulingan and so on, the best treatment that we had right now is to prevent. There was no cure according to the doctor. Whenever I have skin asthma, I used Cetaphil to hydrate my dry and cracked skin, and used detol or antibiotic soap to prevent infection. But the best thing was to keep your skin clean and hydrated. It so hard to keep myself from scratching because of itchy feelings. I take “”betasone”.. but it must be prescribed by doctors because of side effects.
Hi my boyfriend has an skin asthma,i want to help him how to cure it so if i will buy…. where i could buy that peter n’ paul virgin coconut oil?
My son used to suffer from skin asthma. We found a very effective treatment. Pure glycerin! Read about it here at http://camillejoven.wordpress.com, and type “best cure for skin asthma” in her search box.
Nanay Manila is not responding anymore, hope those question above will be answered soon. I have a skin asthma also. Having this was a big suffer, after every remission (attacks) it leaves a patch of scar on my legs and arms. I try to put some Pure vitamin A, i still dont know, if it will work. But those Rashes are getting thinner. IDK if its good for me to use this. No one prescribes me to put some. (trying to discover pa eh).
Im gona buy vco tom. Hope that this one work.
I also have skin asthma but manifested only after giving birth. i tried shea butter from the body shop and it works for me. it’s not a cure but it really helps minimize dryness and itchiness.
Finally something that really worked! So far so good. After 9 months of using a product from Canada, her skin cleared up. No more itching, no more crying. Here’s to share the gift to other parents as well… http://herbalforkids.com
How do I take this VCO ? once a day in a teaspoon or 3 times a day ? beacause I have also a skin asthma .. we are tired on how to cure my skin asthma for almost 7 years
Hi Ma’am Romina,
Nakita ko po yung website na nabanggit na http://Herbalforkids.com
Maganda yung nakasulat ah and may sense yung explanation.
Gusto ko sana I try yung 1 bottle muna. Takot na kasi ako sa steroids eh dahil madami na din nagsisilabasan na side effects nito. Gusto ko natural na lang yung ibigay ko sa baby ko.
Regards,
Dap
Hi, my son was diagnosed just today to have skin asthma.. Where can I buy Peter Paul VCO? BTW, I am from Bacolod.
Thanks
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