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Dealing With a Preschooler's Eczema

My preschooler has terrible eczema, and as a mom who has struggled with very sensitive skin my whole life, I know just how he feels.  Every time I turnaround, he is scratching one body part or another.  Lately, it has gotten to the point of his ripping off his clothes the moment we get inside the house.  While it is comical for my husband and me to see our little cutie pie in his skivvies, we are also quite concerned for his well being.  (I mean, we don't live in a nudist colony, so for most of his life he is going to need to wear clothes.) My little one has had itchy skin from the day he was born, so this is nothing new to our household.  However, this winter things got worse.  His once soft hands, are now dry and red.  He complains every time he washes his hands, and won't let me touch him with moisturizing lotion.  As such, we need to watch every product that touches his body.  For all of you mothers of preschoolers out there, you know how challenging this can be. I ha