natural wise you should be looing for calendula or manuka honey products, cortaid etc are cortisone creams and long term thin the skin so avoid them if you can.

internally you need omega oils, flaxseed or linseed oil is the most specific to skin conditions and a tablespoon daily either straight or mixed in juice, yoghurt or fruit is enough.

avoid sorbolene creams as they are a petroleum by products and long term have a drying effect, a good bath blend is make up your own mix of almond oil with calendula, 6 drops of pure calendula to every 10mls of almond oil, you can even use that blend as a night time moisturiser.

also keep a food diary to see what sets it off, even an events diary to see if stress or certain activities set it off, keep in mind eczema is an immune response and most kids grow out of it, but if you can eliminate potential causes you will be well on your way to relieving the condition.

good luck

Hi Rachel. For eczema, you can use Eucerine products like Aquaphor . I use Aquaphor gentle wash for my son's bath. It has no soap, fragrance and tear free. It just has less irritants than other baby wash products. I also use Aquaphor ointment for dry patches of skin. Again, it doesn't have any harsh ingredients. If Codi has a really bad patch of eczema (oozing, and just can't be controlled with non-steroid creams), you can look into Cortaid. It does contain hydrocortisone, though only 1% - very tiny amount. My son's pediatrician has told me to use it on bad eczema patches for my son because he doesn't want to prescribe any stronger medicine.   Just a little bit twice a day for as long as the eczema starts to look better (usually 2 days). If you are considering lotion, try Cetaphil. The green bottle is great for eczema and is fragrance free.

You can buy these products on any pharmacy stores like Walgreens, RiteAid, CVS  (I do believe one or more of these are in CA).  You can also find them at Wal-Mart or Target or even BabiesRUs. If you want any more ideas on natural remedies for eczema, you can go up to the counter in any of the pharmacy and talk to the pharmacist (I believe you call them Chemist in Australia). You can just ask them if they can recommend any non-steroid products that can help eczema.

Hope this helps.

Hi Rachel, i'm not sure but wouldn't you be able to buy them here and take them with you? that way when you get there that will give you time to look around.

Best Wishes Blond.