I have this problem, and I get it every change of season.  It is due to the lack of humidity, lack of sleep and stress. 

This is going to sound a bit strange, but I use lip balm on mine when it gets too bad.  That or purifies lanolin.

Hi Clay,

I have had excellent results with camomile tea. Both my children have had conjunctivitis on two occasions. At the first sign, I just boiled up some water, poured it over two organic camomile tea bags and then when cooled, but still a little warm, used the tea bag to wash the eye area. Spend about five minutes gently washing the area, letting the water flood the area. Do this twice a day and he will be fine.

I also used to buy bulk quantities of the flowers from a health food shop, brew a cup of flowers in 2 cups of water, let stand for 10mins then strain the flowers reserving the liquid for their bath. My son had only very mild eczema and I believe that it didn't get any worse because of this treatment. I also only washed my children with almond oil. Sounds a bit weird but it works wonders. I just put a little on a face washer, smooshed it around and then washed them.

Hope this helps, E :)

Cate is 16 months and has itchy watery eyes as well..ugh..I feel so bad when they are little and have to deal with this..

Her pediatrician prescribed children's zantac..It's liquid and she takes a half of teaspoon whenever allergies act up, so it's not on a daily basis..

It has been working great!

good luck!

check to make sure he isnt allergic to the soap powder u use on the clothes.  if he is there is a saop flake u can get from the supermarket called luks flakes its for softer clothes but it also works if u have kids allergic to soap or detergents it works fr me.  if that doesnt work try  getting the dr to do a allergy test on things he uses the most. the problem might be under ur nose and u might not no it.

Give it a few days and if it doesn't go away, I suggest trying antihistamine for a couple of weeks. I use children's Claritin (it has laratadine) with my son. He used to have itchy skin all over and on his face. We could never figure it out until I checked with the doctor and suggested Claratin. This summer, he's itch free! He also has sensitive skin and suffers from eczema.   With Claritin, he doesn't get drowsy.

Poor Codi, I know my daughter goes thru this when we fly.  Airplane air is so dirty and there are alot of pollutens in their air.  So it can be very common for those with sensitive skin or allergies for it to make it worse.  Have you tested for any respritory allergies?  He may actually have an allergy to a pollen or mold (more common in winter months).  I don't know if you can get this in Aus but have you tried Zyrtec?  It's made specifically for outdoor allergies, but will cause drowsiness.  Also this is over the counter here in the US.  Give him about 2 weeks  (if it has not been already) and see if it gets better.  Also, try doing several medicines.  I do claritine, benadryl (orally) and then put benadryl cream on the skin.  That way it attacks from both the inside and out.  Hope this helps!