Oilatum Bath Formula for itchy, irritating dry skin

I have incredibly dry skin; I'm usually always itching. So yesterday, when I went to the doctor about an infection, he also prescribed me some Oilatum and some special soap to help get rid of my dry skin. I went to the pharmacy and then immediately had a bath. Whilst the bath was filling I sat down and looked at the back of the packed. I have tried the stuff before but not for about two years, when I last used it, but not properly. I found that it is suitable for everyone, but babies should have a smaller dose and you must not swallow it. Preparing it... What you do is you run the bath, and ... more

Now a days there are a lot more people who have dry skin conditions and eczema. I am one of them and so are 3 of my children. Eczema can be pass down to children. My skin gets so dry and itchy, i'm itching all the time. Some times mine is brought on buy certain cleaning products, soaps and wash powders. I have suffered with it from being a small child. I have found the Oilatum bath formula to be very helpful. I put some in my bath water or if i’m having a shower I use it like a shower gel. I have been using it for 3 years now and wouldn’t change to anything else it really does help me. It ... more

Having recently been through a bit of a ‘flare-up’ with eczema, I’ve been left with very dry and itchy skin so thought it would be best to have a good soak in Oilatum. As a child I suffered from eczema and instead of having ‘Matey’ in my bath like all my friends did, I had to settle for a milky looking, oily feeling bath of Oilatum. Oilatum is a bath emollient made by Stiefel Labs for the treatment of dry and itchy skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. The plastic bottle hasn’t changed much over the years and still comes in a rather sickly turquoise ... more

My Mum suffers with Arthritis and has been on steroids for 30 plus years and they have made her skin thin and very flaky, no matter how much moisturising cream she uses it doesn’t help. Recently she was in Hospital and was showered and bathed with a product called “Oilatum” and they advised her to carry on using this to soften and protect her skin. She got it on prescription from her Doctor and has never needed to use moisturiser since then. You can only buy it at a pharmacy and it’s expensive the shower gel is £8 for a 125g tube, small bottle for bath use is £4.80 and large £8.50 and a bar of ... more

My son Jack has suffered from eczema since day one. We already use a eczema cream on his skin twice a day but sometimes it is not enough. We used to use Epaderm in his bath but I found this abit of a pain to use as it is like candle wax and doesnt melt very well in a warm bath. A few weeks ago I went to our local Savers for some bath sponges and I noticed a bottle of Oilatum Bath Formula,I had a quick read of the box and it sounded ideal to put into Jacks bath. I paid £4.95 for a 150ml bottle which I didnt think was too bad of a price. It comes in a white and blue box which states Oilatrum ... more