Review by B. Dawson:

**I’m posting this review on my husband’s account, not my own (I actually don’t have one)

I never leave reviews, but this product is working so well that I wanted to let others know how it has helped my son.

He is now a little over 4.5 months old and has had eczema spreading across his forehead and down to his cheeks since he was two months. The pediatrician originally gave us an anti-fungal cream to manage the rash, but there was no effect. At his 4 month well-check, we received a Rx for Alclometasone Dipropianate Cream, USP 0.05%. It worked amazingly well, and his skin was soft and smooth in 4 days. But, the label says that it’s not recommended for children under 1 and the pediatrician was very clear that we not exceed 7 days of use and that we cease use earlier once his skin cleared. His skin remained clear for about a day and a half, but then a small patch of rash appeared on his forehead.

We began using Cetaphil lotioin to moisturize throughout the day and California Baby Calendula Cream, in an attempt to control the inflammation without the use of steroids (several reviews and message board posts mentioned its effectiveness). The combination seemed to slow the spread of the rash, initially, but his face and cheeks were soon covered again (worse than before we used the Rx cream).

We discontinued use of the Calendula cream, thinking it might be too strong and causing irritation. We continued with the Cetaphil, which seemed to provide temporary moisture and relief from the itching, but did nothing to control the rash and required numerous applications throughout the day.

A co-worker informed me that she has been using TriDerma to control her son’s eczema since he was an infant (he’s now 2), and suggested that I give it a try. We have been using TriDerma for 4 days, now. There was little noticeable difference in the first 2 days, but we’ve seen great improvement since then. It doesn’t appear to be working as quickly at the Rx cream, but it is definitely working and appears to be following the same stages of healing as with the Rx cream.

I am so thankful! The rash was beginning to spread to his nose and eyelids, but is now receding, and we are hopeful that his skin will soon clear completely.

Review by Mrs. Alba:

I bought this for my 2 year old daughter who has patches of eczema all over her body. This past winter was especially dry and her skin worsened. She had an especially stubborn patch of eczema in the bend of her elbow that would not heal. We had a daily regime of triple antibiotics and cortisone. We only bathed her a couple times a week and used cetaphil soap to wash her along with aveeno oatmeal in her bathing water-which after we applied aquaphor all over her. Desperate- as the patch in her elbow was getting worse – I saw an ad for this and decided to try it. After 5 days of applying 2 times daily it healed up the patch completely. No weeping or scaling anymore! My only complaint is that it doesn’t come in a bigger tube. But well worth the price as the results were excellent.

Review by Emely M. Iverson:

I love the Dermarest Eczema Medicated Lotion. I have been using it for about a year or so now, and I am so glad I found it. I have tried everything from aquafor to udderly beautiful cream to gold bond and any other lotion you can think of. This product is the only thing that has come close to helping me. It definitely helps relieve the itching sensation from eczema and it has really really helped my skin look better as well. It is not perfect, but it is so much better than it used to be! I always used to wake up scratching my legs in the middle of the night and would end up bleeding from doing it so often and hard, and now I don’t have that problem anymore! Yay! It is a bit on the spendy side, but it is definitely worth it to me.

Review by Raymond L. Shepard:

I and my sons have eczema. We have been to the doctors and had prescribed treatments that don’t even come close to what this product was able to do. I short it makes the condition almost non-existent. I apply a small amount to the affected area two times a day and our skin is so clear and soft. I am totally sold on this product.

Review by Squirl86:

My Dr. prescribed a bunch of different MEDICATED creams and ointments- but these scared me! So I read some reviews about thsi cream on [...]. I tried it INSTEAD of the medicated/cortizone stuff and my baby’s skin is SUPER SOFT now!! In less than one week!!

It is super thick and hard to spread easily, but it pays off!!

Review by L. Tolan:

This product is quite thick and is a good moisturizer. However, it did not help with my eczema. Most people write rave reviews about this product. Hopefully it will work for most of you, but I did not find this product to be helpful with my ezcema.

Review by L. Chiang:

This cream worked wonders for me after I started using it in January 2007. I am a chronic eczema sufferer – have had it since I was a baby – and have never been able to live without super strength cortisone. Freederm’s combination of the mild (1%) cortisone and anti-microbial (benzalkonium chloride) entirely cleared up all my milder eczema problem areas (face, arms, torso) and significantly improved my severe hand eczema. I was ecstatic. But when reordered, the product that came was completely different – no cortisone, no antimicrobial, totally different base. I admire Freederm’s effort to make a nonmedicated cream. However, this new formulation not only doesn’t work for me, it actually irritates my skin. I am baffled by Freederm’s apparent decision not to offer both versions. And I also feel that it is not truthful for them to post all the glowing testimonials when the testimonials are for an entirely different product.

For fans of the discontinued medicated product, I found a great dermatologist at Stanford who recommends mixing cortisone (the lowest strength that works for you) with antibacterial cream (Bactroban – you need a prescription). Same theory and works as well as the old Freederm medicated cream.

Review by lord of the bees:

My son developed some mild excema a few months ago and I ordered this cream to try out since it has so many good reviews and seems to work for everyone! The instructions were to put the cream on 3 times a day. I had only done twice on that first day and my sons excema got this burn type reaction. The spots I tried the cream on (cause i only tried a couple of spots first in case it didn’t work) were really red and inflamed and seemed to hurt him more. The other places where i didn’t put the cream remained the same. I stopped using the freederm cream and the “burn” patches cleared up within four-five days.

Mabye the cream works for some people, but if you do try it out make sure test it out on some areas first before applying over your whole problem area. Especially if you are putting this on a child!

One more thing. When I tried to get authorization to return the product they kept telling me that it was an allergic reaction and kept trying to convince be to purchase another of their product. All I wanted was to return the product and get my full refund (which they guarantee within 30 days) Their customer service is very bad. They were rude and acted offended that I wanted to return their product. All in all I did not have a good experience with this company.

Review by Alexis Coxon:

Our son, who’s almost 1 1/2, has patches of eczema on his cheeks and the backs of his knees. We tried a hydrocortisone cream, as his doctor suggested — it worked (temporarily) on his legs but not at all on his face.

I grabbed this cream on a whim while at the store one day. It works like magic! After just a couple of days, my little guy’s cheeks and legs were totally soft and not red or irritated-looking at all. They stay that way, too, as long as we remember to put the cream on every day.

The only reason I’m not giving this five stars is because it does contain parabens, which I like to avoid in the products I use on my son.

Review by J. Bremer:

I was a little skeptical about buying yet another lotion for my son’s infant eczema. He has really dry skin and it breaks out in patches of eczema that can get pretty bad. We tried Vaseline (on the recommendation of my doctor), hydrocortisone cream on the really bad spots, and Aveeno baby lotion. None of them worked as well as this lotion. I apply it within minutes of getting him out of the bathtub and it is amazing…his skin is no longer breaking out and is getting back to baby soft. I can see the difference within an hour of applying it.

The only downside is the price, especially because you have to apply it fairly liberally. Four ounces does not last long for us, but I’ll still be buying it because it is the only thing that works so far!

Review by J. Siucho:

My 9 month old baby has eczema in one of his cheeks and it was getting worst with the dry winter in WI. It got to a point where it got so dried that it was itchy and my baby started scratching his face until blood will come out. I used hydrocortisone to stop the itching but didnt want to used it for too long. I tried all the moisturizing creams available on drugstores and specialty stores until I found this one. In a couple of days his face was much better. I HIGHLY recommend this product as well as the facial cleanser.

Review by Boston mom:

After trying Aquaphor, hydrolatum, vanicream, cerave, aveeno baby and many other lotions for my daughter’s eczema, this lotion is the best for eczema. After a few days of use, my daughter’s skin is smooth and the eczema goes away. Anytime I try a different lotion, I regret not sticking with this Mustela product.

Review by Holly M Baroody:

This lotion was the only thing that helped my daughter’s extremely dry skin. We battled with her eczema for months trying different lotions. The advertised baby lotions such as Johnson&Johnson and Aveeno Baby were a joke and did nothing for her skin (I tried them on my skin and it’s not moisturizing at all). I finally found this lotion and decided to try it out – and it worked great! It cleared up most of her skin within a week of using it. Now we use it every night after her bath to keep her skin hydrated and haven’t had any problems since. We also use the Gentle Naturals body wash which works great as well.

Review by FL. Mom:

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LQE7BC7GFTUZ This is a video review of California Baby’s Calendula Cream.

The scent is very mild and the 2 pack makes the purchase much more economical as opposed to buying them individually.

We are definitely going to continue buying this product for the baby, Mom and Dad.

Review by PghYinzer:

My son gets horrible eczema on his arms, wrists, legs, and back. He fights me applying anything to it so we end up in a endless cycle of getting it nearly cleared up… then letting it go till it gets awful again. Later, rinse, repeat. The bad part is it gets so raw that when I put anything on it, he yells that it is burning – so what I have found I have to do is use aquaphor for a day and then it is healed enough to use regular lotion. I have had good success with the Curel Anti-Itch.

What I would like is something not as gross as aquaphor (I’m not one of those anti-petroleum people, it’s just so greasy and heavy is all) that I can maybe use for both seriously bad and getting better eczema. People rave about this so I bought some to try…

It’s just all right. The first night I used it, my son said it didn’t burn. The next time I used it, though, he did. Bear in mind my son screams like he’s being boiled in oil when I come his hair, and yet managed to fall into a baseboard heater so hard he dented it without telling me ANYTHING until a day later – so I tend to be skeptical of his reports when things hurt. In other words – he can be a bit dramatic when things aren’t going his way. So who knows.

I LOVE how this smells, and I love that is soaks in fairly well, so it’s not as nasty greasy as the aquaphor. I can use it on his wrists and hands and things that won’t be covered with clothing without worrying he will be sticking to things all day or leaving greasy marks everywhere. But it really doesn’t seem to work as fast or as well as my aquaphor/curel combination. If you’re intent on going natural, this is a good option, but if you’re comfortable being mainstream, I think there are better alternatives.

Review by Heather Howe-Dennett:

This product is wonderful and absolutely life-changing to our infant son’s eczema. We had tried other products meant for treating babies eczema, and NONE have worked as well, or as fast as Triple Cream. It is an amazing transformation to see how quickly it works, and you can’t beat the money back guarantee!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this product!Triple Cream Eczema Care for Dry Skin by Summers Laboratories, 3.5 Oz Tube

Review by MustangLippy:

My son is 7 years old. Every winter we battle eczema flare ups. We’ve tried so many products and many of them made the eczema worse. A lot of over the counter creams would burn and inflame his skin. Then last winter our pediatrician gave us some samples of TripleCream. It didn’t hurt him when we applied it and it helped soothe the eczema patches. What a relief for him and for us. I am stocking up and hoping it has the same miraculous effect this year too.