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My allergist says no. my 5 yo has allergies, eczema. She had a severe event when exposed to dog dander. It was the worst from infant to about 4 years old. Shes almost 6 now and has mostly outgrown the eczema.

Both of my kiddos had pretty severe eczema as babies--and one was so bad, we used the prescription steroid creams (under the direction of the pediatrician) and it turned my child's skin white in splotches--this was actually really upsetting to me, because my kids are brown and I felt like I had ruined their skin. My one child looked like she had vitiligo, her legs had splotches of white all the way up and down them, along with patches on her bum/back/arms. Unfortunately, the patches were there for over a year--a super long time. Maybe even closer to 2 years.

Anyway, after that experience, I decided trying everything else that isn't steroids needed to be done. We cut dairy and soy entirely for about 6 months, and I also read somewhere that Vanicream and Cereve (both brands, it has to be the kind in the tub, not the pump bottle) work, but you have to do it 6 times a day. Previously, I'd tried those creams, but I was only doing them 1-2 times a day, usually after their bath--and it didn't work. So for a couple of months, I lathered them up with Cereve/Vanicream at every.single.diaper.change and tried to make sure it was 6 times a day.

It felt like a lot of work at the time, but the eczema cleared up from those 2 things, and we have never had it again.

Interestingly, one of my kids still can't eat most forms of dairy, and she's 8 years old. She immediately gets a rash around her mouth, and then she'll have diarrhea a couple of hours later.

Vanicream was also a lifesaver for my eczema-prone, sensitive skin kiddo. She didn't respond well to it on her face.

This cream worked wonders for her face though: https://www.aveneusa.com/xeracalm-lipid-replenishing-cream. Much more expensive, but it lasted a long while.

I came here for the first time in YEARS to seek advice from the hive regarding my daughter's rashes. She gets them on her bum/backs of her legs and one spot is thickened skin/scabby most of the time. It is hard to stay on the lotion application and I haven't been routine in what we even use. We had a Rx steroid cream, but it's almost gone, so I only use it when her spots are at their worst. Otherwise we use hydrocortisone or Cetaphil Restoraderm. My nephew has used Vanicream with success, so I guess I should try that & be more regimented in our application.
I have wondered if there's something in her diet that could be exacerbating her itchiness--she does drink a lot of organic cows milk & other dairy--but I've never done an elimination to see.

DD had some eczema-like patches that were pretty intense until she was about 16 months old. We did get a prescription for a steroid cream but didn't end up using it. I don't know if this is really obvious, but her pediatrician recommeded using whatever lotion we felt good about (just basic Aveeno eczema lotion) and then said that the key was adding Aquaphor on top of the lotion to keep it in. It worked soooo much better than the lotion or Aquaphor alone. (p.s., he was surprised the Aveeno seemed to not irritate her skin and said that he had seen it worsen eczema in some kids)