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i think this definitely warrants a call to the pediatrician to see if you can get a prescription--sounds like you've tried everything and your LO is clearly not happy! i'm sorry, it must be so hard to see him all itchy, poor little thing.

@Adira: yep- call !

@Adira: promise it will clear up ours did overnight !

Definitely call. It helped C really quickly. He scratches his face up all the time too, but I don't think it's because he's itchy. He just still doesn't have good control of his hands and his nails grow SO fast! I think his skin being so dry makes it easier to scratch/cut.
I worry about him getting it in his mouth too, so I rub it in really well, and clean his hands at the end of the lotion routine.

Could you do a colloidal oatmeal bath? E's eczema was itchy and when we gave her a bath, we'd dump some in the little bath tub and let her soak a little longer than usual. We used it in addition to a very mild steroid cream that cleared it up very quickly

@Adira: I would avoid Coconut Oil as it can really dry out your skin!

LO's go so bad this winter we had to get an Rx from the doctor, and it cleared it up in a few days! So worth it because it got her relief!

@Adira: CeraVe moisturizing cream

@Adira: I don't know about jojoba, but coconut oil, when applied topically, can be really drying! I didn't believe it until I experienced it for myself! Totally counterintuitive that an oil can be drying.

@Adira: I tried everything under the sun for extended periods of time and she was still drawing blood scratching her back every night after a particularly bad bloody onesie and sheets one night I finally asked the ped about it at the appointment we had that day, and the NP didn't hesitate to prescribe a stronger hydrocortisone than the OTC kind. It cleared up her eczema right away!! When we're not as religious with it it does come back quickly though. Definitely talk to your ped (I didn't try the hydrocortisone OTC stuff until I talked to them and tried aggressive use of aquaphor and vaseline) and they'll probably prescribe the hydrocortisone if he's drawing blood wtih his scratching.