Dermal Therapy Little Bodies – The Case For The Kids Range
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Eczema & Dermatitis Nappy RashKey Takeaways:
- Dermal Therapy Little Bodies offers a paediatric eczema care range, clinically tested for efficacy and safe for newborns to 12-year-olds.
- The range includes a non-steroidal eczema relief cream, moisturising lotion, gentle wash & shampoo, and a nappy balm.
- Designed for mild to moderate eczema and sensitive skin, these products provide long-term care without the use of steroids.
Amit Saha, Registered Pharmacist & Head of Technical & Innovation at Dermal Therapy shares the story behind Little Bodies, our children’s skin care range of products.
What products are in the Dermal Therapy Little Bodies range?
There are four products in this paediatric eczema management range.
- Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream is a non-steroidal treatment option for eczema and dermatitis.
- Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion is a specialised moisturiser for the eczema prone skin and also acts as a maintainer and preventer after treatment.
- Little Bodies Eczema Wash & Shampoo is an ultra- gentle cleanser designed to work together with the cream and lotion as a regimen of care.
- Little Bodies Nappy Balm which has the perfect balance between barrier protection and repair when nappy rash strikes.
How effective is the Dermal Therapy Little Bodies range?
Little Bodies range is clinically tested to ensure efficacy. The Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream and Eczema Moisturising Lotion are the only non-steroidal treatment and prevention options for kids’ eczema that has clinical equivalency with one per cent hydrocortisone.* The Little Bodies Nappy Balm has 15.4% zinc oxide for barrier and 5% panthenol for repair, which ensures the best of both worlds from an efficacy point of view.
What skin conditions do Dermal Therapy Little Bodies products address?
Dermal Therapy Little Bodies offers a regimen of care for children living with eczema, and also a solution to nappy rash.
Are there any instructions that a pharmacist should share about Dermal Therapy Little Bodies range with consumers?
For mild to moderate eczema, the regimen of care should be used as the primary treatment option.
For severe eczema, this range can be used alongside prescribed steroids*, or after 12 weeks of steroid use.
What age groups do these products cover?
The whole range is suitable for newborns up to children aged 12 years.
What are the benefits of the Dermal Therapy Little Bodies range?
Being the only *non-steroidal range that offers clinical equivalency with steroids is the most unique benefit. The range is also suitable for newborn babies from day one. Using clean and natural ingredients, this range is very gentle and suitable for long term use.
*In certain cases, steroid products may be a part of an eczema treatment regimen as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. By stating that our products are steroid free, LaCorium Health is not implying that steroidal products are harmful to a consumer.
FAQs for Little Bodies Eczema Range
Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion can be applied 3-4 times daily. It should be applied to skin affected by mild eczema, itching, irritation, redness or flaking. Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion offers symptomatic relief and can be used to prevent flare-ups.
Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream should be used to control flare-ups and for the symptomatic relief of itch and inflammation. Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion should replace your existing moisturiser to provide soothing benefits and to prevent flare-ups.
Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion and/or Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream can be applied up to 3-4 times daily on skin affected by mild eczema or skin irritations. As part of a maintenance regimen, it is recommended to use Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion daily.
It is important to note that the 2 products serve different functions and one does not replace the other. When the skin is showing signs of flare-ups, it is important to use both products together. If there are no red, inflamed flare-ups visible, Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion should be used on its own. For the management of mild eczema, it is important to make regular daily use of Little Bodies Eczema Moisturising Lotion to keep the skin hydrated.
No, being a steroid-free* product, Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream can be used continuously.
Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream contains 5% colloidal oatmeal. This is the clinically proven concentration needed for its efficacy. Little Bodies Eczema Relief Cream is also fortified with aloe vera, peppermint oil and, calendula officinalis, which are traditionally used in herbal medicine to relieve minor skin irritations and itching due to mild eczema.
