Skin Care World

Sleep deprivation is something parents of most babies experience. But when one year old Daniel Fellows’ mum and dad spent three solid months without one decent night’s sleep, they knew something was wrong.

Daniel suffers from eczema, a severe dry skin complaint that covers most of his body.

Desperate for him to get some relief from the constant itch and urge to scratch that was keeping Daniel and the rest of the family awake, his mum Debbie turned to the health visitor for help.

“We were advised to try wet wrapping Daniel at night to help cool and soothe his skin. The health visitor introduced us to new Tubifast Garments - little stretch cotton vests and leggings – perfect for him to wear underneath his pyjamas. First we coat his skin with Epaderm*, then we rinse the garments in warm water and apply them damp. A dry layer of garments goes on top.”

Much to Debbie and her husband’s relief, the results were almost instantaneous.

“We had three month’s surviving on very little sleep at all, then after discovering the garments we suddenly had five full night’s sleep on the trot! The garments worked wonders in easing Daniel’s itching and his skin has improved tenfold since we began wet wrapping with Epaderm. We are now also using the garments to dry wrap in the day.”

The names have been changed for the privacy of the individuals mentioned.