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How to use wet dressings with young children
This guide explains how to use wet dressings to manage eczema in young children. It involves soaking cotton clothes in warm water (with bath oil if advised), applying prescribed steroid cream and moisturiser, dressing the child in wet then dry layers, and removing the dressings once dry. This method helps soothe skin and reduce itching.
- Organisation:
- National Allergy Council
- Topic:
- Allergies
- Target audience:
- General, Parents or carers
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- August 2023
- Last reviewed:
- April 2025
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