baby pibu Eczema Care Kit - 2 pc

This product definitely works

I have a suggestion for you Baby Pibu. Bear with me here…Please read all the reviews and comments for this set and the Newborn Essentials Skincare Kit. Folks like me going through topical steroid withdrawal (and parents of children going through TSW) are begging you to stop selling steroids marketed at babies for very good reasons. It is coming more and more to light that topical steroids are causing a lot of people a lot of grief. Hydrocortisone does absolutely nothing to cure eczema, it only masks the symptoms while messing with the body’s system that makes cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that helps regulate metabolism, blood sugar, and the immune system. Not for all, but for many topical steroid users, the “cure” eventually becomes the cause, and the “steroid induced eczema” gets out of control. At that point the only solution is to quit steroids completely. The results are devastating, as I know firsthand. Visit ITSAN or google blogs on TSW and read some of the testimonies of those going through the living nightmare of TSW, including parents of very young children. It’s heartbreaking, and it all starts with products such as your Baby Pibu Rash Relief.One reason others and I are so upset about this is that Baby Pibu is the very first company I am aware of that produces, promotes, and sells a hydrocortisone product that is targeted directly at precious little babies. Yes, you have pleasing colorful educational materials with the warnings, but keep in mind that such material is often ignored, especially by well-meaning parents, doctors, and gift set receivers that are seduced by the short term effectiveness of steroids hiding the symptoms of eczema. Topical steroids are the first drug that has actually increased the occurrence of what it proclaims to help. It is estimated that there are 5 times as many adults with eczema now than there was before topical steroids were introduced about 50 years ago, when I was a small child.Here’s my suggestion for Baby Pibu: Stop the steroids. Period. Continue with your admirable quest to educate parents about proper skin care for babies and promote all your products as “Steroid-Free”. Continue to warn parents of the potential risks of steroids so that they won’t be tempted to use the hydrocortisone creams that are virtually everywhere, including the dollar stores. You are good at marketing, and If you do this right, not only would your reputation soar, so would your sales, let alone how well you sleep at night.Thank you for your consideration.

Low rating due to the inclusion of corticosteroids. May be helpful if used very (!) sparingly and for a very short amount of time, but never on babies. Saying it is 'low' potency to me is like saying 'well I only put a LITTLE bit of cyanide in it'. Plus it treats the symptom, not the core issue.

Please be careful with the product..... My son has been suffering from topical steroids addiction all because of cortisone you can see my sons suffering here on his blog [...]I would never put any topical steroids in a child because the damage they did to my son was far worse than his eczema ever was. Please be careful with this rash cream that contains steroids they should never be used on babies!!!!!! And never on the bum! All the best Loren Kline's mom

So I've read Baby Pibu's page addressing OTC Hydrocortisone. A sleep deprived new mom/dad to a kid with eczema that is open and bleeding will most likely not take time to go to a) check the ingredients of a kit created by a "mom dermatologist" thus deemed "safe", b) think that any of the ingredients are possibly harmful to their child or c) go to the Baby Pibu website to read this "Truth About Hydrocortisone" page buried in the Baby Pibu blog - you actually have to search the site for "hydrocortisone" for it to come up - the warnings for not to be used under two is buried about 3/4 of the page down - after you find the correct page. Even if the parent finds the page, they will be missing very important information.The real truth is that steroid is not recommended for under two. A black box warning was recommended to be added to all steroids for use in kids in 2003 and I am trying to ascertain right now why that box warning wasn't implemented. Baby Pibu says to contact your doctor for use in under 2yo (NEVER recommended by the FDA), but your doctor will most likely advise that this off-label use is okay because they've been doing it for years and for some strange reason don't realize that special warnings for use in pediatric patients for significant adverse side effects are directed at their own pediatric patients. Children are MUCH more susceptible to these side effects. Plain and simple.Baby Pibu's page says that the Rash Relief can be applied anywhere except for the highest absorbency areas like groin, scalp, face; but the page does NOT state, as it should, that topical steroids should NEVER be used on more than 20% of the body. ALL studies state that Body Surface Area covered is the best predictor of risk of adverse side effects like growth delay and adrenal suppression, yet Baby Pibu never warns of this.This newborn essentials kit is great - but it needs an ice pack and recommendations to try removing environmental and/or food allergens/sensitivities instead of OTC Hydrocortisone. First line of defense for eczema in babies should never be steroids. I sincerely hope that if you buy this kit for a friend, you remove the rash relief first and add in an ice pack, then re-wrap the present.My son is currently going through Topical Steroid Withdrawal. We started with OTC hydrocortisone to treat his baby eczema, but it soon developed into Steroid Induced Eczema. I found answers to his worsening eczema and allergies when I found the International Topical Steroid Awareness Network. I would have preferred dealing with baby eczema for another few months or years than dealing with TSW. I write this warning so that other parents have knowledge they can use to ensure they DON'T follow in my and my son's footsteps. We ended up in the position we are in by strictly following doctors' instructions.

Our baby son almost DIED from an horrific reaction to OTC cortisone cream as an infant and has been in an awful withdrawal for the past year over FIFTEEN dime sized uses! Since his blog will be removed from this review - just do a search: Isaiah Quinn Steroids and see the photos yourself. This sickens me beyond belief because we were clueless as parents when we first used a cream with hydrocortisone in it, totally unaware of Topical Steroid Withdrawal or Red Skin Syndrome. There are more and more parents coming into the support groups daily with their children suffering beyond belief and this must end!! Be responsible Baby Pibu and remove this cream from your line!