Nothing beats the feeling of baby-soft skin. I still remember gently stroking my babies’ tiny feet, legs, and hands while breastfeeding, marvelling at how silky-smooth their skin was. Their little feet and knees were so perfectly soft before crawling and walking began to toughen them up.
Sadly, as many parents know, the rough patches on their knees and scaly, dry skin appeared as soon as they started crawling. At first, I didn’t understand why they developed dry skin conditions since neither my husband nor I had ever struggled with them. But later, I discovered how central air, low humidity, and heating in winter all play a huge role. Dry indoor air, combined with the cold outside, can cause serious moisture loss in delicate skin, leading to eczema, dermatitis, and irritation. Babies and children are particularly prone to these skin ailments.
That’s where Oilatum steps in to help relieve and protect. As an emollient, their products form a protective emollient film on the skin surface to reduce moisture loss, helping to treat skin inflammations and related dry skin conditions.
Why Choose Oilatum Junior?
Oilatum Junior is a dermatologist-recommended range specially formulated for babies and children with sensitive skin. The Junior Bath Additive is a fragrance free soothing milky bath treatment designed to treat conditions such as eczema, dermatitis, and other itchy and dry skin conditions. It forms a light emollient film on the skin surface to reduce moisture loss while gently cleansing, making it perfect for daily use.
Oilatum Junior Bath Additive: Soothe and Treat Eczema
Bath time can be a struggle if your child suffers from inflamed skin or dermatitis, but the Oilatum Junior Bath Additive makes things easier. This bath emollient is fragrance-free and formulated to soothe dry, sensitive skin. By adding a couple of capfuls to a small bath of water, you create a soothing bath treatment that helps soften and moisturise the skin while cleansing gently. Junior Bath is suitable for babies from birth, thanks to its mild, soap-free formula.
Key benefits include:
- Forms an emollient film on the skin to lock in moisture
- Helps manage atopic eczema and related dry skin conditions
- Suitable for daily use at bath time
- Soothes irritation and itching
- Colour-free, fragrance-free, and pH balanced
For more about bath emollients and their role in treating childhood eczema, you can visit the NHS guidance on eczema in children (source).
Oilatum Junior Cleansers and Oilatum Junior Cream
The Oilatum Junior range goes beyond the bath additive. We’ve been using the Daily Junior Cleansing range throughout the winter, and it hasn’t let us down. This range includes:
- Oilatum Junior Bath Foam – gentle and fun for bath time
- Oilatum Daily Junior Head to Toe Wash – soap-free, non-irritating cleanser
- Oilatum Daily Junior Shampoo – mild formula with built-in conditioner to tackle tangles
All these products are designed to be emollient-rich, protecting the skin’s natural barrier while cleansing. After bathing, we finish with Oilatum Junior Moisturising Lotion or Oilatum Junior Cream, which act as emollient creams to keep the skin hydrated.
Oilatum products, including the soap bar, are specially formulated to soothe and treat eczema and dermatitis. They have been used in the treatment of atopic eczema for decades and are trusted by dermatologists.
For detailed information about the safety and use of emollients in eczema, you may want to check the British Association of Dermatologists’ advice on emollients (source).
How Oilatum Works
Oilatum bath contains active ingredients such as light liquid paraffin and acetylated lanolin alcohols, which form a protective film on the skin surface to reduce moisture loss and support healing. This helps manage dry and sensitive skin, soothing symptoms of eczema and other related dry skin conditions.
Oilatum Junior is gentle enough for daily use, even on wet skin after bathing, making it perfect for babies and children. The entire range is designed to be safe for treating atopic eczema, dermatitis, and contact dermatitis.
For safe use, always follow the instructions on the packaging, and if you have any concerns about your child’s eczema or skin condition, speak with your pharmacist or GP for reassurance. For further information on managing eczema in children, the National Eczema Society is an excellent resource (source).
Where to Buy Oilatum
You can buy Oilatum products in Boots, Tesco, Asda, Lloyds Pharmacy, and most independent pharmacies. If your child is prone to eczema or other related dry skin conditions, the Junior Bath Additive and the wider range are practical, dermatologist-approved solutions that can help soothe, treat, and protect your child’s delicate skin.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not replace advice from a qualified medical professional. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have concerns about your child’s skin condition.