AmLactin 12 % Moisturizing Lotion - 567 g / 20 oz

This product has been a miracle- although it's one of several components to my 5 month journey with eczema.End of Aug 2015- I got poison ivy- which I am extremely allergic to. 5 weeks later- it didn't go away- I went to dr and she gave me 9 day dose of prednisone. Total cost including visit- $135. The steroids helped. But the moment I stopped- I got itchy all over and scratched around my armpits - in front and back- while asleep.4-6 weeks later -I was on vacation in Shanghai- so went to the dr- and he gave me a steroid creme to apply. Costs- Unknown. It helped a lot- but didn't heal- and now my rashes were getting bigger.One weekend of scratching made them ooze- and two dr. Visits later- I was covered head to toe in 100 rashes/spots- and about 20 of them were oozing. 8 of them were larger than 3 inch ovals. This was partially due to the fact that one visit- the dr eyeballed my rash and incorrectly diagnosed me with ringworm (without doing a biopsy)- and gave me an oral antifungal- fluconozale - which made me break out all over my body and gave me the 100+ itchy spots. Now I was about $500 in with visits and meds.Finally I make an appt with the derm- but it was a two week wait. I read about natural remedies. So I took a bath- every other day and soaked for 45 minutes- in water plus 3 cups of Epsom salt. This naturally drew out the bacteria that my oozing patches were infected with.2 weeks later- my rashes no longer oozed yellow (staph)- and a visit to my derm confirmed- I had nummular eczema. I was spending an hour a day- changing my bandages ($20 for total supply)- and moisturizing with bag balm ($10/8oz). However they still took a biopsy to make sure it wasn't ringworm- since the two are often confused for each other.2 weeks into my salt baths- my rashes no longer looked infected- and they weren't gaping open- they were more closed up- and looked red and porous. Weeping still and required bandages. My derm prescribed me a $40 one lb tub of corticosteroid called triam- something. I didn't use a single ounce of it. They needed to wait for biopsy results before they would prescribe anything else.at that point - since my rashes had closed up much more- I started doing bleach bathes every other day. 30 gal water plus 1/2 cup of a 6.25% bleach. 20 mins. After 5 of these bathes- my rashes- all but two- had stopped oozing. I made sure to put bag balm all over my body and rashes after these bathes. When the oozing stopped- I was still left with these big red bumpy rashes.Now enters amlactin. Since my rashes were no longer "open" and oozing- I felt safe to use amlactin. What a difference!! Within 3 days- all my bumps are smooth-and much less red. Some of the bumps are just red along the edges and skin tones in the center- as if the center is healed/more healed.The texture of the skin toned parts of my eczema rashes- feel weird tho- they're smooth/flat-yet look wrinkled and feel slightly rough. I'm guessing this is just a process of the exfoliation? Because I doubt this is a scar.... Scars are smooth, shiny and some are slightly raised??In addition to all this- amlactin has sealed in moisture- and eliminated itchiness. It's eliminated itchiness more effectively than aquaphor bag balm- and just as effective as corticosteroids. I will use this until my eczema is healed (as I've never had eczema until this past several months- I'm imagining that it will stay away?)I hope it doesn't come back- and I hope I'm not dependent on amlactin to keep it away.I quoted the price of my Drs- because i paid out of pocket. And including that biopsy- I was well into this over $1000.However - my two bags of Epsom salt - bottle of bleach, aquaphor, bag balm, gauze, tape, and amlactin- cost about $75. They have done more wonders than all the dr. Visits put together.Mind you - I also chose to take this battle against eczema from within my body - by eating healthy. I was taking vitamins, esp. C, omega-3, making broths from bones (beef or chicken), doing green smoothies (leafy greens with fruit plus matcha- matcha is green tea that's been powderized), and no alcohol.I'm still fighting this the natural way. I stopped doing the bleach bathes the moment my rashes stopped weeping- eliminating the need for bandages.Without amlactin- I would still be left with hundreds of raised red bumps that itch incessantly at night. I've always been a healthy eater but never someone who was against prescription meds. Now- I trust my body and less invasive methods - bc I've seen the life changing effects they've had with healing me- where pharmaceutical meds couldn't. Puts a lot of things into perspective!Update- one week later** - my skin has noticeably changed. All the bright red parts of my skin- some - where I was fearful even of scarring- have turned over. They've lightened and created these wrinkly patches all over my body. Now- those patches are peeling/shedding- and those that have shedded- have exposed new, untainted and unscarred skin.I can't wait for this nightmare to be over. Thanks to this product- I'm going to be able to work out again and not worry about sweat irritating my rashes which are now gone. Thanks to this product- I can look forward to wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts in the summer---

I am hooked on this lotion. Previously, to control skin flaking/cracking, I would have to use lotion and oil on my skin after showering and daily. Now I'm using Amlactin every day or two just in the areas where my skin tends to be the most dry and where the KP tends to pop up.I've been using this on my KP for about a week now. I started out with red, blotchy skin, obvious bumps, and cracked skin, especially at/around the elbow area. After the first day I saw improvement, second day the red, blotchy skin was replaced by healthy, even coloration. A week into use, I only have a few small, almost unnoticeable bumps left in the area, and I might pumice them to expedite their departure, though I'm certain they'll be gone in a few more days while I'm using this lotion.I've also been using it on my legs- on my knees and the backs of my thighs, where I believe I also had some slight KP. Everything feels smooth and healthy, and I can see no discoloration. I love the way my legs feel.I've just started using this on my feet. Having suffered with dry, flaky skin on the bottom of my feet, blisters, and cracking heels, I can attest to what a joy it is to get some almost instant relief from these conditions. A few days in and most of the problems have mostly cleared up, and my feet feel much better, and I am less embarrassed by them.I've tried a lot of products for these symptoms, from lotions to oils, and all of them provided only very temporary solutions, and even then never came close to completely clearing up the issues. You may think Amlactin expensive, but for me I go through regular oils and lotions so fast that it is actually less expensive for me to just pony up for a big bottle of Amlactin.I have some friends using this product as well, and though their results vary, they all see great results from this product. It's definitely worth a try if you are suffering with any of the aforementioned skin conditions.