Socks for school are easy to come by, especially grey ones for boys. The trouble is finding ones with a high cotton content. I did look for 100% cotton before MyItchyBoy started school, but realised early on that they didn’t exist in all my online searches (closest I got was in blue or black) so […]
Keeping cool at bedtime with itchy eczema
With heat comes the overwhelming itchiness of eczema. Since we had such a lovely summer here in the UK there were a lot of itchy and sleepless nights caused by MyItchyBoy being too warm in bed. Inspired by a comment on a previous post I tracked down a Mini Chillow for MyItchyBoy. I got the […]
Allergy Show – London 2014
MyItchyBoy could remember going to the show last year so he was rather excited. Once again, we went on the Sunday, as it tends to be quieter. The new hall was great – airy and wide aisles with a couple of areas to sit down (even if it was on the floor) to eat our […]
100% Cotton School Trousers? No problem…
This time last year I began to realise how hard it is to find school uniform for an itchy child. For us, having an atopic child who suffers eczema on a daily basis, the search for one pair of cotton school trousers can be a nightmare. Unlike most families we can’t pop to the local […]
What we are still using from Allergy Show 2013
We’ve visited the Allergy Show in London for the past few years. Last year was the best yet for us I think. We got to meet a lot of lovely people and try a good few new products (new to us as well as new to the market). This post is about what we discovered […]
DermaTherapy® Sheet & Pillowcase Review
Over the warm months, MyItchyBoy has been lucky enough to try out a DermaTherapy® sheet and pillowcase sent to him by Espère Healthcare Ltd. They are made of a special fabric specially designed to help with eczema and other sensitive skin problems. On the hot nights we’ve had during summer, the sheet has helped keep […]
Sandwich wraps for allergy free lunches
MyItchyBoy is off to school this September and with it, starts a whole new world of packed lunches. Having a food allergic child means that packed lunches are a part of every day trip. But, school does mean a lot more per week than my imagination and organisation skills are usually prepared for. I had […]
Looking for a good night’s sleep?
Now, for some time, MyItchyBoy has been trialling an interesting new product. It’s not a lotion or potion, but a mattress. Kindly sent to him by Silentnight, MyItchyBoy’s new mattress is a Purotex® one, endorsed by AllergyUK He was so excited to receive the mattress almost two months ago now. Compared to his previous one, […]