Dr. Ana-Maria Temple says artificial dyes like Red 40 and Yellow 5, plus preservatives like BHT, can trigger or worsen childhood eczema by causing systemic inflammation. Eczema isn't just a skin problem that lotions fix. Reading labels and cutting these additives from your child's diet may work better than expensive topical treatments.
Have you ever considered that the reason your child's eczema isn't getting better might be hiding inside this box? No, I'm not looking at the cereal. I am looking at the artificial dyes, preservatives, and ultra-processed ingredients like Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6, BHT for freshness. No, these ingredients by themselves don't cause eczema, but they can cause inflammation and trigger symptoms that makes eczema really hard to control. This is what I see in my clinic every day. Parents spending thousands of dollars in lotions and potions and nobody asking what could be triggering their child's immune system that they're being exposed to many times a day, every day. Eczema isn't a lotion deficiency. If we only treat the skin and we're never focusing on what we're putting inside the body, we're missing a huge piece of the puzzle. Next time that you're at the grocery store, spend 30 seconds looking what's inside the box, not only what's on the outside, and your child's skin Well, thank you.
