A few months ago, I posted this picture of our youngest child’s legs on Facebook:

She seemed to have a bad case of skin asthma or allergies. We took her to a dermatologist and he confirmed it. So he prescribed some anti-allergy medicine and advised us to use Cetaphil’s Restoraderm Skin Restoring Body Wash and Skin Restoring Body Moisturizer along with some steroid-based anti-inflammatory cream.

For a larger and clearer view of this image, click here to see it in PDF then just zoom in on it.

Truth be told, we spent a lot on the Cetaphil Restoraderm products (more than I’d be willing to spend on any given day) — I had actually never heard of them before, since we usually only buy the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, especially when the kids were still newborns.

Well, the dent in our budget was worth it, since our little girl’s rashes cleared up a lot. We also steered clear of possible allergens. Soon, though, the Restoraderm Body Wash was finished, since our precocious daughter decided to use it as a bubble bath-of-sorts! (I got pretty mad about it, but it was my own fault, since I didn’t tell the nanny/yaya beforehand that it should be used sparingly, as it was quite expensive for us.)

So I was pretty psyched when we were blessed to receive this a few weeks ago from Galderma and  (who, by the way, are having a promo — you can check it out on Cetaphil’s Facebook page ):

Thank you, Cetaphil Philippines! 🙂

The first bag contained Restoraderm body wash and moisturizer, plus Daily Facial Moisturizer. 🙂 Perfect timing, because we were thinking about buying the body wash again! 🙂 Yipeeeee!

The second bag contained the same Restoraderm products but in smaller-sized bottles, Daily Facial Moisturizer and a Cetaphil pen. I gave these (except the pen) to my sister, since her little baby has eczema.

Thank you, Galderma Philippines!

HOWEVER, our princess didn’t — and still doesn’t, actually — like the feeling of lotion being lathered on her legs. We always “fight” about it! We actually still have an opened, unfinished container of the Restoraderm lotion in the house. (Which is why I am thinking about giving away the one Cetaphil sent over… Hmmm…. Any takers?! Or maybe I’ll just raffle it off, LOL!)

Anyway, a friend told me to try using Moroccan Argan oil instead, and I immediately tried looking for it. Sadly, it was out of our budget. 🙁

BUT THEN, the fabulously kind mompreneur behind Cel Lopez-Dioneda, sent us some great goodies, which I wrote about here. One of the items she sent was — yup, God is SO good that way — a bottle of Moroccan Argan oil (read all about its benefits here)! 🙂

Photo from Mommy Patch.

Well, this “wonder oil” works like a charm! 🙂 It has helped clear up Rysse’s rashes nicely, and whenever she does have a breakout, we usually alternate using it with the Restoraderm moisturizer (when she lets me put it on her legs). It worked so well for Rysse that I sent what was left of our Argan oil to my sister, too, to see if it could help relieve my niece’s eczema. I plan to get a bottle for ourselves soon, once I receive payments for a few finished writing projects. 🙂

If your child or someone you know (or maybe even you yourself) suffer from skin asthma, eczema, skin allergies, etc. I’d HIGHLY RECOMMEND these products for you to use (though they can be quite pricey, if you’re the frugal type {like me}! 🙂 You can order Moroccan Argan oil (and view more of Mommy Patch’s products) on Multiply here and view more of Cetaphil’s products on Facebook  (you can also follow them on Twitter ).