Hot Bathes and dry skin. I have found that I get the best pain relief from hot bathes, but it dries my skin out. Lotion helps a bit, but

[froggyjc]

does anyone know any bath oil or additives that actually work to help maintain the moisture, thanks,

[kirsty21]

yes you can buy or ask for on prescription for emollient they give it for exma or very dry skin my daughter has in in her bath or they do creams as well hope this helps

[froggyjc]

thanks I will look into that

[living-the-dream-ssc-ray]

Hiya Ive had scleorderma diffuse for 14 years ! I use oilatum bath emollient (you have to clean the bath after getting out of it as the Oilatum is quite greasy !), I then apply Hydromol cream to my entire body. I have recently started using PawPaw cream on my face and ulcers which has helped them considerably ! This is a daily routine for me and my close friends refer to me as a mermaid as Im always in the bath lol The skin on my face is less tight and those oh so lovely deep lines around my face do not seem as prominent ! Infact my Consultant commented on my face before I told her that I had been using Paw Paw cream !

If you want to try the Paw Paw cream - it is only available in Australia. I got mine from this website - makeuwell.com/

Sometimes as a treat to myself lol, I will squirt a few drops of johnsons baby oil into the oilatum bath water ! yep, I know how to spoil myself and live the dream with this wonderful health challenge !

I hope this helps you froggy - I would be interested to know if this regime works for you also ?!