Miracle Cure and a rice sweetened condensed milk.

So...I finally bit the bullet and bought some McArthur Complete Skincare cream while not cheap at $49.95AUD it has been promoted on current affair programmes in Australia and receiving glowing testimonial after glowing testimonial. My son's eczema gives him so much grief that hubby and I have finally decided to bite the bullet and fight this battle head on.

While my gorgeous boy has never once complained about his eczema and takes it in his stride it breaks my heart to see complete strangers give him concerned looks when his face is covered in red marks. We have invested in a quality vacuum cleaner, bought a cotton dust mite mattress cover which completely encompasses the mattress and given him weekly diluted bleach baths to fight staph. infection. If his eczema doesn't show some improvement after all of that I'm not sure where to turn next.

My next step is to note the progress his eczema shows here on this blog. Today was day one and I will keep it going for 2 weeks to give it ample opportunity to make a positive difference on his skin. For those interested here is a list of the ingredients: Carica papaya, Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Coco-Caprylate, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Lavender officinalis, Lavendula angustifola x latifolia, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Gluconolactone, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Sodium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate, Carrageenan, Citric Acid.
Contains natural ingredients and preservatives. Contains no added parabens or added sulphates.

What appealed to me about this particular product was the fact that it is made on a different line from McArthur's other products, one of which contains olive oil and the other a nut oil, neither of which we can use on my son's skin due to his allergies. So wish us luck on this journey and keep your fingers crossed we see some improvements!



Rice sweetened condensed milk

3 cups rice milk
2 cups sugar, white (I used brown)
3 tablespoons pure cornflour
1 teaspoon vanilla
Simmer milk, vanilla and sugar in saucepan, stir constantly for 20 minutes.
Combine cornflour and a little cold water and mix into the milk mixture, stir slowly until mixture returns to boil.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Place in sterilised jars in fridge and use as required.

If it doesn't thicken after 5 minutes reduce the heat leave it in the pan and reduced it down until it becomes more syrupy.

I will post a lollycake recipe in my next blog.