A cute baby suffering from eczema was forced to wear mittens to stop scratching herself, causing her skin to bleed.
However, Nola Harris-Rodigues was born an otherwise healthy and happy baby on December 15, 2021. At three months old, her face, scalp and body were covered in red, flaky skin as well as weeping sores.
Desperate to make her baby better, mum Emily, 25, tried a wide variety of moisturiser creams. Despite this, nothing she tried seemed to make a difference, until she stumbled upon an advert for Balmond's Skin Salvation cream.
The almost miraculous skin cream cleared up Nola's skin in just a few days. "I was scared she would have that skin for the rest of her life but her skin is completely smooth and clear now," Emily said.
"She finally has baby soft skin, like she should have." She added: “I never thought too much of it at first because health visitors and midwives said it was quite common for babies to have dry skin.
“But it gradually started to look more red and flaky.” By three months of age, Nola was completely covered in red and dry eczema. It was horrible. It was so bad she had open sores which wept onto her clothes and we had to get antibiotics prescribed.”
Emily said: “If she was ever naked or had any skin out she would be so frustrated and scratch herself to the point that she would bleed.”
She added: “I had to get these sleeves to put on her hands to stop her from scratching her skin. Even in the summer months, when it was really hot, she couldn’t have her skin out or she would just scratch and scratch.”
It got to the point where Nola's quality of life was also affected. Emily added: “I just wanted her to do what the other babies were doing.
“We couldn’t take her swimming because I was scared the chlorine would affect her skin more and she just wouldn’t enjoy it because she would be too busy scratching herself in her swimming costume.
“I was applying cream every time I changed her nappy, every two or three hours, but nothing made it better,” she said. I started to think, will she have this forever?
Soon enough though, Emily stumbled upon Balmond's Skin Salvation cream. “I saw an advert pop up for their cream on Instagram and had a look at their account.
“I saw lots of before and after pictures of babies and children whose skin had improved using the cream and thought I would give it a go. I was so cautious so I just applied a small amount to her cheeks and the next day, it already looked clearer.
“It felt like every morning she woke up that week, it was clearer. For the first time, it stopped looking red."
Now, Nola is able to enjoy her free time. “I remember a few weeks later seeing Nola sat playing and I genuinely cried because I had never seen her do that before without scratching.”
Emily added: “She is like a completely different baby. She used to be so fed up and grouchy, constantly scratching, but now it’s like she is finally able to be a normal baby.
“She is constantly playing with things and opening cupboard doors and pulling things over. She is so curious and into everything.”
“We went swimming for the first time in September and she loved it so much,” she said. She was so happy in there and it was so nice to finally do with her.
“It has made the world of difference.”
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