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CHILDREN
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1. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: Atopic eczema in children, p5, p12. December 2007.
Get to helpI love helping children make the most of QV’s range of products
through handy posters, stickers, colouring books and more.
The free QV day-by-day poster can help you keep a record
of everything you're doing to look after your skin. Put a sticker on
each time you apply a QV cleanser or emollient, and fill up the
chart over the 4 weeks of your treatment plan.
Ask your parent or carer to speak to your emollient prescriber
for more details, email [email protected]
or call 01565 654920. You can also get lots of useful
information and download leaflets or pictures to colour in
at www.qvskincare.co.uk
How much should you use?You have been prescribed QV
emollients. Unlike steroid creams,
you can use as much QV as you
want, so put some on whenever
your skin feels dry or sore. I’d
recommend that under-12s apply
QV at least twice a day – morning and evening – during their
4-week treatment plan. The NHS National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends that children
apply between 250g and 500g
a week1 – that’s up to 1 tub of QV Cream. Always read the
label and use only as prescribed.
Treatment plan notes:
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Can you help colour me in?
I’m using some lotion to soothe my itchy skin.Why not use a crayon to colour me in?
1. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: Atopic eczema in children, p5,
p12. December 2007.
2. Brewster B. Aquaporins: Stimulating AQP3, Cosmetics and Toiletries, 123:6. p20–26.
June 2008.
3. Fisher AA. Contact dermatitis. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; 1986. 249–250.
4. Fluhr JW, Darlenski R, Surber C. Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin
and functions. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:23-34.
The itch/scratch cycle
When children get itchy skin, they naturally want to scratch it.
But this can make skin sore and broken. If this skin becomes
infected, it gets even itchier, and so the cycle begins again.
The key to helping children manage their sensitive skin is to
break this cycle and stop them scratching their skin in
the fi rst place. You can do this by using a routine of total
emollient therapy and by avoiding things that could irritate
their skin.
Choose loose cotton Loose cotton clothing is least irritating
to skin. So avoid clothes and bed covers made of synthetics,
wool or other rough-textured materials.
Avoid scratching It’s really hard for children to resist
scratching their itchy skin, but you can help by keeping their
fi ngernails short and putting cotton mitts or gloves over
their hands at bedtime.
Use emollients Unlike steroid creams, you can use emollients
like QV whenever you want. So keep some handy at all
times. QV Cream is available in a handy 100g tube – great
for school bags.
Rub it on in the direction of hair growth When you put
emollient on your child’s skin, apply it in the direction of hair
growth, as this reduces the chance of blocking hair follicles.
Keep the bedroom pet-free Cat and dog hair can cause
skin irritation, so keep pets out of children’s bedrooms.
Use distraction techniques
• Try making patterns on the skin when putting on emollients
• Use water misters to keep clothes damp on hot days
(You can buy these in supermarkets or garden centres.)
• Use story books or toys to occupy children on long journeys
• Save a favourite toy for ‘QV time,’ so it becomes a time
of day to enjoy
Use cream before swimming The chemicals used in
swimming pools can irritate skin, so put emollient on your
child’s skin before they go.
Stay cool Avoid overheating by keeping the house cool
(especially bedrooms) and not having bathwater too hot.
Tips for dealing with sensitive skin
Advice on sunscreens
SunSense Ultra and SunSense Sunsensitive sunscreens
are specially formulated for sensitive skin. SunSense Ultra
is available on prescription.
Intensive Ointment
Grade 4
Cream
Grade 3
SkinLotion
Grade 2
BathOil
Grade 1
GentleWash
Grade 1
Very dry and sensitive Dry
Meet This is Qool Vince – QV
to his friends. He provides
a friendly face across all
our leafl ets and posters,
helping children understand
what emollients do and
encouraging them to keep
using them.
Helping children deal
with sensitive skin
Dry or sensitive skin conditions like atopic eczema are
really common and affect around 1 in 5 children in the UK.
Most children grow out of it by the time they’re about 7,
but the constant cycle of itching and scratching can make
them really uncomfortable.
It can keep them awake,
make them self-conscious
and put a strain on the
whole family. The good
news is that there are
straightforward ways to
help children soothe their
itchiness and manage
sensitive skin effectively.
Total emollient therapy
Experts agree that a programme of total emollient therapy
is one of the best ways to relieve discomfort and manage
flare-ups. That means adopting a 2-stage routine of
cleansing and moisturising to help repair and rehydrate
skin around the clock. The QV range provides all the products
your child needs for this 2-stage process, soothing sensitive
skin conditions, morning, noon and night.
products for every
part of the day
Our grading system helps you decide what your child needs
at different times of the day and for different types of dry skin.
From a gentle wash to an intensive ointment, our products
are graded 1 to 4, with 1 being the lightest. For example,
QV Skin Lotion is a light lotion that’s great when skin is
feeling dry, but not when it’s sore or cracked. So it’s classed
as Grade 2. QV Intensive Ointment is ideal for night-times
and is generally used when skin is at its driest or is fl aring
up. So it’s classed as Grade 4.
Why not add some rewards?
You can use this poster as a reward chart, if you like. Just add
a sticker to the poster every time your child uses their
prescribed emollients. Day by day, these stickers can build
into rewards, which they can win whenever you think they
deserve a treat.
Remember that a month is a long, long time for children
though! So rather than wait a whole 30 days before giving
them a reward, you might want to give them some mini-
rewards along the way. They don’t have to cost very much.
In fact, some of the best rewards can be free. Here are a
few ideas:
Simple treats
• Let them choose a family DVD
• Visit their favourite place
• Let them choose the week’s breakfast cereal
• Let them choose a pudding
• Have their friends round for tea
• Watch their favourite fi lm or TV programme
Simple gifts
• Crayons, coloured pencils or colouring books
• Special treat in their lunch box
• Clothing for a doll, or a new part for a toy
Special treats
• Go to the cinema
• Visit a zoo or aquarium
• Get out the paddling pool
• Bake a special cake
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© Crawford Healthcare Ltd 2012
‘Ego’ and ‘QV’ are trademarks of Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd in Australia and other countries.
© 2010 Ego. [email protected] www.egopharm.com
Get to help
Qool Vince loves helping children make the most of
QV’s range and has produced a range of parent and carer
leafl ets, children’s leafl ets and colouring books. To get
yours, ask your emollient prescriber for more details, email
[email protected] or call 01565 654920.
You can also get lots of useful information and download
leafl ets or pictures to colour in at www.qvskincare.co.uk
What’s different about ?
Glycerol QV is one of the few brands to use glycerol in
many of its products. Glycerol is a naturally occurring
humectant. Humectants are substances that help the skin
retain moisture, protecting the skin against irritation.2,3,4
Glycerol isn’t greasy, so it doesn’t block pores, and leaves
skin feeling smooth and soft.
It’s free from SLS (sodium lauryl sulphate) and other
irritants SLS is found in some soaps and can irritate the
skin. So QV products don’t contain SLS and can cleanse
without this. They’re also free from fragrance, colour,
lanolin and propylene glycol.
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How to use this posterYour child has been prescribed QV emollients. Keeping a record of when
your child uses emollients is a great way to reinforce good discipline
and get them into a regular skincare routine. This QV day-by-day poster
can help you keep a record of eveything you’re doing to look after your
child’s skin. Encourage them to put a sticker on each time they apply a
QV cleanser or emollient and fi ll up the chart over the 4 weeks of your
child’s treatment plan.
How much should you use?
Unlike steroid creams, your child can use
QV whenever they want. So you should keep
some to hand and put it on whenever their
skin feels dry or sore. It’s recommended that
under-12s apply QV at least twice a day –
morning and evening – during their 4-week
treatment plan. The NHS National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
recommend that children use between 250g
and 500g a week1 – that’s up to 1 tub of
QV Cream. Always read the label and use
only as prescribed.
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Hi! I’m Qool Vince,but you can call me .
Grab a crayonand colour me in.
colouringbook
You get itchy skin, I get itchy skin and one in five
children around you gets itchy skin. So it’s really, really
common. You haven’t done anything wrong if your
skin itches – and don’t worry, your friends can’t catch
it off you.
Why do we get itchy skin?When we get sore and itchy skin, it could be caused
by lots of different things. It could be an animal, like
a dog or cat. It could be soap. It could be going to
the swimming pool or it could be dust. Everyone is
different and some days it will feel better and some-
times it will feel worse.
What can you do about it?If we know what things cause our skin to feel itchy,
we can avoid those things. That’s why we can’t use
some kinds of bubble bath and why we sometimes
can’t wear our favourite clothes. The good news
is that there are plenty of things we can put on our
skin to stop it feeling so scratchy.
Scratch leads to itch leads to scratchWhen your skin gets itchy, you’ll want to scratch it.
If you do, your skin can get really sore and broken.
This means it can become infected and get even
more sore and itchy. But by using different lotions,
creams and ointments, you can make it feel less itchy.
I’ll show you some of them on the next few pages…
Hi!I’m Qool Vince, but you can call me
I know how much it hurts when your skin is
sore and you really, really want to scratch it.
So I’m going to show you some things you
can do to make your skin feel less itchy.
You can colour the pictures in as you go, too.
Together we can help your skin feel better
All about itchy skin
QV Skin Lotion
Feeling less itchy after a bathNormal soap can make my skin feel itchy.
So I use special QV Gentle Wash or QV Bath
Oil to wash with. It means I can have fun
in the bath without making my skin sore.
Soothing skin at playtimeIf my skin is feeling a bit dry, I gently rub on some
QV Skin Lotion. I can use it whenever I want
to help stop my skin feeling so itchy. Don’t worry,
the lotion isn’t all horrible and sticky. In fact, it
makes your skin feel nice and soft.
QV Gentle Wash QV Bath Oil
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QV Intensive Ointment
QV Cream
fighting itchy knees and elbowsQV Cream is thicker than QV Skin Lotion,
and is perfect for my extra-itchy bits like
knees and elbows. The little tube is also
just the right size for my bag, so I take
it to school and use it whenever I need to.
Making it easier to sleepIf you’re like me, you’ll find it hard to resist scratching
your itchy skin, especially when you’re lying in bed.
But really thick QV Intensive Ointment can help.
Put it on before you go to bed and it soothes sore
and cracked skin.
