Hi, I was born with eczema. When I was a baby I use to rub my arm on the carpet to stop the itch. Its gotten terrible, directly in the bends of my arms and knees, I'm now 14 and my grandma gave me coconut oil, and it REALLY helps, I use it just when its irritating sometimes to just soothe the burning feeling. Then a bag of ice. It does suck, and I know how u feel bout lotions, anything with perfume burns so I have to rinse with cold water and soap, and the cordnazon I was given for it burns, I really didn't know what to do, and the gluten free diet helped a lot. I recommend both of these options. Or sometimes a wash cloth in cold water helps.