Anyone want to humor me with a guess?

[nayma]

my dd (3) has always had tiny amounts of eczema on her face or hand, but really minimal and never bothersome. now she has it all over her arms, elbows, chest, tummy, and face . she *never* complains about discomfort in general, but has says it itches several times. anyway, i'm trying to be a sleuth here and figure out what to eliminate. in the last month, i think the only new things are:
1) orange juice on a daily basis. i mean, she's had it in the past, but very sporadically. i just started buying it, and she's been drinking it at least once a day for weeks.
2) bach flower remedies (corn from the alcohol). she's had corn before, too, but generally i try to avoid it. she now takes several drops of 2 remedies 4 times a day.
3) valerian - i think it's in palm oil or coconut oil.
4) a new stain stick that i use a little on her clothes - maybe 4 times.

so, does anyone want to cast a vote on the culprit??? also, if i eliminate the right thing, how will i know (will her eczema really go away?)? i am so sad that she made it all this time, and now i'm afraid she's going to have to deal with this for a long time .

[mamafish9]

All three are potential sources of salicylates, so it could be a bucket reaction to that. But I suspect the only way to narrow it down is to take them out one at a time (or take out all but one).

[kjbrown92]

The eczema really went away for us (corn was the culprit for DD2).

If she's always had it... then it's got to be something she's been having all along, perhaps in a tiny amount, and now she's getting more of it.

The other thing to consider is that she has more than one issue. She could have had it all along to some food that she gets in little amounts AND now that she's older, she's getting environmental allergies too, which is causing the current outbreak.

Or it could be what mamafish said.

[DevaMajka]

My guess would be either the oj or the stain stick. But that's a totally uneducated guess. lol.
If it were me, I'd stop everything but one and see what happens. I think the most effective way, though, would be to stop everything then when the reaction goes away to try one at a time.