Eczema-stricken boy’s red, flaky skin vanishes after taking a £4.50 ‘miracle’ cream his mother found after photographer asked if she wanted her son’s face ‘airbrushed’
- Jack Todd’s mother was recommended to try a £4.50 Childs Farm moisturiser
- She pleaded for help after a photographer suggested editing her son’s picture
- Within two months of taking the cream, Jack’s eczema vanished ‘completely’
- Ms Nunn, 24, of Medstead in Hampshire, said her son is now so much happier
An eczema-stricken boy whose body was covered in red, flaky skin has made a dramatic recovery after taking a ‘miracle’ cream.
Jack Todd’s mother was recommended to try a £4.50 Childs Farm moisturiser in January 2018, shortly after a horrific photoshoot experience.
Emma Nunn was horrified when a photographer suggested ‘airbrushing’ her son’s cracked skin – even though he looked ‘so happy’.
She was desperate for a solution. And within two months of taking the cream, the three-year-old’s eczema vanished ‘completely’.
Ms Nunn, 24, said her son – who was on the receiving end of cruel comments from parents and other children – is now so much happier.
Jack Todd’s mother was recommended to try a £4.50 Childs Farm moisturiser in January 2018, shortly after a horrific photoshoot experience. Within two months of taking the cream, the three-year-old’s eczema vanished ‘completely’
Emma Nunn was horrified when a photographer suggested ‘airbrushing’ her son’s cracked skin – even though he looked ‘so happy’ (Jack is pictured during a flare-up)
Ms Nunn, 24, said her son – who was on the receiving end of cruel comments from parents and other children – is now so much happier
Recalling the December 2017 shoot, Ms Nunn (pictured with Jack) said: ‘After the shoot, the photographer asked if we’d like his skin edited and it just broke my heart’
Cruel strangers have previously asked if Jack is contagious, while other parents have told their children to stay away from him (pictured during a flare-up)
Recalling the December 2017 shoot, she said: ‘After the shoot, the photographer asked if we’d like his skin edited and it just broke my heart.
‘He looked so happy in those photos and I didn’t know why anyone would want to airbrush him.
‘I actually ended up walking out telling the people at the studio, ‘We’re not doing business with you.’
The claims handler pleaded on social media for help in finding something that could treat her son.
Friends recommended she try Childs Farm, a brand she had heard of before. She wrote to the Hampshire-based firm asking for some samples.
Ms Nunn, from Medstead in Hampshire, said: ‘I thought it would be worth a go, so we did a patch test, then tried it on his sore bits.
Jack developed red, sore patches on his face shortly after his first birthday in July 2017. A few weeks later, they had spread to his arms and legs
Ms Nunn, a claims handler, (pictured with Jack recently) said it looked like impetigo – a common skin infection in young children, which is also contagious
Ms Nunn said: ‘We were back and forth to the surgery sometimes every couple of weeks. It was awful for him, he was just sore and itchy’ (pictured together)
For 18 months, when Jack’s eczema was at its worst, Ms Nunn avoided taking him to play groups where nasty comments could have been made
‘Within a week we’d had a really good result. It looked less red and sore. Then, within two months, it had gone completely and it’s been like that ever since.’
For 18 months, when Jack’s eczema was at its worst, she avoided taking him to play groups where nasty comments could have been made.
Hailing the cream a ‘miracle’, she added: ‘We still use the cream every morning and night. Jack does it himself as part of his routine. He’s so much happier now.
‘I took him to soft play at the weekend and he was completely himself and totally confident, so I don’t worry about him at all anymore.
WHAT IS ECZEMA?
Eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin that leads to redness, blistering, oozing, scaling and thickening.
It usually appears in the first few months of life and affects around 10 per cent of babies.
Eczema’s cause is not fully understood but it is thought to be brought on by the skin’s barrier to the outside world not working properly, which allows irritants and allergy-inducing substances to enter.
It may be genetic due to the condition often running in families.
As well as their skin being affected, sufferers may experience insomnia and irritability.
Many factors can make eczema worse. These may include:
- Heat, dust, soap and detergents
- Being unwell, such as having a cold
- Infections
- Dry skin
- Stress
There is no cure for eczema, however, 70 per cent of childhood sufferers no longer have the condition in their teens.
Patients should avoid known triggers for flare ups and use emollients.
Source: British Skin Foundation
‘I don’t know what we would have done without it. It’s so nice to take him out and not feel like people are pitying him anymore.’
Cruel strangers have previously asked if Jack is contagious, while other parents have told their children to stay away from him.
Ms Nunn and Jack’s stepfather Jordan Arif, 28, who works in recruitment, attracted stares when they took him out.
She added: ‘Other parents would ask what it was on his face, if he was contagious and if their little one might end up picking something up.
‘You would hear them saying things like, ‘Stay away from that little boy’. Then you would hear children saying, ‘What’s that on his face? It doesn’t look very nice’.
‘I can appreciate why parents might react like that, but getting asked these questions was not very pleasant for me.
Jack developed red, sore patches on his face shortly after his first birthday in July 2017. A few weeks later, they had spread to his arms and legs.
Ms Nunn, a claims handler, said it looked like impetigo – a common skin infection in young children, which is also contagious.
Doctors prescribed him steroid creams, used to treat eczema. But none of the powerful drugs worked for long periods of time.
Ms Nunn said: ‘We were back and forth to the surgery sometimes every couple of weeks. It was awful for him, he was just sore and itchy.
‘I’d have to use a lot of distraction techniques to try and make sure he didn’t scratch it. He tried to smile through it all but it made him quite miserable.’
Joanna Jensen, chief executive and founder of Childs Farm, is delighted that the cream has improved Jack’s quality of life.
She said: ‘To know that our products have helped this little boy be happy in his skin and to start exploring the world with confidence is fantastic.’
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