After washing Greg's clothes with CheerFree detergent, I run the wash through another complete cycle as a rinse. I have discovered that adding a quart of vinegar to the second cycle pulls even more detergent out of the clothes. Our doctor has okayed this as a preventative measure. This seems to be enough to keep a flareup from occurring. We know it's true because he gets worse when we don't do it.
Open sores can really hurt in the tub.
It keeps the sore from stinging. It will eventually dissolve, allowing the water and Aveeno we put into the water to work on the sores. They don't sting after the cream wears off. My mother said I had problem skin when I was born, but that it became worse after my vaccinations which were required for school. At three years old, I was hospitalized for a month after these shots.