Q. "Is there any reason why we can not put Silica Moisturizing Lotion on my 4 month old grandson? He has dry, patchy, scaly skin on nearly his whole body. We have been using your moisturizing lotion for two days and he has improved about 80%. We have been slathering him in cortisone cream since about one month of age. I know that can't be good. Besides, it doesn't work anywhere near as well as your lotion."

A. Our lotion is completely safe for anyone, of any age. I would also suggest you give your grandson supplemental liquid silica, sulfur, and iodine, and multiple minerals. His condition is being caused by an internal imbalance of minerals.

Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory and its function is to suppress the immune system attacking the allergens. Due to this, the skin settles down and clears, but the cortisone wears off and the immune system starts to attack again. By this time more allergens have deposited themselves so the flare up is more severe. This creates a cycle of cortisone abuse. The recommended dose is 10 days per year. Overuse leads to thinning skin, and a suppressed immune system.

Children and teenagers who must use this medicine for a long time should be checked often by their doctor. Other, more potent corticosteroids are absorbed through the skin and can affect growth or cause other unwanted effects. Topical corticosteroids also can be absorbed if they are applied to large areas of skin.

For further information on the use of cortisone, see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202907.html

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