Randomized Trial: No Evidence That Daily Emollient During the First Year of Life Prevents Eczema

Daily emollient during infancy for prevention of eczema: the BEEP randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Related Study: Skin emollient and early complementary feeding to prevent infant atopic dermatitis (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis in infancy – The Lancet (free) AND Daily moisturizer does not prevent eczema according to new research – News Medical (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

NEW—No evidence that daily emollient during the first year of life prevents eczema in high-risk children and some evidence to suggest an increased risk of skin infections: finding from the BEEP randomised controlled trial https://t.co/nN4hr4TLdo pic.twitter.com/5QATGdRmWx

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 20, 2020