On Sat, 20 Dec 1997 20:19:52 +0200 Debbie Benstein <[log in to unmask]> writes: >We took Avigayil to the local pediatrician because she had an >excema-type rash. After going through her medical history, he said it >was probably an allergic reaction to something and prescribed a cream >which was lacto-based. When we asked if it was therefore derived from >milk the ped. said yes, but it's Ok because she's not going to drink >it! I had a similar experience! My daughter had severe eczema by the time she was 2 months old. The pediatrician gave us some samples of Eucerin Light that did not have the full ingredient labeling on it. It contains Sodium Lactate. I did not find this out until I bought a tub at the store. Around the same time, we determined that the problems all stemmed from dairy. When I realized that the cream contained a dairy ingredient, I questioned the doc and got a response that it was OK because that was only the enzyme and I only need to be concerned with proteins. I now know this is not true, but fortunately, the cream seems to be OK for us to use. We also don't have problems with anaphalaxis Kathy