Protecting babies from eczema with low-cost Vaseline

Seven common moisturizers would be cost effective in preventing eczema in high-risk newborns, research shows. By using the cheapest moisturizer in the study (petroleum jelly), the cost benefit for prophylactic moisturization was only $353 per quality-adjusted life year – a generic measure of disease burden that assesses the monetary value of medical interventions in one’s life.