Daily Emollient Use in Infants: A Promising Strategy to Prevent Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

Highlight

• Daily application of a full-body emollient from early infancy reduces the incidence of physician-diagnosed atopic dermatitis (AD) by age 24 months in a general population of infants.
• The protective effect is more pronounced in infants not considered at high risk for AD, highlighting potential broad applicability.
• Living with a dog appears to enhance the emollient’s protective effect on reducing AD risk.
• Emollient use did not increase cutaneous adverse events, supporting safety in routine pediatric skin care.

Study Background and Disease Burden