We used to try to limit the cortisone creams (which are very necessary to clear up the inflammation). A cream we used was a moisturiser of the sorborlene type that the chemist used to make up for us. I actually found out recently that they still do make it. It sounds similar to your cream but has actual water whipped into the mixture. It is important to keep up with the moisture, but some preparations are very greasy and stain clothes. Also perfume, whilst it is nice, sometimes irritates the skin.

Whilst eczema is a chronic condition and never quite goes away, it does get better as the person gets older, with longer gaps between outbreaks. Also as an adult the person will know what sets it off and what helps to cure it. One of my children was badly affected as a child, (30 years ago), but now only has sporadic outbreaks, usually after hot, sweaty weather, and they know how to treat it (that’s how we know the chemist still makes the cream—everything else had been tried!) Good luck to your son– it usually does improve.