MadCabbit -
My daughter was literally born with eczema - poor baby! She's only 3 and when we first started seeing the Derm at 2 years, he said it was the worst case he'd ever seen.
Our Ped was trying to treat, but I tell ya, there's nothing like seeing a Derm!
To be honest, the best thing that we have found for my daughter is perscription Elidel. It's non-steriodal, so it can be used more then once a day, and can also be used on the face. Honestly, elidel has been like gold in a tube for us! Other then that, the other creams/lotions we use are over the counter Aquaphor and Eucerin (aquaphor works great after a bath - pat dry and apply and it's a nice protective layer to keep the moisture in) - and then we also use perscription Cutivate (for flare ups to relieve itch) and on occasion Bactroban (she has a high tendency to develope staph infections on the skin from scratching, so this is a topical antiobiotic if she breaks the skin)
My DH has a perscription cream - but to be honest, I can't remember what it is (it's steriodal). He actually uses my daughter Elidel and Cutivate when he has a break out because he says it's works better. lol. So he hasn't gotten it filled in a few months.
EDIT: I forgot we also just started using another cream to try in place of the Aquaphor (being winters are so harsh on her skin). It's called Elta the melting moisturizer - I get it through the Derm, but it's over the counter. They found it at some big Dermotologist convention and it's made by Swiss-American Products Inc. So far it seems pretty good, but I'm not sure yet that it is superior to Aquaphor for after bath time use. ALso another product that works great is Bag Balm (it's over the counter but my pharmasist has to order it for us) - unfortunately though my daughter won't use it because it "smells funny"
Though the few times I have talked her into it, it did a great job!