Good info. My doctor prescribed me protopic because I'd used steroids before. I've been using it twice a day for 5 months and have seen a good deal of improvement. Doctor's mainly advise vaseline for its hypoallergenic properties I think. Anyway, what I've found over the course of the last few weeks is, assuming your not allergic to it, you can pretty much use whatever product you want. I'm not one of those people who thinks medicated balms are bad for you and that's what works best for me. The key should be to focus on not rubbing them together too much and ignoring them honestly, but use what works for you guys! Keep them protected and keep pushing