Healing Mulluscum
After reading so many posts here while trying to heal my 2-year-old daughter’s molluscum, I wanted to share what has finally been working for us. I know how exhausting and frustrating this can feel, so I hope our experience helps someone else. We’ve made a lot of progress, and she’s finally down to about 9 tiny bumps with no new ones appearing.
This began last September 2025 as what seemed like a rash on the back of her knee. Almost like a little sensitive area from the heat. The rash would always seem to go away when I applied a little cortisone cream, so I didn’t think too much of it at first. It wasn’t until January that I started noticing actual bumps that were larger and more visible, and a trip to the derm is when we realized it was molluscum.
At first, I tried using pimple patches, but every time I did, she would have a bad eczema flare behind her knee. She doesn’t have eczema anywhere else on her body, so we headed back to the derm. Her dermatologist explained that the molluscum and pimple patches was likely triggering it. The dermatologist actually advised me to stop using the patches because the adhesive was disrupting her skin barrier. When the molluscum bumps opened or popped, the broken skin made it easier for the virus to spread.
Her advice was to focus less on aggressively treating the bumps and more on healing and strengthening her skin barrier so that when the bumps eventually resolved, they wouldn’t continue spreading. That shift in mindset honestly changed everything for us.
The first thing I started doing was wrapping her leg twice a day with plastic wrap over colloidal silver. Another mom on her said this healed her kids, so I thought I would give it a go. I’m not sure if the colloidal silver actually helped the molluscum itself, but it absolutely seemed to help heal and calm her skin barrier. The plastic wrap helped keep the product on without irritating her eczema the way adhesives did.
Next, I started applying the Avène Cicalfate+ Intensive Restorative Serum to both of her legs, not just the areas with bumps. My goal was to strengthen all of the surrounding skin so if any bumps opened, they’d be less likely to spread.
Whenever she had an eczema flare, I used 2.5% hydrocortisone cream on the irritated areas to calm the inflammation quickly. This was prescribed by her derm. I try to use it as little as possible and haven’t needed it since I started the Cicalfate serum.
After the Cicalfate serum, I would spray on the Cicalfate+ Repairing Protective Spray with zinc. I honestly feel like this product helped the most. It seemed to create a protective barrier over her skin and really helped stop the spreading.
At this point, I can finally tell she’s on the mend. She only has a handful of tiny bumps left, and we haven’t seen any new ones appear. After months of feeling like we were constantly losing the battle, this is the first time I truly feel hopeful. I feel like weekly pictures helps a lot because you can see which bumps are healing or if any new ones pop up.
I know every child is different, but focusing on repairing and protecting her skin barrier instead of constantly attacking the bumps made the biggest difference for us.
I would also add that anytime I saw something anywhere else on her body that even looked like it could be molluscum, I would immediately put a pimple patch on it just to be safe. She has had zero spreading from the back of her knee, so I do think pimple patches are an excellent way to help prevent spreading in less sensitive areas where the adhesive won’t irritate the skin. I don’t think there is any miracle product for this but pimple patches are the best mitigator if the skin is not too sensitive.
I will continue to post pics in the comments as she heals. Hope this helps someone out there and gives a bit of a timeline for any frustrated moms!