Tips for treating eczema naturally

Tips for treating eczema naturally

Eczema affects people of all ages and can cause misery. Doctors often suggest a steroid cream, which isn't always as good for many people. There are other things you can do to relieve the terrible itching and blistering. Read on to discover various natural/home remedies that can help you in your lifelong battle with eczema.

1. Improve your diet.

a. Switch from a standard diet to a healthy diet with fresh organic fruits, vegetables and nuts, mostly in raw form.

b. Foods like salmon alongside other fish can also help (as they contain fatty omega acids).

Avoid items that could make your eczema worse. Everything from changing climate conditions to dishwashing detergents and clothing fabrics can make your eczema worse. If you are prone to eczema, avoid wearing itchy wool or synthetic fabrics. These substances will undoubtedly irritate your dry, itchy skin much more, causing clothing to rub and scratch your skin. * Avoid creams whose ingredients contain perfume or alcohol. Perfumes are often alcohol-based and further dry your skin.

A good idea is an allergy test. Although it can also be difficult or even painful to do one, you can see which foods, animals, carpets, or even trees are causing your eczema.

If you are unable to complete an allergy test, consider keeping a diary. Keep a log of the things you eat, wear, and do on a given day. For example, note that you simply ate oatmeal, wore a polyester blouse, and washed the dishes with Palmolive. Then write down the feelings you had that day and indicate the times and days when you started to itch. Eventually you will see certain patterns. Self-diagnosis can begin here.

2. Look for natural supplements and substances.

• Consume virgin coconut oil with medium chain fatty acids or medium chain triglycerides (MCT). Unlike Trans' fats, Virgin Coconut Oil provides good fats and nutrients for dry eczema skin. It also contains lauric acid, which makes up 50% of fatty acids. Lauric acid has antibacterial and antiviral properties.

• Take a natural seaweed supplement, available at most stores. It's just a little pill that minimizes the acid levels in you.

3. Maintain personal hygiene

• Look for creams that contain neem oil – it is said to be very effective for eczema. You may have to try a health food store to find it.

• Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller has been proven to help with eczema and is also included in several products.

• Load up on zinc, B complex, fish oils and grape juice. These supplements can help your dry, itchy skin internally.

Submerge your entire body in water infused with seaweed and bentonite clay. Take a very good colloidal oatmeal bath. After the bath, massage your hands and feet with castor oil mixed with calendula extract and wrap them in plastic bags for a few hours to keep the skin and cracks as soft as possible.

Draw a lukewarm bath (as cold as you find comfortable) and pour in some milk and some almond oil. Soak until your fingers begin to prune. Rinse before stepping out of the tub, but do not rub the skin.

Pat yourself dry after bathing to prevent frail skin from forming new skin. Treat your skin like a baby's.

Use colloidal oatmeal/coconut butter lotion. These lotions soothe and moisturize the skin without clogging pores.

Rub petroleum jelly or aqauphor around the affected areas. Vaseline can be quite greasy (the intensive care brand less so) but it really gets rid of dry skin after 2 days of use. You can even try sourcing crocodile or alligator oil.

Wash both hands approximately every hour and use a light hand cream, as touching your eczema usually allows bacteria to enter and washing both hands too often can overdry them. There is considerable debate about whether cleansing helps or worsens eczema - whether it seems like it makes it worse than maybe not doing it, but alternatively, don't use alcohol-based "waterless" washes, these will usually dry out your skin and then worsen the condition.

Rub the affected areas with almond oil before taking a quick shower. Do not touch the oil. The flow of water washes away the actual water and keeps you hydrated. Pat yourself dry to avoid rubbing away the oil.

Bathe and shower as rarely as possible without compromising your personal hygiene. Once a day is far more than enough. Keep the water cold enough for you to stand comfortably and stay wet as quickly as possible. Optionally, it is also recommended to apply a thick moisturizer to the affected areas after each shower while your skin layer is still damp.

Do these tips for up to a few months. At the same time, your skin should become noticeably moister.

Tips

• Apply cream every morning and night as needed.

• Drink water to keep fluids flowing through your body and moisturizing your skin.

• Try freshly squeezed lemon juice. It is extremely acidic, but it helps cleanse your entire body

• Avoid offensive everyday foods such as cow's milk, goat's milk and soy milk. These are usually perfect alternatives to reduce eczema.

• Use unscented Dove soap or Aveeno body wash or Cethaphil body wash.

• If both hands are normally in poor condition, purchase a pair of cotton gloves. After applying the lotion mixed with a little coconut oil, put it on and leave it on for about 60 minutes and off for 1 hour, applying the lotion mixture each time.

• Try using a sugar/water paste and rubbing the affected area. This removes old skin residues. Rinse with cold water and pat skin dry. Apply moisturizer immediately after drying to make the result more noticeable.

• Get some Puritan tablets from a pharmacy. It is better to take 1 every 3 to 4 hours.

• Use equal parts sugar and olive oil and gently apply to eczema-affected skin. Rub in gently and then wipe off the sugar lightly with a damp cloth. The extra virgin olive oil is usually a natural moisturizer.

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