Eczema Help

[theuglyduckling]

The chemicals in most soaps can be very agitating to skin. Making your own soap from simple ingredients may help. Try Castle soap, as it's a simple soap, and the main ingredient in making other soaps if you try that. It's a bar, commonly sold, not hard to find. (Not sure where you live, but there must be a simple soap available) Most recipes for dish and laundry soap require a grated bar soap (the Castle or similar), washing soda, borax, water, and you can scent it with tea tree oil, which would also be good for your skin.

You can also try slathering on some organic, raw unfiltered honey. The label will say raw, but really it's minimally pasturized. It's very good for skin, and has healing properties. I use it for everything, burns, shaving rash, flare ups... it's good stuff.

I don't have the Eczema, but I do have sensitive skin that will flare up like a 14 year old on my face. Doctors were no help, they said I'd grow out of it (never did, unless I'm still a teenager at 30... possible!) and they wanted to put me on chemical pills with harsh side effects or birth control. So I fight it with natural products and try to stay away from chemical based stuff. I've since found out it's hormone based, so by controlling the hormones I control the flareups. Diet seems to trigger fluctuating hormones in my case. Fast food specifically.

Diet may or may not be a factor. Skin is the last organ to get nutrients. The brain, heart, lungs, etc get the nutrients first. So if you aren't eating enough nutritious foods, specifically vitamins E and A, your skin may not be getting what it needs. Think dark leafy greens, carrots, beets, whole grains (even just sprinkling Wheat Germ on Oatmeal), cucumbers and celery, and the fruits too, can't leave them out. Onions are really good for skin. Garlic too. The skin is the last place to show improvement when diet is changed, because the more important organs are getting it first. It can take over a week for change to happen. Better results after 3 weeks, and so on. Processed foods just don't have the nutrition of fresh foods or whole foods.

Healing the skin takes time, patience, and a commitment to which ever things you try. Be sure to give ample time to see improvement, because it won't be overnight. The honey may take away stinging within moments. You can sleep with gloves on for over night use, but I would use a cotton glove to keep air, a latex type glove won't have any airflow.

well the honey sounds like a good idea i have some in the fridge right now that i eat with a spoon from time to time(love that stuff) except i dont have the kind you mentioned. I live in puerto rico and some of the stuff you guys can get in the states i cant find here. the borax for example i was looking for esterday, and couldnt find it at all. i looked at walmart, kmart, and walgreens. none of them had it so i have to order it now. so frustrating.

 

[theuglyduckling]

Prardon me for just jumping in----

Eczema is an auto immune reaction

Our SAD-- standard AMerican diet is a very bad for our bodies, most of use know it makes us obese but it also wrecks havoc at the celullar levels.

Dump all the crap__ chips, cookies, cakes, all the high carb and high fat combos, the white stuff like rice and potatos.

Fill up on: unbreaded chicken, or hambuger with the extras but drop the bun ( feed to chickens.lol they will love you for it)

Eat two salads aday -- about 2-3 cups total. Have a little dressing on it as the oils help the vitamins enter your bosy.

Find other vegies that are yummy, just because for of the high starch vegies like pumplin, sweet potatos-- be aware of portion sizes. Have half cup servings.

Add nuts and seeds, add mushrooms, add onions. All are great immunity boosters. ANd anti cancer foods.

My don had eczma, I have it and my mom psorisis. I can contol my ecczema and my son's , he's forgotten he is prone to it because he hasn't had a flare up since he was a toddler.

Many chemicals in our environment challenge our systems. I clean with vinegar instead of amoonia; I don't have wall to wall rugs. I'm trying to replace my furniture with leather couches, etc. A new tud out looks at dust in our houses as a challenge, mostly as it sserves as a vector moving contanimants from one item to another. ie a cookie falling on the floor, the dust on the rug has picked up chemical from a rug, particularly a new rug, and it gets on the cookie that is then eaten and enters the body.

Stress agrivates it too. Find calming exercises: exercise in general, yoga, meditaion. Find those ways that hlep you not go into a full blown emotional reaction. I learned to control my hot flashes thru not getting upset at things.

You have many options to try-- meds can help, but they mostlymask the problem. Try to find the sources and get that out of your life, and help your body deal with assault via a better diet. Good luck--- hope you get it under control quickly.

your statement on the burgers...i better not tell my fiance about that one he loves them, but unfortunately here in puerto rico it cost over ten dollars for just a little over 2 pounds it use to be around 6 dollars. before i moved here i use to exercise everyday, but i got lazy once i got here. idk why i havent found the motivation to do it. sadly the result of that i gained weight, but maybe ill start up again soon. the stress part, well i sorta have an anger problem where i get angry easily over some of the stupidest things to easily and i am trying to work on it to control it.

but the advice you guys are giving is great and helpful

 

[thaiturkey]

oh yeah back to the eczema. yesterday i was shopping at the grocery store and saw i think claratin im not sure, but it said it had an anti-histamine in it, can i take that? would the anti histamine in that work with the eczema, or is the anti-histamine you are talking about just like a straight anti histamine without anything mixed in with it?

I'd avoid preparations with other things in them. Use ant-histamine tablets or creams only.

 

[theuglyduckling]

I'd avoid preparations with other things in them. Use ant-histamine tablets or creams only.

do you know what stores carry that in the US?

 

[thaiturkey]

do you know what stores carry that in the US?

No, sorry I don't. It's such a common remedy that any pharmacy will carry it.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Prardon me for just jumping in----

Eczema is an auto immune reaction

Our SAD-- standard AMerican diet is a very bad for our bodies, most of use know it makes us obese but it also wrecks havoc at the celullar levels.

Dump all the crap__ chips, cookies, cakes, all the high carb and high fat combos, the white stuff like rice and potatos.

Fill up on: unbreaded chicken, or hambuger with the extras but drop the bun ( feed to chickens.lol they will love you for it)

Eat two salads aday -- about 2-3 cups total. Have a little dressing on it as the oils help the vitamins enter your bosy.

Find other vegies that are yummy, just because for of the high starch vegies like pumplin, sweet potatos-- be aware of portion sizes. Have half cup servings.

Add nuts and seeds, add mushrooms, add onions. All are great immunity boosters. ANd anti cancer foods.

My don had eczma, I have it and my mom psorisis. I can contol my ecczema and my son's , he's forgotten he is prone to it because he hasn't had a flare up since he was a toddler.

Many chemicals in our environment challenge our systems. I clean with vinegar instead of amoonia; I don't have wall to wall rugs. I'm trying to replace my furniture with leather couches, etc. A new tud out looks at dust in our houses as a challenge, mostly as it sserves as a vector moving contanimants from one item to another. ie a cookie falling on the floor, the dust on the rug has picked up chemical from a rug, particularly a new rug, and it gets on the cookie that is then eaten and enters the body.

Stress agrivates it too. Find calming exercises: exercise in general, yoga, meditaion. Find those ways that hlep you not go into a full blown emotional reaction. I learned to control my hot flashes thru not getting upset at things.

You have many options to try-- meds can help, but they mostlymask the problem. Try to find the sources and get that out of your life, and help your body deal with assault via a better diet. Good luck--- hope you get it under control quickly.

This is the best advice ever... eczema is a diet related problem contrary to what the modern medical professionals say. My mom struggles with eczema and so does my sister. My daughter has dermatitis. It is diet related!! My mom keeps hers under control using the diet mentioned above. Its a hard diet to follow but it will work!

 

[thaiturkey]

Skin complaints are not entirely diet related. They may have a hereditary origin, they may result from chemicals on the skin and , in the case of eczema, emotional stress. The only correct approach is an holistic one, including topical and oral relief medications.

 

[theuglyduckling]

This is the best advice ever... eczema is a diet related problem contrary to what the modern medical professionals say. My mom struggles with eczema and so does my sister. My daughter has dermatitis. It is diet related!! My mom keeps hers under control using the diet mentioned above. Its a hard diet to follow but it will work!

the first doctor that i went to said that i have dermatitis but he was a regular walk in clinic doctor, so i cant entirely rely on what he says really.

 

[thaiturkey]

Dermatitis is a catch all term:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatitis

You might need a more specialist opinion. In the meantime, stop worrying - it will only make matters worse. State of mind is a big part of controlling skin conditions.

 

[theuglyduckling]

Dermatitis is a catch all term:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatitis

You might need a more specialist opinion. In the meantime, stop worrying - it will only make matters worse. State of mind is a big part of controlling skin conditions.

im not worried i am only curious about everything. i also find it sorta interesting too its kinda like a mystery to try and figure the cause before going to the doctor. i plan on going to the dermatologist maybe friday or saturday if nothing is going on.