What You Need To Know About Eczema Home Remedies
Since eczema affects everyone differently, not everyone will respond to eczema home remedies. What works for one eczema patient might not work for ten others. You have to do a lot of trial and error in order to find the eczema home remedies that give you blessed relief. But you really need to go see your doctor. Please don't use this article in the place of your doctor or dermatologist's advice.
Mayo Clinic Recommendations
The world-famous Mayo Clinic has a lot of recommendations for people suffering with eczema on how to help deal with or lessen the maddening itch that you know you shouldn't scratch. First off, they recommend that you keep your fingernails as short as possible and wear gloves to bed so you don't rip your skin open when you are drowsy and can't think logically. They also recommend wearing smooth cotton clothing next to the itchy skin patches.
Cool Water
They also recommend cool baths and cold compresses to help deal with the immediate itch, in the hope that the cold will get you numb. Cold can sometimes aggravate the itch in some people, so try just a small area before completely immersing yourself in a cold bath. They also recommend sprinkling baking soda in your bath water.
Colloidal Oatmeal
Some people use regular uncooked oatmeal in their baths as eczema home remedies, but considering the price of food, you might be loathe to try this. However, a very effective treatment is colloidal oatmeal, which you can get in any supermarket or pharmacy. The store brands are just as effective as the name brands.
Sweet Almond Oil
This eczema home remedy is also used for massage as well as cooking. It is very light oil that can be easily absorbed into the skin which has anti-inflammatory properties. Many people find relief from eczema by using sweet almond oil as an anti-itch lotion. You can also add a few drops of aromatherapy essential oils to the sweet almond oil. Try a little on one non-itchy patch of skin and leave it to see that you are not allergic.
Aromatherapy is another eczema home remedy that people either swear by or swear at. Anti-inflammatory and skin soothing aromatherapy oils that you need to add to a carrier oil include lavender, tea tree, frankincense, sweet marjoram or chamomile (the last is very expensive). With these eczema home remedies, you need to add only six drops in total to your bath, or add one part essential oil to ten parts of carrier oil or lotion.
