Natural Home Remedies for Eczema

Natural Home Remedies for Eczema

Natural Home Remedies for Eczema

Eczema is a skin ailment that can affect anyone; from a 5-month old baby, a 6 year old toddler or an adult in his forties. This skin disorder can produce symptoms so disturbing that those afflicted can’t wait to get some form of treatment going. These symptoms may range from very dry skin, to irritation and inflammation to patches of reddish skin that’s itchy and begging for some scratching. Naturally, scratching won’t do the job. In fact, it’ll just make the situation worse. There are natural home remedies for eczema, though, that have been proven to relieve eczema’s symptoms and in time get rid of them with proper application of these natural treatments.

Some of these affordable, effective treatments are:

Emollients: These are essentially moisturizers that can be purchased in the form of creams and ointments. They can keep the skin moist especially when spread on the affected area right after bathing. Do this about 3-4 times a day to get the best results. Regular soaps are a no-no. They tend to dry out the skin. You can use emollient soap instead. It doesn’t produce too much foam or lather but it’ll clean you up just as good.

Get Into A Detox Bath That Heals: In a medium size pot of water that’s boiling, put in ¼ cup of baking soda, add on Epsom salt and regular sea salt. Get your bath tub running with warm water and pour about a third of a cup of apple cider vinegar. You can then pour in the whole pot of the boiling mixture, get in and soak in it for 30 minutes or for as long as you can bear it.

Prepare Cold Compresses: To relieve itchiness of eczema, a cold compress is a great, effective remedy. You simply need to take a soft piece of cotton cloth and dip it into very cold water with ice cubes. Wring out the excess water and gently put it directly over the itchy rashes.

Make Flower Ointment: In your coffee grinder, grind some marigolds and calendula flowers and dry to produce a powder to which you can add five to six drops of lavender oil and tea oil. Stir then apply this ointment on the affected area twice a day. This should help heal the skin irritation and itchiness.

Camphor Plus Sandalwood: You can do a mixture of this and get rid of your eczema. Blend one teaspoon of camphor powder and another teaspoon of sandalwood paste. Stir and mix, then apply thickly over the scaly and dry patches of your eczema. Let it stay for about fifteen minutes, after which wash it off with warm water. You’ll see skin improvement in three or four days.

These are just five of the natural home remedies for eczema that have brought positive results for a lot of people living with eczema. You may try them if your eczema situation needs some immediate relief. Naturally, a chat with your family doctor or health care provider about this can’t do any harm.