Hi - I am a mum of a 3 year old boy who keeps getting ezcema patches on his body - mainly his legs. Does anyone know of a natural cream that works? I don't want to use any of those steroid creams and nothing with chemicals.
The doctor isn't much help, just telling me to use E45 or Eucerin, but these contain chemicals. I have tried these in the past, and although they give a small amount of relief at the time, don't clear up the problem.
Anysuggestions would be appreciated.
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Hi [link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/showProfile.asp?memid=22451 ]angelmum2[/link],
I don't know if this works, but I watched a documentary some time ago and they subject was about ezcema among other things. They did a test with common dried porrige oats warpped in muslin. What they did was hold the muslin containing the porrige oats under the running bath water before the sufferer bathes. It seems that it works, so why not givr it a try (may take a few times to see any improvement. What have you got to lose?
Matryem
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Thanks for that. I'll give it a try. Even if it doesn't work, at least it will have given my son something to laugh at - fancy having a bath in 'cereal bubble bath'!!
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RE: natural ezcema cream
Matryem
I am a chemist now studying Clinical Aromatherapy. You could give this a try.
Obtain:-
Unperfumed base lotion from a health store.
50 ml measuring cup
Screw cap or airtight glass container
Chamomile German essential oil (should be German which has a blue colour andis the optimum for eczema as it contains chemazulene otherwise Roman will do but don't get Morrocan chamomile (less effective)
Lavender essential oil
Make up as follows:-
Measure out 50 mls of the cream into the glass container
Add 15 drops of the Chamomile and 10 drops of the Lavender to the base cream
Mix togther well and immediately replace the cap
Keep refigerated - cold cream on the skin is more refreshing
Or, use a carrier oil like wheatgerm or sweet almond oil, or calendula oil or a mix of theseinstead of the base lotion. The advantage of creams is that they tend to be easier to apply and are pleasant on the skin and not sticky but the disadvantage is that they introduce synthetic chemicals onto the skin (the emulsifier and the preservative).
Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss the above suggestion in more detail.
Peter Maddern (Dr)
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It may be that washing powder is causing the eczema - or soap/bath products - try using soapnuts or eco balls for laundry and buying a very natural soap or soap alternative which has no perfume or colours - simply doing this may stop eczema all together.
Anne
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I posted earlier on this thread with a suggestion fora topical application. I forgot to mention that diet and supplementation may help. Have a look at Susan Clark's web site "What Really Works":-
[link= http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk ]www.whatreallyworks.co.uk[/link]
and type in "eczema" as a search word and you'll find lots of information and ideas.
Peter
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Hi - thanks for those suggestions. I've checked out the website and thereis loads of great info.
I have also discovered a great mail-order company (through one of my friends) that does natural, chemical-free products. I've changed to their laundry detergent and I am using one of their skin therapy lotions, as well as switching to their chemical-free cleaning stuff. So far, both mine and my son's skin have not got any worse and are even looking less dry.
With regards to diet, we do eat very healthy and my kids aren't ones for eating loads of sweets/sugary foods.There doesn't seem to be any 'trigger' foods.
I'll keep going with these new products and hopefully will see some improvement!