Can someone provide me with alternative remedies for toddler eczema?
Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at
11:08 pm
My son is now 1 and has been suffering from eczema for quite some time. I have tried all the lotions, creams, and prescription medications but it only relieves it temporarily. I need ideas on more natural remedies that may be more beneficial for my son.
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first of all, the use of an all natural skin care moisturizer will be very helpful. have a talk with a skin care expert about recommended products. if you want to avoid skin from scarring better try to avoid scratching the skin for a break in the skin can cause secondary skin infections. stop eczema itching by getting the skin moisturized. and you better keep fingernails short for you might forget sometimes that you have accidentally scratch it. remember that a break in the skin can cause a secondary infection.
try also avoiding a lot of things that can trigger eczema like:
- avoid perfumed skin care and body care products
- avoid extreme hot and cold weather conditions
- avoid keeping fingernails long
- avoid scratching the affected area
- avoid long baths
- avoid processed foods and foods with preservatives
- avoid skin irritants and allergens like dusts and pollens
- avoid clothes and material that are rough, course, scratchy and tight
- avoid activities that can make you sweat
- avoid smoking and alcohol
try to be gentle with your skin. visit http://www.skinoriginal.com for more tips on how to rejuvenate skin.
The problem with exzema is that it doesn’t go away completely. If you stop the treatments with the creams and oitments, it will always comeback, until your son outgrows it. We use a 2.5% hydrocortizone and a cream lotion on our daughter and she looks perfect now. But if we stop, it goes right back to what it was before.
For alternative care you should look into getting good source of essential fatty acids. This would include fish oils. He needs to increase his intake on omega-3-fatty acids. Since he is one i would suggest talking to a nutritionist or someone along those lines to see if there is a limit on what he should be taking or eating.
Every cell in the body (skin included) has a membrane layer. If your entire body was a single cell, your skin would be the membrane. This membrane of every cell is made of fatty acids (and proteins – but that part is not important in your case). To have good cell membrane integrity you need to have a good source of fatty acids to have a regular up-keep of this membrane. Therefore, if you have a regular diet of omega-3-fatty acids you will have good cellular membrane integrity. THIS INCLUDES the skin cells that dry out when cellular membrane ingerity is comprimized. When comprimised it dries out and flakes off – eczema.
Sources of omega-3-fatty acids include salmon, cod, tuna and other fishes. Olive oil, flax seed oil are other oil based sources.
Lotions do not help moisturize the skin, it actually prevents moisture from entering the skin by creating a "false" barrier between the environment and the skin. Get him on a good diet and the eczema should clear up within a month or so.
As for one year olds, you can also use olive oil (a small dab). It should offer some relief, but over time it will soften the skin so you would also rub butter, yes butter, on the skin to give it the harder oils to protect the cellular membrane.
give him flaxseed oil or omega fatty acid it helps the skin as well as motor skills and brain function. Check dosage for his age
Hi, found this all-natural holistic product that reduced my daughter’s eczema. I started using when she was little over 1 (had infrequent applications of 1%
hydrocortisone) has reduced to about 80% less- most importantly the itching is
gone!! Just for that one thing I’d be happy. but most of the boils and wounds are gone now.
It says its an all-natural product and generally relieves 60-75% but maybe it worked better on her than for others, I dont know, All I know is that I stopped using the hydrocortisone and scars on her legs thinned out and have faded.
While it didnt seem to work as fast as they say onsite, it did work really well- It could be because she never was a very
severe case? (just bad enough for the steroids ). The outbursts all became smaller after about a week or 2 and now- she’s 2- I use it only when she itches
Called Surestop for eczema and its on http://www.katuri.com and made specially safe for babies
Try these home remedies for eczema in your son:
•Mix one tablespoon of olive oil with one teaspoon of garlic powder and pour on the infected area.
•Soak the affected area in vinegar and water for 20 minutes.
•Use 1 teaspoon of calendula dried leaves per cup of boiling water and apply this tea in the area twice a day.
•Apply a cotton ball saturated with a tea of witch hazel on the infected area several times a day.
•Mix half a teaspoon of garlic powder with a teaspoon of honey. Pour in the infected area.
•Apply cold compress or cold wet fomentations (55 o – 60 o F) every 15 to 30 minutes for two hours at a time
It will be recommendated to check if your son is allergic to a food or another thing (dust, pet dander, cigarette smoke , etc). Maybe his eczema has an allergic cause.