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I will write you a method of not just reducing but zeroing the itchiness for a day. I bought a cold plasma device for my acne from a Chinese platform for about 66 USD. Not the one that produces just one arch for burning safely moles and warts but the one that has a disk shape head, like a coin ('cold plasma for acne', see the photo below) producing many parallel electrical arches.
Cold plasma kills all viruses, fungus and bacteria. It produces ozone, UV light and other ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) in the body and has antiinflammatory properties. I know that for the small mosquito bite zapper there are studies that show it can relieve from itching. So I thought the results from my cold plasma device must be great. And were great. In just 1 minute of treatment (it depends on how much is the surface of the treated area) in the morning and 1 in the evening, the itchiness went from 10 degree to 0. The intensity of the sparks of the machine was at 5 (maximum) so I felt a little pain. The next day I repeated the procedure. In three days I had permanent zeroing of the itchiness but the redness and swolleness reduces slowly. One can continue doing the cold plasma treatment with lower intensity after the itchiness zeroes in order to fight the remaining inflammation. The plasma treatment might leave the area a little dry so a moisturizing cream or coconut oil after is helpfull. If there is pus in the eczema it the cold plasma will dry it and heal it very fast.
https://ibb.co/sdySDhzs
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30668184/
Here is some more info:
https://www.reddit.com/r/eczema/comments/1ais8rb/black_tea_actually_worked/
I used it personally an had good results. Drunk a cap of black tea and put that tea twice per day on the eczema. I think in the study says in order to have better results to put a compress on the eczema five times per day for twenty minutes.
Iodine
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It started working like a charm within a day or two and I'm shocked! So thankful not to be using pharmaceutical cortisone creams anymore!
this iodine solution is a life saver!!!
Apple Cider Vinegar, Olive Oil
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The medication has gotten extremely expensive under Dermatologists care... so I searched earth clinic....
I measured a tbsp of olive oil to a shot glass, and shook the pectin in the bags up real well and filled the shot glass to the top. She did three shots the first 3 days... one before every meal.... I knew that would be the most I would get from her before the toxins started purging from her system... she would be absolutely miserable for a good week .. then insisted on dropping down to one a day on the 2nd week... then boom.. she was not doing it anymore.. she did continue to drink sugary drinks and this monster energy things which I know sugar helps exasperate the body with weird stuff... anyways... she quit right at two weeks... and when the purge started healing up underneath the red patchy sore and once seeping skin, revealed fresh skin..no scalp issues, no itching burning flare ips at all for TWO YEARS! I could not stress enough, that, with a lithe acv/ olive oil maintenence even twice a week would have maintained her clear skin even longer.
Thanks earth clinic!
Low Histamine Diet
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I'd encourage any sufferer of eczema to give it a go.
There are lots of resources online about low a histamine diet. Here's one useful link.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/low-histamine-diet
Bleach Bath
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1/8 tsp pure simple normal bleach to 1/2 gallons of water for a hand soak. Or 1/4 cup bleach in a tub filled halfway. Soak for 15 minutes. I do it 3x a week.
Art's Remedies
Here is the link :
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/art-solbrig-psoriasis-protocol.html
Since I posted that in 2017, I have more recently gotten feedback that melatonin lotion (ML) helps eczema and is simpler to make. Here is a link about ML and how to make it :
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/melatonin-lotion.html
And here is a link for melatonin gel (MG) and how to make it, which is more useful for sensitive areas and is probably a better choice for eczema :
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/melatonin-gel.html
Art
Art's Remedies
MCT Oil and Undecyclenic Acid
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Dietary Changes
Dietary Changes
"A high-salt diet can contribute to leaky gut syndrome by damaging the tight junctions in your gut lining. This can lead to inflammation and changes in the gut's microbiome"
So I theorize either salt is toxic or causing autoimmune responses in some people. Maybe As your liver gets worse from high carbs or high fructose corn syrup, it becomes less able to filter out bad things such as too much salt which compounds the problem in your gut.
Rice Water
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Dietary Changes
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"according to research, high histamine levels can potentially contribute to eczema flare-ups in a subset of individuals with atopic dermatitis, meaning that consuming foods high in histamine may aggravate existing eczema symptoms in some people; however, histamine is not considered the primary cause of eczema itself"
I am just starting on the Low Histamine diet, and I feel a lot better today, only the 2nd day, but I suspect my Eczema could take a while to clear up. I theorize this could help Psoraisis and cancer patients also as histamines may be contributors to these illnesses as well:
"Histamine can protect tumors from the immune system by inducing the activation of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). MDSCs suppress the immune system and promote tumor growth. "
I don't know if it is safe to reduce histamine levels 100% as you may need some to function, but here are some supplements you can take in addition to low histamine diet:
- Serrapeptase
- Lumbrokinase
- ginger
- Vitamin C
- Quercetin
- Milkthistle
- freeze dried bovine kidney (always buy organic grassfed)
- Vitamin B complex
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I didn't run it all Spring / Summer because I figured the Humidity would be high enough, but that didn't translate to the inside air. I suffered all Summer and re-found my solution now.
I use the Aircare 6 gallon that sits on the floor because I have used multiple brands that sit on the counter and they are all worthless, they mold in places I can't clean, the wicks are expensive etc...
The Aircare wicks will mold, but they need to be replaced every 3 Months anyway. They recommend an additive that I won't use because I don't want to breathe it. The Aircare 1000 SF model has no places that can mold on the machine that I can tell, unlike the countertop brands.
I don't know if this is my Summer "solution", will have to wait and see.
Dead Sea Salt and Rose Hip Oil
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It came back because I have to completely detox my Liver, but it's good to know it will work when needed... In the future I can just use a large Tupperware bowl to soak my hands...
Herbal Tea
Herbal Tea
Herbal Tea
It appears that you have way too many health problems that come and go. Have you thought of seeing a homeopath? After I took a homeopathic remedy suggested here for shingles like rash, my severe intermittent shoulder blades pain was gone, literally overnight. The rash was gone as well. I started looking into homeopathy and learning about it. Before that I never even thought about this modality. Long story short I am now under a homeopathic practitioner care and we are peeling layer by layer to get to the cause of my chronic health problems. It is a long, gradual process, especially if the condition is chronic, but I am impressed with homeopathy even more. One particular remedy obtained via a homeopathic pharmacy was nothing short of WOW, which actually means it was a match. I am on the 7th month of treatments and follow a strict protocol. It is affordable, I am on a disability by the way, and the remedies are affordable as well. My practitioner is in the UK and I have signed up for a membership package. The sessions are via Zoom.
This is a link to my practitioner's own story and how she became a homeopath. She also talks about severe eczema her daughter had.
https://www.formandheal.com/aboutpailin
There are great homeopaths in the US and every other country. Check out Larry Malerba videos on YT.
So please start looking into your chronic health issues from a different prospective Otherwise it is like chasing one health problem after another with no end in sight
Herbal Tea
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I am pretty sure I have shared eczema remedies in the past. My daughters and I have both had struggles with it.
13 years ago I had a flare of eczema (my first) that lasted 9 months. I tried everything I could find. Finally, borage oil worked for me.
For the last 13 years, anytime a bug bit wouldn't seem to heal, I realized it had turned into eczema. Borage oil for a few days and it was better. A few weeks for good measure.
Back in April I had my first flare up in quite some time. In hindsight I realize it may have begun after a round of antibiotics for a relentless UTI (That's another story! ) But I suspect things got out of balance. My "go to's" were not working. I went through so much Borage oil. I used probiotics, kombucha, and everything I have ever tried before and then some. It would begin to look better than flare back up bigger. The spot was on the inside of my arm near my elbow. The itching was unbearable. I could tolerate it if I kept it slathered with Gold Bond (healing, hydrating with Aloe)covered with hypoallergenic cotton pads and a sock.
It became infected with Staph. I resorted to a prescription antibiotic, hydrocortisone and an anti-fungal mixed together. (Similar to the Arcane solution that has been recommended for years on Earth Clinic's pet page! ) It did calm things back down.
The area grew, over months, from dime sized to something about 2-3 inches in diameter. To remain sane I was using a steroid cream for about a month. My diet would be considered pretty clean and anti-inflammatory. I have a lot of food allergies and avoid all of those things, too. Still, it was getting worse and not better. If I left the dressing off for 30 minutes it would begin to ooze, even if it looked like it was improving. Apparently, it wasn't.
Meanwhile, my daughter was experiencing a flare as well, but as she is pregnant, she had a lot less options and it was around her eyes.
I thought about how it is said that the state of the skin is connected to liver health. (An aside that is not completely unrelated - a local lay midwife is seeing more miscarriage and preeclampsia, which she believes it caused by long term liver damage from COVID. She is having all of her moms use a tea daily of dandelion, nettle, and burdock root.)
So I decided to make my daughter and I a very strong herbal tea every day. 2 Tablespoons Red Raspberry leaf (for her pregnancy, and good for me, too) 2 Tablespoons dried nettle leaf (anti-allergy and nutritive), and 2 Tablespoons Dandelion leaf (for liver health -I accidentally ordered leaf instead of root, which was what I meant to use.) I put that in a half gallon jar and added 6 cups of boiling water. After it steeped for 1-3 hours, I strained it and split it up. she lives next door so I would walk hers over each day and she drank it faithfully. I added stevia to mine and drank mine as well. I told her it would take at least 3 weeks to work because liver detox takes time. (In pregnancy, you need to be very gentle about such things, as it is.)
We have been on this for a month and both of us started noticing improvement last week! Three days ago I was able to begin leaving my arm uncovered. It does not itch and the skin is looking almost completely normal.
I am very happy to share this remedy and hope it will help others too.
~Mama to Many~
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10% Sulfur Soap and Sulfur Cream
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Turmeric
I have looked carefully at yours and at other posts but I don't see a specific name.
Thank you for your help.
Betaine HCl
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Noxzema
~Mama to Many~
Noxzema
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Did you know that the tub of facial cream you put on your face everyday was used as a home remedy for eczema?
The original formula for Noxzema was invented by Dr. Francis J. Townsend (1875-?), a physician/druggist around 1900, in Snow Hill, Maryland; by 1910, in Berlin, Maryland; and by 1920, in Ocean City, Maryland. The formula was called "Townsend R22" and referred to commonly as "no-eczema". Dr. Townsend, who practiced near the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, prescribed it as a remedy, mainly to beach resort vacationers who were severely burned by ultraviolet sun rays.
Townsend later gave the formula to druggist George Avery Bunting (1870-1959), who for many years denied the transaction. In about 1917, Bunting began producing and selling "Dr. Bunting's Sunburn Remedy", marketing the product as an alternative to the greasy, tallow-based medicating creams in use during the period. For the first 3 years, George A. Bunting and Elizabeth Buck mixed, heated and poured the product themselves. The name was changed to Noxzema, supposedly because a satisfied customer exclaimed, "Sure knocked my eczema!". An early slogan was "The miracle cream of Baltimore". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxzema
Noxzema is a non-soap facial cleanser that contains camphor, clove oil, eucalyptus and menthol. Many report it can help ease eczema. It soon got a reputation for “knocking eczema” and is said to have gotten its “no eczema” name from that.
★★★★★
Also, I've heard organic unrefined coconut oil mixed with baking soda is very healing.
Aloe Vera Juice
Multiple Remedies
Sea Salt
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This is what I did...
Mixed about 4 tablespoons of Pink Sea Salt/Himalayan Sea Salt into about 8 cups of water in a bowl that fit the mixture and both my hands without over spilling. This is like making sea water as this is basically the ratio of sea salt found in ocean water. Must be Pink Sea Salt/Himalayan Sea Salt for the added minerals.
I soaked my hands in the mixture for 20 minutes 1 to 3 times a day (i.e. morning, day, night time). Made sure salt was mixed thoroughly and hands were not resting on any salt residue that was remaining on the bottom of the bowl.
Lightly rinsed off my hands and lightly dried my hands. I applied raw aloe on my hands, let dried, then apply Cetaphil lotion or CeraVe lotion or similar. If no aloe at least the lotion after to seal in the moisture. Once hands started clearing up I soak like once a week or so for maintenance, but be sure to keep hands moisturized.
This has been the most effective for me.
Pink Himalayan Salt
★★★★★
I had it for many weeks and I tried everything such as aloe vera gel, apple cider vinegar, castor oil, etc.. Then I read some comments here that swimming in the ocean and sea salt or dead sea salt got rid of their eczema. So I decided to try it with salt in water.
The last 3 days, I've put Pink Himalayan Salt mixed in filtered water, into a cup. I swished it around with my fingers so it would dissolve in the water and then I splashed it on both eyes (I did NOT dry at all). I think it's KEY to understand not to dry it off!
I woke up just now, everything flaked off and the red dime sized circles are GONE. I'm in shock. I also read that Chlorine Swimming Pools can do similar, but that's not even necessary. Just fill a cup with water and salt (I presume any salt will work, even table salt), splash it on the area where you have the red rash or eczema/dermatitis/psoriasis and just like it dry. Don't wash it off.
I also remember yesterday I noticed that the reddish areas under my eyes had turned yellowish, which I had not seen before when I used the other treatments (ACV, Castor Oil, Aloe Vera, etc..). So I kind of figured it was dead skin drying out and ready to come off. I'm still in shock at how quickly it happened. This is the cure for your rashes due to Eczema / Psoriasis / Dermatitis.
Boric Acid for Ear Eczema
