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Olive Oil, Essential Oils
Posted by Anon (Wisconsin) on 05/30/2016
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I was cutting rhubarb yesterday afternoon and brushed my hand against something that stung, which I assumed was stinging nettle, because there's a lot of it right by the rhubarb. I thought nothing more of it until that evening when after washing dishes I felt a slight sting on the back of my hand again and looked at it. There where two small white patches on the knuckles of two fingers. I wondered if I'd touched bleach somehow. I tried to wash it off. I put hydrogen peroxide on it with a paper towel, which caused it to spread slightly to the backs of my fingers. Then I rubbed olive oil on it with frankensence and rosemarry essential oil in it, which I happened to have nearby. I rubbed it all over my hands. After a few minutes the sting and the white patches were gone. I looked online to see what might have caused the patches but couldn't find any picture that looked the same.
Sun Rash Remedies
Posted by Cami P. (Maryland) on 12/20/2015
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I have wrestled with the same rash since I was 15. I am now, 45. In my late 20's I discovered through my derm that I had PMLE Polymorphic Light Erruption. Which is silly b/c I am olive skinned and spanish. Nonethess, she did a skin biopsy and it reacted. I suggest you ask for a biopsy and see.
If so, you have two choices: hardening or staying away from the sun. I chose to harden. against most people's opinion I tan just a bit all year long. This way, my skin keeps just enough melatonin close to the surface and can protect me from the rash. I also use 30 sunscreen when I am in the beach and my recent favorite is Beach Bum.
Good luck. I hope my notes give you early relief. Believe me, my struggle has been horrible. Too many ruined vacations and a honeymoon.
Underarm Rashes
Posted by Sprinkles218 (San Diego, Ca) on 09/01/2014
Lavilin is a good solution if you have underarm rashes. It's an all-natural deodorant that apparently does wonders for sensitive skin. Haven't had a rash in months!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Joseph (Abbotsford, Bc , Canada) on 04/20/2016
Heat rash: The stuff I'm reading hear sounds like what I have. Itchy as heck, bite like marks. When I picked them, the scab went really hard after a day. Strong scabs too.
So I'm trying the Apple Cider Vinegar now. Thank goodness for this site. I have been a fan of Earth Clinic for a couple years now.
Whoosh, I was thinking that this stuff was really bad. LOL
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Debbie (Riverside, California) on 05/04/2014
You might try using Lava soap bar for rash. It helped me get rid of my Redman Syndrome as well as the rash on my husband's leg. The soap has no perfumes and it seems to work as a great anti-bacterial soap.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 05/04/2014
Dear She,
Sorry about the rash lasting so long! I agree with Debbie that a different soap might be good try try. Also, have you tried washing clothes only with baking soda in case you are reacting to detergent? I have read that the "free and clear" type detergents aren't always that great. (Although, that is what I use for my family and have no problems with it.) Also try natural deodorants if you haven't already.
You can use turmeric for the boils. 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day in whole milk. A little black pepper will make it work better.
Borage Oil has helped me a ton with rashes that won't clear up with anything else. 3000 mg daily. I had spent a year trying to cure a rash with topicals. Within a few days of the internal Borage Oil, the rash was improving and in a couple of weeks the rash was gone. It was amazing.
My son once had a rash under his arms that cleared up well with a calendula salve You can make a tea from calendula and chamomile and put it on a cloth and put against the rash a couple of times a day. This has worked very well for a few rashes in my house.
I hope you find relief soon! Let us know how it goes...
~Mama to Many~
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Sp (Wb, Nj) on 05/04/2014
Hi She, does "etc, etc.... You name it, " include probiotics and/or turmeric internally and zinc oxide ointment externally? And are you 100% gluten-free?
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Om (Hope, Bc. Canada) on 05/04/2014
Mama to Many --- have you ever used soap berries (or soap nuts) ? I am very impressed. They are very economical and a little goes a long way. There are good sites on the web and very useful info. I have used them for dish washing and laundry and bathing cats..
Important is to get the ones from Nepal which are the best. They are also good for shampoo as they are anti bacterial and anti fungal. They only create suds when shaken in a bottle but no need to rinse dishes; they are shiny and clean. The laundry machine is clean after use, no scum etc. I had bought mine years ago when I re discovered them and they work like a charm. Important is not to use too many berries at once as they issue tons of soap. One must buy berries that have had the seeds removed. A great way to safe $$! Namaste, Om
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 05/05/2014
Dear Om,
I have heard of soap berries/soap nuts but never tried them. I have spent years trying different laundry cleaning options with not much success. My husband and sons do a lot of construction and farm work. Their clothes get super sweaty and worse at times. :) I find my biggest problem is that I have had a front load washing machine. They use a lot less water and I find it much harder to get the clothes clean without enough water.
That said, I will try the soap berries with your recommendation. I am excited to have an option you have suggested. Thanks so much!
~Mama to Many~
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 05/05/2014
Mama to Many, once you have a soap that "works", front loader washing machines clean WAY better than top loaders, in my experience.
Sun Rash Remedies
Posted by Roxanne (Florida) on 12/09/2015
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I believe you are having a allergy reaction to the sun. That happened to me and I took an antihistamine before going in the sun...it really works..
Soap, Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Zagyzebra (Jacksonville, Oregon, Usa) on 05/24/2012
I thought what I had was poison oak, but it wouldn't go away. It was an inexplicable rash that came right up to the outside corner of my eye with little irritating, nearly invisible, itchy bumps. I did a search online, and found someone else who had done cortisone and all sorts of other silly doctor prescribed medicines and then finally tried washing the area with soap, drying it, and then applying hydrogen peroxide. Worked for him. Worked for me. The bumps dried up, my skin got scaly, and then it went away.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Ashly (New York, NY) on 04/18/2012
I discovered a red, bumpy, itchy rash on the back of my legs. I'm pregnant and my skin has become super sensitive. I think this was some kind of allergic reaction to synthetic fibers in clothing.
Here is what finally cured the rash:
1. Grandpa's soap (coconut oil)
2. all natural aloe vera gel from a health store
3. ACV applied directly to skin
Drying the rash out helped way more than any moisture cream or lotion.
Here is what didn't help: Cortizone 10, A D ointment, Sarna cream, poison ivy cream, diaper rash cream, Aveno oatmeal bath, and prescription steroid cream.
After showering with Grandpa's Soap, I applied pure Apple Cider Vinegar to the rash. It burned a little from me scratching, but about an hour later, I felt okay. I slept through the night and the next morning, the rash was 50% better! I could not believe it! I continued using ACV in the morning and evening after bathing with the soap. It's been 2 weeks and my rash is completely cured!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Ashly (New York, Ny) on 03/12/2012
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I discovered this weird extremely itchy, bumpy, red rash on the back of my legs at 23 weeks pregnany. It spread to my butt cheeks as well. Apparently there is this pregnancy induced rash called PUPPP. You can google it. I tried a bunch of medicated products that DID NOT WORK! Including: cortisone cream, A D ointment, prescription topical steroid cream, poison ivy cream, sarna lotion, and aveno oatmeal bath.
Finally, after reading these posts, this worked for me is 1) 2x day lather rash with Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap. It gives temporary relief due to the ingredient coconut oil. 2) natural aloe vera gelly (as close to 100% as you can get) and 3) apple cider vinegar COMPLETELY CURED the rash! I applied it with a cotton ball to the rash 2x a day and it has dried up. After the first use, my rash was not itchy within 1 hr. The next day it was 50% better. Now after 4 days of use, my skin is not bumpy and the rash is disappearing.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Drumjohnston (Charlottesville, Va Us) on 11/25/2011
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I started to notice my skin feeling like it had been rubbed with sand paper. When I got up the next morning I had a blistery rash on my left side. It started to spread and got painful and very itchy. I later went to the doc and was prescribed meds. I had been continuously applying anti itch cream which didn't seem to work. I tried the ACV and it instantly worked!
Aloe Vera
Posted by Mhoneybee (Airdrie, Alberta, Canada) on 01/21/2012
I have a tip for treating diaper rash; clean the baby as you normally would, then use an antibiotic wipe (like Wet Ones) over the rash area, THEN apply the rash ointment. The rash will clear up within no time.
Aloe Vera
Posted by Marsh57 (Denver, Co) on 10/28/2017
Been noticing that 3-4 hours after going to the bathroom, the skin on my bottom forms an uncomfortable red rash. Started researching and found a site where contributors said they experienced the same with the Mr. Wipple brand. Ours is Nxxxxxxx brand but something's in it that I must be allergic to as we have a bidet and use it daily. Scary to imagine what manufacturers are putting in these products. Time for TP research!
Turmeric
Posted by Bev G., Rn (Oscoda, Michigan) on 09/14/2011
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Being a nurse I am often times discouraged with the whole medical model here in the US. I decided to try this websites' homeopathic remedy of turmeric. It was an absolute success story in 4 days use, 2 times/day!
My daughter has had a rash which began on her upper thighs and buttocks, flesh colored, no real pattern, very itchy, for several months. The scratching was driving her crazy at night! She has seen the doctor on 3 separate occasions, expensive prescriptions, oral steroids, cream steroids, antibiotics, all to no avail. The rash has spread to her stomach, arms, chest and scalp. We were at our wits end! This has been going on for about 6 months.
I had some turmeric in my spice cabinet and thought what the heck, it can't hurt. It absolutely healed the entire rash! We mixed 1 tsp in a small glass of water, about 3-4 ounces, twice a day. I was amazed, surprised and thankful for this remedy. It has affirmed my beliefs in homeopathic medicines.
After some investigation but without a real pathology result, I believe the skin infection is MRSA related. This decade has seen an enormous increase in staph aureus and I believe it infiltrated her skin in some way.
Anyway, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART EARTH CLINIC!!
Aloe Vera
Posted by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia ) on 10/13/2011
John, the best thing to apply to the rash is Iodine. It will kill most bacterias on contact. I would also take some internally (lugols) to kill off any infection you may still have.
Borax and Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Happy (Pow, Ak) on 07/19/2011
Castor oil is from the castor bean so is not a mineral oil.
Cow Udder Cream
Posted by Pet (Fishkill, Ny) on 04/25/2010
What is wrong with Petroleum jelly? It's great for rashes etc..my derm actually suggested it instead of antibiotics last year for a skin rash on my face..went away almost overnight..instead of using steroids!
Nu-Stock
Posted by Dog Lover (Cleburne, Tx, usa) on 09/16/2009
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really works like they say it does. saved all 5 of my dogs even my 14 yr old
Soda Cystals
Posted by Daniella (Beirut, Lebanon) on 05/17/2008
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Carbicarb remedy which is a solution for many symptoms!! I had painful red itchy hands with pimples after working in the garden and i took 1/4 teaspoon of soda crystals (baking soda and sodium bicarbonate) in a glass of water the trademark is Tricel, made in the Netherlands, and in one hour the symptoms were gone. I also had running nose and the soda crystals dried my nose. My nose sometimes gets blocked and with daily use of soda crystals can return your nose to its normal condition and opened sinuses. Soda crystals does a lot! It helps my mother sleep easily, it alkalises your brain, helps your hypothalamus and help your exhausted adrenal glands to recover.This remedy and advice i got from Ted, he advised me to take daily soda crystals with a lot of water... It is helping my thyroid problem as well as i have hypothyroidism. I hope it will clean my liver too from the fats and clean it like it cleans a dirty plate. Thanx Ted for the great help you give with your advice as always. You are the best website!!! And Ted is the best! What do we do without Ted? What do we do without Earthclinic? We would probably die.. I am telling everyone i know how great Earthclinic is and they are checking your site.
Soda Cystals
Posted by Valerie (NC) on 02/25/2021
This is called Washing Soda in the US, and is one ingredient, Sodium Carbonate. I read that sodium bicarbonate is heated to high temperatures to get sodium carbonate. And it is good for so many things, as you said! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Anti-Fungal Medication
Posted by Crystbear (Virginia, U.s.a.) on 02/11/2012
Hello.. I'm really big on home remedies, which is why I come here a lot. When you said fungus/yeast I thought of this.. Candidas infections are caused also by what is in regular food supply.. Sprayed on vegetables and injected in animals.. I.E. Antibiotics and hormones! ... Causing all kinds of maladies.. Including rashes. I went organic.. The white on my tongue is gone now.. And, I no longer get chapped hands in winter which is odd, .. Since I'd get really bad just a few days when weather turned cold here. And, my son's allergies are gone. I still have a skin rash, but it's getting better without doing anything else to it. Detoxing would be a good thing to try. That's the thing.. we're 'detoxing' from the toxins we get from our own regular food supply itself, which is why I went organic.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Crystal (South GA, GA) on 03/27/2008
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I break out in hives from food allergies. The last rash of hives was very bad and would stop itching so I rub AVC on it and it burned but the itching stopped and the rash wash gone in about a week. I also have herpes so I though I would try it on a sore and again the itch disappeared and the sore healed in two days. Next I am going to try drinking it and hopefully it will help prevent the allergies and outbreaks. I applied the AVC twice a day with a cotton ball.
Coconut Oil, Cayenne Pepper
Posted by Mamad (Sauk Rapids, Mn) on 06/28/2014
Do you have a ratio of pepper to oil? And it sounds like it would burn with the pepper...does it?
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 11/09/2007 490 posts
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ACV used half & half with honey makes a very good cough syrup which will also cure strep. When my 3 youngest children got chickenpox at the same time, the older and younger to the 3 were faring much better than the middle one who kept running a fever. The next morning he had classic scarlet fever rash in groin to explain why. Yep, ACV / honey mixture to the rescue - I gave all 3 a tsp. every two hours or so. Next morning the ones rash in groin was decreased, and the other 2 never got it. I kept them on it for a couple more days.
After hospitals dis- covered they were spreading pseudomonas aurugenosis (?) via the oxygen equipment, they removed this "hospital scourge infection" by soaking the equipment in 1 part vinegar - 7 parts water, so who knows what else it will cure.
Mylanta
Posted by Shauna (Casper, Wyoming) on 04/12/2007
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I have found Mylanta poured on a bottom clears up diaper rash over night, as well as soreness from diahrea. My dr. told me about this when my now 3 yr old was 8 months old...I've used it ever since. When baby has severe rash from diahrea simply put them in the sink or tub w/ just enough water to cover bottom and add mylanta...let them soak for a bit, then pat dry pour in diaper and let them go to bed...will be nearly to completely gone by morning.
Homeopathy
Posted by Jj (Georgia ) on 01/23/2025
Is he having some type of allergic reaction? Have you switched laundry soaps recently? I for one develop terrible itchy welts from the brighteners in most laundry soaps!
Hydrogen Peroxide, Baking Soda
Posted by Katzie (Calgary) on 04/27/2023
Thank you, Chica. Since it gave me zero pain, I am now leaning towards the cause being Herpes. I have had an occasional cold sore my entire life. This was mentioned in the article you linked to, and I thank you sincerely for taking the time to do it. I would have never found that interesting article on my own!
Nopal Leaf Powder
Posted by Tom (Florida currently) on 03/30/2021 64 posts
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Back in 2010, I had itching forearms and ankles after meals for years until I started taking a couple of 650 mg nopal leaf prickly pear "opuntia ficus indica" cactus capsules after each meal. The after-meal itching was gone in two days. Now I just take 1/2 level measuring teaspoon of nopal leaf powder. Last Fall, I ordered two, one pound bags of NBF (Natura Bio Foods) nopal on Amazon. It's from Mexico. SwansonVitamins and PipingRock have the 650 mg nopal capsules.
Supplements
Posted by Lynn (California) on 12/10/2017
Could you tell me the name of it?
EC: Type "caprylic acid, pau d arco, grapefruit seed extract, tree tree oil" into an Amazon search box and you will see one particular supplement pop up.
Epsom Salt, Oregano Oil
Posted by Isabel (Tampa) on 07/29/2016
Try to use castor oil.
Stinging Nettles and Calamine Lotion
Posted by Dee (Southern Ca.) on 05/07/2016
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Thought I had Ring worm. NO!
I had skin irritations on my left hand and the irritation look just like Ringworm, the rash was in pink rings! So I thought it was ringworm. Even my elbow developed a perfect ring around the elbow itself. And since I feed stray cats and help or spay them if they need help I thought I may have gotten ring worm from one of the cats. (They didn't seem to have ringworm).
Well the irritation was frustrating (as usual) and I tried products at the pharmacy for Ringworm.
The nice Pharmacist recommended Tinactin.
The spray powder seemed to work best! But this treatment would only seem to help soothe not rid me of the rash. The rash only seemed to become dormant. And then it would return? And there were other new spots?
This only happened to one hand and limb. My right hand and limb was rash free. Then I thought maybe it was something other than Ringworm.
It also itched like crazy and when only Calamine lotion would stop the itching I then realized the rash might be something else and not ringworm. I have Stinging Nettle weed on my property (and I do weed) and I started putting Calamine lotion on the rash and noticed that I could pull little barbs out of my skin! Some of what I pulled out seemed like little wires on my elbow!
I was able to allow the Calamine lotion to dry and then I could pull little barbs out of my skin!
Prid salve for splinters also works. You place this or even Mentholatum or Vaseline on the rash, work it in and the barbs or stingers can be pulled out. I'm nearly free of the ring rash now. But it was not Ringworm.
Dietary Changes
Posted by San (Australia) on 12/29/2015
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On trying to help one, if not all the people in the world, realising that there are a lot of people with 'mysterious' skin rashes. Someone said stop eating sheep/lamb. I no longer get that crawling feeling nor sting like an invisible insect has bitten.What do you think?
Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil
Posted by Betty (Longmont) on 06/06/2017
So I had the same thing happening to me for months and would increase whenever I returned to work at a deli shop restaurant. I thought I was breaking out from the sanitation or some chemical I worked with. Come to find out it was water blister eczema also known as Dyshidrotic eczema and I started seeing a dermatologist and she was awesome. The liptoids in the skin were severely dried out and I had to continue a well thought out regemin my doctor prescribed me with medicated cream and moisturizer 2weeks on and 1 week just Vaseline and so forth. I tell you my hands never felt and looked better. Please consult a dermatologist if you can it is well worth it. Better then the itch and the embarrassment of patchy flakey red bubbly hands and some times oozing.
