How long have you been used the vera and almond oil?

If you noticed repigmentation using vitamins and minerals (minerals are very important in this treatment), you cannot discountinue taking them ever. You can do small pauses every few months but never discontinue it. If you need supplements for repigmentation that means that your body is not extracting all the nutrients from your food or you are not eating properly. Any which way, you cannot leave the supplementation.

Hi, can you please tell me the exact procedure how you applied aloe Vera and almond oil..do we have to mix them together or use it seperately..kindly help

Plz tell in details, and from how many months u using almond oil. Plz reply

I am also using aloe vera for my white spots.I've been using it for a year now and my spots seems to get smaller and some are almost re-pigmented.. My spots are located on my neck and shoulder. On first months I have also tried taking ginkgo biloba vitamin b12 and b complex. I think it helps in stopping the spread of my vitiligo. Now I am only using the aloe vera and taking multi vitamins and mineral supplement.

I have also white patches on my legs and arms, skin specialist said that it is caused by the sun, must use sun cream when working in the sun. Can you please tell me more about the aloe vera and almond oil, must it be mixed together or applied separately on the patches.

Would appreciate to hear from you.

Regards, Mariaan

Do you use fresh aloe vera gel or over the counter?

Can you please suggest how and when to apply aloe vera and Almond oil. If there is something that I should avoid eating, also if it is ok to stay in the sun for 10 - 15 minutes. I would really appreciate your feed back.

Thanks.

Maria, can you please explain, what kind of mineral one should take?Waiting for your reply eagerly.

Thank you.

Can you tell me the amounts of vitamins your daughter was taking. How many a day ? Thanks

Hello. I just came across ur blog and found it very interesting and informative. I was just diagnosed myself with vitiligo and very much believe in the all natural remidies and was wondering how ur daughter was doing currently. Thank u so much for ur story as it gave me hope that their is hope. I am a 33 year married woman with 3 kids so any help or reply would be so much appreciated!

In reply to Jenni from Wisconsin , According to the following study, it appears that vitamin D might be worth considering as part of an anti-vitiligo protocol.This was a very high dose study and should only be done under your doctors approval and supervision.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897595/

Art

We are still taking the vitamins, however we have discontinued the Ginko Biloba as of now. Around April or so the freckling had stopped. We still continued the vitamins including the G.B. In the summer we had visited a homeopath doctor. He had some blood tests run and there were several food intolerances and a high yeast in her body. We have done a gut and liver detox. She is on probiotics and gluten, diary free diet. She is showing signs of repigmentation. It is a slow process but at least it is a sign. One of her spots before stating the vitamin regime was maybe the size of a half dollar. It had gone down to an oval shape maybe 3/4 of an inch. It is now maybe 1/2 inch wide to maybe a little over an inch long. I do believe certain people do not absorb vitamins the way we think. I would also like to have her do a test on how her body absorbs vitamins. B12 is something alot of people don't absorb. She takes B-12 5000 mcg-sublingual, c-1000 complex, Folic Acid 800mcg and Aloe Vera water.

what type of Dr. did you see to get the dosages for the vitamins?

Thanks so much for sharing your story.

Hi, my daughter developed white patches on her face. Doctor diagnosed her with vitiligo. I am exited to read that your daughters skin improved. The liquid aloe Vera, do you make it or you buy it?

Hi I also live in south florida and my daughter has vitiligo and I'm so sad for her can you please tell me which vitamins you use and the dosage. Thanks Katie

Hi I know this is an old post but can you tell me if you're currently still using this remedy. My son's Dr doesn't have any insight to herbal treatments and my son has been using steroid creams and photo therapy for years. Looking for other options.

Hi... I was just wondering how long it took your daughter to recover her pigmentation?

Curious if you ever found a good Dr. in south Florida?

I see quite a few people from South Florida here. I wonder if it's the water here or if its heat that's a trigger?

I am also from south Florida and have vitiligo. Which homeopathic doctor are you seeing? I have hashimotos also which can be related to vitiligo. I am gluten free and that has helped a lot. I have read a lot about the importance of being gluten, dairy, sugar, soy free.

Hi Dear Lola, I know this is an old post but can you tell me if you're currently still using this remedy. My son's who is 08 years old has been diagnosed with vitiligo and the white mark is spreading quite rapidly. Also, If any parents are reading my post if they can suggest me some good and trusted remedy or doctor (Ayurvedic, as some said it will cure from root level) in India. Please advise and suggest. Thanks in advance.

I just came back from my second app with a vitiligo specialist in London, he has now told me he is almost certain its vitiligo my baby boy (4months) is suffering with, he told me in his 23years of experience he has never seen it in a baby this age, which is why he can't be certain.

He has 3 patches, 1 on hes neck, groin and inside of hes elbow...

As you all will know I'm absolutely gutted, my mum has had vitiligo since she was 14 so I know what his life will mean...

Came across these posts and you have all given me hope. Please can you all give me your advice on trying to treat this, I came straight home from the hospital and smothered him in extra virgin natural coconut oil - I want to know more about people experiences with the aloe vera and almond??

Faye (UK),

Here is a recent abstract (2016) as well as a link to the full study about the use of low dose aspirin as a potential treatment for vitiligo that you can discuss with your doctor. This is a human study that showed effectiveness in the test subjects.

Ted has previously mentioned that taking aspirin dissolved in water can help to offset the stomach issues that can occur in some people who use aspirin for extended periods and this also may be worth mentioning to your doctor if he thinks this may be a possible treatment for your baby. Obviously it would have to be a very low dose for a 4 month old or perhaps your doctor can have a topical aspirin cream compounded for your baby for direct application to the depigmented areas. In any case it won't hurt to discuss this study with your doctor.......even if for only future use when your baby is older. It's always nice to have a viable alternate plan!

This is the abstract below and below that is the link to the full study.

Art

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J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12812. [Epub ahead of print]
Aspirin induces Nrf2-mediated transcriptional activation of haem oxygenase-1 in protection of human melanocytes from H2 O2 -induced oxidative stress.

Jian Z1, Tang L1, Yi X1, Liu B1, Zhang Q1, Zhu G1, Wang G1, Gao T1, Li C1.
Author information

Abstract

The removal of hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) by antioxidants has been proven to be beneficial to patients with vitiligo. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) has antioxidant activity and has great preventive and therapeutical effect in many oxidative stress-relevant diseases. Whether ASA can protect human melanocytes against oxidative stress needs to be further studied. Here, we investigated the potential protective effect and mechanisms of ASA against H2 O2 -induced oxidative injury in human melanocytes. Human melanocytes were pre-treated with different concentrations of ASA, followed by exposure to 1.0 mM H2 O2 . Cell apoptosis, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were evaluated by flow cytometry, and cell viability was determined by an Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. Total and phosphorylated NRF2 expression, NRF2 nuclear translocation and antioxidant response element (ARE) transcriptional activity were assayed with or without Nrf2-siRNA transfection to investigate the possible molecular mechanisms. Concomitant with an increase in viability, pre-treatment of 10-90 μmol/l ASA resulted in decreased rate of apoptotic cells, lactate dehydrogenase release and intracellular ROS levels in primary human melanocytes. Furthermore, we found ASA dramatically induced NRF2 nuclear translocation, enhanced ARE-luciferase activity, increased both p- NRF2 and total NRF2 levels, and induced the expression of haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in human melanocytes. In addition, knockdown of Nrf2 expression or pharmacological inhibition of HO-1 abrogated the protective action of ASA on melanocytes against H2 O2 -induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. These results suggest that ASA protects human melanocytes against H2 O2 -induced oxidative stress via Nrf2-driven transcriptional activation of HO-1.

© 2016 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine.

Full study link:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/jcmm.12812

Hi Lola, It's been more than a year since your post. How is your daughter's vitiligo now? Has she stopped taking medication? I'm curious as to the efficacy of the vitamin treatments. Thanks!

For vitiligo, my dr has me on 5000 mcg vit d and b12 shots.

I would suggest that you make pure almond milk for your baby. Buy organic almonds, blanch them in boiling hot water for a minute to remove the brown outer skin. Put them in the Blender with Purified/Distilled water. Add 1/4 tsp PURE Almond Oil (Organic unrefined for cooking) in with the Almonds. 1/2 cup of almonds to a quart of water. Blend it on liquify, STRAIN IT THROUGH THE SMALLEST SIEVE/STRAINER OR A COFFEE STRAINER. POUR IT INTO A STERILE BOTTLE, REFRIGERATE. HEAT ALMOND MILK FOR BABY LIKE YOU WOULD HEAT REGULAR FORMULA.

I raised my son on Almond Milk and juices because he had over 250 Allergies. The doctors did not know what to do for him..I would not give him the Soy Formula after I found out that it is not good for little boy babies. My son is an adult over 30 and is HEALTHY, THANK OUR LORD IN HEAVEN.

THIS SHOULD DO THE JOB. Babies need the oil to keep from being constipated.

Hello there... I use to live in Central Florida and caught what I believe was Vitiligo. I was told that it was a fungus that came from the ground and perhaps related to areas where there is a lot of livestock, such as horses. I used an anti-dandruff shampoo on it and it went away. I scrubbed the area really well and covered it with the anti-dandruff shampoo and let dry. It stung. I can't remember how long I did this for but it seemed to kill and the pigment returned. I hope that helps...

Linda, you had Tinea versicolor which also appears as small spots and lighting of the skin. Pigmentation is effected but spot variation and texture of skin with Tinea Versicolor are very different from Vitiligo.

I am currently using coconut oil (organic cold pressed virgin), rubbing it all over my body after my morning & evening showers. Then I rub in oregano oil - in a base of olive oil. It must be diluted or you will burn your skin. The kind I use, doesn't hurt at all. Google it and I'm sure you'll find it. I bought mine at whole foods market.

Basically I rub in 4 drops on each arm, then 4 drops on each thigh, 4 drop on each calf, etc. It's been my 5th day now, and all these hard little red bumps are appearing. Whatever I got is being killed. At night I itch like crazy- so I know it's working. I'm excited! The white spots seem to be less white, I'm sure I'll see more improvement as I continue this.

I do the coconut oil and diluted oregano oil 2 times per day. I take 2 showers a day, so it works out for me.

I forgot to mention that I wash my skin with black soap, it kills skin parasites.

Hello...I'm curious to know if anyone has used virgin coconut oil, and seen results with vitiligo (white patches)?

Parsley, did you see anymore changes in your skin?

I used once everyday in the morning and little bit sun afterwards.. plus b12, folic acid, men's multivitamin, vitamin c and d3

Did it cure it eventually?

Did you see some results or were the white patches completely filled in after 3 weeks??

Apply the same oil and go for sunbath. That will also help you do the same thing. I was suffering and has just rid off and I have studied about it so will advice you to go with both the remedies and take the sunbath only at the affectd area. Just for 10 mins daily and avoid have bicarbonate stuffs and include juices in your diet.

Does it work?

Hi could anyone tell me if they have used pure coconut oil for vitiligo patches? Many thanks

Can you please be more specific, which coconut oil to use. Please send me the name or the link or something. And is it equally effective on lips because vitiligo has started to come on the corner of my lips too. Please reply back. Thank you!

Hi, my daughter has a patch in her left eye lid

We took her to doctor and he said its vitiligo and no cure just gave a craem elidel have been applying it since a week. Would love to here more from you about treatment you have been doing to your daughter. Thanks, Megha

I read that Elidel causes cancer. Be careful.

Vitiligo walo ko diet mai kya khana chahiye kya nhi or baki kya precouation rakhne chahiye or almond or aloe vera ka kse patches per use kar sakte hai please tell me bcoz I'm very worried this disease please help me

EC: The above contains Hindi...perhaps one of our contributors in India can translate. Thank you!

This is what I got as a translation:

What is vitamin or what I do not know is that what precautions are used or almond or aloe vera can be used by the patches, please tell me bcoz I am very worried about this disease please help me

Here is the translation of the above message:

What kind of diet should vitiligo sufferers follow? What foods should they eat and what foods should they avoid? What other precautions should they take? Can they use almond or aloe vera patches? Please tell me because I'm very worried about this disease. Please help me.

to EC and other contributors,

following is the english translations for his hindi questions.

He is asking "what diet one should follow for the vitiligo problems. Do and donts. How to apply aloe vera and almond oil".

It is now believed to be linked to gluten intolerance and/or celiac's disease.

Vitiligo can also be triggered by a nickel allergy. Certain foods contain nickel. Research nickel-free diet.

Just got off a webinar with Dr. Josh Axe on essential oils. I searched on essential oils and vitiligo. One person cured it with myrrh and there is a paper out there with an extensive study where they cured it with lotus flower essential oil. Interesting!

Your daughter may have Vitiligo and it can be treated with two treatments. Your doctor can prescribe Protopic ointment and also she can take 2 "Neem" capsules per day. Neem is use for treatment of many screen diseases and it is also known as blood purifier. The Protopic has successfully done re-pigmentation of white patches in 2-3 months and it is non steroid medication. Neem may take up to six months before you can see any result.

Please go through these links and you will have answer to your daughter's condition. Also for a steady treatment program, topically apply carrot juice to the patches 3 to 5 times in a day and give her half cup to full cup of carrot juice regularly for 40 days without any break religiously. Please do email me after 40 days about the progress and if needed further course of treatment.

Let me add to this that you can email me for a report and more information on Vitiligo.

Applying noni fruit juice to the skin and drinking 1/2 cup to 1 full cup can also aid in combating this disease.

Hi,

I have been diagonsed with vitiligo. have seen some white patches on face and hair. Has anyone been treated successfully with vitiligo. Dr has given me V-tar for application to the affected area once a week for 10 weeks.

Google vitiligo and celiac's disease. There is a connection to vitiligo with gluten intolerance.

My 4 years old daughter was diagnosed with vitiligo 8 months ago and I am applying Elidel only since January but has not find any satisfactory improvment yet. Will the carrot juice recipe work for her too?

I believe I read that Elidel has been linked to skin cancer.

You should be more concerned about Genetically Modified foods like GMO corn, wheat etc, not gluten as a stand alone factor. Gluten is a natural ingredient and people have been consuming gluten products since the dawn of time but only over the past decade gluten has become a serious issue. Why? Because people began to consume GMO foods which your body does not know how to process. This is where the problem is coming from. Genes from GMO plants have been modified and altered in the lab. It is nothing more but a Frankenstein food.

Also, keep the person effected by vitiligo away from vaccines. They contain a lot of heavy metals like aluminum and mercury.

My daughter is not genetically predisposed to vitiligo and was born pretty healthy. At three months of age I gave her Dtap vaccine after which she had a severe fever and a couple of weeks later I started noticing white patches appear. I consulted a holistic doctor and was told it was due to exposure to free radicals which her body was unable to fight due to the fact that at 3 months of age infants have practically no immune system.

Is this effective? My daughter has vitiligo for 6 years located at the neck and now its at the side of her face. Nothing cures it. Any suggestion will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot.

I ran across a study that claims hydrogen peroxide precedes the immune response and that's what kills the melanocytes. I don't think I would try hydrogen peroxide. Look it up.

Dear All,

Lukoskin I am taking for the past one month orally and also the ointment along with karbogi tablet and karisala tablet and the legiyum prescribed by sidha doctor. After applying the ointment I expose the white patches for sun light for 5 to 10 minutes depending upon the convenience.Within a month the white patch (2 yrs old) turned as normal and matching with the old skin finding difficult to locate the white patch for applying ointment. I do follow the advise on foods.

1.no to nonveg food, drinking water from the copper vessel, no citric food and by and large I follow the advise on food.

Really if you want a quick result do pranayama yoga along with lukoskin. For pranayamam yoga pl browse on youtube for pranayama in english + baba ramdev.

Lukoskin is the medicine developed by Department of Defence research organisation India based on the traditional Indian medicinal system. It's a Indian Govt organisation and the price is also very affordable.

I wish everybody to recover from Lucodermo completely.

Regards, Ravi.

Hello Ravi, I would like to know which hospital did you go, I mean is it sidha government hospital in Tambaram? Please do reply!

Hi Ravi, can you please contact me. I would like to know more about the treatment.

I am so happy for you that you were able to reverse the white patches on your face. I also believe that there is always a cure but we just have to figure it out.

God bless you and I hope they never return. ** so helpful of you to share your pictures.

Thank you so much Milly. Yes I believe there is always a cure and we should never give up. God bless you too!

How did your recovery go? has it relapsed?

Hi Mink. Sometimes some small spots appear again. But then I try to rebalance my diet, meditate to relax my thyroid glands, and continue the treatment regime I did, and they soon fill in again. Good luck and keep it up!

Hi Sam, did you cut out dairy or gluten from your diet?

This is very interesting! Thank you for sharing. May I ask, how often did you take these baths? How long did you stay in the bath each time? And how long / or how many baths until you noticed it was having an effect? And do you still take "maintenance" baths? Thanks!

I'm suffering through vitiligo. Can you tell me exactly the soap brand and where to buy the natural borax and herbal supplement to rid of parasites. God bless you - glad you're doing better and there is hope for all of us that have this disease that doctors don't know about. Thank you...

DJ, Thank you for the information about borax. For those looking for borax in the US and Canada, it's in the laundry section of your supermarket -- yes the 20 Mule Team stuff is 99.5% pure borax mineral (it even states this on the box). It isn't soap although it tastes a bit soapy because of it alkalinity). I have it at home because I'm successfully treating my mother's arthritis with it (but that's for another post). I suspected a pathogen in my 17 y.o. son's vitiligo because the start of his condition coincided with him hanging out with friends who also have it. And if coconut oil helps then it's likely because of its lauric acid content which has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. His dermatologist prescribed Protopic which is about $90 per tube and linked to cancer (in some cases in as little as 21 days of starting it) so we're not interested in trying it. He also has KP which I wasn't aware might be a fungus. I am definitely going to try borax baths. After reading the Indian treatment taking 300 - 400 days I think that vitiligo like Leprosy might just take a long time to treat. Blessings, Geri

Geri - If you suspect your son "caught" it from friends who have it, you might want to take him to another dermatologist because it may be tinea versicolor, a common skin yeast overgrowth, especially among teens. It's kind of like an athelete's foot type condition, and is easily cured by antifungal creams, or even just applying dandruff shampoo.

Your dermatologist should have done a test where they scrape some cells and look at them to determine whether it's yeast or vitiligo.

Erick Barrios on You Tube has the cure for vitiligo--at least it's working for him! He is using Ginkgo Biloba, Beta Carotene, St. John's Wort and Folic acid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAhhCnA4GCU

The possible Borox solution is intriguing. How often do you take these baths, DJ? Every day?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

My son 4 yrs old suffering from vitiligo , can we use boron for him and how? Thanks in advance.

So, how long did your son use the Oregano Oil? How long was it before there was a regeneration of color?

Re: Oil of Oregano for Vitiligo. Did your son use an ointment or take something orally? What was the exact name of the product. Thanks.

Did you dilute the oil of oregano before you applied it to your son's skin for vitiligo?

Nothing, and I mean nothing, not even the e-coli bacteria will grow in oregano. I open the capsules and put about 13 in a pint or two of water. I spray it on the rain rot (fungus) that my horses get. It is absolutely fungus free the next day. I take it as a vitamin supplement too. I have vitiligo also and will be trying all of this. A copy of this article is going to my doctor

Kay: Naturopathic Physicians (ND's) routinely prescribe Oregano as well as many other herbs and natural remedies for their patients, on-the-other-hand, Medical Doctors (MD's) prescribe synthetic antibiotics.

Your discovery of this natural remedy is a result of you taking personal responsibility for your health.

For vitiligo, did you dilute the oil of oregano with another oil or you just split. And oregano oil? Thank you..

Did you dilute the oil or applied 100% oregano oil directly on to the skin? The more I read about candida and yeast abundance, the more I feel it is yeast abundance due to high sugars and less protein diet that are causing these autoimmune diseases. And once you have an aggressive disease, we have to aggressively detox ourselves from this yeast and bring it to an acceptable levels. When you come that far, even diet alone may not reverse the signs that are called diseases in modern medicines. Here comes the holistic physicians which are not covered by insurances. Three months is what I am reading a very standard timeframe across websites with this approach.

I have a question for karen regarding her son's vitiligo diagnosis of being a fungus. can you please tell me how the doctor came about with this diagnosis and if he did any type of blood test? I have a 10 yr old daughter and her doctor has not done anything but keep on prescribing meds that have not worked and has not said anything about possible fungus. Your feedback is greatly appreciate it. I will only try on her natural remedies as i dont want to keep on putting creams on. anyone please let me know

My daughter also has this condition and her doctor said it is tinea versicolor-a skin fungus. If the hair growing in the white patches still has color then the pigment isn't gone. We rub virgin coconut oil on the white patches and are now seeing normal skin color returning! Hope this helps.

Not sure if this will work for everyone, but I was reading about how to get shower tiles clean (caused by mold/fungus) and I read that if you mix lemon dishwashing liquid, vinegar and hot water together it will clean a shower. So, I decided to try it on my vitiligo. I made up a batch in a large plastic bowl. I used a loofah and scrubbed the darker areas. The skin became tacky (like the fungus was dissolving). Then I took a normal shower with citrus lime soap and shower gel. It seems to make the darker skin lighter. I had an ER physician comment on how good it looks last week! My skin feels softer too. I read that you need to use clean washcloths instead of scrubbies on the areas when you shower to prevent passing the fungus around. The idea is to loofah away the fungus and lather up with clean wash cloths. Rinse away!

Another idea is to try an anti-fungal bath.

ANTI-FUNGAL BATH

Lavender: 4 drops
Geranium: 1 drop
Tea Tree: 1 drop

Fill your bath tub, then add the essential oils. Add 1 - 2 cups of sea salts, mix well. Soak for a minimum of 20 minutes. Be sure to dry your skin well, especially between your toes and other cracks, where moisture can be trapped. (If you have a prescribed medication, apply after you are completely dry.)

I would follow up with virgin coconut oil or a lotion containing vitamins AC&E and COQ10. At least it will improve skin texture.

Hi Lou, I don't really have vitiligo but I have more and more white stains on my skin (they don't join to form a big patch though) and would love to get rid of them but I don't think that it would work by getting my normal, darker color away but by getting the white stains to tan again or to get a normal color again so I suppose your idea wouldn't work on me? Because if I try to get rid of the brownish skin around the white patches I will have a whiter skin all over my legs while I am a tanned Southern European.

I read if you get black pepper essential oil and mix it with a carrier oil (coconut or sesame, etc.) it can help with repigmentation of white areas. Kelp is also good to take in capsule form. I also read that rubbing the skin with juice of basil leaves and lime juice helps the white patches, although another site said it was for skin lightening. The juice of celery leaves also contains psolarens. Someone said that Neem is good - capsule, soap and cream - sold in health food stores. I know Neem cleans the blood.

Two dermatologists refused to give me a skin biopsy here. One said that I could try to rub grapeseed oil all over my body. Grapeseed oil is antifungal. I recently read an article about hydrogen peroxide not breaking down in the liver and converting to H20. The H202 (hydrogen peroxide) is also found in the skin layers, which does something to the langerhans cells, causing the melanocytes to die. (It's all too confusing for me. ) Anyway, I read that catalase breaks down the H202 and converts it to H20 and this calms down the autoimmune response. Pineapple (the real thing) contains catalase. I also read about a pineapple and shelled raw pumpkin seed cleanse using distilled water that gets rid of parasites (which I believe don't help the situation). Three days on this and no tooth brushing supposedly gets rid of the little critters. Google it.

Looks like there's a definite connection between vitiligo (and other autoimmune diseases) to gluten sensitivity and celiac's. Stop eating flour, wheat and bread products. There are also hidden sources of wheat in some sauces. Cereal too.