noel (california) on 12/30/2024

"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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Humidifier for Eczema

Aaron (MT) on 12/10/2024


I completely forgot a simple Eczema remedy. I have found that using my 6 Gallon Aircare Humidifier completely shuts down my itching. Now, my Eczema scarring is on my wrists, but there is no itch at all.

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.




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Herbal Tea for Stubborn Eczema

Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 09/21/2024


Hello!

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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Coconut Oil Helping Eczema

Maureen (CT) on 08/22/2024


I soaked a small piece of cotton flannel in coconut oil and used it to cover a patch of eczema on my hand. Then I put on two cotton gloves to keep the flannel in place and added a vinyl glove on top, which I only wore for some of the time. I kept it on for a 2-3 days for the majority of the day and night.

After a couple days, the top layer of skin started peeling. The skin underneath was softer and smoother, no longer eczema but still reddish and dry. It's been a few days since the peeling and my skin is healing and looking better every day.

Note: when it got itchy, I rubbed a little borax (dry) on it. This also seemed to help the peeling.


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Mustard Oil for Eczema

Kathy (Grandville, MI) on 07/19/2024


MUSTARD OIL I received INSTANT relief/calming by rubbing mustard oil on the eczema. Indian grocery stores sell mustard oil for external use. The itch was very intense, but once I started the mustard oil, the attack was cleared up in about 1 1/2 - 2 weeks. I added the coconut oil in the end to provide moisture to heal the dry scaly skin. But initially coconut oil didn't take away the itch. I also started taking a probiotic to deal with internal issues.

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Betaine HCl for ACV for Eczema

noel (merced CA) on 02/02/2024


Acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, and other skin conditions that cause inflammation, especially on the face, can be caused by hypochlorhydria (Low stomach acid). Take Betaine HCL supplement and/or Apple Cider Vinegar to restore stomach acid. Other symptoms may be bloating, belching, and indigestion after eating.

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Noxzema for Eczema

Rob (Kentucky) on 11/19/2023


Noxzema for Eczema

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.


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Gluten-Free Diet, Zinc for Eczema

Di (Sedona, Arizona) on 11/12/2023


I cleared up a persistent, angry patch of eczema with a gluten-free diet for two years after a doctor told me the cause originates in the gut. I also took zinc carnosine after reading that it heals peptic ulcers in a government study, so I figured this may heal the gut.

Also, I’ve heard organic unrefined coconut oil mixed with baking soda is very healing.


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Sea Salt Water for Hand Eczema/Dermatitis

ThankfullyItsNotWorse (NJ) on 08/17/2023


Sea Salt Water for Hand Eczema/Dermatitis

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.


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Sunlight (or UVA and UVB lamps) for Eczema

Alex (Thessaloniki) on 07/27/2022


Sunlight (or UVA and UVB lamps) for Eczema

I've tried many things for my eczema on my lower calves. Nothing worked like sunning. In the summer due to the high temperature and sweating it becomes inflamed. I've learned that there are UVB therapy lamps for eczema. Ultraviolet light can remove white blood cells that provoke an allergic reaction and are under the epidermis. UVA radiation has less energy but goes deeper into the skin. So why don't try UVA plus UVB therapy for free with sunning. Just 5 minute every other day had total elimination of my eczema and very red and itcy spots. While sunning one must gradually increment in order not to get a sunburn.

If one doesn't have a lot of sun here are the UVB ot UVA devices. Doctors say UVB monochromatic 311nm therapy is safer for skin cancer.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=uv+therapy&_sacat=0

In the image I added below, shows that my skin is somehow red in the area with red itchy dots like mosquito bites.




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Vitamin D for Eczema

A (Philadelphia, Pa) on 07/22/2022


I've had eczema on my hands for several months. As it began to spread and redness, and itching became worse, I decided to try vitamin D (I already take 1g fish oil & 1g pumpkin seed oil daily). 400 IU of vitamin D3 twice daily cleared it up immediately- overnight! No more redness, flaking & zero itch. The skin over my knuckles still appears a bit ‘swollen' but that's it.

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Colloidal Oatmeal Generic Cream for Mild Eczema

Mama to Many (TN) on 03/19/2022


I have had a mild eczema flare. Borage oil supplements always work for me, but I get lazy about taking them.

I bought a generic eczema cream at Stuff Mart. (The ingredients were identical to that of the Aveeno eczema cream and included colloidal oatmeal.) This stuff has worked quite well. It is very moisturizing for dry skin, too. (Without being greasy.)

~Mama to Many~


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Apple Cider Vinegar Helping Eczema

michael (north lanarkshire) on 03/02/2022


I am using apple cider vinegar for Eczema, even as my skin is broken and inflammed. It stings for a while but after about 15 minutes the itching stops for about 6 hours, have used a spray bottle half Apple Cider Vinegar and half water, just sprayed it on and let it dry then put a dressing on the affected area, able to get a decent sleep now.

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Grapefruit Seed Extract for Mild Eczema

Jess (Seattle) on 02/23/2022


I started taking 10 drops/day of Grapefruit Seed Extract for a different problem. Within 3 days, the mild eczema on my arms was completely gone! It's been there for months so I was surprised by this. I did a search online & found that GSE can help with eczema.

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Coconut Oil and Raw Sugar Cure for Eczema

Phoebe (Mendocino) on 02/10/2022


Every now and again I get this terrible itch in my forearms which turn into these red raised bumps which become itchier and itchier and no matter how hard I try, I eventually start to scratch them. I'm a RN in a clinic so I have had doctors prescribe me everything and anything but nothing worked. Until one day a woman told me her brother had terrible eczema and he cured himself by mixing organic virgin coconut oil with raw sugar; then using it as a skin scrub every time he bathed. So I tried it even though I was super doubtful, but omg it is glorious. First off all you finally get to scratch this terrible itch without breaking the skin, second the lovely coconut oil leaves your skin exfoliated yet soothed. And after about a week of this, the rash is gone. I don't know try it because believe me I tried every steroid, every antifungal, every antibacterial, every essential oil, apple cider vinager even baking soda :::oh yeah calamine and oat baths….but nothing worked like simple coconut oil with sugar. Hope that helps. ❤️

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Re: Citric Acid Triggered Eczema

Lou (Tyler, TX) on 11/29/2021


Regarding Samuel's post above from 2011, where he wrote:

"The bottom line is that anything that is not organic or has artificial ingredients is poison. Citric acid is It is the reason you have eczema/acne. Even regular fruits and vegetables and meats, if not organic, are full of pesticides and other junk that can do nothing but harm you.

Just to let some of you know the real face of artificial ingredients, I finally researched what citric acid is. Unless the citric acid is coming from citrus fruit, artificial citric acid is derived from MOLD. You are eating or drinking a product that comes from MOLD. This alone should let people realize that artificial ingredients are poison."

The dermatologist here prescribed citric acid for a patch of psoriasis on the back of my neck. I did not know it was mold. That could explain the huge eczema flare. He should be fired.


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Coconut Oil, Tea Tree Oil Helps Eczema

Alex (Thessaloniki, Greece) on 10/23/2021


I found that mixing some drops of tea tree oil in the coconut oil made my therapy much stronger than just coconut oil. I have eczema - atopic dermatitis only on summer and on my feet and calves. I used this mixture every day. It's a bit oily. If the area becomes more itchy after applying for a few seconds don't worry, this happens because of rubbing the area and not because of the coconut oil.

This mixed therapy is very good for everyday, but it doesn't vanish the symptoms for weeks.


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Geranium Essential Oil for Eczema

Brenda (Arizona) on 09/14/2021


So true about answers can come from God in a dream. Happened for me with eczema on my fingers. It started from expressing anger over neighbors who kept bullying my family. Long story short, besides working through the emotions, what came to me one night was to use geranium essential oil along with the other plant based items I was using. After two nights of using it w gloves and sleeping it worked!

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