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Saturday, December 10, 2011
5 Ways to Ease Eczema
Eczema affects the skin and causes itching. While that might not sound too bad at first, anyone who has ever suffered from this condition, also referred to as dermatitis, can tell you that it is extremely uncomfortable. There are several types of eczema, but all of them involve itchiness, whether it be in the form of blisters that pop and ooze or dry scaly skin. Since children and babies are the most commonly affected, it can be very difficult to convince them not to scratch. Scratching, of course, only causes the condition to worsen, so it's important to ease the symptoms and make the sufferer more comfortable.
Use natural moisturizers. Coconut oil is particularly good for this condition. This natural oil works to smooth and soften the rough scaly skin. When the skin is kept soft, it won't cause as much irritation, which means less scratching. This lets the body heal itself. Coconut oil or other natural oils, such as shea butter are good since they don't contain chemicals or artificial perfumes that can aggravate the condition.
Get out in the sun. A little sunshine is a good thing in the case of dermatitis, particularly the type that forms boils. Sunlight helps destroy the bacteria and dry the affected area out. Just be careful not to risk too much exposure. Sunburn won't help anything.
Take a bath. An old remedy for itches of any kind, including eczema is to take a bath in cool water. Make it even more effective by putting a cup of oatmeal in a cloth bag and squeezing it through the water a few times. The oat water that results will be cloudy, but works well to alleviate the irritation of the skin. This is something that you can easily do and it can be quite effective on small children.
Avoid irritants. Often the smallest things can affect our skin and this is particularly true when it comes to dermatitis. Use neutral pH soaps with no perfumes and stick to natural foods, as much as possible. Anything that contains chemicals and perfumes, from your laundry soap to your air freshener, can cause problems. Try eliminating these things or changing them one by one to discover which is the culprit. Watch what you eat, as well, since often eczema occurs with food allergies.
Drink more water. Often, the dry skin associated with eczema is related to dehydration. While moisturizers can help to a certain point, you should be drinking a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day. Carry a water bottle with you if need be and avoid things like sodas and coffee which can be both irritating and dehydrating.
Eczema often resolves itself, though in some cases, medications may be necessary. While you're waiting, however, you can take these measures to help things along and relieve the itch. You don't need to live with the constant scratching and irritation. There are methods of easing it and making life a little better for those who suffer from this skin condition.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Liquid Paraffin and Its Use in Moisturising Creams
There has been some adverse comment about the use of aqueous emollients in our moisturising creams and natural hand and body creams, with these detractors claiming superior benefits from animal or plant based oils. Aqueous emollients are mineral based and commonly known as emulsifying ointment from liquid paraffin. They are used by 95% of the medical and cosmetics industries in creams, eye make-up removers and most cream based products. Liquid paraffin, sounds terrible with some people saying why would we use mineral based products on our bodies and faces to be impregnated into our skins and of course we use this precious mineral to make candles, plastics and even in the making of our car tyres.
The simple truth is that what we use in our moisturising creams is a very different refined product and most importantly, it works. This mineral is diverse and comes in many forms, crude, adapted and refined. So this refined liquid paraffin product ends up as a smooth and effective ointment. Yes it is relatively inexpensive at this stage because it is an abundant mineral, but it is what we put into it that turns it into a cheap or expensive product. So everything that dominates our lives is animal, vegetable or mineral. We as humans are animal and most soaps are rendered from animal fat and is greasy until refined and processed and used on our skin as soap. Soap on the whole has never been good for our skins, it is just effective as a cleaning process for instance for loosening industrial dirt, effective in the days of steam engines and mining coal.
Vegetable oils, both nut and vegetable oils, for example olive oils and seed oils, can be good as a base or a carrier for vitamins and essential oils used with creams or for massage, but for me, most of these oils are better used for cooking, for example olive oil. Linseed oil is very good for our digestion but better used as seeds as additive to our morning cereal. The oil has a disgusting taste and smells as if it should be used on wood as indeed it commonly is. So vegetable, nut and seed oils are not all that compatible as skin products as when mixed with water they separate. They are all right when mixed with essential oils and used as massage but the last thing we want on our skins is an oily substance that cooks us. This was very fashionable in the 1960s with suntan oils. Sun creams now are mostly cream based emollients.
Mix liquid paraffin with water and it turns into a tasteless, odourless, beautiful cream. But the most important point in its favour is that it is extensively used by the medical profession as their preferred ingredient to help relieve itchy skin irritations such as eczema and other allergy related skin problems. Some dermatologists use it to make up creams for themselves and oncologists recommend it as a moisturiser for cancer victims. Then along come the cosmetics companies who give liquid paraffin a bad reputation by mixing in chemicals, perfumes and vitamin derivatives and anything deemed fashionable, much of which makes us itch and have an allergic reaction.
So look for moisturising creams that have no preservatives, colourings or chemicals. Remember most products have to have a long shelf life and therefore have to include preservatives, but there are small companies with pure natural hand and body creams which contain no additives and preservatives, so read the ingredients carefully next time you buy a moisturising cream and do not let the ingredient liquid paraffin put you off. It is refined pure and qualified dermatologists confirm that it works and is the best skin cream for wrinkles.
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