Home Remedies for Eczema

November 5, 2009

Natural eczema treatment using oatmeal

Oatmeal is one of the best dry skin and eczema treatments around.  Known for its healing properties, oatmeal also assists with retaining moisture in the skin which is critical to beating eczema.  You can make your own oatmeal natural eczema treatments at home such as an oatmeal bath which is far more beneficial to your skin (and your immune system) than buying some bath oil off the shelf.  You can find other ideas for oatmeal remedies below as well as a video on how to make an oatmeal bath.  

You will be amazed how oatmeal can provide some welcome relief to dry, itching skin.  The best type of oatmeal to relieve itching is colloidal oatmeal. Colloidal oatmeal is still made from oats, but it is different to the breakfast oatmeal we know, although many people do use the breakfast cereal oatmeal as an eczema remedy.

Face cleanser:  Mix equal parts honey and oatmeal to a paste and apply for a great face cleanser or anywhere else where eczema is present …  For a smoother paste, grind the oatmeal in a food processor, or similar.   Apply to skin and then rinse off shortly after applying, or lie back and relax for half an hour and let its healing properties get to work.

Did you know that honey contains 3 amazing properties absolutely ideal for treating eczema?  These properties are antimicrobial, antioxidant and hygroscopic, making honey a very popular food as well as medicine.  Hygroscopic means that when exposed to air it naturally absorbs moisture in from the air which is great for eczema and other skin inflamations as it can help prevent scarring by keeping the skin moist.  It keeps the skin hydrated, which is a critical requirement for eczema.  It is well known that honey has antibacterial, healing properties and when applied to irritated skin can prevent bacteria from entering.

Honey's antioxidants help to eliminate free radicals in the body and help the skin to rejuvenate and stay young-looking.  This is a highly recommended natural eczema treatment.

A soothing bath:   For a luxurious, healing bath, process oatmeal (preferably organic) to a fine powder -  use your blender or liquidizer to do this.  Grinding the oatmeal helps it absorb liquid and when added to water this produces a milky substance and makes the water quite "slimey" – almost what bathoil does to water. As you are running your bath, sprinkle the fine oatmeal (about half a cup) under running water and mix it in with your hands.  (You could also mix the fine oatmeal with half a cup of dried powdered milk in a bag.  Powdered milk promotes a comfortable moisture level due to the gentle fats in milk). 

Oatmeal baths are ideal for relieving dryness, and the itching associated with dryness.  Enjoy a nice soak and rinse off with warm water, not soap, and feel the difference. Try it!   Gently pat skin dry so that you leave the calming, beneficial properties of the oatmeal on your skin.  Colloidal oatmeal is also beneficial because of its natural ingredients which make the skin softer and smoother.

  

Exfoliating masque:   Oatmeal mixed with egg whites is a great exfoliating masque. Mix them together, smooth onto the face and rinse off when egg whites have dried. Don't leave on for longer than this.

The oatmeal provides the soothing  natural eczema treatment and the egg whites leave the skin soft and smooth.  The proteins in egg whites constrict as they dry on your face and this pulls at the dried layer of cells on top of your skin. When you wash off the egg white, you also wash off some of these loose cells, leaving your skin softer and smoother.  Try it!

 

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