subject: Natural Cures For Eczema That Promote Healing [print this page] There are effective natural cures for eczema that can offer you the relief you've been searching for in as little as three weeks. Finding relief for your eczema disorder is not as hard as you think. You no longer have to spend your time running back and forth to your doctor or trying all the over-the-counter medicines that just don't work.
Immediately after taking a bath or shower, apply coconut oil to the affected area, or all over the skin. Coconut oil softens the skin and provides relief to the dry and irritated eczema areas.
You can also try making a paste from a combination of camphor, sandalwood and vitamin E. Simply mix together one tsp of camphor, one tsp of sandalwood and the contents of one vitamin E capsule. Smooth the paste over the inflamed areas of skin to reduce the itching and redness.
Witch hazel has long been known for its antiseptic qualities which can help to reduce the symptoms of eczema. It is an oily liquid that you simply massage on to your skin. Use it twice per day for a couple of weeks and you should begin to notice a difference.
Some remedies involve a little work to be effective on the troublesome disorder of eczema. Add 1 cup of mustard oil into an iron pot. Bring it to a boil and add a cup fresh and cleaned neem leaves. Immediately turn off the heat when the leaves turn black and let cool. Sift the leaves and apply the oil on the eczema rash 4 times a day. It is said that if use this application for at least a year, your eczema will never return.
An oatmeal bath is excellent for soothing itchy skin. Take some rolled oats and grind them in a coffee grinder or small food processor until it's reduced to a fine powder. Gradually add the powder to a warm bath while the water is running in the bathtub and soak in the mixture 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off thoroughly under the shower to remove the oatmeal powder from skin. Then, apply a generous amount of a thick moisturizer to your skin while the pores are still open. A natural moisturizer such as Vaseline works quite well.
