Comments on: Eczema: What is it and what causes it? http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html Naturally inspired living for the Christian homemaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Magdalenahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-70127 Magdalena Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:15:03 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-70127 Jodi, would you mind telling me the recipe for your homemade soap? I would be very grateful :-) Jodi, would you mind telling me the recipe for your homemade soap? I would be very grateful :-)

]]> By: Magdalenahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-69855 Magdalena Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:06:11 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-69855 Try soapnuts. You can buy them online, wash your and your children cloths using them in the washing machine. You can make liquid boiling about 12 soapnuts in 1 litre of water for about 20 min and repeating this process 3 more times using the same batch of nuts: bottle strained liquid and keep them for 10 days in the fridge and even longer - use on effected areas of skin - rubbing in, washing hands instead of using soap or after. You can add this liquid to the bathtub full of water and bath your child. Don't over use it otherwise the skin can go dry. It's safe, not toxic and anti-fungal. I had eczema on my hands, my skin went dry, itchy, red, inflamed and time from time split open and bleeding. Soapnuts therapy let me get rid of it and now I'm enjoying cooking, cleaning, washing etc. without using rubber gloves. I I have to mention that my family's following good diet which probably contributes to my success. Good diet I mean: sourdough wholemeal bread, Celtic or other sea salt, organic food mostly made from scratch, soaked or sprouted grains and pulses before cooking, lots of homemade chicken or beef broth as basis for soups and sauces, raw and sour milk and fermented food. I hope you'll find this helpful, God bless you! Try soapnuts. You can buy them online, wash your and your children cloths using them in the washing machine. You can make liquid boiling about 12 soapnuts in 1 litre of water for about 20 min and repeating this process 3 more times using the same batch of nuts: bottle strained liquid and keep them for 10 days in the fridge and even longer - use on effected areas of skin - rubbing in, washing hands instead of using soap or after. You can add this liquid to the bathtub full of water and bath your child. Don't over use it otherwise the skin can go dry. It's safe, not toxic and anti-fungal.
I had eczema on my hands, my skin went dry, itchy, red, inflamed and time from time split open and bleeding. Soapnuts therapy let me get rid of it and now I'm enjoying cooking, cleaning, washing etc. without using rubber gloves. I
I have to mention that my family's following good diet which probably contributes to my success. Good diet I mean: sourdough wholemeal bread, Celtic or other sea salt, organic food mostly made from scratch, soaked or sprouted grains and pulses before cooking, lots of homemade chicken or beef broth as basis for soups and sauces, raw and sour milk and fermented food.
I hope you'll find this helpful,
God bless you!

]]> By: She Pregnant » Blog Archive » How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczemahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-48458 She Pregnant » Blog Archive » How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczema Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:13:34 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-48458 [...] to learn more about getting to the root issues with eczema, check out my blog series on that topic. Eczema: What is it and what causes it?, Solving the Underlying Causes Part 1 and Part [...] [...] to learn more about getting to the root issues with eczema, check out my blog series on that topic. Eczema: What is it and what causes it?, Solving the Underlying Causes Part 1 and Part [...]

]]> By: How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczema | Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-47473 How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczema | Keeper of the Home Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:03:54 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-47473 [...] to learn more about getting to the root issues with eczema, check out my blog series on that topic. Eczema: What is it and what causes it?, Solving the Underlying Causes Part 1 and Part [...] [...] to learn more about getting to the root issues with eczema, check out my blog series on that topic. Eczema: What is it and what causes it?, Solving the Underlying Causes Part 1 and Part [...]

]]> By: Larissahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-39174 Larissa Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:36:47 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-39174 This is interesting b/c my son also has eczema, and I am also considering trying GAPS. However I have had pretty good success this winter (he's 3 and has had it since 7 mos old - right after his 6 mos vaccines). We bathe 2-3 times a week only, use only dove plain soap. Slather on the Aquaphor while his skin is WET - it's gooey -- then he runs naked til it dries. This regimen has kept him off the steroid cream except on the flare-ups... and even off the medicine (he's on Hydroxizine at night for sleeping). Free detergents on his clothes. And the biggest most obvious culprit as far as food is food dye. If he goes to lots of parties in the summer and has lots of candies and cupcakes around holidays it breaks out. I switched to organic dye free candies and cut way back on anything processed (almost none) and he is almost eczema free (except a few patches - knees, wrists elbows). Anyway, I def. think GAPS can help but these have really helped him have the best winter so far. My youngest son does not have it and it is not a family thing - we really think it is vaccine caused. And my youngest has not been vaccinated b/c of it and is still eczema-free. This is interesting b/c my son also has eczema, and I am also considering trying GAPS. However I have had pretty good success this winter (he's 3 and has had it since 7 mos old - right after his 6 mos vaccines). We bathe 2-3 times a week only, use only dove plain soap. Slather on the Aquaphor while his skin is WET - it's gooey -- then he runs naked til it dries. This regimen has kept him off the steroid cream except on the flare-ups... and even off the medicine (he's on Hydroxizine at night for sleeping). Free detergents on his clothes. And the biggest most obvious culprit as far as food is food dye. If he goes to lots of parties in the summer and has lots of candies and cupcakes around holidays it breaks out. I switched to organic dye free candies and cut way back on anything processed (almost none) and he is almost eczema free (except a few patches - knees, wrists elbows). Anyway, I def. think GAPS can help but these have really helped him have the best winter so far. My youngest son does not have it and it is not a family thing - we really think it is vaccine caused. And my youngest has not been vaccinated b/c of it and is still eczema-free.

]]> By: Jim Hhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-28019 Jim H Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:06:16 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-28019 Chlorine Was Causing Eczema Like most eczema sufferers, I did the whole routine with the doctors. For over 10 years they diagnosed eczema and prescribed various drugs – some worked a little, some not at all. After relocating to a somewhat remote location in Colorado, my eczema symptoms and other skin ailments began to subside. A new job required travel to several cities on a regular basis. Every time I traveled, the eczema would return. Whenever I returned home, it would subside. In an attempt to uncover the cause of the flare ups, I tried a number of experiments. Eventually, I tried purchasing bottled water and using it to wash my face instead of washing with city water. It worked! I remained almost symptom free while in the city. It is now obvious that my eczema would subside when I was at my remote home because it has well water which contains no chlorine or any other chemicals. And, in a remote area, there are no sources of chlorine. I have since learned that millions of people are allergic to chlorine. In some of us, it causes eczema. It is suspected as the cause for many other serious ailments. Of course, not everyone's eczema is caused by chlorine, perhaps not even most. A moderate investment of time and money can allow you find out if you are also experiencing a reaction to chlorine. One possible test is to buy some chlorine free bottled water and wash with it for a week. If the symptoms are still there, you are out a few dollars and some time. If chlorine is a trigger, you can invest in a relatively inexpensive chlorine filtering shower head. Jim Chlorine Was Causing Eczema

Like most eczema sufferers, I did the whole routine with the doctors. For over 10 years they diagnosed eczema and prescribed various drugs – some worked a little, some not at all.

After relocating to a somewhat remote location in Colorado, my eczema symptoms and other skin ailments began to subside. A new job required travel to several cities on a regular basis. Every time I traveled, the eczema would return. Whenever I returned home, it would subside.

In an attempt to uncover the cause of the flare ups, I tried a number of experiments. Eventually, I tried purchasing bottled water and using it to wash my face instead of washing with city water. It worked! I remained almost symptom free while in the city. It is now obvious that my eczema would subside when I was at my remote home because it has well water which contains no chlorine or any other chemicals. And, in a remote area, there are no sources of chlorine.
I have since learned that millions of people are allergic to chlorine. In some of us, it causes eczema. It is suspected as the cause for many other serious ailments. Of course, not everyone's eczema is caused by chlorine, perhaps not even most.

A moderate investment of time and money can allow you find out if you are also experiencing a reaction to chlorine. One possible test is to buy some chlorine free bottled water and wash with it for a week. If the symptoms are still there, you are out a few dollars and some time. If chlorine is a trigger, you can invest in a relatively inexpensive chlorine filtering shower head.

Jim

]]> By: eczema knee | ECZEMAhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-27935 eczema knee | ECZEMA Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:10:47 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-27935 [...] Keeper of the Home : Eczema: What is it and what causes it? [...] [...] Keeper of the Home : Eczema: What is it and what causes it? [...]

]]> By: Laurahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-20996 Laura Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:19:44 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-20996 I had eczema for about 7 months and did some topical stuff like hyrdocortizone but it did not go away. But when I changed my diet it went away with in two weeks. I started doing the South Beach eating plan and within two weeks it had gone away. I eliminated mainly wheat ( and other carbs) from my diet during the two week phase 1 portion of the South Beach plan. I am assuming, not sure that maybe it was an allergy to wheat. I have not added wheat back to my diet even after a month into my south beach plan and its still gone. I guess I should go to the doctor and talk to him about it and see what he says. But that was my experience with eczema. I had eczema for about 7 months and did some topical stuff like hyrdocortizone but it did not go away. But when I changed my diet it went away with in two weeks. I started doing the South Beach eating plan and within two weeks it had gone away. I eliminated mainly wheat ( and other carbs) from my diet during the two week phase 1 portion of the South Beach plan.

I am assuming, not sure that maybe it was an allergy to wheat. I have not added wheat back to my diet even after a month into my south beach plan and its still gone. I guess I should go to the doctor and talk to him about it and see what he says. But that was my experience with eczema.

]]> By: Jodihttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-20995 Jodi Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:37:29 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-20995 My 5 yo son has had eczema from a very young age... he gets it worse in the winter (we live in Minnesota) when the air is dry. I find that he is a lot better when his skin is hydrated well. I have recently started making my own super-fatted soap with oatmeal and honey and this has done wonders for his skin. It leaves it very hydrated therefore less itching. I had a prescription for a steroid cream filled when he was two years old and I have used it so sparingly that I still have the same tube! Thankfully I have only had to use it in the winters when things get really bad. If you haven't ever made soap, it is worth considering. It isn't hard, but there are safety precautions that need to be followed with the use of lye. (you have to use lye to make soap, no getting around it!) I love the soap I have made and the best part is I know exactly what is (and isn't) in it. Hope this helps! My 5 yo son has had eczema from a very young age... he gets it worse in the winter (we live in Minnesota) when the air is dry. I find that he is a lot better when his skin is hydrated well. I have recently started making my own super-fatted soap with oatmeal and honey and this has done wonders for his skin. It leaves it very hydrated therefore less itching.
I had a prescription for a steroid cream filled when he was two years old and I have used it so sparingly that I still have the same tube! Thankfully I have only had to use it in the winters when things get really bad.
If you haven't ever made soap, it is worth considering. It isn't hard, but there are safety precautions that need to be followed with the use of lye. (you have to use lye to make soap, no getting around it!)
I love the soap I have made and the best part is I know exactly what is (and isn't) in it.
Hope this helps!

]]> By: Aliciahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-20994 Alicia Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:36:40 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/03/eczema-what-is-it-and-what-causes-it.html#comment-20994 My mother always had terrible eczema on her hands and a tube of steroid cream on her dresser. After she was diagnosed with celiac disease and went on a gluten free diet there was a vast improvement. My second child got a horrid red rash on her face as an infant. The doctor said that it was baby acne and would eventually go away in its own. However, it went away immediately when I switched to a dye and fragrance free detergent. We even found that she broke out just from being held by someone whose clothing was washed in regular detergent, so I've washed all of our family's clothes in dye free detergent since then. She's six now, and while she never had ezcema, she still has very sensitive skin and still uses baby soap to avoid getting burned, etc. My mother always had terrible eczema on her hands and a tube of steroid cream on her dresser. After she was diagnosed with celiac disease and went on a gluten free diet there was a vast improvement.

My second child got a horrid red rash on her face as an infant. The doctor said that it was baby acne and would eventually go away in its own. However, it went away immediately when I switched to a dye and fragrance free detergent. We even found that she broke out just from being held by someone whose clothing was washed in regular detergent, so I've washed all of our family's clothes in dye free detergent since then. She's six now, and while she never had ezcema, she still has very sensitive skin and still uses baby soap to avoid getting burned, etc.

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