Eczema Remedial Options

22 May 2017

My Encounter with Eczema

Eczema is an auto-immune disease. One of the reasons could be due to a leaky gut and suffer from chronic inflammation. A gut which has become inflammed will become very porous and will allow large food proteins, bacteria, fungi, metals and toxic substances straight into our blood stream. This is increased intestinal permeability.


If you have eczema, your skin is most likely producing less fats and oils than it should be, and the ability to retain water is diminished. The gap between cell widens since they aren't plump with moisture. You begin to lose water from the dermis and irritants and bacteria can enter easier. This is why things like soap and detergents can worsen eczema, as they strip away what lipids your skin is producing and it will breakdown faster than healthy skin would to become dry, inflamed and sometimes cracked or blistered.


Trying Various Remedial Options 

1. Oral Steroid - only suppresses the immune system and body may take a long time to cure. Steroids are often extremely in relieving the pain and other symptoms of infammatory arthritis and other forms of rheumatic disease. However like any drugs, corticosteroids can have negative side effects. The degree to which they occur is usually dose-dependent: the higher the daily dose and the longer period of time, you take the drug, the greater your risk of side effect.

Steroids work by decreasing inflammation and reducing the activity of the immune system. Steroids  reduce the production of chemicals that cause inflammation. This keep tissue damage as low as possible. Steroids also reduce the activity of the immune system by affecting the way white blood cells work. Within 5 days of taking Prednisolone (5mg), the inflammation,  and itch disappear.

2. Steriod Cream - contains a high potency of corticosteroid for relief of inflammatory and puritic manifestations of cortocosteroid-responsive dermotoses. Itch has managed to stop but will however return to haunt you. Its best to apply during the day so that you have a good night sleep with too much interruption.

3. Jojoba Oil - jojoba oil penetrates the skin deeply and its molecular structure is most similar of all the oils to that of our skin's natural seban. It is composed of long chain fatty acids and fatty alcohols and is incredibly rich and moisturizing. Don't let the word alcohol scare you away as fatty alcohol are not the least harmful to the skin. My experience with Jojoba oil is it reduces the inflammation and itch.

4.Oatmeal/Honey Soap - has anti-inflammatory properties help relieve discomfort brought by eczema. It also works to treat when it comes to reducing itchiness.

5. Moisturizer -  Moisturizers or emollients are complex mixtures of chemical agents (often occlusives help hold water in the skin after application, humectants attract moisture and emollients help smooth the skin specially designed to make the external layers of the skin (epidermis) softer and more pliable. Choose a moisturizer with DMS (Derma Membrane Structure) technology, ceramide and anti-imflammatory. Ceramides are a natural oily wax that already exists in your skin that help your skin keep water and regulate cells. They also help your skin barrier which is super important when dealing with redness. 
 

Before taking Steroid

After taking Steroid

After recovery, the symptoms reappear months later. All eczema sufferers will still have to cope with the itch and inflammation months later. But I should say with Oatmeal soap, jojoba oil, pure emu oil and moisturizng cream, one should have lightened the symptom further. These will help to restrain one from using steroid cream.

Pure emu oil from Bio-Active

Jojoba Oil bought from iherb

Oatmeal/Honey Soap bought from the Soap Haven

This is the recovery on my face and lower limbs which have shown great improvements by using Oatmeal soap & Jojobar oil. Just simple apply just after your morning face wash, dry it with a towel before applying jojobar oil onto the affected areas. Same goes for your shower before bedtime. This will help to control eczema from erupting out of control.

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