Essential Oil For Eczema Skin Care
Eczema hit me during my first pregnancy. I went from having wonderful, clear skin to having dry scaly itchy patches all over my arms and legs. My obstetrician told me, “Pregnancy brings on all sorts of unexpected changes.” Fortunately this dreadful skin condition went away and didn’t return again until my next pregnancy, six years later. After that, it never quite went away completely until recently.
I believe my recovery is mainly due to taking high quality multi-vitamins and a hair and skin supplement. This is a great start toward better skin health, but in the meantime an essential oil blend may help ease the discomfort of itchy, dry skin.
To make an essential oil blend for eczema skin care start with a nourishing carrier oil such as:
Avocado Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Hazelnut Oil
Jojoba Oil
Wheatgerm Oil
If these aren’t available, you could try Almond Oil, or even Olive Oil.
The carrier oil should be 97% of the solution, at least.
Add a few drops of one of the oils listed below. You may have to experiment to see what works well for you.
Balsam Oil
*Bergamot Oil
Cade Oil
Carrot Seed Oil
Cedarwood Oil
*Chamomile Oil (German Chamomile or Roman Chamomile)
Geranium Oil
*Helichrysum Oil
Hyssop Oil
Juniper Oil
*Lavender Oil
Lavandin Oil
Marigold Oil
Myrrh Oil
*Patchouli Oil
*Rose Oil (Damask Rose or Cabbage Rose)
Rosemary Oil
Spanish Sage Oil
Thyme Oil
Violet Oil
White Birch Oil
Yarrow Oil
*considered most effective
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Sources:
Personal experience with this problem.
Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to The Use of Aromatic Oils In Aromatherapy, Herbalism, Health and Well Being
Aromatherapy For Women
[Note: There are creams that doctors can prescribe to alleviate eczema symptoms. Nothing in this article is meant to discourage treatment by a qualified medical doctor. I am not a doctor - I'm a self-trained herbal practitioner.]
I too experienced eczema for the first time when I was pregnant. Now I still get it periodically on my feet and hands, particularly when I’m stressed and have resorted to cream prescribed by my doctor, but I would be more comfortable with a natural solution.
Comment by jen — Tuesday, July 24, 2007 @ 8:02 pm
I really never recovered until I started taking the multi-vitamins and biotin supplements. I feel for you - living with this is a nightmare!
Comment by lindajm — Tuesday, July 24, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
What essential oils would you reccomend for using with children who have skin problems?
Comment by Patricia Singleton - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker — Thursday, July 26, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
Children have ultra-sensitive skin, and I’d be very cautious with them and go with Chamomile Oil which is one of the few oils that can be used without a carrier oil on adult skin. Still I’d mix it with a carrier oil, and apply sparingly until I saw whether or not there was going to be a negative reaction.
Comment by lindajm — Sunday, July 29, 2007 @ 8:21 am
My 3 year old daughter has eczema and she has it all over her body and is really sore,i have tried loads of stuff from doctors.Nothing has worked.I wanna try a natural way,so i am going to try evening primrose oil.
Comment by Jade Golledge — Saturday, January 5, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
My older sister suffered from “eczema” for a long time (years), only to discover she was allergic to corn or products containing corn. This includes anything, which seems to be almost everything, that has corn syrup. In watching her diet (reading lots of lables) her skin problems have disappeared. She doesn’t have to use the creams prescribed by the doctors anymore.
Comment by Terry Davis — Sunday, January 13, 2008 @ 9:03 pm