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Saturday, July 7, 2007

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

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 by Julia Lawless

Aromatherapy For Women by Maggie Tisserand

[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.]




17 Comments »



  1. 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




  2. 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




  3. 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




  4. 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




  5. 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




  6. 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




  7. Probably the most comprehensive list of skin nourishing oils I’ve ever seen!

    Comment by H20 — Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:27 pm




  8. though it’s interesting.. i don’t think i am able to make it by my self

    Comment by chichi — Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 10:33 am




  9. Is it even possible to buy such kind of ingredients? Any idea where can I find them?

    Comment by Acai Supreme — Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 3:08 pm




  10. I tried Neem Oil but even in a carrier oil it irritated my skin. Now I’m trying Rosemary Oil. I wrote another post about eczema here: Natural Eczema Cures.

    Comment by Linda — Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 10:11 am




  11. My son (10yrs) has Eczema. Eczema, Allergies, and Asthma are all related. I am concerned as to which “herb” to use as it could trigger an Ezcema reaction. Which would be the most .. what;s the correct word? Gentle, non-allergenic, …?

    Comment by jennifer — Thursday, July 2, 2009 @ 9:46 am




  12. Eczema is a strange bird. There are several types so depending on which type you have you may or may not have success with something somebody else did. Atopic eczema is more of a allergy immune response so it’s difficult to control it naturally while contact dermatitis or hormonal eczema seems to react better to things like oils.

    Comment by TK — Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ 3:14 pm




  13. I’ve been battling eczema problems for many years and right now I’m fairly close to being eczema free. I know it is just there under the surface on two locations on my body - one on my right hand and one on my left leg. (!) However right now I’ve got it fairly well under control and I think what is finally doing it for me is a daily Biotin supplement! Biotin, also called Vitamin H, can work better with Vitamin C, Vitamin B5, and Vitamin B12. I’ve been using Biotin, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B12 every morning and I think this is making my eczema go away. Finally!

    Comment by Linda — Thursday, July 9, 2009 @ 3:07 pm




  14. I too experienced eczema for the first time when I was pregnant. I get it on my elbows, hands and feet. Gets worse with stress so ordered all the oils as stated over the net and will give it a go, thank you very much!

    Comment by Ree — Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 8:15 am




  15. I really appreciate for providing such information. You have a great article for eczema skin care. Great stuff indeed!

    Comment by Sulfate free hair care products — Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 5:27 am




  16. My daughter who is now 3 was born with a red patch of skin on one of her eyelids. Shortly after this became a loosing battle of eczema. All year long we are treating this especially during the winter. A friend of mine told me to try jojoba oil verses all of those creams the doctors have been giving; which have continued to fail. So we are going to purchase this and now that I have seen your posting I am going to try the mixture. Is there any particular oil that you feel is better for the sensitive eyelid area? Her skin has already became very irritated, cracked, bleeding(due to scratching) and we are just getting into the winter like weather.

    Comment by Melinda — Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 7:21 pm




  17. Melinda, I wouldn’t put anything on that but olive oil. She’s only three years old? I think I’d ask the pediatrician about giving her a biotin supplement. That’s what worked best for me.

    Comment by Linda — Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 10:12 pm




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Hi, my name is Linda. This is my personal home and hearth journal.

I am a self-trained herbal practitioner. I became a vegetarian when I was a teenager in the 1960s. I was a San Francisco Bay Area hippie in the 60s and early 70s. Then I became a mom - the most important job I've ever had.

Now I live in a very small mountain community. The nearest fast food restaurant is more than forty miles during summer, and more than seventy miles in winter when the pass is snowed under. I've never owned a cell phone, but I talked on one once.




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