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
Probably the most comprehensive list of skin nourishing oils I’ve ever seen!
Comment by H20 — Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:27 pm
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
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
I wish I could try this, but since I’ve had eczema since I was a child, I don’t know that this would do anything for me.
Comment by Sunny — Tuesday, March 24, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
it’s nice to know our son (20 months) isn’t the only one. i felt so guilty about putting steroid ointments on him that the doctors were giving us. what goes on your baby, goes in your baby, and that stuff goes right to their liver and kidneys! we didn’t use them more than 10 days, though, but still…so i did extensive research, it’s never ending when your baby has eczema. i found calendula oil. it worked for a year and 2 months, but now it doesn’t do a single thing more than moisturize for a few minutes. i’m willing to try any natural and safe remedy for him. all i hear from doctors is how easy it is to just rub this cream or that cream on him. all of them are petroleum based too, so than would just make him cook
i’m never asked if i am feeding him cow milk or corn or any wheat gluten etc. just give him a pill, i suppose. i nurse him, and my diet is very strict, so he doesn’t get any of that stuff that might flare him up again. it’s hard, but we’re managing. he isn’t miserable anymore, but he still has his itchy moments through out the day. i’m even considering acupuncture for him when he gets a little older. i’m praying the jojoba and helichrysum oils work. thanks for this article. i’m really glad i happened across it 
and of course i will be doing even more research on this for him.
Comment by Sara — Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:55 pm
Still I’d mix it with a carrier oil, and apply sparingly
Comment by vansci123 — Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
Thanks to your info you have made my 15 year old daughter who had eczema all over her face that was so sore it would bleed very happy.I would put the creams on that the doc would give me and she would cry and say how much they hurt and most of the time end up washing them off,Thanks to you she will now go out and has clear skin and for the first time she is not in any pain x
Comment by kerry — Wednesday, December 8, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
Hi, I know some people have a lot of older posts with children. I have one son, now 6, that has had exzema since his birth. Started with the rosy cheeks as a newborn and spread from there as he grew. It became out of control to where he was bloody everywhere, legs, arms, feet, face etc from scratching. I did all the prescribed meds which did help at that moment, but never worked for long, and quite frankly all steroidal creams and foams scared me!!!
Finally one day, I turned back to my old roots, even for my own health and the rest of my family, and started going all fresh fruits and veggie and all natural oils for skin and hair. It worked like a miracle!!! For my then 5 yr old son, who again is 6 now, I used strictly pure extra virgin olive oil on his skin and nothing else. He hasn’t had one single breakout now in over year. When his skin gets really dry from the chlorine in pools I mix in pure lanolin oil with the olive oil and use it twice daily on him and he softens right back up.
For anyone with children, I’d definitely try just pure olive oil. It has really worked like a miracle for my one son. Even my other Children use it as a lotion instead of all the chemical based creams you find in stores. Much healthier and work far better than any over the counter products I have ever used!!!!
Comment by Monica — Tuesday, September 6, 2011 @ 8:06 pm