Comments on: Essential Oil For Eczema Skin Care

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:06:37 +0000

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!!!!

By: kerry

kerry — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:33:03 +0000

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

By: vansci123

vansci123 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:51:42 +0000

Still I’d mix it with a carrier oil, and apply sparingly

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:55:02 +0000

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.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:12:15 +0000

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.