Quoting bhow:Have you ever tried drinking MORE water to hydrate your skin? It's amazing what water will do for the human body, and not flavored either the junk additives take away the positive of the water.
Organic coconut oil. It's in the grocery store. There's nothing else in it, just coconut oil. You eat it, cook with it, use it medicinally, and cosmetically. It's in a clear jar, typically, and firm, like Crisco. However, when you touch it, it will melt from your body heat (as opposed to Crisco). Put this on your skin every day for a week, morning and night, maybe in the afternoon if you feel like it. You will be amazed. It has healing and moisturizing effects. Use just a little, a little goes a long way, and you don't want to feel greasy, just smooth as if you've put lotion on.
Quoting EireLass:Organic coconut oil. It's in the grocery store. There's nothing else in it, just coconut oil. You eat it, cook with it, use it medicinally, and cosmetically. It's in a clear jar, typically, and firm, like Crisco. However, when you touch it, it will melt from your body heat (as opposed to Crisco). Put this on your skin every day for a week, morning and night, maybe in the afternoon if you feel like it. You will be amazed. It has healing and moisturizing effects. Use just a little, a little goes a long way, and you don't want to feel greasy, just smooth as if you've put lotion on.
Do you live in a humid climate? My daughter gets it really bad when she is in a humit climate. Up until we moved back to California she wore long sleeved shirts and blouses regardless of the weaqther because inside her elbows would get cracked and oozy, it was not attractive. Within a week of us moving to California her skin improved (dryer climate) and stayed clear until we moved back east 4 years ago. By the end of the first month her skin was a mess again and remained a mess until she moved to Texas last December. So all I can offer is if you have the means to do so, move to a dryer climate and allow your skin to get exposure to the air and sun. If you can't do that you might want to invest in a UV lamp, the doctor prescribed on for Shannon but she couldn't afford the expense...
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ultraviolet+Light+Treatment
Quoting CoeyG:Do you live in a humid climate? My daughter gets it really bad when she is in a humit climate. Up until we moved back to California she wore long sleeved shirts and blouses regardless of the weaqther because inside her elbows would get cracked and oozy, it was not attractive. Within a week of us moving to California her skin improved (dryer climate) and stayed clear until we moved back east 4 years ago. By the end of the first month her skin was a mess again and remained a mess until she moved to Texas last December. So all I can offer is if you have the means to do so, move to a dryer climate and allow your skin to get exposure to the air and sun. If you can't do that you might want to invest in a UV lamp, the doctor prescribed on for Shannon but she couldn't afford the expense...
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ultraviolet+Light+Treatment
Quoting betsystipo:
Oh beck. Something's gotta give for you. Hugs
I have eczema on my feet. Very bad as a matter of fact, it's painful and itchy at times.
The only thing that has cleared it up amazingly is a steriod shot and we know those can't be given on a frequent basis. Climate for me has no difference, I live in a very, very dry climate of California.
I have used most topical ointments and creams including clobetasol propionate) which is used for extreme cases of eczema.
What does make a huge differnce is stress factors, shoes, keeping my feet moist with prescription lotions and diet.
Grammy X's 2
- mhmomma
on Jun. 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM