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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 208769" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I have had it all my life - so bad that when I was kid our prescriptions for cortizone cream came in tubs. Seriously. Then my mom read about the "Crisco kid", some kid who had it and his mom would give him baths in crisco oil. I refused.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">What has worked for me is showering everyday using mild soap (I happen to use Ivory, which everyone says dries you out, but it works for me because it's mild soap). Then I slather on from head to toe lotion - again, a non-scented mild lotion. I am currently using an organic store brand (365) from Whole Foods in the light lavander scent. Before that I used "Mineral Therapy" by St. Ives - also mild, but rich. I rub the lotion in all the way before dressing.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">In addition to the above, I drink plenty of water everyday - 6 to 8 glasses - and I take evening primrose oil (1000mg) and vitamin E (400 IU) along with my other supplements. This regime has worked wonderfully for me.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">easy child had eczema, but it morphed into psoriasis and it's really bad. What helps her is taking the oils along with a supplement of Turmeric. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">difficult child has it but refuses to listen to any advice about how to treat it. I am hesitant to just keep putting prescription creams on instead of trying natural methods first and she won't even do that.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Eczema can most definitely be related to stress. When easy child is at her most stressed, she breaks out all over in it. difficult child also. The oils will help with that as well. And relaxing showers/baths followed by massaging the lotion in helps too. Oatmeal baths helps relieve some of the itching and soothes the skin as well.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 208769, member: 2211"] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I have had it all my life - so bad that when I was kid our prescriptions for cortizone cream came in tubs. Seriously. Then my mom read about the "Crisco kid", some kid who had it and his mom would give him baths in crisco oil. I refused.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]What has worked for me is showering everyday using mild soap (I happen to use Ivory, which everyone says dries you out, but it works for me because it's mild soap). Then I slather on from head to toe lotion - again, a non-scented mild lotion. I am currently using an organic store brand (365) from Whole Foods in the light lavander scent. Before that I used "Mineral Therapy" by St. Ives - also mild, but rich. I rub the lotion in all the way before dressing.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]In addition to the above, I drink plenty of water everyday - 6 to 8 glasses - and I take evening primrose oil (1000mg) and vitamin E (400 IU) along with my other supplements. This regime has worked wonderfully for me.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]easy child had eczema, but it morphed into psoriasis and it's really bad. What helps her is taking the oils along with a supplement of Turmeric. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]difficult child has it but refuses to listen to any advice about how to treat it. I am hesitant to just keep putting prescription creams on instead of trying natural methods first and she won't even do that.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Eczema can most definitely be related to stress. When easy child is at her most stressed, she breaks out all over in it. difficult child also. The oils will help with that as well. And relaxing showers/baths followed by massaging the lotion in helps too. Oatmeal baths helps relieve some of the itching and soothes the skin as well.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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