4 WEIRD TREATMENTS TO COMBAT ECZEMA

Welcome back lovelies, it’s great to have you here with me again, I hope you’ve all been doing fabulously.

I’m sure quite a number of you are already far too familiar with eczema, and I know you’ve heard it all before on how to prevent it from getting any worse. But today, I’d like to talk about something a little different. Before we start, I need to let you all know that I’m not a dermatologist, I’m just a blogger, so even though I’m not qualified in the slightest, I’ve done my best research and I wanted to share with you some weird and abnormal ways to treat eczema backed by actual dermatologists and researchers.

Bone Broth

While it may sound utterly barbaric, bone broth is a surprisingly effective way to treat eczema. The gelatine found in the broth helps by healing the gut and strengthening the digestive system, lowering internal inflammation, and allowing the skin inflammation to heal*. It’s also weirdly

recommended to drink a minimum of 1-3 cups of the bony broth every day.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture being used as a treatment for eczema is not something I was expecting to come across, but according to researchers, acupuncture can help deal with eczema quite a bit as it helps to reduce the level of itch intensity felt by patients and leads to reduced thickened skin which is one of the causes of constant scratching. *

Chamomile Tea

While this one is a bit more well-known, I found it interesting enough that I had to talk about it. Chamomile is not only just the best tea to help me sleep, but it also turns out to be an effective treatment for eczema. Because it contains two powerful antioxidants, flavonoids & polyphenols, it gives the tea the healing properties necessary to tackle this terrible condition. A treatment that you may find while browsing online is to use a cold chamomile tea bag and apply it to your skin for 20 minutes before finishing it off with a natural chamomile ointment.

Porridge

Please, sir, I want some more, for my skin. Yes, Oats and Porridge have been found by researchers to be extremely useful for anti-inflammation and for dealing with eczema. Research into the use of Oats found that they’re actually a relaxing herb and previous studies have shown a significant decrease in skin dryness and itching after applying it to the inflamed area. Our Plump & Perfect Beauty Balm ‘Bounce Back’ contains these skin-soothing Oat actives that helps to repair, renew and protect the skin's lipid barrier and replenishes ceramides in the skin, so be sure to check it out HERE

Do you have any kind of personal treatments on dealing with eczema that are only privy to your mind, that we haven’t talked about today? If you do, leave a comment down below and let us know.

And with that everyone, I hope all of you have an extraordinary weekend and I will see you all next week.

Have a great ‘National Eczema’ weekend.

Alex xoxo

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