It's not a disease, but a warning symptom of the skin, which is trying to warn us that something is wrong inside. The eczema is the most common reaction when we suffer severe nutritional deficiency, or when too many toxins accumulated in the body. It could appear if you have psychological problems, because psychological reasons - physical symptoms go hand in hand. Skin problems symbolize the relationship with the outside world.
In general, it starts to "flourish" for extremities, such as cold, heat, chemicals and cosmetics. It's simpler to reconnoiter the reason of the contact eczema, because it appears when the skin contacts to the allergen.
The eczema can not be fixed just with creams or medicines, because they don't treat the root of the real problem. With creams we can just alleviate the symptoms, but the problem will be still there even if we don't see it. Must change the lifestyle dramatically to eliminate the eczema.
- Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Nummular dermatitis
- Neurodermatitis (or Lichen simplex chronicus)
- Stasis dermatitis (or gravitational eczema)
- Dyshidrotic dermatitis
- Asteatotic dermatitis
Please note: the word "dermatitis" could be any kind of skin problem and means inflammation of the skin, so I prefer to use "eczema" that is more exact term.
Every eczema type has a different treatment, but basically all the treatments include the following:
- Find out the factor and eliminate it
- Skin protection, try to keep your skin moisturized
- Anti-inflammatory treatment
It starts usually in infancy or early childhood. In milder cases just certain part of the body is affected, in severe cases the entire body is affected.
The accumulated toxins in the body play a big role in the development of the Atopic eczema.
Atopic dermatitis is due to a hypersensitivity reaction (similar to an allergy) in the skin, which leads to long-term swelling and redness (inflammation) of the skin. People with atopic dermititis may lack certain proteins in the skin, which leads to greater sensitivity.
Symptoms: dry, itchy skin.
There are two basic types:
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- The irritant contact dermatitis
1. Allergic contact dermatitis is caused by exposure to a substance or material to which you have become extra sensitive or allergic. Although you may not have a reaction to a substance when you are first exposed to it, regular use can eventually cause sensitivity and a reaction to the allergen.
2. Irritant dermatitis is caused by contact with acids, alkaline materials such as soaps and detergents, fabric softeners, solvents, or other chemicals. The reaction usually looks like a burn.
The hands are a common site for contact dermatitis. Hair products, cosmetics, and perfumes often lead to skin reactions on the face, head, and neck. Jewelry can also cause skin problems in the area under it.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas such as the scalp or inside the ear. It can occur with or without reddened skin.
Cradle cap is the term used when seborrheic dermatitis affects the scalp of infants.
Stress, fatigue, weather extremes, oily skin, infrequent shampoos or skin cleaning, use of lotions that contain alcohol, skin disorders (such as acne), or obesity may increase the risk.
Commonly affected areas include the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, creases of the nose, lips, behind the ears, in the outer ear, and middle of the chest.
Nummular eczema is an allergy-related disorder in which itchy, coin-shaped spots or patches appear on the limbs.
Several things may make the condition worse, including dry skin, environmental irritant, stress, temperature changes.
There are two types: localized (local) and generalized (extended) neurodermatitis.
Also known as lichen simplex chronicus or scratch dermatitis. The generalized form is Atopic eczema.
Developing in the lower legs, this common eczema occurs when circulation becomes sluggish. Poor blood flow causes fluids to build up, and the legs swell. Over time, this build up of fluids affects the skin, causing a rash that usually itches, painful sores, as well as thinning and discolored skin. Effective treatment involves treating not only the dermatitis but the circulatory problem as well.
As poor circulation leads to stasis dermatitis, this type of dermatitis typically develops in people who are middle-aged or older. In the United States, about 15 – 20 million people over 50 years of age have stasis dermatitis.
Occurring only on the palms of the hands, sides of the fingers, and soles of the feet, this common eczema typically causes a burning or itching sensation and a blistering rash. Some patients say the blisters resemble tapioca pudding.
Most frequently begins between 20 and 40 years of age, but can develop earlier or later. Rare in children, but can develop in children who have atopic dermatitis.
Contributing factors may be certain foods (eg dairy products, eggs), citrus fruits, cold weather, dry air, animal dander, pollen, mold, heavy sweating, stress and smoking.
An itchy eczema-like skin condition involving areas of superficial cracking and mild peeling of the skin. Older people who bathe excessive in hot soapy water and live in houses with a high temperature and low humidity are the most prone to this condition.
It depends on the type of eczema, but in general the triggers of the eczema are:
- sugar, because it acidify the body and in this acidic "environment" every skin problem gets worse.
- dairy products
- animal protein
- refined and synthetic foods
- lack of omega fatty acids
- food with additives, preservatives, coloring agents and flavoring substances
- psychological reasons
- accumulated toxins in the body
- harmful cosmetic and skin care ingredients (e.g. Sodium Laureth Sulfate)
- problem with the gut flora
Until the cause is not eliminated, the skin symptoms will not disappear.
The beneficial gut flora plays a crucial role in our immune system, by keeping the body's immunity active and up to its job. Around 83% of our immunity is located in the gut wall. Nearly all disease can be traced back to a damaged or an abnormal gut flora. The gut flora keeps two arms in the immune system in balance and encourages the immune system to respond appropriately to 'bad' microbes. The digestive system is home to trillions of micro organisms colonizing the gut making an amazing ecosystem all living together in harmony called the gut flora.
The digestion, uptake of the nutrient, immune system and overall our health as well as eczema depends on the quality and quantity of this micro organism colony. A healthy adult has about 2kg of these bacteria in the gut. All these bacteria live in a highly organized micro-world with certain species predominating and controlling others.
All eczema types can be treated naturally.
- Support and strengthen the gut flora with pro-biotics
- Change your diet (avoid sugar, milk, dairy products, animal protein, refined foods, white flour etc.)
- Avoid body washes with SLS and other harsh chemicals
- Wash your clothes with soap nuts and avoid laundry detergents and fabric softeners
- Detoxify your body
- Use unrefined shea butter
- Eat whole-grain spelt, oat flour, stevia instead of sugar
- You can eat kefir, all natural, plain yoghurt*, only real cheese (like feta cheese, mozarella, goat cheese, Swiss cheddar. Avoid: cream cheese, cheese singles, cheeses produced by fungal fermentation)
- Use tap filter, because of the chlorine
- Avoid gluten-containing foods
*Yogurt contains transient beneficial bacteria that keep the digestive system clean and provide food for the friendly bacteria that reside there. Kefir colonizes the intestinal tract. It is a cultured, enzyme-rich food filled with friendly micro-organisms that help balance your “inner ecosystem.” More nutritious and therapeutic than yogurt, it supplies complete protein, essential minerals, and valuable B vitamins.
The most important things to do: change nutrition, clean cosmetics, chemical-free life (as much as you can), support of the glut flora and detection of psychological problems.
Take off the upper, tender part of the nettle until the fourth letter. 10 branches, approx. a handful, which is about 35 grams.
Wash it and chop it. You can chop it with scissors. Watch out, cause nettle stings.
Set pan in a water bath, put the chopped nettle in it and then pour olive oil on it until it covers the nettle.
30 mins later take off from the heat (water bath) and mix it with a hand mixer, then put it back on the heat and warm it for an hour.
Then put 35g shea butter and 35 g beeswax in it.
You can now filter it through a gauze fabric. Put the thick part in jars (it will be good for soaps, or burns, bug bites) and the cream that remains in the gauze, use it for the eczema, rozacea, acne, skin rashes, rheumatic and joint pain as a topical treatment.
- Zoe organics: Extreme cream
- Alaffia shea butter
- Bria organics
Sources:Purenew, Pubmed Health
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