nez
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I have a friend who has had eczema on both her arms for years. As usual the doctor asked her to use Cetaphil and prescribed steroids for use when there is a major flare up. Of course she tried not to use the steroids too much since they have numerous serious side effect such as osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension, etc. Good thing she was already an adult cos steroid use can also impair growth in children. Anyway, as usual they did not work and she continued to have eczema everyday.
In 2013 I went to the US. I found that many people there use simple natural bar soap with oatmeal, honey and sometimes tea tree as an effective eczema treatment. So I bought an all natural Oatmeal and Honey soap bar and gave it to her as a Christmas present to try.
On Christmas eve she stopped using Cetaphil and switched completely to the Oatmeal bar and we were both pleasantly surprised (and she was overjoyed) when her eczema reduced by 80% within a week! Seriously. It's been a life changer for her. She's now working in Denmark and my wife and I recently sent her a whole box of Oatmeal soap from Singapore for her birthday.
This is what she uses: http://www.thesoaphaven.com/help-me-choose/soap-eczema-psorasis/
(It's sometimes out of stock but you can pre-order)
Hope it also helps some of you!
Thanks for the recommendation. Will check it out
Tried both the oatmeal & Himalayan salt. The soap did nothing for me terms of my eczema.
Disappointing