Get rid of Eczema to have Healthy skin

Eczema should go away from skin

Itching of Eczema is intolerable. This should just go away from skin no matter what. There are several ways to get ourselves relieved from eczema. The first thing is to retain the moisture of the skin by apply any kind of good medicated moisturizer. These days there are lot of herbal moisturizer which should be applied on skin. It is often suggested to moisture the skin right after bath or washing. Moisturizer which is not with any fragrance should be applied because the fragrance or any such additives may cause more irritations on the skin. Before knowing the steps of how to relieve eczema it is always good to know about the cause and nature of the irritation because helps in treatment.

What is eczema and how is caused

The cause of the eczema is not very specific. Eczema is usually caused due to overactive response of the human body immune system to any irritant. This could be a hereditary problem if asthma or any kind of allergies run in the family history. The allergy like eczema lets the moisture go out of the skin and let the germs get in the skin which caused several types of irritations. Eczema irritations are mostly very itchy. Initially itchiness is the symptoms and then the rashes come out on the skin. These rashes come out on the face, backside of knees, wrist, hands or feet. It tends to make the skin scaly, dry and thickened. Initially a person with fair skinned has areas which turns red but then that turns brown. A darker skinned person has eczema which might result to pigmentation with tends to make the skin lighter or darker.

Some easy way to get rid of eczema

Whatever and however easy the method is, it is always suggested to consult a doctor to get rid of eczema. If not properly treated it can irritate the skin on a long term basis. Some easy ways to actually get rid of Eczema.

• Apply Moisturizer immediately after bath or washing your skin. Apply moisturizer with less fragrance and additives to avoid any further irritations. Advisable to apply doctors prescribed moisturizer or petroleum jelly based moisturizer. Coconut Oil is one of the best and cool moisturizer which not only moisture one’s skin but also cools the skin layer.
• Clod compress gives a soothing feeling on the skin while itching caused due to eczema.  Ice bag wrapped up in a towel should be applied on the itchy part for few minutes or as needed for better relief.
• Comfortable fabrics like cotton or any cotton blend material should be used to get rid of eczema. Materials which are coarse, woolen or synthetic based should be strictly avoided.
• Fingernails should be cut abort to avoid any further loss to the skin which is normally caused during itching.
• Use food grade vegetable glycerin to get rid of eczema because it is more pure and has less water content in it. Since Glycerin is very raw and thick by itself it should be mixed with water and then applied on the itchy and dry part of the skin.

If all these above relief measures do not work then one should strictly follow the doctor’s advice to get rid of the eczema totally.