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Healing dry skin
By mama | February 22, 2009
My daughter has extremely dry, sensitive skin that can break out in itchy patches, especially during cold, dry winter weather. This winter has been exceptionally bad. I’ve been slathering her with a hypoallergenic lotion and hydrocortisone cream on the most affected places morning and night, but the help from them is minimal at best.
I believe that what we take into our bodies is a powerful part of healing our bodies naturally, so I’ve started researching natural remedies for her because the treatments for skin conditions by western medicine can be harsh and/or ineffective from the reading I’ve done. Today I consulted with someone at a health food store about the best homeopathic remedy for her and, after the clerk and I flipped through some references together, comparing notes, she recommended 30c homeopathic sulfur to help with the current flare-up, but said that for long-term relief, I probably needed to increase the Omega-3 oils in my daughter’s diet so that her skin could lubricate and heal from the inside out. Thus was I introduced to the world of flavored fish oil gummies for children. What will they think of next? Tonight is our first night of treatment, should this fail after a week, then we’ll go see a naturopath or physician.
I’m also encouraging her to shower more often than she takes baths except for the occasional colloidal oatmeal bath and then I don’t let her soak for long, much to her dismay. Tonight I need to do some more reading in some of my herbal and nutritional references to see what else might help her skin heal and stay healed.
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