So it's been quite a while since I've posted, or made body cream/lotion. My grandson has really bad eczema and my hubby, well dermatologist said he has a severe case of it, but it's only on his hands, the ointment dr prescribed is useless, alot of reading i think he has psoriasis.
I want to try making either a lotion or body butter but not sure of what the best options are aside from horsetail butter & babassu oil, however with all oils at least 12 different oils say there the best for either or both. Since we're not sure I need oils/butters that can be used for both skin conditions, and a thick hand cream would work better for my hubby and likely a lotion for my grandson( he's 8months old) but his is all over his body where hubby it's ONLY his hands. I want to get it made this week so please those that have had successfully made and helped lower eczema & psoriasis id really appreciate your input and if your willing with a recipe of best % of each oil or butter and what is the best to use and help lower if not rid of this id greatly appreciate your input
Hi Desirae, A few things you can do.
For your grandson, keep things as simple as possible. Avoid bubbly washes/baths, keep the water warm not hot. Use gentle washes w/o fragrances but don't wash him often and don't use much. Other times just use a nice soft muslin cotton wash cloth and warm water.
Dead sea salt baths work amazing for baby and hubby to soothe irritation. Use plain, unfragranced
https://www.amazon.com/Minera-Natur...-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1, 15-20 min soaks (he can play in there with some toys) and rinse with water before moisturizing.
Your hubby can do a hand soak in a bowl with dead sea salts and e/os for relief. I use Lavender, geranium and cedarwood essential oils in a mix that's good for healing eczema (but avoid e/os with babies and young kids). Rinse and then moisturize.
Change laundry detergent to an isothiazolinone free one (very common for skin allergies and residue can linger on clothing after many washes) Arm and Hammer and All - Free and Clear - are good brands but avoid any Fragrance, Oxi and Booster varieties).
Kokum butter, Cupuacu butter, Mango seed butter, Jojoba oil, Tamanu oil, Castor oil, Rosehip oil, Argan oil are all great. Pick a few, melt with the beeswax (not too much if you use the butters), blend/whip over an ice bowl or pop in the freezer a few times between whipping and you'll have a lovely skin cream (it'll take an extra day or two to fully harden up). You can infuse calendula and chamomile flowers in the jojoba oil also.
For your grandson, cotton next to skin, avoid synthetic blue dyed clothing (most common dye allergy).
Lotions have to be preserved, so if he has any/many preservative allergies, he'll keep breaking out. Use the butter balm you make on him also. Just melt it in your palms and gently press it over his skin after a soak. When his skin gets better, you can melt it in palms and lightly glide over skin in a sweeping motion before massaging in.
It's important to still let the skin breathe, so don't slather on too much. You can always do another layer if his skin soaks it all up.
For your hubby, I'd recc getting a chemical allergy test. I'm allergic to all sorts. From rubber/latex to preservatives and even lanolin and shea butter. Cold process soaps were great for me to break the eczema cycle and now I'm loving the syndet bars I make (I like the friendly ph levels and safe-for-me preservatives). I used to use vinyl gloves in the shower with shampoo but now I'm making my own co-wash and love not having to wear gloves any more!
Buy multipacks of cotton gloves,
https://www.saraglove.com/collectio...otton-lisle-14-light-weight-inspection-gloves
He can pop them on after moisturizing and when he's doing stuff around the house and they wash well.
I changed my dish detergent to palmolive pure and clear, that's made a difference and I wear vinyl disposable gloves with the cotton underneath.
Good luck!
}
