Your skin used to be soft and smooth, but now it looks itchy and scaly? Do you have eczema? If you use the right products correctly, you can restore your skin to its former shiny and smooth appearance. Eczema is like an allergic reaction on your skin. The most common type of eczema, atopic dermatitis, affects many children and adults. Many people with eczema are allergic to pollen, mold, animal fur, dust, or sensitivities to products they use at home. The detergent you use or the perfume you wear may be triggering irritation on your skin. You can also discover what you can do for atopic skin by reading our article. Kudra products, which we have prepared by modernizing traditional herbalist recipes, support your skin to regain its healthy and radiant appearance.
What is Atopic Skin? What are the Symptoms?
Atopic skin causes itching, dryness, and cracking. It is more common in children, but can also develop in adults. Healthy skin helps retain moisture. Moisture protects your skin from bacteria, irritants and allergens. Eczema occurs as a result of a variation that eliminates the skin's ability to protect itself. This deterioration causes your skin to be negatively affected by external environmental factors, irritating substances and allergens. Atopy symptoms vary from person to person. These symptoms may include:
- Dry, sensitive skin
- Itching, flaking, rash
- Spots that occur on the wrists, ankles, neck, upper chest, eyelids, and inside the elbow and knee folds
- Red, brownish spots on the face and scalp of babies
- Small spots that contain fluid and may crust over
- Thickened and cracked skin
Atopic dermatitis usually begins at a young age and can last from adolescence to adulthood. For some people, it may flare up periodically and show temporary improvement symptoms in later periods.
Natural Skin Soothing Methods
Natural treatments can help soothe the dry, itchy skin that comes with eczema. People can try diet, lifestyle changes, and natural products and methods to manage or prevent flare-ups of eczema, especially during the winter when symptoms may be at their worst. Some natural preventive measures include:
- Natural Oils: Although coconut oil provides effective care for dry, itchy skin, it is in a healing dose. In other words, coconut oil should be used with hazelnut oil and similar oils that are compatible with dry skin by diluting it to a maximum of ⅓. Otherwise, coconut oil used alone will cause the skin to dry even more after a while. After bathing and up to several times a day, you can mix cold-pressed coconut oil with oils such as shea butter, hazelnut oil, avocado oil, plantain oil, calendula oil in appropriate proportions and apply it directly to your skin. You can also use it before going to bed to keep the skin moist during the night. Similarly, chamomile essential oil can also help relieve the symptoms of atopic dermatitis. However, since chamomile essential oil cannot be used alone, it would be beneficial to mix this oil with carrier oils such as coconut oil and avocado oil in a ratio of 1/100. However, while chamomile oil is one of the oils with the lowest allergenic risk, some people can be allergic to chamomile oil, so it is best to test it on the inside of your arm for a few days and see if you experience a skin reaction before applying it to the rest of your body.
Our Soothing Ointment for atopic skin, prepared from natural ingredients such as Avocado and Plantain, softens and soothes red, dry, flaky and itchy skin. It helps prevent atopy attacks.
- Aloe Vera Juice: Aloe vera gel/juice obtained from the leaves of the aloe plant has antibacterial and antimicrobial effects. It can prevent skin infections, which are more common in dry and cracked skin. The gel soothes the skin and promotes healing.
Aloe vera extract, obtained from the pure hydrosol of the immortelle plant and aloe vera gel, is soothing for sensitive, easily reddened and dry skin. It refreshes irritated skin and provides a regenerating effect.
- Colloidal Oatmeal: Colloidal oatmeal is made from oats that have been ground and boiled to extract their skin-healing properties. You can add powdered oatmeal to your warm bath and use it. Colloidal oatmeal is mostly safe for all ages except those with oat allergies. It should be used with caution by those with gluten allergies.
- Bath: In eczema, the outer layer of the skin does not work properly, so the skin needs extra moisture. Frequent washing can dry out the skin due to the lime in the water. For this reason, very hot or very cold water and the wrong soap should not be used, a shower should be taken with lukewarm water, long showers should not be spent, and the skin should be cleaned with natural soaps. The skin should definitely be moisturized after bathing.
- Honey: Can be applied directly to eczema. It has the ability to moisturize the skin. Thus, it can help prevent infections. Unrefined, good quality organic flower honey should be preferred.
While raw flower honey moisturizes, softens and provides antibacterial effects on dry skin with the enzymes it contains, Hibiscus cleanses the skin from dead cells on its surface and contributes to skin renewal.
- Dietary Changes: Some foods can cause allergies in the body. Making a few dietary changes can help reduce eczema symptoms. For example, anti-inflammatory foods include fish, green leafy vegetables, beans, lentils, colorful fruits, turmeric and cinnamon.
- Natural Soaps and Detergents: Detergents may contain chemicals that aggravate eczema. They can cause dry skin in people with eczema. Some soaps can dry out the skin due to their alkaline content. Therefore, products with natural ingredients should be preferred.
In addition, cold, harsh winter winds can dry out the skin and worsen atopic dermatitis. None of these natural remedies can cure eczema, but they can help soothe and manage symptoms. If your eczema is severe, it’s a good idea to see a dermatologist.
Ways to Prevent Atopic Dermatitis
The following tips can help prevent dermatitis flare-ups and minimize the effects of dry skin:
- You can moisturize your skin several times a day. In this way, creams and lotions lock moisture into your skin. You should choose effective and suitable products for your skin.
- You can identify the factors that worsen the situation and try to stay away from them. Sweat, stress, obesity, soaps, detergents, dust and pollen are also among the factors that trigger skin problems. You can reduce your exposure to triggers.
- You can take shorter showers. You can limit your baths and showers to 10 to 15 minutes, use lukewarm water instead of hot water. After the shower, gently dry your skin with a soft towel and apply a moisturizer while your skin is still damp.
When going outdoors, you can use balsam products that create a barrier to protect your skin against environmental factors that negatively affect it.
Our Sunscreen Cream, which we prepare with natural ingredients such as Calendula Oil and Zinc, helps protect your face from the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays by creating a reflective film layer on the skin surface.
It has been reported that it provides 40+ factor protection.
People with very dry and atopic skin need professional, versatile, daily skin care. The products developed by Kudra Skin Nutrition are designed according to the individual needs of the skin. These products support the skin at every stage for a visibly better quality of life from the first application. You too can support your skin health with Kudra's products prepared from GMO-free plant-based ingredients and raw materials consisting of minerals.