All Natural Eczema Treatment

All Natural Eczema Treatment

DoTERRA Essential Oil Treatment for:

Eczema

Eczema is due to a hypersensitivity reaction (similar to an allergy) in the skin, which leads to long-term inflammation of the skin.

Eczema is most common in infants. Many people outgrow it by early adulthood. The condition tends to run in families.

People with eczema often have asthma or hay fever, too. There is often a family history of allergic conditions such as asthma, hay fever, or eczema.

The most common causes of eczema include malnutrition, especially to the skin (deficiency of essential substances or nutrient imbalances) and internal pollution (interfering substances such as pollutants, heavy metals, drugs, metabolic waste products, toxins produced by yeast, and toxins made in our body as a result of allergic reactions).

The following can make eczema symptoms worse:

• Allergies to pollen, mold, dust mites, or animals
• Colds or the flu
• Contact with rough materials
• Dry skin
• Exposure to environmental irritants
• Exposure to water
• Feeling too hot or too cold
• Fragrances or dyes added to skin lotions or soaps
• Stress
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Symptoms

Typical skin changes may include:

• Blisters with oozing and crusting
• Ear discharge or bleeding
• Raw areas of the skin from scratching
• Skin coloring changes — more or less coloring than the normal skin tone
• Skin redness or inflammation around the blisters
• Thickened or leather-like areas, called lichenification, which can occur after long-term irritation and scratching

Itching, which is sometimes intense, almost always occurs. Itching may start even before the rash appears.

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Your skin, the protection between you and the outer world, is your body’s largest organ.  It is there to protect you from infectious agents, environmental extremes, bumps, scratches, or invasive objects.  It has a system of nerves to warn against impending dangers, a system of sweat glands for cooling, a capillary system that can bring nutritional helps to the blood stream, and a system to exude poisons from the body.  A marvelous gland and so important for our health and well-being.

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The skin is made up of three layers:

The epidermis – This is the outer layer of the skin.  It the primary protective coating of the body and is primarily non-living cells (no blood is delivered to them) that are fed by the lower dermis layer.  The epidermis is continually being rejuvenated from the dermis with the outer layer being completely replaced every 3 to 5 weeks.

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The dermis – This layer, immediately below the epidermis, has all of the working elements of the skin.  It has the outermost capillaries of the blood system, it is the location of the sweat glands, it includes lymph nodes housing immune system cells, it has nerve endings for our sense of touch, and the hair follicles.  Around the hair follicles are the sebaceous glands that produce sebum.  The proper amount of sebum, an oily secretion, lubricates and waterproofs our skin.  Too much sebum, common to adolescents, leads to acne.  Too little sebum, common to aging adults, leads to dry skin that promotes wrinkles.

*Interestingly enough this same sebum is also a very important element in the use of essential oils.  This fatty substance is nearly ideal for absorbing essential oils, which then allows them, if applied topically (directly on the skin) to quickly enter the bloodstream.  A demonstration by Dr. David Hill shows the effects of oils in the blood stream within a matter of tens of seconds.

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The subcutaneous (hypodermal) layer – This is the innermost layer of the skin.  It is the insulation for the body and is composed mostly of fat cell (adipocytes).  Besides insulation these fat cells provide texture for a pleasing appearance of the skin.  As these fat cells are lost, often in aging, wrinkles appear and sagging occurs.

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Overview:

Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin and includes eczema (redness, itching and dryness, swelling, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding). Psoriasis is a disease that affects the skin and joints. Red scaly patches appear on the skin which are areas of inflammation due to excessive skin production. This disorder is chronic and not contagious.

Dermatitis, eczema and the skin symptoms of psoriasis are treated with similar oils. Lavender and frankincense are most helpful and can be augmented with geranium and melaleuca.

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DoTERRA Essential Oil Eczema Treatment:

Drink 2-4 drops of Lemon Oil in 12oz of water 1-2 times, daily. 

-(Helps clear out toxins in the body)

Make an ointment:

·    1 teaspoon carrier such as Fractionated Coconut Oil

·     20 drops lavender oil (relieves itching)

·    20 drops geranium oil (soothes and revitalizes)

·    20 drops melaleuca oil  (if you suspect bacterial infection)

Use the ointment for direct topical application to the affected area.

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For larger area use a bath adding the 6 to 12 drops of the lavender and the other oils as needed.

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Additional Help:

doTERRA Life Long Vitality Pack Vitamins

Use doTERRA Skin Care Products

Finally, understand that eczema’s root cause is many times an internal infection and the skin irritation is only a manifestation of an internal candida problem.  Therefore, strongly consider using a cleanse like the GX Assist followed by PB Assist to rebuild your probiotics.  Couple this with the Life Long Vitality supplements to strengthen the immune system.  In some reported cases of prolonged eczema the GX Assist had to be repeated multiple times.

Essential Oil Autism Treatment

Essential Oil Autism Treatment

doTERRA Essential Oil Treatment For:

Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills.

It  is a developmental disorder that affects the way a child communicates and interacts.  It can be generalized as ASD (autism spectrum disorder) that includes a range of different manifestations that varying in degree of severity.  ASD includes Asperger’s syndrome (high-functioning autism), autism, and PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorders-not otherwise specified).

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From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:  “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior.  Autistic disorder, sometimes called autism or classical ASD, is the most severe form of ASD, while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome, the rare condition called Rett syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS).  Although ASD varies significantly in character and severity, it occurs in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and affects every age group.  Experts estimate that three to six children out of every 1,000 will have ASD.  Males are four times more likely to have ASD than females.”

This article goes on to describe some of the signs of autism in this way, impaired social interaction, children may fail to respond to their names, they often avoid eye contact with other people, they have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling because they can’t understand social cues, such as tone of voice or facial expressions, and don’t watch other people’s faces for clues about appropriate behavior.  They lack empathy. Many engage in repetitive movements such as rocking and twirling, or in self-abusive behavior such as biting or head-banging.

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Autism Behavioral Checklist

·   Difficulty mixing with other children

·   No real fear of danger

·   Tantrums: displays extreme distress for no apparent reason

·   Inappropriate giggling or laughing

·   May not want cuddling or act cuddly

·   Noticeable physical over activity or extreme under activity

·   Little or no eye contact

·   Works impulsively; often makes careless mistakes: work is sloppy*

·   Uneven gross/fine motor skills*

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Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Autism is a physical condition linked to abnormal biology and chemistry in the brain. The exact causes of these abnormalities remain unknown, but this is a very active area of research. There are probably a combination of factors that lead to autism.

Genetic factors seem to be important. For example, identical twins are much more likely than fraternal twins or siblings to both have autism. Similarly, language abnormalities are more common in relatives of autistic children. Chromosomal abnormalities and other nervous system (neurological) problems are also more common in families with autism.

A number of other possible causes have been suspected, but not proven. They involve:

• Diet
• Digestive tract changes
• Mercury poisoning
• The body’s inability to properly use vitamins and minerals
• Vaccine sensitivity
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  Like other health concerns, Autism as well as ADHD, disorders may be helped at multiple levels.  Since many of the symptoms (behaviors) are common between the two disorders there will be benefits from the same oils.
  As you work with the oils you will find what works best for your child as well as the mode of application.
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  General doTERRA Essential Oil Autism Treatment:
  Note - Since many with ADD/ADHD, asperser’s, or autism are highly sensitive to odors and sometime touch do not force the application of oils if it is a negative experience as this will build a experiential resentment towards their use in the future.
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  Focus - Vetiver  Oil or Frankincense Oil carried with the child during the day can help them if they find themselves loosing focus or calm.  Clay necklaces with the preferred oil or applying some oil to the area of the hand between the thumb and first finger allows an easy quick technique to inhale during a busy school day.
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  Rest - Many times lack of rest and relaxation is an issue and nightly foot massages with Lavender Oil or other relaxing oils, such as Marjoram Oil or Serenity Blend,  is very helpful.  Also consider diffusing relaxing blends or oils in the air.
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  Diet - Be assured nutritional balance is addressed.  Using the Life Long Vitality supplements (reduced quantities depending on age) and testing for and eliminating any food allergies is important.
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  For frustration, impatience, and anger use oils and blends that calm: Balance, Serenity, lavender, ylang ylang.  Applying to the feet, back of the neck, behind the knees, and diffusion are all suggested.
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  In the air, diffuse Peppermint Oil  for children while they do their homework or other constructive activities to keep focus and energy.
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  Some, with autism, are particularly sensitive to smell and may resist the use of oils.  Applying to the feet, even after they are asleep, can circumvent this problem.
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  Experiment with the oils and try to find ones that they react well to in given situations.  Find a “favorite” oil and incorporate it into the above protocols.  Most important, love, attention, time, prayer, fasting and faith.  This is all hard work, and is certainly much easier to write out than to do… but when we have special children like this; God and our love and attention will turn their weaknesses into their strengths.
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  Testimonial
  My daughter has been diagnosed with ADD and mild autism.  I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on natural and conventional remedies to help my daughter function at her best.  She has been in therapy since she was 2.  She is now 10.  Five weeks ago I had a meeting with her school and they felt she should leave her current school for a full time autistic classroom.  Two weeks ago, I got an email from a DoTerra representative about a story of a little girl and her recovery from a medical issue. It made me think… so I decided to write her and she led me to this website where I found recommendations of certain oils to use for her.  I used frankincense and Balance for the next two weeks (I already had these two oils and I am ordering vetiver and Serenity for her anxiety as recommended).
  Last week I took her to her neurologist and she noticed a difference in Cassidy since her visit 3 months ago. She said she is more engaged in our conversation and more social.  Two days after this her teacher came to me saying the same thing.  She said she doesn’t sit with the teachers anymore on the playground. She is engaging in play with the other kids and she is participating in the classroom also, raising her hand and getting the answers correct.  In these 2 weeks she went up 3 reading levels.  She is in 3rd grade on a 1st grade level.
  At Girl Scouts she usually just goes with what is happening or she drifts off on her own after a while.  In her last Girl Scout meeting she was participating and at one point she was actually instructing the class because she had finished first and was confident enough to help others! This has NEVER happened.
  Today we went to a birthday party and she had no anxiety about it. We have missed so many birthday invites because she was too anxious to go.  I could probably give you at least 10 more examples of her progress in 2 short weeks.  This is incredible for our little girl.
  We just got the Vetiver and Serenity in today so I am anxious to add these to her regiment also.  She was so excited when they came in and said she would use them also and keep getting better.  I think she notices a change also.
  I am so thankful the Jenn shared a story with her contacts about this other little girl because it helped me see that there might be something here for my little girl also.  If I saw this in 2 weeks, I just can’t imagine what is in for her future!
  She has not taken anything internal.  I have put the frankincense on her feet and the Balance I put on one of her hands on the fingertips the then on the opposite side at her temple (ex: right fingertips, left temple).
  A few weeks later - Well a part to add to the story is that the school came to me again and changed their minds- they now want to keep her in a regular classroom at the same school and NOT put her in an autistic classroom
  -Carrie