Natural Skin and Body Care

Spring is here and now’s the time to start thinking about getting your skin in shape for the summer.   During the hot weather we had here in NJ a few days ago, I saw a few feet, elbows and knees that were not quite ready for primetime, if you know what I mean.  Take this time to make sure you’re not on the list of those most in need of a pumice stone.

while in the shower or bath use either a pumice stone or foot file (one made to be used on wet feet – some are only for dry feet) to scrape off the dead winter skin on the heels and the ankles.  If you do this every time you take a shower or bath, then you won’t have to do a whole ‘thing’ once sandal weather really arrives.

Pay close attention to the skin on back of the upper arms and the elbows  – keeping these areas exfoliated and clear of dead skin is most important if you plan on wearing sleeveless shrits and tank tops.

Finally, check out those knees.  Grap a handful of wet baking soda and scrub those knees gently then rinse clean.  Believe me, you’ll have yourself looking great in no time!

There’s nothing worse than the itch of eczema, especially in children.  I have known many mothers who have children that suffer from this skin condition as well as reading many stories on the Internet about baby eczema issues. Both my daughter and my husband suffer from mild forms of eczema now.  However, my daughter suffered from bleeding eczema when she was an infant.  During my search for an eczema cream that would help both her and my husband, I discovered a whole world of not only people with the eczema skin condition,but also a wide array of skin creams that supposedly treated the condition.

In my search for that magic eczema cream that would ease my daughter’s itching, as she had it much worse than my husband, her pediatrician directed me towards Eucerin, Vaseline as well as  hydrocortisone cream.  Reading the ingredients on these items was enough to make my hair stand on end – I’m not a big fan of mineral oil mixtures or petrolatum jelly.  Mind you, these two oils do have their uses, but in my opinion, they are not for regular use on the skin.

After much research, I found my own magic eczema cream that worked for my daughter and my husband.  The base of the eczeam cream was unrefined shea butter to which I added other oils such as soybean oil.  After using this natural eczema cream on my daughter’s legs and my husband arms, there was a marked improvement in the appearance of their skin.  Of course, I used this shea cream on my two sons also and their skin improved, even though they had no marked skin conditions.

As it stands, I have not purchased commercial lotions or eczema creams since I discovered my recipe!  Please understand that I don’t claim that this cream will cure your eczema – I’m just relating my own experience.

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