Treatment For Eczema On The Scalp

Eczema should be treated with the specific products recommended by the dermatologist. These are just some natural remedies that could serve as a complement to try to improve the problem

Skin problems are not easy to treat, as they are often a symptom of other health problems. Therefore, it is necessary to go to a dermatologist to make a diagnosis and recommend the most appropriate treatment.

In this article we provide you with the keys to carry out a remedy at home that could be used as a complement to medical treatment to try to improve the eczema that appears on the scalp and that causes so much discomfort to those who suffer them.

Harmful foods

The moment we detect eczema, we must eliminate the following foods from our diet:

• Red meats and sausages.
• Fried and precooked.
• High-fat products such as soft cheese, cream or ice cream.
• Table salt (however, we can consume sea salt in small amounts).
• White sugar and sweeteners.
• Refined flours, especially wheat and using oat, chickpea, rye or spelled flours.

Even so, it will be the dermatologist who recommends the foods that we must eliminate from the diet and which could be the most appropriate.

Beneficial foods

There are some foods that hide beneficial properties that could prevent and eliminate all types of eczema that appear anywhere on the body.

Including these foods in our daily menus is the first step in trying to reduce the problem. However, we have to be constant and patient, since the results are not noticeable from one day to the next.

• Natural apple, pear, carrot, ginger and celery juices: We will take them, if possible, on an empty stomach, half an hour before breakfast.
• Brewer’s yeast: it is recommended mainly in cases of eczema and dermatitis. If we take it together with meals we could improve the assimilation of its nutrients.

• Vegetable drinks of oats, rice, spelled, almond, to replace milk of animal origin.
• Sprouted alfalfa, sunflower, or broccoli seeds. They are an excellent source of nutrients. We can buy them or germinate them at home.
• Infusions of horsetail, sarsaparilla and nettle.
• Vegetables.
• Fruits and dried fruits.
• Blue Fish.
• Egg.

Tea tree remedy

Before washing our hair, at least twice a week, we will make an application of tea tree essential oil on the scalp, in order to eliminate any pathogenic germs that are causing eczema. According to some studies, tea tree oil appears to be an effective antieczematic agent.

However, we will not apply it pure, as it can be irritating and, in addition, it is more difficult to spread well. We will mix it with one of the following products, depending on our scalp type:

• Fatty : With aloe vera gel.
• Dry : With coconut oil.

How do we use it?

• We will moisten our heads with a little warm water.
• We will apply this preparation well, massaging the scalp, especially the affected area.
• We will put a rolled towel on our hair.
• We will let it act for about half an hour.
• We will wash our hair normally.

Bicarbonate vinegar shampoo

Eczema is very delicate and requires care with specific products. We propose a totally natural homemade shampoo that could help you balance the natural pH of the hair so that eczema disappears.

However, we recommend consulting your application with a dermatologist, as its ingredients could irritate the skin of the scalp.

What do we need?

• A tablespoon of baking soda diluted in a glass of hot water.
• Three quarters of a glass of water with one quarter of apple cider vinegar.

How do we do it?

• We apply the water with bicarbonate only on the scalp, since otherwise we would dry out the ends.
• We rinse with water.
• Then we apply the water with vinegar, let it act for one or two minutes, and rinse well with water.
• If we wish, we can add a drop of an essential oil to this liquid, to improve its aroma, although the hair will not smell like vinegar when it is dry.

Sea water remedy

People who live near the beach or who have the ability to get sea water can be used to rinse their hair often.

Seawater provides us with all the minerals we need in the proportions necessary for our body, and stands out for its anti-inflammatory, alkalizing properties, which are believed to be able to combat eczema.

We will let the hair soaked in sea water dry and then we will rinse it with warm water.

What do you think of these remedies? As we mentioned at the beginning, eczema must be treated with specific products recommended by the dermatologist. These are just some natural remedies that could serve as a complement to try to improve the problem.