Constant Itching home cures

Constant Itching home cures 

Itchy skin can be because of eczema, excessive dryness, a skin condition called icthyosis or allergies to certain substances. Scratching tends to activate parts of the brain which help reduce unpleasant feelings. This is why we have a hard time stopping once we have started.


  If you cut your nails really short and straight across, you will hurt yourself less while scratching.

To help with itchy skin, use creamy moisturizers rather than watery lotions which evaporate quickly and aggravate dryness. Sometimes certain ingredients such as lanolin in creams make itching worse.


A really good natural moisturizer is olive oil. Immediately after your bath, apply some olive oil or almond oil to the parts of the body that itch. You can also apply milk cream like a mask and wash it off with plain water once it dries.

Here are some natural remedies for itchy skin:

• Wear loose fitting cotton garments.
• While bathing use lukewarm water, rather than hot or cold water.
• Try and use creams containing urea on the itchy skin
• Try adding colloidal oatmeal to your bath or even using oatmeal as a soap substitute. Use it like a scrub and wash it off. The chemicals in soap can be harsh and may dry your skin out
• Humidify your environment either with a humidifier or by keeping indoor plants. Also avoid sudden changes in temperature
• Try and avoid using products containing harmful chemicals on your skin. Wherever possible use natural and herbal alternatives.
• Rinse your clothes out properly to ensure that all traces of detergent are washed off. Detergent can irritate the skin.
• Supplement with Evening Primrose oil and Fish oil.
• Creams or lotions containing Chamomile, Calendula, St John's Wort or Goldenseal may be applied
• You can try maintaining a food diary to see if you suffer from itchy skin after eating any particular kind of food. See if eliminating that food stuff helps you. Also try and be aware of environmental allergens that aggravate the problem and eliminate them as far as possible.