How Can I Relieve My Skin Irritation?

Do you maybe wash your face with baking soda?

Are you over washing your face?

Are you using a lemon juice when exfoliating?

Are you taking an oatmeal bath?

Are you applying topical anesthetics that contain pramoxine?

Are you applying a cold, wet cloth or ice pack to the skin that itches?

Are you moisturizing your skin?

You should avoid washing your face with baking soda because there is high pH level (baking soda is pH 9, while the skin is generally between 4.5 and 5) and it can actually disturb your skin’s moisture barrier.

You should stop doing it because your skin needs some oil to stay balanced.

You should stay away from lemon juice because it does help exfoliate dead skin cells, but it can also cause significant dryness and irritation.

You should start taking an oatmeal bath because oatmeal can be moisturizing, soothing and inflammation-relieving for the skin. Colloidal oatmeal baths can also help relieve the dry, itchy and irritated skin cause by eczema.

You should start applying topical anesthetics that contain pramoxine because pramoxine topical is used to treat pain or itching caused by insects bites, minor burns or scrapes, dryness or itching.

You should start applying cold, wet cloth because cold compresses can occasionally provide mild relief from bothersome itching and the inflammation that often accompanies it. The cold temperature offers

You should start moisturizing your skin with aloe vera, because aloe vera is a natural moisturizer. Many people find that aloe vera gel can hydrate and soothe eczema-damaged skin.