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If you are suffering from severe eczema is keeping you up at night and there is no relief in sight, it may be time to ask your health practitioner about wet wrap therapy. This form of treatment has been found to be effective for severe eczema. It has been proven to give relief and to remoisturize and soothe sore and itchy skin.

Before the process begins, you need to soak in a bath with emollient oil. Then moisturizer is
rubbed into the skin to make it moist. If your eczema is severe, then an anti-itch cream may be applied to the affected skin. The bandages that are used for wet wrap therapy are soaked in warm water or a special moisturizer until very wet. The bandages are then wrapped on the area where the body has eczema. This therapy can be used on any area of the body that is affected by eczema, including the face. To assist keep the moisture in, dry bandages are wrapped over the wet bandages.

The advantages to wet wrap therapy as an eczema treatment are several. This therapy helps to rehydrate the damaged skin, can assist you sleep better, reduce itching, and decrease redness.

Another advantage is that it reduces the chance that the bacteria that is on the skin naturally will develop into an infection.

Children suffering from severe atopic dermatitis have found relief using wet wrap therapy. Even after

two weeks of treatment, they still saw improvements. This therapy has also been found to
assist with moderate to serious hand dermatitis.

There are some negatives to this form of eczema treatment. For one thing, it takes quite a bit of time to do from start to finish. For children, this may be difficult because they are unable to keep still. Another disadvantage is that some children and adults may find it hard to sit wrapped in wet bandages for the time required for this therapy to work. In place of bandages, you can use moistened pajamas or other clothing to treat children or infants, which would be more comfortable. You also need to keep in mind is that the temperature of the room should be comfortable for the patient, because sitting with wet bandages may make them feel cold.

In most cases, wet wrap therapy is only performed for a week or two, and no longer. You will need to
moisturize your skin constantly after you have completed your wet wrap therapy. In addition, adopt
other methods of eczema treatment that you can use such as avoiding allergens.

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Spring is just around the corner – warm, sunny weather, the wonderful scent of the earth coming alive and flowers blooming. Unfortunately, it also heralds the rough, dry hands that inevitably result from working in the garden and exposing our hands to all that lovely dirt and the chemicals and insecticides that keep our gardens weed and pest free. Those with skin problems will be doubly affected. However, many gardeners have now discovered shielding lotion – a breakthrough in dry skin and eczema treatment that makes washing up easier and inhibits absorption of chemicals so you can prevent dry skin and eczema flares.

Shielding lotion, now recommended by hundreds of dermatologists for eczema treatment and prevention, forms a barrier that not only protects the skin from direct contact with harmful chemicals, it also prevents absorption through the skin to the rest of the body. As eighty percent of eczema is caused by harsh and toxic chemicals, this is the most effective eczema treatment you can find. Here’s what the gardeners have to say:

“I personally started using Gloves In A Bottle about 4-5 years ago. It was after our company was having problems with the employees breaking out with a rash on their hands and arms. It seems the rubber bands we were using (made in Sri Lanka) were the culprit. After using several skin protectors we chanced upon Gloves In A Bottle and bingo no more rashes. It really protected the contact of the rubber from their skin.

“After years of gardening my hands felt like leather and were with our mucky black soil. I started using Gloves In A Bottle after the company’s success and after about a week I noticed my hands were looking very different. They were looking so good, I started having manicures for the first time in my life. I actually started wearing polish and was not ashamed of my hands.”

If you want to spend more time in the garden and less time looking for a dry skin and eczema treatment, give shielding lotion a try. Your hands may look as good as your flowers.

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Spongiotic dermatitis is commonly known as Acute eczema which is a chronic skin condition that typically affects the skin on and around the abdominal and chest areas. It is also quite common for other areas such as the buttocks to be affected. Unlike a lot of other skin conditions which usually affect the head and scalp it is unusual for this type of dermatitis to affect this area of the body.

Spongiotic dermatitis is usually contracted by the sufferer at a relatively young age and babies quite often start to show symptoms similar to diaper rash. It is a known fact that males are three times more likely to contract this type of skin condition than females.

Typically Spongiotic dermatitis initially manifests as a severe bout of itchiness and after a while a rash often appears. It is believed that the most common cause of this skins condition is as a result of an allergic reaction. The main allergic reactions are food allergies, allergies to certain insect bites as well as reactions to particular drugs and other types of medication.

What Are The Symptoms to Look For?

The most common symptom of Spongiotic dermatitis is the formation of a skin rash. This rash initially appears on the sufferer’s abdomen and chest and sometimes buttocks areas and is typically red in color. As the condition progresses and worsens the rash can turn a darker color and if left untreated the rash can actually appear to turn black in color.

If the Spongiotic dermatitis condition does not get treated effectively the rash may develop into a welt and the affected skin can become quite rough and crusty in appearance. Often the rash can weep and ooze fluid which further irritates the affected skin making subsequent treatment more difficult and time consuming.

Each sufferer of Spongiotic dermatitis has their own trigger that causes the outbreak so to determine the actual cause is often a very lengthy process of trial and error. If you are a sufferer it is important to start monitoring the substances you regularly come into contact with and this way you can start a process of identification and elimination via certain biopsy tests. The condition is also believed to be hereditary.

Once your doctor has diagnosed that you are a sufferer of spongiotic dermatitis your treatment will more than likely start with a course of specialized creams and lotions. Initially the lotions will be menthol based formulations that are to be applied directly onto the rash. If you do not show signs of improvement using the menthol lotions it is likely that it is necessary to use a stronger prescription cream such as corticosteroid. This will help to relieve the itching as well as reduce the welts and rash.

It is known that changes in diet can help to contain the outbreak of this type of dermatitis. Also taking vitamin A tablets has been shown to assist in slowing down or stopping further development of the rash. If you have a chronic case of spongiotic dermatitis you will probably be prescribed anti-inflammatory medications. Prednisone is a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory drug.

If the sufferer is currently pregnant or is breastfeeding they should alert their doctor so that any drugs prescribed do not harm the unborn child or nursing infant.

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How to Treat a Pig with a Sunburn

While this may sound like a humorous title, pigs really can develop sunburns on their skin. This is especially true for breeds like Chester Whites and other kinds that have predominantly “white” skin.

Normally, this occurs early in the Spring/Summer, after the animals have been kept contained in a barn or hog house all winter. They welcome the warmth of the sunshine and, like humans, don’t seek shelter or shade in time to avoid being sunburned.

Since most hogs are raised in total confinement nowadays, I consulted with several elderly farmers and our retired local Farm Adviser. Admittedly it took awhile to come up with the answer. Most farmers in our area haven’t raised hogs in any number for quite awhile, since the “confinement houses” have taken over. Gone are the days when farmers raised one hundred or less on the family farm. If they do raise a few hogs nowadays, its just for their own personal butchering. However, with all the influx of government rules and regulations, they’re not allowed to butcher their own meat anymore, but must find a processing plant to take it to and pay their fees as well.

When I posed the question to these men, I got a lot of big grins, laughs, and even a couple of guffaws. Finally, after much consideration and embarrassment, I found the answers I sought.

All of them told me, “Anything you can put on a human to treat a sunburn, you can put on a pig’s skin.” So I got them to thinking, “What did they do BEFORE the advent of Aloe Vera and After Tanning Lotions?”

Here are their suggestions on how to treat sunburn:

1. Put them in confinement either in the shade or else in a barn or hog house.

2. Use Aloe Vera, after sun lotions, or other body lotions. Do not use oil because if the animal escapes and gets out into the sun, their sunburn would only increase in intensity.

3. Smear them with mud. Mud will cause their skin to heal more quickly and will keep flies off of them.

4. If they haven’t already made one themselves, go run a large amount of water into a low area of dirt, creating a “wallow.” Turn the pig(s) loose and let them enjoy their own personal mud bath. As stated above, this will heal their skin, keep it from being burned worse, and will keep flies off of them.

After talking with the farmers and the farm adviser, I realized that God knew what He was doing when He gave hogs the desire to roll around in the mud and create “wallows.” While I considered them as unsightly and unnecessary while growing up on a farm, it seems they play a very important part in the health and function of swine management.

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Anyone who continually exposes their skin to the harsh conditions of the sun is running the risk of skin damage known as sunburn. This condition can be quite painful and uncomfortable but, worse still, it can lead to the serious illness of skin cancer.

In recent years, because of the knowledge we now have about the damage to the ozone layer, many people have become more wary about this overexposure to the suns rays. The ozone layer which is the part of the earth’s atmosphere that protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation, has been damaged by the common usage of things such as synthetic pollutants. Consequently, these ultraviolet rays are now more dangerous than ever before.

Often, we do not feel the effects of sunburn until several hours after the damage is done. This is because sunburn is actually a radiation burn rather than a heat burn. These burns are caused by the ultraviolet rays from the sun. These rays can damage the skin through penetration without the person necessarily feeling that their skin is overheating.

The skin consists of an outer layer, the epidermis, and the bottom layer, the basal layer. It is the epidermis that suffers the effects of sunburn. This is the layer that contains the pigmentation cells which, when new cells appear as a result of the sun, is seen as a suntan. If there is not enough pigment filters, it results in sunburn.

Sunburn is an immediate type of sun damage but its effects may not show for several hours after exposure. Reddening of the skin and a burning feeling may take up to twenty four hours to occur. If the sunburn is severe, blisters may occur, causing damage to some of the cells in the epidermis.

Sun damage from repeated exposure are much like those of aging. The skin shows wrinkling and thickening of the skin. Lumps that look like warts can appear as well as dryness and cracking of the skin.

In modern times, the biggest concern to most sun-worshippers is that of skin cancer. Realistically, people who have often suffered from sunburn have a higher likelihood of contracting skin cancer than people who have never been sunburned. In areas where there is a lot of bright sunshine, such as Australia, the incidence of skin cancer is very high. In fact, Australia has the highest frequency of skin cancer in the world.

It is extremely important to be particularly vigilant where children are concerned. If a child is often exposed to sunburn, he or she is at a higher risk of contracting skin cancer when they become adults.

Once a person has been sunburned, the most important thing is to avoid exposure which will obviously cause more damage. Applying a soothing lotion can reduce the discomfort which will usually recede within a few days. Once the initial discomfort is reduced, the skin may peel. When the damage is severe, a steroidal lotion may be prescribed. These lotions reduce inflammation as well as the potency and duration of the sunburn.

There are a number of ways to protect the skin from sunburn. The most natural way is to gradually increase periods of time in the sun in order to build up a tan. The sun is also less intense when it is low such as morning and evening so it makes sense to enjoy the sun at these times rather than in the middle of the day when the sun is at its peak. Some people believe that they are safer when swimming but this is untrue. Although the water absorbs the heat, the ultraviolet rays are still directed on the skin.

Sunscreen should be applied frequently during exposure to the sun, and especially immediately before and after swimming. Some of the sunscreens available give virtually complete protection by stopping all ultraviolet rays, thus allowing prolonged time in the sun without resulting in damage.

Of course, not all effects of the sun are negative and exposure to sunlight is necessary for health. It is essential for vitamins C and D and creates a healthy glowing skin.

So, it is important to have some exposure to the health benefits of the sun but, like anything else, moderation is the key. Sensible exposure is a positive way of life but overexposure is nothing more than a recipe for disaster.

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