Eczema Relief Butter
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I have had eczema on and off for my whole life. When I was little my eczema was related to a dairy allergy and covered my legs and arms. Eventually, I “grew” out of the allergy and could eat as much dairy as I wanted without breaking out. That was until I turned 21. All of a sudden I started getting a rash on my elbow pits (that’s a medical term right?) and couldn’t figure out what it was. My mom is a smart cookie and said “I bet your dairy allergy came back!” Noooooooo! I’m a self confessed dairy addict, well really I’m an ice cream addict, but still it sucked.
I went to an allergist had a skin prick test and dairy didn’t show up as an allergen. I was so excited I scarfed down tons of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and when I broke out even worse and the rash creeped up on my face I knew it was dairy! I started researching and found out that the skin prick test isn’t always a good determinant of food allergies… Great! and I could go get a blood test, but I was annoyed, lazy, and a poor grad student. I tried eliminating dairy from my diet, which made my rash go away, but was nearly impossible when your married to a cheese addict. Seriously, he would put cheese on everything if I would let him.
I tried making some creams in the past, nothing seemed to work, and I just lived with itchy red hands all the time. That was until I made this Eczema Relief Butter! This butter is super moisturizing and I can feel relief within a minute or two of rubbing it on my skin! The ingredients are simple and effective.
Shea butter is super moisturizing.
Coconut oil is moisturizing and an antibacterial
Lavender essential oil is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, calming, and promotes healing.
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Cedar wood essential oil helps reduce inflammation, stimulates circulation, and is an antiseptic.
Eczema Relief Butter
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup Shea butter (like this one)
- 1/4 cup Coconut oil (like this one)
- 10 drops Lavender essential oil (like this one)
- 5-10 drops Cedarwood essential oil (like this one)
- a few drops of vitamin E oil (optional)
Directions: In a bowl or stand mixer, mix together coconut oil and shea butter. Mix in essential oils and vitamin E. Place in a container.
To use: At night, slather on a small about of butter before bed. I also put it on right when I feel my skin flaring up (like right after I eat cheese or ice cream).
Always consult with a medical professional or herbalist for essential oil use. Some essential oils are not safe for children or during pregnancy.
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i have all the ingredients to make this. The Shea butter I have is in solid form, if I soften it and mix it with everything else will it still stay creamy or harden?
Hello,
I just made this cream. I have horrible eczema and I am hoping it’ll give me some relief. However, I did use all of my lavender EO. Do you know if there is another EO that could be used in its place?
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I just want to say thank you very much for sharing this wonderful information, I have been searching for a cure for my dermatitis eczema for a while but everything I found did not work.
I will be making this today. I have battled eczema all my life and currently am battling a bad flare up on my hands. I went through all the skin prick testing and topical testing (for things like fragrance, latex, etc) and it showed I was allergic to outside and nickel (which is unfortunately in most of your plant based foods – since the plants pull the nickel from the soil.) I have also found that sugar is a big trigger for me as well. Which makes sense why I have bad flares around Christmas and during stressful times.
Is this butter just for flair ups or can it be used daily as a preventive? My one year old suffers from eczema but I don’t want to be making/using a lot of different lotions/butters. Thanks.
Either. I would check the safety of the essential oils on children though. I’ve read that lavender is safe for children of all ages, but cedarwood is only safe for children over the age of 2. Check with a herbalist for safety. Hope that helps.
Hello,
Just wanted to let you know I keep coming back to this recipe for my children who both have eczema problems in winter. I ran out of shea butter and had to wait to get more shipped recently, and they both broke out horribly from not using this!! So thank you so much for this great recipe! I will continue to make this probably forever!!
I want to thank you for this recipe!!!
I found this recipe on Pinterest.
And it’s the only thing that will stop the eczema on my feet. I don’t react very well on sugar, but in the holiday season it’s difficult to resist. Last year my feet were completely open and itchy all day and night.This year they were a bit itchy an hour after consuming sugar. But I just the butter and the itch disappeared. Great!
I give your website address to some other people, they also have great results!
Thank you so much!
Sascha
The Netherlands
That makes me sooooo happy Sascha! So glad this worked for you and you are feeling better!
Do you just melt down the shea butter on the stove top or microwave and mix in with the coconut oil? Is it better for the coconut oil to be at least somewhat solid? Does whipping the coconut oil beforehand help it hold its consistency better for this cream? =)
I whip the Shea Butter in my stand mixer. I add the other ingredients one at a time after the Shea Butter starts looking fluffy. Sometimes, I add cocoa butter. That’s the only thing I ever melt.
Okay. So it will whip starting in solid form? I melted it a little and whipped the coconut oil and then added the shea butter. Turned out fine but I know prepping items (such as whipping) can help with consistency =)
Yep. Just plop it in the bowl and turn the mixer on. It makes the shea butter a light fluffy texture. Once it’s that light fluffy texture, I add the coconut oil and any other oils I want to use. I’ve drizzled in jojoba, almond, apricot, etc. At the end, I add any essential oils that I want to use.
can i use cedarwood on my dog. i have a teacup chihuahua that has skin problems and i am always looking for something new to help him. i know i can use lavander and it won’t hurt him.
thanks brenda
I’m not positive. Consult your vet or an herbalist before trying. I’ve seen some recipes for flea repellant using cedar wood but that doesn’t mean it is safe. I hope his skin problems get better!
I would like to make this for my son, but I don’t have cedarwood essential oils on hand. Do you think it will be ok to make the batch leaving out the cedarwood?
I’d try it, Melissa. Just plain shea butter whipped with some lavender essential oil helped my daughter’s eczema tremendously! I add all kinds of things to our shea butter now but in the beginning we used it almost straight.
Thank you Seana. I had not tried it without the cedar wood yet! Good to know it still works well!
Is texas cedarwood ok? Thats all I can find.
Yes that’s what I used! Sorry for not being more clear!
Cedarwood oil has many properties that really do help to clear up the eczema I wouldn’t leave it out.
Just made this, smells good….so far so good. I have tried everything. Sometimes it works a little, sometimes, no. I have had two BAD break outs and I can’t figure out what is causing……I’m quite a mess, so I hope this helps! Thanks! I also made your dish soap and I LIKE!!!
Just so everyone knows, I made this yesterday and 1/2 recipe will fit in a regular Altoids tin. Now I have some for myself and some for friends!
I also have intolerances to the lactose in dairy, and it triggers my eczema breakouts. Although after finishing the 30-day eczema diet program, I’m now able to eat fermented dairy that doesn’t contain much lactose, such as greek yogurt, kefir, butter, hard or moldy cheeses, and fresh cream! 😀 Have you tried? Btw the cream looks awesome! Do you think it would work with African shea butter? I just ordered a ton from amazon 😛
That’s awesome that you can now eat those things! At home we drink raw milk and eat raw milk yogurt which doesn’t cause me to breakout, but it is when we are at friends, church, or out to eat when its awful! I think that shea butter will work great in this recipe!
Where do you get raw milk? Do you live on a farm? I never even tasted it raw. . How does it taste different?
I used to get it from a friend, then from a local farm. I haven’t found a new place here in Oregon. It does taste a bit different and can change depending on what the cows eat. Once it tasted like flowers because the cows got into a flower patch haha
This is pretty close to the recipe I make for my daughter’s rash/eczema. Sometimes, I add almond oil, Jojoba or melted coco butter
Oooo those oils would be wonderful in this too!
Where can you find shea butter? Is it just shea butter like you can find at Walgreens or somewhere like that?
No, it needs to be raw Shea butter. You can get fair trade Shea butter online at Mountain Rose Herbs for a good price.
Will this cream also work on scaly psoriasis on the scalp?
Hi Connie, I am unsure. I’ve never used it on psoriasis before! I sure hope it does!
Hi there,
Loving your website, im busy investigating a recipe for my friends little boy who has eczema. I myself am busy controlling my psiriosis. It was just to mention that through my studies in aromatherapy, one of the points was lavender essential oil is a no no for including in a psiriosis treatment. It is perfect for exzema but not psiriosis because lavender oil assists to regenerate cells,
wishing you well with your lovely website
kindest regards
I to have psoriasis, haven’t had much luck clearing it up. Do you have a receipe that works on psoriasis????? Would appreciate any help offered.
Connie, I have psoriasis and while this type does offer some relief, it will make the hair quite oily. I would probably put on at night and wrap your hair in some sort of towel turban for sleeping and then wash out in the am. It will keep the psoriasis moistened which is usually most of the battle.
Thank you for this recipe. Another site has an eczema cream but used Ylang Ylang which is too “perfumey” for men. I will make this for my son.
Can I use this on my face?
Kari you should be able to. Be cautious though because the shea butter can be poor clogging on your face.
I realize your reply is a little old at this point, but I had to step in to clarify that shea is non-comedogenic, whereas coconut oil is a major pore clogger. Both are great for skin in different ways, but if I had to pick one for my face, it would be shea!
Agreed, Shea butter is rated a 0 on the comedogenic rating regarding if it will clog your pores.
I use a shea butter lotion on my face daily and rarely suffer from outbreaks. A coconut lotion did cause many outbreaks.
https://www.beneficialbotanicals.com/facts-figures/comedogenic-rating.html
I just broke out about three weeks ago on my hands and determined I probably have eczema. Then I saw this! I have all the ingredients on hand– yay! Thanks, Amy!
O no! that stinks! Well I hope this helps!
Hi, have you tried milk kefir? My friends daughter who is allergic to dairy can tolerate kefir and kefir cheese 🙂 eczema cream looks good, want to try even though i have no eczema!
I have not, but have heard great things about it! Haha you can totally use it even if you don’t have eczema!
Kefir is the only dairy I can have! My blood test determined my issue with dairy is the whey; whey is linked with lactose abbr kefir is 99% lactose free. I’ve never been a milk fan, I think my body knew…. oh and many cheeses (aged 1+ years) tend to have no lactose. I can tolerate one piece of cheddar now and then.