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Eczema is a form of dermatitis, a recurring, non-infectious, inflammation of the upper layers of the skin affecting one in three Australasians at some stage throughout their lives or inflammation. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent or recurring skin rashes characterized by redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, with possible crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing or bleeding. Although eczema affects all ages, it usually appears in early childhood (in babies between two-to-six months of age) and disappears around six years of age. In fact, more than half of all eczema sufferers show signs within their first 12 months of life and 90 per cent of people develop eczema before the age of five. (http://www.eczema.org.au/info/facts.html) Treatment guide Dermatitis severely dries out the skin, and keeping the affected area moistened can promote healing and retain natural moisture. This is the most important self-care treatment that one can use in atopic eczema. The use of anything that may dry out the skin should be discontinued and this includes both normal soaps and bubble baths that remove the natural oils from the skin. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema). Due to the need to protect the skin; Emu oil’s penetrating properties not only protect the skin’s moisture but also re-moisturise the dermis’ dry flaky skin. Emu oil is hypoallergenic and no likelihood of irritation, it’s natural anti-inflammatory (linoleic & linolenic acid) helps to ease redness and inflammation from flare-ups of Eczema, also aiding in an ideal healing environment for the skin cells. http://www.niams.nih.gov; NIH Publication No. 03-4272  This elderly woman with severe eczema on her face had been treated for approximately eight weeks by another physicial csung conventional type therapy (cortisone, oral and IV antibiotics)
Eczema lesion after one week of only pure emu oil application. Eczema lesion after three weeks of therapy using just pure Emu Oil. Snapshots courtesy of Dr. Dan Dean as printed in Emu Today & Tomorrow, October 1998 |
