My name is Paul, I live in North West England, and I'm interested in treating eczema which can get annoying. I've tried tea tree and lavender and am ready to experiment further to find a blend which will control itching and scaling. 

Hi Paul,

I am so glad you have joined us.  Welcome 

It might be worth looking through the resources on the main site (the oil profiles might be a good place to start).  There have been some discussions on the forum about eczema - type a search in the search box on the left (some boards you won't be able to see yet but more will open up the more you post  ).

Anyway, a warm welcome and I hope you enjoy it here 

Hello Paul,

Itchy skin is horrid, you have my sympathies.

Do you want to make a balm or a cream? (or even a soap??)

As Helen said there's a lot of information about o the forum and the main site - but if you need more just shout out and some will be along to help.

Welcome, lots of people have found that handmade soaps and creams help their condition hugely so you'll find tons of help here. 

I suffered for over 40 years with very bad eczema. Never had a full nights sleep due to the itching.
Since changing to my hand made products and not using any commercial products it has cleared up.

I had an awful 8 months (until I got to see a dermatologist) with no sleep.  I really do sympathise Paul.  I found that it was fine during the day, but once I got home and went in the shower I would itch for Britain. 

Perhaps I should just have gone round smelly!!!

Thanks Helen, Elaine, Honey, The Chicken Lady and Suzanne, what a fantastic welcome. I'm initially thinking of a massage blend, but a balm or cream would be a good idea. My colleague Abi has already demonstrated soap making to me, and  i've got some to try including some black soap!
I will have a more detailed look at everything in the next few days.
Thanks again  

Is that charcoal soap? I do remember somewhere that it's good for skin conditions. 

Experiment with lots of things, you'll find something that really suits you and wonder why you didn't do this sooner!!!

Hello Paul,

Always nice to welcome another male forum member. Hope you find it enjoyable and useful.

Scott

Welcome Paul!
Sorry you have itching eczema. My father had some flaky, itching thingy on his scalp and I made him a balm which has helped. Am about to make a new batch so I'll write down the ingredients (didn't do that last time..  ...) and post here.

Hello Paul, good to see you here.
I sympathise, itchy skin is no fun...I have it.
I hope you get some tips here that will help.

Welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy your time here 

Wow, just thought I'd pop back and found loads more replies.
Honey, yes it is charcoal soap - I've got lavender and a couple of others too - spoilt for choice! The only snag with the lavender is you go asleep in the bath!

Hi Scott, yes we do seem outnumbered, but I can live with that I like the meerkat pose by your dog! Must find a pic for myself sometime.

Eva, that would be very helpful, thankyou. The flaky stuff is on the scalp. It's not always there, just every now and again, but while it's there you notice .  

Corrie, I sympathise with you too - itchy feelings dominate so and make it difficult to concentrate. I want to see if I can help find something to suppress the itching which is neither toxic nor takes a layer of skin off in the process

Oh Hi Wolfhound, thanks I'm sure I will.

I'll check back here tomorrow, bye for now all.

Hi Paul

wellcome to the boards. My daughter used to have excema. It really is no fun.

One thing that did help her (although not natural by any means) was anti-histamines (hayfever medication). We never gave it to her every day, as I am not sure how bad it is for people, but once or twice a week, just to give her a good night's rest. Otherwise I can't help much, she grew out of her condition before I started making soap.

Eva, I suffer from flaky skin on my head sometimes, so would also be interested to see if your balm helps

Hi Mad Piano - you've just got to explain that one! Thanks for the thought - i've managed to do without antihistamines for a few years now, took them mainly for easy breathing in the pollen season rather than eczema though. Your daughter is lucky to have grown out of it, bit late for me to expect that i think . . . (not toooooooooo far off retirement )