Introduction
If you are one of the many who suffer from eczema or seborrheic dermatitis, you know all about the pain, inflammation, and unsightly rashes of dry, cracked skin that can develop on your hands, feet, face, scalp, elbows, and knees. There are numerous synthetic and natural remedies that have been recommended for decades, by they don’t they always work as advertised, and you end up with messy, uncomfortable, and right back where you started. Fortunately for those of you with eczema or SD, many studies are showing scientific evidence for the use of coconut oil to treat your chronic skin condition and soothe your symptoms. Let’s take a look at the causes of eczema and SD, and how coconut oil works to treat the condition, and other chronic skin conditions like seborrheic dermatitis.
Causes of Eczema
The specific causes of eczema can be multifold: genetic factors, allergies to metal exposure such as nickel or any other irritating substance. People with eczema typically have a bacteria in their skin called staphylococcus aureus that can be treated with a topical antibiotic, but also becomes resistant to antibiotics over time. Due to the long term resistance of the bacteria, natural remedies such as …show more content…
The apparent causes are attributed primarily to stress, genetics, yeast infections of the skin, certain medical conditions and medications, or just plain cold and dry weather. Scientists and physicians have determined that most symptoms are caused by the secretions of a yeast bacteria that lives on the skin known as malassezia, which cause the inflammation and flaky skin common to the condition. In infants, SD is typically referred to as “cradle cap”, and typically goes away by the time an infant reaches a year old. Treatments with coconut oil are most effective due its containing caprylic acid, a fatty acid that directly combats and digests the yeast malassezia topically and
If you are one of the many who suffer from eczema or seborrheic dermatitis, you know all about the pain, inflammation, and unsightly rashes of dry, cracked skin that can develop on your hands, feet, face, scalp, elbows, and knees. There are numerous synthetic and natural remedies that have been recommended for decades, by they don’t they always work as advertised, and you end up with messy, uncomfortable, and right back where you started. Fortunately for those of you with eczema or SD, many studies are showing scientific evidence for the use of coconut oil to treat your chronic skin condition and soothe your symptoms. Let’s take a look at the causes of eczema and SD, and how coconut oil works to treat the condition, and other chronic skin conditions like seborrheic dermatitis.
Causes of Eczema
The specific causes of eczema can be multifold: genetic factors, allergies to metal exposure such as nickel or any other irritating substance. People with eczema typically have a bacteria in their skin called staphylococcus aureus that can be treated with a topical antibiotic, but also becomes resistant to antibiotics over time. Due to the long term resistance of the bacteria, natural remedies such as …show more content…
The apparent causes are attributed primarily to stress, genetics, yeast infections of the skin, certain medical conditions and medications, or just plain cold and dry weather. Scientists and physicians have determined that most symptoms are caused by the secretions of a yeast bacteria that lives on the skin known as malassezia, which cause the inflammation and flaky skin common to the condition. In infants, SD is typically referred to as “cradle cap”, and typically goes away by the time an infant reaches a year old. Treatments with coconut oil are most effective due its containing caprylic acid, a fatty acid that directly combats and digests the yeast malassezia topically and