Lactic Acid Works to Reduce Itching!

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Hallo all,

 

I have been much too busy out on the land gardening, creating bedding

plants for the farmers market, harvesting and tincturing herbs etc

etc to spend much time online.

 

But the group popped into my mind when I received this newsletter.

It doesn't mention any brandnames for lotions, but I did put my

website at the bottom, since this is Thursday.

 

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Lactic Acid Works to Reduce Itching!

 

 

Many of you who read my eczema site know that I never did find any topical cream

or lotion to relief the intense itching that accompanies atopic dermatitis,

especially at night. I was always looking for oils and lotions that would not

mask the symptoms, but support skin health by nourishing it and this is why such

products had to be 100% food-based with no chemicals added. Therefore, I've

recommended shea butter, cocoa butter, black cumin seed oil and coconut oil for

individuals with atopic dermatitis. These oils and lotions work to protect the

skin, but none of these oils and lotions worked to relieve the intense itching.

 

Therefore, I'm always on the look out for products that will help with the

extreme itching that many individuals go through when they suffer from atopic

dermatitis. In my search I found that skin lotions made from organic fermented

grains and friendly bacteria can help reduce itching. I recommended such

lotions to two eczema patients who emailed me saying that they simply can't take

the intense itching any more and that they are seriously thinking about going

back on the cortisone cream to get relief. So I suggested to them to give such

lotions a try, before going back on medical drugs.

 

Within two weeks, both of them reported back to me that they got relief and that

they'll stick to the healthy diet and the whole food supplement program and go

through their detox period since they now have something topical to help them

reduce the intensity of the itching. I was very excited to know about their

results. Then I recommended the same lotion to one more person with severe

eczema and she reported back to me that she's getting good results as well.

 

What are these lotions?

 

There are a few lactic acid lotions in the market that are made from fermented

organic grains and several friendly bacteria. Probiotic bacteria naturally

ferment organic whole grains and legumes to release nutrients and create a

natural, mild lactic acid which is known to restore and protect the skin's

mantle.

 

Make sure the ingredients from any of these lactic acid lotions that you buy to

be pure and good for the skin. You do want the ingredients of the product you

buy to be made from organic grains such as barley, wheat and adzuki beans with

an assortment of friendly bacteria like lactobacillus, acidophilus, and

bulgaricus.

 

Such lotions are safe for children's use as well.

 

What is lactic acid bacteria?

 

According to Natasha Trenev, author of Probiotics, Nature's Internal Healers,

the Lactobacillus bacteria family " ...produce lactic acid from carbohydrates,

which creates an acidic environment in the digestive tract that helps get rid of

any harmful microorganisms that thrive in an alkaline environment " (p. 33).

 

It is common that individual's skin suffering from atopic dermatitis harbors

many harmful bacteria such as staph and yeast. Such nasty bacteria promotes

skin infection and perhaps the intense itching (my theory). Therefore, by

applying a powerful lactic acid bacteria topically on the infected eczema

lesions, such harmful bacteria start to die. Natasha Trenev says that the

lactic acid bacteria is so strong that it can use up all available oxygen in the

harmful bacteria habitat and that's why they die (p. 33).

 

According to Anthony Cichoke, author of The Complete Enzymes Book of Therapy,

lactic acid bacteria also contain proteolytic enzymes in the cell wall, cell

membrane, and cytoplasm (p. 30). My theory is that just like enzymes can digest

harmful molecules in the blood and lymph fluids when taken on an empty stomach

and reduce inflammation internally, enzymes can do the same when used topically

through a lactic acid lotion. Enzymes in lactic acid products may be able to

break down toxins in the skin that might feed the harmful bacteria.

 

I'm theorizing that the above reasons might be why lactic acid bacteria works to

stop the itching.

 

What if you have allergies to dairy products?

 

If have allergies to milk products, you might wonder whether it is OK to use a

lactic acid lotion on your skin. I believe even if you have such allergies,

lactic acid bacteria will be very helpful for you to use because such bacteria

produce the enzyme lactase which is helpful in breaking down lactose in dairy

products. Therefore, there is no conflict for someone with allergies to dairy

products to use lactic acid bacteria lotions on their skin.

 

I'm beyond excited to know that lactic acid bacteria lotions have worked to

reduce the intense itching and finally stop it.

 

If you do buy such lotions to use to stop the itch from atopic dermatitis,

would you please let me know if it works?

 

References:

 

Cichoke, Anthony, J. (1999). The Complete Book of Enzymes Therapy. Garden

City Park, NY: Avery Publishing Group.

Trenev, Natasha. (1998). Probiotics Nature's Internal Healers. Honesdale, PA:

Paragon Press.

 

Wishing you extraordinary health,

Donia Alawi

 

 

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[Guest guest]

have you considered a rinse as well? I did a soap, an oil and a rinse simply

boiling organic whole wheat, irish oats or steel cut oats, yucca powder and if a

person isn't allergic, calendula is soothing and then I added some rosemary to

take the itch out faster.

 

This man said he would take that 'tea' and pour it over his head and skin after

his shower, those ingredients were in his soap, rubbed it in , got out and towel

dried and then used the oil. he reports he is very happy. I was thinking that

calamine powder in the mix might be a good idea. The hitch is, it must be

refrigerated and short dated. Is it possible that potassium sorbate would be the

best preservative for a little longer?

 

Oh, and I used tea tree for that extra caution for a secondary bacterial

infection from scratching.

 

But there are other eo's and herbs with those properties too so if one can't use

some of what was in the tea, another herb could be used.

 

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