How Do You Treat Infant Eczema Naturally?
• Give the infant a bath in an infant bathtub with about 8 drops of tea tree oil. The tea tree oil soothes and heals the eczema. It also prevents an infection from occurring. • If the infant has eczema on his/her scalp, add tea tree oil to his/her gentle, fragrance-free shampoo (i.e. “California Baby”), shampoo the hair, letting it sit on the scalp for about 5 minutes before thoroughly rinsing. • After drying baby (Do not dry skin completely), apply Witch Hazel (a natural anti-inflammatory) only to the red, inflamed areas. You might want to dilute the witch hazel (50:50) with water. • Microwave about a table spoon of Organic Cold Pressed olive oil. Massage infant’s entire body with olive oil. • Immediately after applying the warm olive oil, apply raw shea butter the the entire body. This will leave the baby’s skin moisturized through most of the day. • If the baby is itching, aloe vera gel can help. Apply this to the itchy areas throughout the day. Keep repeating the above steps. I not
