Itchy Skin

Causes of Itchy Skin

The primary cause of itchy skin is a lack of moisture in the our skin cells. As skin cells lose their moisture, the cells contract and causing the itchy sensation. If the skin becomes very dry, the itchy parts may actually become painful.

Remedies for Itchy Skin

The remedy is to treat the skin with substances that enhance its moisture-retention capabilities. In early adulthood, our skin cells begin to become more porous and less elastic. When a moisturizer is applied, it hydrates the cells, but the cells quickly lose the moisture. If substances that work synergistically together to restore the skin cells' elasticity are applied to the skin, then as the healing progresses, the cells continue to admit moisture as before, but after the healing are better able to keep it from escaping.

Shea butter is a wonderful agent for revitalizing our skin cells so that they regain their moisture retention capacity. Unrefined shea butter not only contains a high moisturizing fraction, but also contains an extraordinarily high healing fraction. The essential oils that can work with shea butter to reduce itchiness by restoring the skin cells' elasticity include Jasmine, Lavender, Sandalwood.

The following Karite Gold products each contain Shea Butter and one or more of the essential oils that are most efficacious for treating itchy skin, and they are all about equally effective. Click on any of these products to find out more about them.

• Shea Butter with Jasmine   (fragrance: delicate jasmine)
• Shea Butter with Lavender and Myrrh   (fragrance: light and soothing)
• Shea Butter with Lavender, Grapefruit and Vanilla   (fragrance: fresh and invigorating)
• Shea Butter with Sandalwood and Lavender   (fragrance: soft and alluring)
• Shea Butter with Sandalwood and Patchouli   (fragrance: earthy and unpretentious)

To moisturize and heal dry skin, apply a moderate amount of Karite Gold whenever your skin feels itchy. After you have coated an area of your skin with shea butter, spend some time making sure that the shea butter works its way down under the surface of your skin. Move your fingers in a circular motion as you apply the shea butter.

To learn more about Shea Butter and the essential oils that are used for treating itchy skin, click on the links below:

• Shea Butter
• Jasmine
• Lavender
• Sandalwood

Alternative Medicine

For an explanation of why this treatment works, we recommend the book Medical Aromatherapy: Healing with Essential Oils by Kurt Schnaubelt. If your skin problem persists, we strongly recommend that you see a medical professional - either a dermatologist or a practioner of wholistic medicine who specializes in skin problems.

Click here to learn about other skin problems, besides itchy skin, that shea butter has been known to help. Click here to go back to the top of this Itchy Skin page.