Perioral Dermatitis Treatment
Causes of Perioral Dermatitis
The exact cause of the condition known as perioral dermatitis is not known, but it mostly affects women between the ages of 20 and 50. In addition to redness, there are usually small red bumps and mild peeling. Sometimes there is mild itching and/or burning. The areas most affected are within the borders of the lines from the nose to the sides of the lips, and the chin. Occasionally, the areas around the nose, eyes, and cheeks can be affected.
Perioral Dermatitis Treatment - treat perioral dermatitis the natural way
Since perioral dermatitis makes the skin very dry, any treatment of perioral dermatitis needs to help the skin regain its moisture retention capacity. Just moisturizing your skin isn't enough. 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 effectively treat perioral dermatitis include
Lavender, Patchouli.
The following Karite Gold products are particularly effective for perioral dermatitis. Click on either of the products to find out more about them.
When using shea butter as a perioral dermatitis treatment, apply a moderate amount of Karite Gold to the areas of your skin that are affected by perioral dermatitis.
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 perioral dermatitis,
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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 Perioral Dermatitis, that shea butter has been known to help.
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