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. Since perioral dermatitis makes the skin very dry, any treatment of perioral dermatitis needs to help the skin regain its moisture retention capacity.

Perioral Dermatitis Treatment - treat perioral dermatitis the natural way

For centuries, shea butter has been used in Africa to treat dry skin and to keep the skin moist and healthy. In the 1900's, the French discovered shea butter and began to use this magical substance sparingly as an ingredient in expensive moisturizers. Shea butter is now finally becoming more readily available world wide and is beginning to be recognized as a naturally effective medicinal botanical for the treatment of perioral dermatitis.

Shea butter, especially Karite Gold Original Formula with its additional essential oils, 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. Because of these powerful properties, it's nature's finest one-stop product for dealing effectively with perioral dermatitis.

The Healing Fraction: When just a moisturizer is used to treat perioral dermatitis, the skin cells are hydrated, but then quickly lose the moisture. To treat perioral dermatitis effectively, the cells need to be made more elastic. The essential oils we add to Karite Gold work synergistically with the shea butter's healing fraction to restore the skin cells' elasticity. As the healing progresses, the cells continue to admit moisture as before, but after the healing are better able to keep it from escaping.

The Moisturizing Fraction: Shea butter is a particularly good moisturizer because it penetrates the skin quickly, while leaving it feeling soft and smooth with no oily residue.

When using shea butter for the treatment of perioral dermatitis, apply a moderate amount of Karite Gold to the areas of your face that are affected by perioral dermatitis. After you have coated an area 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 gently in a circular motion as you apply the shea butter.

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