Many factors contribute to eczema, from genetics to weather. One thing we know for certain: having dry skin or a weakened skin barrier can trigger and aggravate this uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition.
Here’s where topical, natural skincare can play an important role in eczema management. The goal is to keep skin clean and well moisturized while avoiding potentially triggering ingredients. Health Hut offers a wide assortment of natural, botanically based products that nourish and heal eczema prone skin.
Let’s talk about a few of our favourite natural products and ingredients for nourishing and pampering sensitive and reactive skin.
PROVINCE APOTHECARY HEALING ECZEMA BALM
This deeply hydrating targeted balm is steroid-free and gentle enough for the most sensitive skin. Packed with barrier-replenishing ingredients it delivers powerful relief from flare-ups of eczema, psoriasis and rashes. Hero ingredient colloidal oatmeal, along with powerhouses zinc, turmeric oil, and olive oil help to soothe itchiness, reduce the appearance of redness and promote healing. This balm is great for use anywhere on the body or face where eczema strikes.
INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHT: COLLOIDAL OATMEAL
Colloidal oatmeal is PH friendly, making it very gentle on skin and rich in lipids which nourish the skin barrier, while beta-glucans soothe and avenanthramides calm redness and itchiness.
Other featuring colloidal oatmeal include:
Graydon Putty Super Soothing Face Cream - can also be used as a face mask.
SSSoaps Bar Batch 077 - an all natural nourishing cleansing bar minus essential oils, great for the very sensitive.
La Vie Milk Baths in Rosemary Lavender or Eucalyptus, which pair colloidal oatmeal with nourishing coconut milk, soothing aloe, and relaxing essential oils, perfect to soothe and calm dry itchy skin on the body.
HEALTH HUT TIP: While you’re in the tub, gently exfoliate with our naturally antibacterial Sea Sponge. It’s gentle enough for sensitive skin such as those with eczema or psoriasis, and promotes circulation as well.
MONASTERY ATTAR FLORAL REPAIR CONCENTRATE
For eczema prone skin it’s important to keep a rich, reparative moisturizing product as part of your nightly routine. Monastery ATTAR is a nutrient dense essential-oil free nourishing balm ideal for daily use for barrier protection as well as nightly use as a repair mask.
This luxurious balm is loaded with a rainbow of vitamins and deeply restorative properties including rose and jasmine waxes. The bonus of Attar is its incredible natural aromatherapy benefits. The scent captivates and soothes without the use of potentially irritating essential-oils.
INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHT: ROSE
Rose is a plant ally for sensitive skin, containing anti-inflammatory and reparative properties ideal for calming redness and aiding in the skin’s healing process. Attar contains various forms of nourishing rose from rosehip seed oil to rare rose petal extracts. Rosehip seed oil is rich in vitamin C providing antioxidant protection to skin cells, as well as carotenoids which aid in cellular regeneration and vitamin F which helps trap moisture in the skin, making it excellent barrier protection.
Rose is also featured in:
MONASTERY ROSE CLEANSING OIL - an ideal gentle cleanser for eczema or other sensitive skin.
MONASTERY XX ROSE GLYCOLIC GEL - a unique formulation of naturally derived and sustainably sourced glycolic acid in a pure rose petal infusion, gentle enough for sensitive skins to naturally exfoliate dead skin cells.
Other rose-rich products we recommend are:
GRAYDON SUPER SENSITIVE SKIN STUFF + EYE CREAM
ACTIVIST MĀNUKA HONEY MASK
This is so much more than a pantry-made honey mask. Made of 100% Raw Mānuka Honey 850+MGO (that’s science talk for a super high concentration of the active antibacterial enzyme methylglyoxal) double filtered and refined into an elegant formula ideal for topical use.
This product is extremely hydrating, promotes skin regeneration and thanks to its natural anti-inflammatory properties can reduce redness and calm inflammation making it ideal for topical use on rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, acne, wounds and burns. Ideal for use as a face mask, cleanser or spot treatment this is an essential item in every home.
INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHT: BEE PRODUCTS
In addition to honey, beeswax, bee pollen, royal jelly and bee propolis are all incredibly beneficial skin care ingredients. These naturally antibacterial ingredients are amino acid and vitamin rich making them highly moisturizing as well as soothing and astringent, providing an ideal protective barrier for sensitive skin.
EGYPTIAN MAGIC ALL PURPOSE SKIN CREAM contains all of these bee products and no synthetic ingredients. We love this for so many uses!
More bee-uties to explore:
LIVING LIBATIONS JAI BABY BALM
PROVINCE APOTHECARY REPAIRING + CONDITIONING LIP BALM
GRAYDON ALOE MILK CLEANSER
A hydrating cream cleanser ideal for sensitive skin, this product is a great choice for anyone looking to remove dirt, make-up and excess sebum without stripping the skin of moisture.
Formulated with a PH value of 4.5-5.5 this cleanser is appropriate for all skin types especially sensitive, dry or combination. It’s also dermatologist and clinically tested, hypoallergenic and non-irritating, vegan and cruelty free.
INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHT: ALOE
Known for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, aloe leaf juice is commonly found in first aid kits. Rich in active substances from vitamins and minerals to enzymes, saponins and amino acids, it’s also a nutrient dense moisturizer which can provide great relief for dry, itchy skin. You’ll find aloe in many of the products already mentioned here.
Other aloe favourites include:
VINTNER’S DAUGHTER ACTIVE TREATMENT ESSENCE
For more product recommendations for sensitive skin visit our ECZEMA + PSORIASIS COLLECTION