Top 10 Things To Heal From Eczema and TSW - My Journey of Healing

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  • @petiolaterichiosa
    @petiolaterichiosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2036

    I don't think it's expressed enough how devastating eczema is emotionally. There have been nights where I'd lay crying, hitting myself in frustration from the pain and itchiness. Weeks I couldn't shower because any temperature of water felt like needles and stings. I've broken down going to the Urgent Care when the doctor confirmed it really was that severe. I had been playing tough for months and just broke down, unable to stop weeping from how tired I was and how it broke me. All the trial and error involving creams, remedies, lotions, medication, unscented products, what to stop eating, how to stop being so stressed. It takes such a large chunk out of you... that's what I think about. I never had the issue of worrying if people pointed or judged me so that's a small blessing but the physical hurt and exhaustion... it doesn't get talked about enough. All the cracks and itchiness and redness and open wounds and blood staining your clothes and sheets, unable to bend your arms or legs or even sleep on your head without your scalp hurting. It's... it's a serious disease. Thank you for spreading awareness.

    • @felixkyriakou4383
      @felixkyriakou4383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I can honestly relate I feel your pain ❤️

    • @patphatkitten
      @patphatkitten 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      An alternative doctor said it is because body is too acidic. Acidic sweat aggravates the skin. Focussing on not dehydrating myself helped. Meaning drinking half your weight in ounces of water, (100 pounds means 50 ounces of water per day with a little sea salt or natural mineral water). no sugar, sugar dehydrates you, little or no processed grains, like bread and doughnuts, because they dehydrate you without the fiber. Other people say vegetable oils, margarine , soy oils, corn oils , etc. aggravated eczema for them. These oils are not raw and are cooked to death and full of toxic chemicals. Have to change diet to make body and sweat less acidic. Like more vegetables, more organ meats and raw oysters, sea food for vitamin D, no caffeine. Caffeine is a weak poison that dehydrates you, because body uses nutrients to remove caffeine. There is a diet called the alkaline diet and one guy used it to end eczema in 3 months.

    • @mrazhar729
      @mrazhar729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I go through the the same thing I really hope the find a cure

    • @zeeroyer1901
      @zeeroyer1901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      it is a serious disease, I cant believe how lightly they take it. my son is 3 now been dealing with it since 2 weeks old, my husband cant understand me ,hes saying I'm letting everything go because of that I feel like punching him in the head. eczema is serious I cry a lot for my son and pray. I do hope all of you find the help we all need to fight this.

    • @FailedFlea93
      @FailedFlea93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Claude Prescott Then once the pain and itching is gone, you have to deal with the horrible scars.

  • @natazer
    @natazer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2265

    I'm itching furiously as I'm watching this. Shout out to all eczema peeps!

    • @inkedblood24
      @inkedblood24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I do have eczema on my eye lids and neck

    • @andrewspina5767
      @andrewspina5767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mine's on my feet. Walking sucks

    • @mv8957
      @mv8957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @devinherron6882
      @devinherron6882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big love man I hope you get better 💙

    • @miguelthompson7032
      @miguelthompson7032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hate it 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @greeneyedflower2408
    @greeneyedflower2408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1283

    You can't stop scratching until the pain overcomes the itchyness- that is the best explanation of what I go through! I am addicted to hot water.

    • @lexistaylor754
      @lexistaylor754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yessss😭😭

    • @stephanieelaine9434
      @stephanieelaine9434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      GreenEyedFlower Hot water is the devil!

    • @tSswiftordawg
      @tSswiftordawg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      All these people saying hot water dries your skin out-- Yes, it probably does. But when I can't sleep because of the itching, and a hot bath is the only thing that will stop the pain long enough for me to get to sleep, I'll take the hot water.

    • @enn4983
      @enn4983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This is terrible. I have suffered allergy problems and it is hell on earth. I have recently discovered a great l product with natural antihistamine I highly recommend it. Give me a shout and I can try get it over to you.

    • @bhavikapra
      @bhavikapra 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      EN N what is it

  • @jimjackle6282
    @jimjackle6282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    I took my mother to 3 dermatologists in Oklahoma and they all told her the condition was not curable, only treatable. She dealt with this crap for 40 years, but then the internet came along and suddenly we had the knowledge of the world at our fingertips, so I started doing some extensive research. I found literature from an old school doctor out of the 1950's, that said excessive copper was causing eczema and he was curing people by lowering their copper with daily doses of zinc. According to him, his cure was blocked from being taught at the universities by big pharma. Then after the genome was mapped in 2003, they discovered a new form of copper, called free or unbound to ceruloplasmin copper, so I started researching this. It's a gene defect in the ATP7B copper binding gene, which causes a buildup of toxic unbound copper to build up in the body. Some of the copper is bound and taken out of the body through the bile duct, but not all of it, and this remaining unbound toxic copper builds up in the body over time. It can cause all sorts of problems, one of which is eczema. It also causes white splotches on the skin in some people, because toxic free copper destroys the melanin pigment in the cells. When a mother has a high free copper while the fetus is being developed, it sometimes causes asthma too.
    It took a few years of taking zinc for my mother to lower her copper and cure her eczema, and it never came back, because she continued taking 50mg of zinc once a day. While chelating the copper, she took 50 mg of zinc 3 times per day, 150mg total per day, one hour before or 2 hours after meals. It must be taken on an empty stomach, because food binds it up and renders it inactive. The copper test you need is not a normal serum copper test, but a relatively new test called "direct measurement of free copper", the test code at lab corp is 279071. You can get prescription zinc, but over the counter zinc works just as well. The problem with zinc, is it can be nauseating if taken on an empty stomach, even the prescription form. I tested a bunch of brands and types, and now foods zinc picolinate is the least nauseating. It doesn't matter if it's zinc gluconate, zinc picolinate, etc. all zinc salts will block copper absorption and also chelate copper through intestinal cells. Zinc is a primer for metallathionine in intestinal cells, and it has a high affinity for copper. It absorbs the copper into the intestinal cells, and since the intestinal cells turn over every 8 days, and new ones are created, the old copper laden intestinal cells are sloughed off out through the stool, and the process starts over again. This is how zinc chelates copper from the body. It's slow, but one of the safest ways of decoppering the body. Don't take the old copper chelating drug penacillamine, because it has some nasty side effects. It doesn't bind the copper, it just mobilizes it from the tissue and sends high amounts of copper through the kidneys. It has also put people into a permanent vegetative state by flooding their brain with massive amounts of copper. With zinc, it may take 1, 2 or 3 years to lower your free copper to a non toxic level, depending on your age and what ATP7B gene mutation you have. There are over 400 mutations identified so far. One thing that is almost as safe as zinc, but much faster, is a compound called ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (TM). It consists of sulfur and molybdenum, and can decopper a person in 8 weeks, but it must be administered by a doctor, because you'll need weekly anemia tests. Since it's sulfur and molybdenum, you can have a compounding pharmacist make it.
    If you have eczema, your whole family needs to have a free copper test done, regardless of whether they have eczema, because this is an hereditary gene defect. Not everyone with a high free copper gets eczema, but it can cause alot of other problems. Groups of people with Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's, and Tourette's have been tested and all have shown to have a high free copper. A usage patent has been submitted to the FDA to treat and cure people with TM, but that was submitted over a decade ago and it still hasn't been granted. The reason you can have a high free copper in your blood, and not have Schizophrenia, Parkinson's etc. is because your blood brain barrier (BBB) is intact and keeping the free copper out of your brain. In schizophrenia, they are born with a defective BBB, but in the old age diseases the BBB deteriorates and becomes permeable when people get older, which allows the toxic free copper to enter and short circuit the brain. Don't expect to find a doctor that knows this, because their curriculum in medical school is controlled by big pharma, which makes huge donations to the universities. They block cures from being taught, because the big money is in treating, not curing disorders. If someone can be cured with OTC zinc, they lost a cash cow that is no longer buying monthly medications to treat the condition. High blood pressure is also caused by a high free copper and can be cured with zinc, but they're making billions from people taking blood pressure pills to treat the condition. It's all about money, and these big companies don't want you cured, only treated daily with their medications for a lifetime.
    I almost forgot, if you have a high free copper causing your problem and not a vitamin D deficiency, which can also cause eczema, be sure to get on a low copper diet. The 2 highest copper foods are liver and shellfish. Chocolate mushrooms, avocados and nuts are also high in copper. The reason a low vitamin D causes eczema in some people, is because vitamin D regulates the immune response. When vitamin D gets low, the immune system goes haywire and attacks the body.

    • @paintandletters
      @paintandletters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Where can I find more information about this?

    • @robertbrienza980
      @robertbrienza980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What is this old book you found called?

    • @newkidsontheblog
      @newkidsontheblog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Thank you so much! I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write that out!

    • @lovingmom4kids
      @lovingmom4kids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Is this also apply to chronic seborrheic dermatitis? And is there a way we can get a link or book or dr name etc? I would love to read more. Also, I’m in precancer “cut out” stages plus I have other issues as well I don’t want on internet so since I’ve already said too much lol

    • @Mechaneer
      @Mechaneer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What an amazing comment! Is there any you can copy and email this to me? YT won't let me copy it on my phone. Maybe I can do it from my computer, I'll just have to find this comment again from there.

  • @atomikkitty56
    @atomikkitty56 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2463

    What makes me so angry is that people actually brush eczema off as something that isn’t really a problem when in reality it’s actually hell. There’s been days, weeks and months where I couldn’t even leave my house without the fear of people pointing it out and judging me because it’s just so ugly. I’ve struggled with eczema since I was an infant and I’m now 18 and I’ve been using steroids for as long as I can remember. To this day I can’t even bend my fingers and sometimes I can’t bend my legs. I work in McDonald’s and there’s so much cleaning to do (which I know is also a factor) and the chemicals used have made this flare up last two years.
    “You’ll grow out of it”
    That’s a lie, you don’t grow out of it. I’m sick of it.
    Thank you for putting this video up . It’s so helpful to me.

    • @ayshanahidhs5034
      @ayshanahidhs5034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Whipped raw unrefined shea butter really works... But you have to buy real one. Add vitamin e capsules to raw unrefined African shea butter and double boil. When melts whip it. Its good

    • @Msdet1974
      @Msdet1974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I agree the itching will drive you crazy

    • @kayephillips7256
      @kayephillips7256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Someone commented about leaky gut which is a cause of skin issues, gluten is the worst thing to eat because it leads to a leaky gut as it irritates the gut lining something terrible. You may want to check yourself for candida because this goes hand in hand with a leaky gut. Candida is a fungus overgrowth caused by stress, sugar and antibiotics in meat or taken orally for health. This results in low good gut bacteria and if you never take a good probiotic with more then one type of good bacteria in, you may have this.
      Look up the candida spit test on TH-cam, i did this and treated my candida and parasites (worms) they go hand in hand and can cause skin issues too, i took Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) to kill worms and clove capsules to kill the eggs, 2 each day for 1 month. Both from Amazon.
      Get your vitamin levels tested in ferritin (iron) should be 70 - 80, check Vit D levels, Vit D drops with K2 are the best for this, taken evening only and check for low zinc using Zincatest bought online, this will affect the skin if low and it won't show up in blood tests.
      You may want to drink almond milk and lactose-free cheese instead of dairy because this can be just as bad as gluten when it comes to causing inflammation in the body, and also causes skin issues. Plus if you are eating free food from MacDonalds that could be making you worse with all the gluten and bad fats, best take your own healthy lunch to work.

    • @simonasgudavicius
      @simonasgudavicius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      1. Use skin products that work well for you personally. If you need steroid creams use them but only as much as you need. Hemp Oil is an option for skin. So is Camomile cream. 2. Heal your gut. Cut out wheat and dairy products and junk food until you're fully healed, consume L-Glutamine and Probiotics. You can cheat on some products but only when you're fully healed. This regime should last about three months. It can take longer if eczema is very severe. And keep sugar intake low. That's it. | Background: former eczema sufferer (it was so intense that all body was covered in wounds). Visited numerous doctors and tried many different things to heal from this shit. The cause is in the gut and in inflammation. Other causes can be skin infection that is treatable with topic or internal antibiotics. Heal externally, heal internally and you will be alright. Just takes patience and commitment. | personal note: I know how shitty this disease is and I wish everyone amazing health. Have a good one.

    • @shaniquasewer1895
      @shaniquasewer1895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm Allergic to shea butter

  • @jennifergalloway7804
    @jennifergalloway7804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    I feel like I've been living in my own personal hell, a nightmare, and I've felt so isolated and alone. And it's not comforting knowing others are suffering, but I'm really surprised I'm not alone. Here's to us all healing.

    • @tSswiftordawg
      @tSswiftordawg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      For real. There needs to be a more public community of support for this terrible disease. I may try to start a support group in my town.

    • @staywhite6332
      @staywhite6332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bless your heart.
      I want to suggest a couple of things that will sound odd, but, you should try.
      Pick a smallish area to try these things out, and, if you see improvement, then you could try other areas.
      #1 Wash a localized itchy spot *every 2 hours* with DAWN original dish soap.
      Wash the same spot every 2 hours for several days.
      Longer intervals don't really matter, but, every 2 hours is a pretty good interval.
      Do not wipe the spot dry, obviously, only dab it dry.
      If nothing changes in that spot after several days, simply discontinue.
      Another is, coat an itchy area with honey.
      Try that for several days.
      If no improvement, try "Bentonite Clay".
      You must never let any of it go down any drain of your house, because it WILL clog your plumbing, so, rinse it off outside or in some way that it will not get into any of your home's plumbing.
      DO NOT use a metal spoon with Bentonite Clay.
      Use only a plastic spoon, because, the clay has magnetic properties that can be ruined by contact with a metal spoon (allegedly).
      Make a mud / paste with a little bit of the clay and water mixed together. Simply apply the mud/ paste to an itchy area and let it stay there for an hour, then rinse it off (outside).
      Do that every six hours for a couple of days and observe whether the area got better.
      The reason I suggest these things is, I have used each of these treatments at different times in my life for skin ailments, and, each of them helped quite a lot.
      Other things I recommend are: go get your spine adjusted.
      One nerve being upset from an out of place vertebrae can cause extreme itchiness, actual skin wounds, and all manner of different internal illnesses.
      Once I had strep throat and thought I was going to die, went and got adjusted, and the entire horrific throat sore VANISHED just an hour after I was adjusted.
      I would have never in a million years expected such a miraculous and immediate healing from that, but, it was indeed my issue and worked right away.
      I could have taken all the drugs in the world and would have NEVER been healed, because it was an angry nerve causing the whole thing.
      Another to try is stop using laundry detergent and instead, wash your clothes with DAWN (original formula ONLY) dish soap.
      See if any change occurs with you.
      Of course, you should already have tried completely different detergents to see if the detergent is what's causing it, but, if you have already done that, and there was no change, then I recommend trying the Dawn dish soap.
      Always use only Dawn blue original, not, "platinum formula", or, green, or anything other than the original blue formula.
      I can't explain the mechanics behind it, but, the other formulas are not effective like the original is.
      Anyway, stay in prayer to God as well.
      He will calm you through suffering.
      I recommend giving THANKS to Him that your ailment is not worse than it is, and give Him thanks for how far in life He has alllowed you to make it, rather than constantly asking Him for healing.
      He knows we need His help, but, He deserves THANKS, not, constant asking for help.
      By being outwardly GRATEFUL toward Him, rather than constantly asking for Him to do something for us, He will be more pleased with your approach to Him, and will likely interact with you more.
      God bless. 👋

    • @anissa1st414
      @anissa1st414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@staywhite6332 god bless you too! i pray you heal as well and everyone else who is suffering including myself :) im going thru tsw

    • @blueraspberrylemonade32
      @blueraspberrylemonade32 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don't use Dial or Suav, use vegan natural soaps or milk based soaps(farmers market will have it if you get lucky), and oatmeal helps, use the All laundry soap, DO NOT USE DRYER SHEETS, and if you have it available or if you can afford it try getting an allergy blood test so you know what to avoid triggering the next flare. I'm allergic to King salmon and Omega-3 oil supplements, and the advice my dad gave me growing up "if you scratch your skin, you're damaging your nerve endings in your skin, and when you stop it begins to heal but your nerves are now sending messages to your brain again now that they're damaged and you get even more itchy than you were before, so try not to scratch it just apply pressure or a hot/cold compress. We will survive ✊ and we'll stop scratching

    • @mewasiahjohnson4629
      @mewasiahjohnson4629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Use witch hazel it’ll cut the itching out completely use every day after the shower and when ever it itches, witch hazel will also dry it out to stop the feeding, it’s like cutting your self and putting oilment on it, that shit will feel like Ant in your skin, so you wanna dry it out get black root tonic drink when you wake up, in the afternoon and when you go to sleep, also 3 bottle of water behind it to flush your system, sulfur soap best soap to use to heal it with out the steroid cream!

  • @yourbeautifulily1876
    @yourbeautifulily1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I have eczema and I feel so sorry for the people who have it too. It’s such a pain and it just ruins your life. You can’t wear certain types of clothes because you don’t want anyone to see it. Itching is the only thing that makes you feel better and you don’t want to stop because it feels so good. Sometimes even to the point where you bleed. But the aftermath KILLS. You have to cut certain foods out of your life and are always finding different lotions, creams, remedies to use. And no one understands the pain you experience every single day. I really hope they find a cure to this horrible, painful disease. We can all get through this together!🙏🏼💕

  • @rhiannonporcellato2169
    @rhiannonporcellato2169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I've had brutal eczema my whole life and hate the steroid creams, it's made my skin so thin. I've been going to Costa
    Rica almost every year in the winter recently and it's changed my life. As long as I spend lots of time in the sun and ocean everyday I have clear skin for about 2 years. It's been the best medicine for me!

    • @ZE308AC
      @ZE308AC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you tried only eating fruit it helps clear your skin. I use to have some form on skin disease andbi started eating fruit.

    • @wendyshoowaiching4161
      @wendyshoowaiching4161 ปีที่แล้ว

      If no beach. Salt water bath tub, soak in. Or 1 session antibiotics (3 x 7 dags), Clean your gut. Lifestyle Food Diet. Supplements. PVC wrap your bed mattress & wrap cotton. Clean weekly. Old mattress are bacteria may affect your skin infection won't heal.

    • @nooksy1114
      @nooksy1114 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try dr Aron

    • @DNai01
      @DNai01 หลายเดือนก่อน

      im sorry, medically which one do you have, atopic contact psiorisis?

    • @DNai01
      @DNai01 หลายเดือนก่อน

      just would like to know for myself if i should spend more time in the sun, i think the ocean will kill me tho

  • @tonih3433
    @tonih3433 7 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    I'm touched by your openness and vulnerability. You are not only an amazing pianist, but also a sensitive human. Thank you, Josh ☺

    • @ygatesatellite4964
      @ygatesatellite4964 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the Video! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you ever tried - Franaar Alive Skin Formula (should be on google have a look)? It is a great exclusive product for beating eczema without the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my buddy got amazing success with it.

    • @theemperor2506
      @theemperor2506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Eczema is Curable in just a Week.*
      Simplest and Most Effective and Cheapest Treatment and Cure is apply *Flucort N* 4 times a day for 5 days and Eczema is gone forever.
      I am saying this from my personal experience.
      I also suffered from eczema for years and you all know what Physiological and Psychological pain I have gone through and now Thanks to God Almighty this Curse called Eczema is gone forever.

    • @theemperor2506
      @theemperor2506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ygatesatellite4964
      *Eczema is Curable in just a Week.*
      Simplest and Most Effective and Cheapest Treatment and Cure is apply *Flucort N* 4 times a day for 5 days and Eczema is gone forever.
      I am saying this from my personal experience.
      I also suffered from eczema for years and you all know what Physiological and Psychological pain I have gone through and now Thanks to God Almighty this Curse called Eczema is gone forever.

    • @starman5500
      @starman5500 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smokers need 3x the amount of vitamin C

  • @ADSM1234
    @ADSM1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I didn’t know anyone else had eczema as bad as me, any doctor I’ve ever gone to said I had the worst skin they’d ever seen. I was born with eczema and have only ever experienced clear skin once when taking prednisone. The side effects are too severe and I don’t want any more “quick fixes”. I want my body to finally be healthy. This has given me hope.

  • @beefiemanextraordinaire3579
    @beefiemanextraordinaire3579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Good emotional states really do help. When I'm upset it flares up, but when I'm really happy it is lighter and less itchy.
    Less stress is what I'm saying

  • @nycliontwin24
    @nycliontwin24 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank God for your video my friend. I tried Calcium D- Glucarate, Indole 3 Carbinol, L glutamine. Helped me a immensely. I started eating raw unpasteurized sauerkraut and pro biotic supplement. Used chicory root powder as my main pre biotic. Berberine supplement to also help with my gut flora. I tried the Free and Clear but discovered that using baking soda for bathing ,showering and washing my face, hair and body worked better for me. Stopped eating dairy, eggs, bread, pasta, tomatoes, peppers, processed meat. No soda or alcohol. Avoid processed sugar and junk food. I drink loads of green tea, with raw honey. I usually eat boiled sweet potatoes and meat for breakfast. Combination of unproceeed meat, rice and leafy green vegetables for other meals. I snack with avocadoes, bananas. Drink plenty of filtered water. It's a huge change but if you had bad eczema, you will welcome the change as a blessing. I lost 15 lbs. and look a lot leaner. Consistent but light sun exposure and sweating thru exercise is also very helpful. Make sure you shower after sweating. After my experience I'm convinced it's your gut heath that is the problem when you get dermataitis eczema. I'm free from eczema for almost a year now. Thanks again.

  • @innoc8745
    @innoc8745 5 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    The one thing I really hate about my skin is how it just breaks apart leaving a mess. Sometime it gets so itchy that even if I'm bleeding I still can't stop. And the time I spend scratching at night causes me to be sleep deprived. I sometimes burn my skin with hot water just to numb it for a few minutes. Eczema is such a curse I wouldn't wish it apon my worst enemy. But I'm trying natural things now. And a lot of things you mentioned in the video I can relate to. Sort of feels better knowing I'm not going through hell alone

    • @phucanhell
      @phucanhell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've always said the same thing, "Wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.". It truly is torture. Hope you find relief and a management technique that works for you.
      I'll just add that long term solutions require a lifestyle change, steroid creams are only meant for temp relief (you probably already know this). But anything is better than tearing your own skin off constantly. Just keep trying and never give up! :D

    • @innoc8745
      @innoc8745 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@phucanhell I totally agree. Thanks a lot 🙂

    • @katiie7
      @katiie7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try ice packs

    • @innoc8745
      @innoc8745 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@katiie7 thanks I'll try that 🙂

    • @sm8476
      @sm8476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Boxmanryan Private I totally agree. The sleep deprivation I get is horrible sometimes having to go to school on 1-2 hours of sleep

  • @clone2255
    @clone2255 7 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Josh, all I can say is thank you. I have been struggling with eczema for al long as i can remember. Sometimes it gets to the point where i cannot bend my knees or elbow because of my sores. I always get "Stop scratching and everything will be fine!" No one understand, when you stop itching, you cannot stop until you removed most of the skin in the affected area. For me, the itchiness becomes so overwhelming the only way to be able to go on with the day is to itch until the pain drowns out the itchiness. A lot of the time you absent mindedly itch until someone points out your bloody arm. There is also the fact that steroid cream (atleast the one I use) burns amd stings when applied, sometimes worse than the eczema itself. This entire video is extraordinarily helpful. You have no idea how good it feels for someone to just understand

    • @maralipstet1598
      @maralipstet1598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for your candor! I do use many of the products like All and clear and free. Vitamin D is a big deal. I think my body is so messed up that the eczema comes and goes as part of my informatory response. I tend to be very sensitive and allergy season makes it worse. I find the change in diet too difficult for me, but when I do watch and eat better it is noticeable. Thanks again!

    • @dennisfuz42
      @dennisfuz42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I tape my fingernails every night with paper tape, a few layers and I am doing much better because of it plus liquid juicing diet is amazingly good too.

    • @saraha9538
      @saraha9538 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Omg same! It even flakes too and I’m tired of my parents saying “ quit scratching! “ I can’t even shower because it burns so much. I have to take baths in salt😕 it sucks

    • @jemp.2898
      @jemp.2898 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, I absolutely understand the tortures of the itchiness. Only the eczema suffers can understand how unbearable it is and how hard it is to go on with just simple routines. / Cutting all sugar and dairy products really helped me. My itchiness went down to 50%/ Please try it. At this point, what's to lose, right?

    • @maeve.eileen29
      @maeve.eileen29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have Eczema to and the same things happen to me! I feel your pain. and this comment almost made me cry!

  • @yourbeautifulily1876
    @yourbeautifulily1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    One time my skin was the worst it had ever been and so I was itching it non stop and it was burning, stinging, bleeding. Literally everything you can think of. I HATED it so much. So I started crying because I just wanted the pain to stop. And guess what? My mum and sister was laughing at me. They thought I was being ‘dramatic’. They don’t understand the pain I felt. It was horrible. They have perfect skin, they should appreciate it. And I know some of you can relate to me. Stay strong guys! 💕

    • @mr.worldwide6422
      @mr.worldwide6422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I bet they think "iTs JuSt ItChY SkIn". Maybe if they experience it they would know. Stay strong fellow eczema fighters!

    • @ultraboombean
      @ultraboombean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is so sad they did that ...I am sorry.

    • @yourbeautifulily1876
      @yourbeautifulily1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ultraboombean thanks but my eczema has gotten better now :)

    • @lindagabriel3419
      @lindagabriel3419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yourbeautifulily1876 Good. I suffer from it and people can be cruel even our loved ones. God Bless.

  • @jemp.2898
    @jemp.2898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Update on 06/18/2021- I still follow this routine and all the supplements mentioned below in my comments. I am still eczema free. It occasionally comes back on my hands, but I beat it with the essential oil + Serna cream, bath routine, and supplements. Watching this video 2 years ago was god's answer for my prayers. Thank you, again Josh!

    • @Mintimiruku6369
      @Mintimiruku6369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      congratulation!

    • @barbibutton9619
      @barbibutton9619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What supplements, PLEASE!!

    • @jemp.2898
      @jemp.2898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@barbibutton9619 You have to watch the video and read my comments. They're already listed in the video and in my other comments.

    • @barbibutton9619
      @barbibutton9619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jemp.2898 yes I found it all. I did watch video but was distracted so went back in the quiet last nite and watched, found links for supplements

    • @jemp.2898
      @jemp.2898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@barbibutton9619That's great. Cutting off dairy and sugar is the MOST important step. You'll feel itchiness substantially decreases after 2 weeks. Do all the steps diligently with faith. I'm the living example. Do not give up. If you need to take steroid to go to work until it gets much better, take smaller amount ( I did 5 mg sometimes to go to work) and continue the steps. Prevention is the key after all the scabs fall off and new skins come out.

  • @nicknack-snack2
    @nicknack-snack2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    To hear someone else describe exactly how it feels to live with eczema brought tears to my eyes - I’m going through steroid with drawl as well... thank you for your help

  • @BrendanBrown1
    @BrendanBrown1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    What sucks with excema isn't really the blistering or the cuts that reopen and the pain that comes with them, but the fact that it's almost impossible to isolate what is making it occur and that it's the amount of trial and error you have to do to see what works for you. I had excema really bad on my hands and it almost completely debilitated me at it's worst.

    • @9188tennisgirl
      @9188tennisgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have the same thing!!! how did you cure this? Please help :(

    • @BrendanBrown1
      @BrendanBrown1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@9188tennisgirl I bought some Eucerin excema body cream off of Amazon and it worked pretty well for me. It's a white and red tube and I bought the 14oz.

    • @9188tennisgirl
      @9188tennisgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BrendanBrown1 Do you feel it would work as good as a steroid like basically heal it completely?

    • @veronicanava5462
      @veronicanava5462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have it on my hands and I’m a cashier so I literally bought some gloves to cover my hands . When I stress out I have the urge to scratch my hands and it makes me bleed up . Any tips . I have 2 days without trying to scratch them

    • @muslimahsharing4761
      @muslimahsharing4761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For me sugar, high carbs, n highly processed foods triggers it.
      I healed 99% of it with intermittent fasting and low carb. No creams, no steroid, no drugs, or dermathologist.

  • @militantgoose4218
    @militantgoose4218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Once I'm out of this hell I want to create a charity and help my fellow sufferers

  • @samyyahmuhammad2621
    @samyyahmuhammad2621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    It’s so true. When you’re itching there’s nothing you won’t do to ease that feeling. I always hated feeling guilty after scratching myself because then I would see the blood and think about how long it would take for the skin to scab and scar. I know it sounds dumb but keep hope because your skin can be clear some day!!!!

    • @JodBronson
      @JodBronson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sound like my problems I was dealing for years.... Guess what I found out? Liquid Soap and I explain my findings here: th-cam.com/video/bpgTNa90oRM/w-d-xo.html

    • @elitsy360
      @elitsy360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Slapping the itch helps or shaking the itch off, wipe it with water then massage it with cream to rid of the itch

  • @mikki7384
    @mikki7384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your description of the day to day struggle was spot on. To hear someone verbalize it was so validating. Thank you for your suggestions. I will try them out.

  • @brzinger6
    @brzinger6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you. I've suffered with severe Eczema for about 15 years now. Its so comforting to hear someone whose suffered similarly articulate clearly what i have been struggling to explain to those dear to me.

  • @88marshall29
    @88marshall29 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for making this video. Your 13min video was more helpful than countless doctors and their steroids.

  • @leiviartit
    @leiviartit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I suffer from Atopic Dermatitis, just hearing your experiences makes me feel confident about trying your suggestions. Thank you Josh, keep healthy!

  • @daisymagi9107
    @daisymagi9107 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    GOD BLESS YOU JOSH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY somebody that TRULY gets me. Josh THANK YOU so much for this video. Everybody is always selling themselves or something. I am so Grateful to you for sharing and NOT selling this information.

  • @garretbrowning8453
    @garretbrowning8453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    For anybody whose wondering, the diet part really is the most important. If my psoriasis flares up I immediately cut out excess sugar, processed foods, dairy and gluten and within three weeks my psoriasis will be gone if I manage to stick to it. It’s a very hard and strict diet to follow but if you’re tired of your skin problems, do it. It’s a low glycemic index diet that positively affects your insulin and lowers inflammation in the body.

    • @C4shmoney
      @C4shmoney ปีที่แล้ว

      What foods do you eat that does not have those?

    • @garretbrowning8453
      @garretbrowning8453 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@C4shmoney
      Lots of vegetable beef stew, lettuce wraps/tacos, soups, salads, yogurt with fruit, kefir, oat milk

    • @MrmerryPippin-tw6rv
      @MrmerryPippin-tw6rv ปีที่แล้ว

      @@garretbrowning8453 Does kefir not count as dairy? i like kefir so id like to keep drinking it.

  • @almamartinez9734
    @almamartinez9734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can I just say the way you described the sensation of needing to itch followed by itching itself until you bleed and then only stopping because the pain overcomes the need to itch just really spoke to me. It’s such a horrible horrible feeling. Thank you for sharing what has worked for you! I hope to soon find some relief myself 🙏🏼

  • @user-ln6xt7hy6k
    @user-ln6xt7hy6k 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for you time, I am 2+ years 24/7 with swelling,cracking, red welts,weeping blisters. Something triggered my outbreaks after the 4 Covid antibody injections I received. After 6 doctors and a enormous amount of prescriptions which I had some temporary relief while taking but never cleared. I knew I had to think about a different plan and didn’t know how to begin. When my hands are swollen to the point of bursting and bleeding I take the 6 day steroid pack to get relief. I understand about what you and others are explaining about long term steroids/cream usage and the resistance it is causing to my body healing itself naturally.

    • @surfer22012201
      @surfer22012201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mine started after the single covid jab I had (pfizer) the doctors recognised this issue and said I'll now have it for life, they said loads of people have had the same issue. I've managed my body exzema but my foot rash keeps coming back, I'll scratch myself until bleeding. Sea salt baths help flare ups, but I feel your pain.

  • @wadecottingham
    @wadecottingham 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Josh you are a great communicator and I really like this generous, thorough video. Congratulations on your results. This will help people!!!! I walk every morning with someone who had bad eczema/psoriasis and she figures it all cleared up for her mostly just from going gluten-free.

  • @thegreenpianist7683
    @thegreenpianist7683 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    wow, that looks extremely painful, I'm sorry for anyone suffering from it, I hope you all get better, thanks for the kind words Josh

  • @pattesmith9160
    @pattesmith9160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video, Josh. I really appreciate it.

  • @blankstares4355
    @blankstares4355 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for sharing this. It's so miserable to struggle with severe eczema and so frustrating and despairing not knowing what to do. informational videos like this are a true blessing. thank you.

  • @johnaraebarrow9764
    @johnaraebarrow9764 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for sharing your story. My husband started this process 2 weeks ago and it hasn’t been easy. I’m sad for him and nervous about it, but hearing your story gives me hope and some great tips for how to help him along the way. Thank you.

  • @StaceyMcDonald
    @StaceyMcDonald 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow Josh. I've been subscribed to your channel for a few years because I'm a piano teacher and have found your videos very useful. But I'm am shocked to hear that you've gone through TSW--I am nearing the end of my own 3 (or 4) year journey with TSW. After a few attempts at TSW, I finally committed fully to it (realizing there was no other option) and have been steroid free for 30 months. I am very familiar with all of the different methods and products that you've mentioned here. Diets, detergents, bath salts, etc. After suffering for many years, I'm finally at a point where I feel like I'm alive again. I'm very glad that you're doing so much better now after your journey through TSW. Thank you for sharing your experiences and spreading the word about TSW!

  • @maryparris4584
    @maryparris4584 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you… My husband has been suffering horribly for over 2 years and everything you describe is exactly how he has felt. I will show him your video here…

  • @susanrodocker3147
    @susanrodocker3147 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My I say... you are a brave person, to come online and talk about your skin problems so openly is some thing to be admired. I will give your ideas a try.

  • @diamondskye4606
    @diamondskye4606 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was the most amazing eczema video I have ever watched. I have suffered from severe, chronic eczema since I got out of the womb. I am 20 now, and am struggling really bad. I’ve been doing so many creams, lotions, life changes, and food changes. I am done with all of the prescription creams and medications as they make me suicidal and my eczema worse. It’s been so bad that I haven’t really left the house in countless months except for short periods of time if I HAVE TO.

  • @logick1
    @logick1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is propably the most helpful video for eczema sufferers. You've done really great job. Thank you so much! I suffer from severe atopic eczema and this really helped me to follow all your advices (including glucarate and glutamine). It's really amazing feeling to have a clear skin ;)

  • @teepssenju3411
    @teepssenju3411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    “Aren’t you hot in that jersey”
    My favourite question. Then you gotta lie and say “not really”

    • @farhan70
      @farhan70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      tipene leathers that’s so relatable 😂my arms and legs have healed over 10 years it’s just my face that gets dry

    • @tSswiftordawg
      @tSswiftordawg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The moment I realized that I had to cover my skin to keep the moisture in was a game changer. I admittedly didn't do much to take care of it, but when I started covering my skin, applying Aquaphor twice per day, etc, I had that glimmer of hope. I remember this moment where I was in the shower, still scratching even with the hot water, and I decided that I was literally willing to make skin care my life if it meant having some amount of relief. Glad I'm not alone.

    • @dapperblue6165
      @dapperblue6165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tSswiftordawg Hey Charles, can you elaborate on covering your skin to keep moisture in? do you mean that u cover your skin from sunlight so that it doesnt dry out? thanks

    • @tSswiftordawg
      @tSswiftordawg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dapperblue6165 sure. So in the winter, the air is much more dry. Not 100% on the why, but it's why you see people putting on more lotion and chapstick in the winter. So any exposed skin is going to be constantly leaking moisture into the air (this happens in the summer, too, but at a slower rate bc there is more water in the air). If you cover your skin with something like cotton that absorbs and retains moisture, you create a pocket of air between your skin and the outside air. That pocket of air will have a higher humidity, as the moisture in that pocket can't escape through the cloth. More humid air around your skin means less leakage of skin moisture and less drying

    • @edenbrown3470
      @edenbrown3470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AHAHA inside sweating buckets

  • @sparkyplugg1874
    @sparkyplugg1874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Josh, this is awesome!!! Thank you for posting it! As soon as I get off work tonight, I’m going straight to Whole Foods to at least start with the vitamins. When you said people with this condition contemplated suicide, that’s what held my attention because that was me. I itched and scratched 24/7 for 10 years and wished I were dead. I can’t thank you enough!!!! You’re amazing!!!! 😍

    • @sushmareddy8754
      @sushmareddy8754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh dear! 10 years😔 yes same here. I am being hopeful after watching this.

  • @Hi-od1zh
    @Hi-od1zh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    anyone else love scratching their skin so much that they started to bleed!

  • @rebeccahkay5528
    @rebeccahkay5528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you so much for posting this video! I suffered from mild eczema as a baby and into my teens, now into my 20s my eczema has become out of control and absolutely unbearable after 2 rounds of intense oral and topical steroids I knew that route wasn’t for me. I’ve recently cut out all sugar, dairy and grains and have noticed my skin starting to slowly clear up. I will definitely be implementing your suggestions into my own routine!

  • @Stacey_sag
    @Stacey_sag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this. I’m suffering heavily and I’m glad I found this video. I’m going to see a dermatologist tomorrow morning and will ask him about using the lowest amount of steriods as possibly and than slowly stopping them. Can’t imagine my skin getting any worse but it has in really difficult times of my life. I will give some of your suggestions a go and see if it works for me. To anyone else suffering with this know you are not alone. I know it is so detrimental to your self esteem and confident and even your over all happiness but gotta keep that head above water.

  • @BradLongCo
    @BradLongCo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is SUCH a great and balanced video, thank you! I love your emphasis on "finding what works" and then offering some starting points of what has worked for you. Really appreciate your perspective and insights!

  • @shmevanriceballz2857
    @shmevanriceballz2857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Man when I was in elementary school I would just wear long sleeve shirts and jeans all year-round just so that no one would see my eczema

  • @evamaynard3021
    @evamaynard3021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the most encouraging videos I've see on this subject. Some people really don't get the challenge. It is hard to figure it out, but I'm glad you did. I am still finding myself having to adjust things every now and then.

  • @inmortal009
    @inmortal009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have no idea how much hope and motivation this video has given me, thank you so much man, I am mostly depressed about my weight loss since I have been cutting a ton of food mainly junk and sugars, currently at 165lb from 200lb now look way too skinny and Im not as strong as used to be in the gym but I will not lose the mind and gonna try to gain these pounds back in muscle!!

  • @shahins.5012
    @shahins.5012 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video gave me hope. Ive seen so many doctors and been trying so many things that i felt like giving up. My face and whole body is so itchy that i havent been seeing any of my friends or leaving my house. Thank you for making this video.

  • @KatAndTheMat
    @KatAndTheMat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this video helped me out so much. i saw it a few years ago during the worst of TSW. 2020 now and i'm doing much better :) not completely healed but we getting there! no more red skin; i mostly deal with dry skin and rashes on my hands/face rather than all over. and i'm getting better all the time!

  • @Blondtexican33
    @Blondtexican33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, Josh, for this video. This (overprescribed and overuse of steroid creams) should be talked about more! I have had eczema for years now, and every doctor has wanted to put me on steroid creams. I have refused to use any, and have been experimenting on my own to help remedy my skin. Your video has helped tremendously. Thanks again.

  • @lanyao7019
    @lanyao7019 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for such valuable video. It helps my 3 year old son a lot! Cannot express enough of my gratitude to you!

  • @zacharyhinkle2067
    @zacharyhinkle2067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video man, I struggle with finding comfort with my skin and this video really helped me find some semblance and peace

  • @martymartian9820
    @martymartian9820 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for your honest video. I’m an active 71 year old and had a heart attack in April 2021. I Don’t know if it’s related, but I seem to have pretty severe eczema and possibly some psoriasis that I never had prior. I do think stress can elevate things as well. I have been given prescription topical creams that have only help to a limited degree, but with flareups I would need gallons of it to cover all the itchy spots and that’s not realistic. So I just got back from a specialist today with prescriptions for internal medicine and more topical medicine. But I think I’m going to hold off a little bit longer and try some other things from watching TH-cam, including your own. One girl had success she said from using castor oil and apple cider vinegar internally, so I may try that, some dietary changes and I’ve been told to stay out of my hot tub. One thing that certainly hit home was your description of the stress A person goes through when severe flareups happen. With my heart issues I was on blood thinners for a time and you can imagine how much I was bleeding all over the place. I have since discontinued them. Yes depression goes with it and sometimes hopelessness. People would never understand how traumatic itching can be unless you’ve experienced it yourself with the severity of these skin ailments. I think I may try the red light and infrared box treatment is well. Thanks again.
    PS: I was told once that the investigative medical community does not put too much money into more research with these skin ailments because they’re not life-threatening.

  • @midwesta-framer649
    @midwesta-framer649 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So glad you found your cute. Wonderful advice! I've been managing my eczema mainly through diet, gone 100% gluten free now and am loving the results!
    I can say that, for me, "cheating" is NOT a good thing, as the back and forth between gluten and no gluten really messes with my body balance. Especially after eating no gluten for a long time.
    Maintaining a cooler temperature during a flare up has been a must too. I use fans a lot, wear cooler clothing, don boxers instead of briefs, use aloe gel and ice packs... if it's cold, I will try it! Thankfully the weather has gotten cooler!

  • @miademuro9008
    @miademuro9008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is a blessing and a half. Sometimes my bf will see me struggling at night and take random objects just to help me scratch like the battery cover for the remote or my drivers license. I know I’m not supposed to scratch like that but if I scratch with my nails I’ll bleed and it feels soooo good sometimes my eyes roll back lol. Then I’ll shower and he will rub me down with my special creams. I could cry at how wonderful he is for taking care of me like that, but I’m also so depressed and embarrassed watching him search for any missed gross ugly parts of my skin to take care of.

  • @edwordthoughtscanbethings
    @edwordthoughtscanbethings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God Bless you Josh, Praying for all of you, the very best

  • @NakkiArchives
    @NakkiArchives 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    AH THANK GOD I found a community who shares my pain! Its so repetitive one minute my skin is normal then Im rubbing a dry towel vigorously to my face till my lap is full of dead skin and then i hop in the shower and burn my skin till it goes numb, Im addicted to the cycle and the sensation i get when i burn my skin with hot water. Everyone around me think im exaggerating cos im always in my room, I hate going to school because when I wake up I cant open my eyes or put my clothes on to go to school. I feel ugly and ashamed after ive fallen into the itching trap. Knowing that Im not the only one feels refreshing in a way. Im just so tired of it, ive had it all my life and now its just so repetitive and frustrating. The doctors cant do anything, Ive sent over 40+ pictures of my skin now and only a rare few of creams they send over work even then it lasts for 2 hours and then Im back to the same state.

  • @devinherron6882
    @devinherron6882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've literally been hiding in my room for three days with this breakout. I've had eczema for five years now and I hope this works because I've been looking for something to help thanks man 💜

    • @jabed6756
      @jabed6756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sorry:( has it gotten better?

  • @AB-qt1bs
    @AB-qt1bs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best informative clear cut video i seen on this thus far👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @borninsalt125
    @borninsalt125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I remember having to wear sweaters during the summer because the breeze would hit my raw skin and make me shiver. Days where I would cry and say to myself “its going to get better”.

  • @JaiSanghvi
    @JaiSanghvi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm glad you brought up hydro therapy. There is some discussion about the exposure to super hot water and it's soothing effects. It kills the itch and creates a euphoric feeling. That feeling is a rush of endorphins. It's like getting high. Then depression sets in when coming off the endorphin rush.

  • @bryangl1
    @bryangl1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Josh, thank you. Discovered this by chance. I'm in my 70s but very active (mentally more than physically) and am a pianist and organist, so we connect with the piano. My eczema problem started only about 4 years ago and is only from the knees down, but I can identify so very closely with all the distress that eczema causes ─ and the sores from scratching tend to become ulcers ─ and yes, the pain is more tolerable than the itching. I use a range of approaches (as well as salt in the bath, a little household bleach can help deal with infections, the chlorine acts as an antibiotic [15 mL to every 10L water]). But after many weeks of treatment it will almost heal but then break out again in a never-ending cycle. Although it's only the legs, I have exactly the same problems as you and many of your commenting people. I don't get actually depressed (my faith helps here), but certainly frustrated and dispirited. I'm going to take your advice about steroids, many of the dietary and temperature suggestions are already in place, but you have other suggestions I'm going to try also. It's important to apply a non-perfumed moisturizer frequently. Here in Australia, QV brand products are very good. Thank you, you are literally a Godsend.
    A note on soaps and liquid-wash products. To start with, EVERYTHING is chemical whether manufactured or grown. "Natural" soaps, if actually soaps, will have a certain amount of sodium hydroxide present (used to convert fats/oils to soaps) and so are relatively harsh. Liquid-wash products are generally superior to any soap and ease dry-skin problems. Also, if swallowing baking soda, the stomach acid will neutralise the alkalinity (the stomach contents are very acidic with hydrochloric acid) so it must be helping in some other way.

  • @craigrschulz
    @craigrschulz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your struggles, solutions and triumphs! You are a blessing. God bless you!

  • @Floreal88
    @Floreal88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If I didn't look up how to heal my eczema up naturally back in November,I would have never come across this video and discover that I have TSW. Even though I am suffering everyday I am truly grateful. Thank you Josh. You are an inspiration.

    • @rofersunglao2741
      @rofersunglao2741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      any update on your skin?

    • @myrthasmascary4086
      @myrthasmascary4086 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it caused by Overload of naturally metals in the body which cause defiency in other nutrients essentials 2 help

  • @withrootsandeverything3460
    @withrootsandeverything3460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would like to thank you for going into this subject. I tried 3 of the products being suggested ( Minera salt, free and clear shampoo and vitamin b12 lotion. ) Mineral salt helped calm the rashes but what really helped (and still does) is the shampoo! If I try anything other than free and clear, I'm back to having itchy skin and rashes. I use it for my hair and body. I haven't had any reoccurring itching nor hives, since I started using it nine months ago.. As for the vitamin b12 lotion, that was an immediate no, I started itching and hives everywhere I put the lotion on. To hydrate my skin I use a product called.. Honeyskin its organic Aloe Vera gel that works very well. I got it from Amazon. It smells floral, but its got no additives, its just flower essence.
    These things worked for my life long ailment.

  • @RobertHopkinsArt
    @RobertHopkinsArt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Josh: Consider going to your doctor and have them prescribe a sensitivity test down on you. My doctor had me do two separate tests over a two year period and the results for me were astounding. Come to find out I was very sensitive to eating eggs, casein, and milk products. Besides messing up my sleep (dramatically), the result was constant Eczema in the same places as you, plus more. Now, with out any sensitivity foods in my life my skin has completely healed and I sleep eight hours every night. It has been a game changer for me and I wish I had done this many years ago. All the best!

  • @das5938
    @das5938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Mr. Josh for sharing your info. I hope you continue to feel better.

  • @TheWaddle3
    @TheWaddle3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These videos are inspiring. It feels amazing I am not alone in this fight

  • @user-fl7cc2ue9f
    @user-fl7cc2ue9f 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you from Russia!)
    You really helped me and my friends. Luck for you!

  • @elainemong7752
    @elainemong7752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very much for sharing your journey treating eczema. I used to have eczema on seasonal basis but there was s sudden outbreak of eczema since March and I am now recovering. My dermatologist prescribed me with steroid but just like your experience, the eczema bounced back once the treatment is over. Then I turned to consult Chinese medical practitioner (I live in Hong Kong) who treated me with Chinese heberal medicines and I was also asked to observe a very strict food sanction list based on my body condition : no beef, mutton, seashell seafood, eggplant, yellow beans, strawberry, kiwi, hot and specy food, deep fried food, mushroom, fungus, MSG ... I lost 13lbs as a result of the treatment. I just apply simple skin care product like coconut oil, aqueous cream on frequent basis and avoid taking hot showers to keep the skin moisturizing. Moreover, I also vacuumed and changed the bed sheets on frequent basis. Different medical practice may have different approach in treating eczema but I think it is important to have a good living habit and healthy diet which can for sure help improving ezcema.

  • @laurachevrette8060
    @laurachevrette8060 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have family members who suffer from this it is awful! Thank you for making this video and sharing what worked for you. :)

  • @shearoy896
    @shearoy896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you I will try this! People don’t understand how hard it can be to live with eczema

  • @_nora_7893
    @_nora_7893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I just don’t understand how you can bathe in salt water, like every time i go into the sea it hurts like hell.

  • @RT-qz5ci
    @RT-qz5ci 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your video was really helpful. Just wanted to say thanks for posting and giving the info in a clear and concise way!

  • @denialvanish
    @denialvanish 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Josh. This is a rather late comment, but I actually just discovered your site thru your review on the Zoom F6. Good on you for posting your feelings and experiences with the big "E". I've had it on and off nearly my entire life, it's never completely gone, but stress is most definitely a factor. Or, more specifically, the type of stress I'm under. Physical stress is rarely if ever an issue, nor is stress that is related to events that are otherwise welcome (like the arrival of your offspring), but social or emotional stress that feels interminable can certainly cause and prolong a flare-up, like an ongoing fight-flight reaction that has no chance to recede. Well, it's three years after your post and I hope I'm assuming correctly that you've still got it under control. All the best for you and your family in 2020!

  • @nemot5164
    @nemot5164 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi! I just want to say something for those that decides to use Sudocrem for the first time….please please don’t do the same mistake I did, put as little as possible on your skin spread it evenly and DO NOT put one bit extra thinking is gonna do you good, this is extremely sticky, anything that comes in contact with your skin afterwards it will cause you 10 times the discomfort you had it before, I took 6 hot showers in a period of 8 hours during the night just to clean it off and it didn’t go completely no matter how hard I tried. I’m an experienced construction worker and I worked with all kinds of liquid insulators, paints any many more, but the stickiness in this cream I never ever experienced in my entire life so please BE AWARE of this aspect if you try it for the first time! I would even suggest to try for a day on tiny spot on your body and see if any good effects. PS: as for its efficacy I cannot speak yet, I didn’t gave up and I’m still gonna try it, I will update my post if this works for me, thanks for reading!

    • @rosiejones9241
      @rosiejones9241 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also it makes your skin rlly dry!

  • @coriettapadilla9977
    @coriettapadilla9977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    OMG it's very refreshing to hear this. I could probably have my own store with all the creams I have and steroids do not work for me. I have been dealing with this my whole life but after the birth of my daughter it's been really bad so bad it's making my hand change in shape. I am going to try this. Thank you for sharing.

  • @sonarvord
    @sonarvord 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's amazing you were able to sort out what works and what does not work. Seems like one needs to only change one thing at a time and monitor the progress, which is very difficult to do. Anyhow, good for you! I have this combination of eczema and love for the piano too.

  • @JcM944
    @JcM944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I found this video about 2 months ago during one of the worst breakouts I've ever had, it was to the point where my arms and neck looked like I was a burn victim. I went from using steroid creams and vaseline all my life to B12 cream, Vanicream Lite Lotion, and taking L Glutamine. It's helped tremendously and hope this isn't just a phase.

  • @strummeresque
    @strummeresque 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "...until the pain overcomes the itchiness...." Nailed it! Tried to explain to my docors, my family and friends , that those of us who suffer eczema would always and gladly accept stinging or burning over the itch anytime. Sometimes when I itch so mush I just slap the affected area --- HARD --- and get a little relief........

    • @aralsea1
      @aralsea1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not me. Slap the itch...it helps big time. With the pain I couldn't put on clothing.

  • @highster
    @highster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You're the man Josh! Your system worked !
    After years of eczema getting worse and worse, the doctors saying "There is no known cure" plus a Rx for steroid cream, I tried your approach. First with cheaper versions of your recommended products, then with exactly what you recommend. Guess what. Your stuff worked. Thanks for all your hard work researching a solution and of course sharing it with us.

  • @KD-up3sz
    @KD-up3sz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for taking the time to share all the things you have learned.

  • @devinrobles8793
    @devinrobles8793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for putting so much time into researching it honestly helps so much

  • @user-ep4jh3eb1b
    @user-ep4jh3eb1b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My diet change and staying in the sun really changed my skin. Makes a huge difference.

    • @Ashortutorial.
      @Ashortutorial. ปีที่แล้ว

      I went to a skin therapist and she told me the sun can be good for eczema skin, sadly where I life there's not that much sun

  • @tomcat6150
    @tomcat6150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    one thing that really helped was oatmeal baths! those were a blessing. after taking baths, i would put my ointments and then lotion. Remember to moisturize, super important. Beginning of this year my skin was so bad that my waist above was flared up and puss oozing out. after taking baths, it helped so much. also hydrate and eat healthy, unsuprisingly it helped A LOT.

  • @lodixe5947
    @lodixe5947 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have rosacea and i really feel like we share the same mental distress along with the pain coming from the skin (sorry for my English, im french). I feel like nobody can understand, like "its just redness", when in fact my skin hurst, tingles, burns and so on almost all the time. I found that using products made for eczema really helps my rosacea. This i why i love watching eczema content on youtube, thank you for this

  • @raccoonvicky
    @raccoonvicky 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly I am so thankful for you making this video... I have eczema and I had it since I was about 2 years old and I am 15 now. Eczema is honestly torture and only a really small amount of people talk about it. I know that this topic is really uncomfortable to talk about, at least for me so Thank you for sharing your expearience 🙂

  • @BasedBowlCutEnjoyer
    @BasedBowlCutEnjoyer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    Thank you for this video. I have been on and off steroid cream for eczema for about 2 years. I'll give this a shot and let you know how it works out.
    **People don't understand how debilitating this condition is; it impacts every aspect of your life: Waking up splashing around in your arms with your fingernails -- in a pool of puss and blood. Itching, searing, agonizing, self-inflicted pain. It can easily drive someone into a depressive state, could easily drive one to insanity when coupled with sleep deprivation. I remember one time in particular I actually thought about removing my skin. This of course was after several days of sleeplessness. Eczema fucking sucks.

  • @manuelvpr
    @manuelvpr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    i leave scales and pieces of dead skin wherever i go, now my wife is complaining about a white dust in the house, and it is my dead skin cells mostly. I have my head covered, it is not dandruff, and it is terrible, i scratch, and when i get nervous it is even worse.
    I have tried steroids creams but it is not enough now.
    This is hell, really.

    • @JodBronson
      @JodBronson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound like my problems I was dealing for years.... Guess what I found out? Liquid Soap and I explain my findings here: th-cam.com/video/bpgTNa90oRM/w-d-xo.html

    • @JodBronson
      @JodBronson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BosworthMcG - You need Vinegar, like my discovery video here: th-cam.com/video/EGOHPZHfun4/w-d-xo.html

    • @manuelvpr
      @manuelvpr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BosworthMcG God bless your wife.

    • @edenbrown3470
      @edenbrown3470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I talk about this in my videos, it is such a struggle and it is important to keep pushing through and surround yourself with loving understanding people xoox

    • @getbeget-_-
      @getbeget-_- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Avoid doctors ,go only organic and avoid chemicals sugars carbo

  • @suefuller3014
    @suefuller3014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for all the information. My children suffered for years with Eczema.

  • @zectation
    @zectation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Almost 17 years old and I was born with eczema all over my body. They constantly tell me to use the steroid ointment and tell me its good for me, when I was little I never used it because it hurt, I couldn't put socks on because I'd scratch so much the blood would dry the socks to my feet. I'm so thankful to other people who deal with this rather than someone who doesn't go through what I have. Thank you and I'm taking this advice and am hoping it helps me just as much.

  • @Tousanx
    @Tousanx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Eczema is no joke. I’ve been dealing with it since my teen years. It’s awful and my hands are always cracked and painful.

    • @mohammedelalaouy8815
      @mohammedelalaouy8815 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      mee too bro

    • @ss-yw1go
      @ss-yw1go 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      try the body shop’s hemp hand cream! it clears up so quickly and you can use it anywhere on your body.

  • @sushmareddy8754
    @sushmareddy8754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am so glad I found this🙏 suffering from Eczema and associated torture since 10 years.( certainly Allopathic medication doesn't help) I can relate to your agony of going through Eczema 🥺I'm totally depressed 😞 hoping that trying your way would help me to heal for good.

    • @rhondapagan5759
      @rhondapagan5759 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello sister use Dr Omo herbal medicine and cream via powerful and active it will help you get rid of them fast .

  • @kimdowning8736
    @kimdowning8736 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just found your video looking for answers for my daughter. I was told by Doctors at OHSU in Portland Oregon that i had Eczema for 40 years of my life. Nine years ago I switched jobs and didn't have my hands in latex paint or my face and neck around insulation. Within just a few weeks all my problems went away. I was actually allergic to several things that were on and around me for years not knowing. Never once did they do an allergy test. BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE.

  • @markdavidson2563
    @markdavidson2563 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice guy great video I think everyone with eczema understand how serious this is and how much it can affect someone's life

  • @erickgodoy1599
    @erickgodoy1599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for this! I will definitely try out this method, it sucks having to go out in public and being 110 degrees in the summer and be wearing a hoodie sweater on because my arms and necks are covered with scars from my eczema because I’m so embarrassed by it

  • @belarellaaaa
    @belarellaaaa ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I struggled pretty badly with eczema in high school, had it all over my arms and legs. I remember how mortifying and damaging to my self esteem it was. I don’t know how, but it cleared up on its own for several years, but in the past 6 months it has come back, now on my face (specifically my eyelids, cheek bones, and ears) and my hands (on the knuckles and between my fingers). I was using topical steroids for years, but have quit all together for the last 4 months. While it may not be as bad now as it was when I was younger, it’s still pretty hard to deal with. I’m going to try out your methods to see how it goes!

  • @lynnchaffin9498
    @lynnchaffin9498 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so happy to have come across your video. I had a flare up of dermatitis on my hands that was so painful and ugly. It was consuming all my energy. I tried the Dead Sea salt and vitamin B 12 cream.
    Nothing has ever worked that well before. Thank you!!!

    • @JodBronson
      @JodBronson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound like my problems I was dealing for years.... Guess what I found out? Liquid Soap and I explain my findings here: th-cam.com/video/bpgTNa90oRM/w-d-xo.html

  • @janemundin6624
    @janemundin6624 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for sharing your story and recommendations. I know I have tsw, but am struggling to wean off for good as I am so scared of how bad it will get and for how long. All the forums for tsw are so terrifying and utterly depressing. Your video has given me real hope, thank you so much!

    • @leeminannelise9305
      @leeminannelise9305 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jane Mundin how did you realise that it was TSW? From which body part it started?

  • @richardhughes1685
    @richardhughes1685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please everyone go over your diet, a clean diet will help your journey to helping your body heal. Very good info thanks man!!