| Why choose a natural cream? Why not get a | | | | A natural eczema cream has none of the negative |
| prescription from the doctor for a cortisone cream? | | | | side effects of cortisone. Your body won't build up a |
| Both work, and by all accounts the cortisone will work | | | | tolerance so you won't be constantly changing lotions. |
| more quickly to relieve your eczema itching. So, why | | | | Unless you happen to be allergic to one of the |
| would you want to choose a natural cream for | | | | ingredients in the cream, you can safely use a natural |
| eczema relief? | | | | cream day in and day out for relief of your eczema |
| It's almost an absolute truth that a cortisone cream will | | | | flare ups. |
| give you relief from your eczema symptoms much | | | | What makes a natural cream "natural" and is one |
| more quickly than creams that don't contain cortisone. | | | | cream better than another? Look at the ingredients. If |
| However, this quick relief comes at a cost. If you use | | | | they are artificial, if they come from a lab, then they |
| steroids for an extended period of time, and cortisone | | | | are not natural. If they come from plants and essential |
| is a steroid, you open yourself up to a lot of side | | | | oils, such as coconut oil, then the ingredients are natural. |
| effects, none of them good. Cortisone works by | | | | As to which one is better, that is a matter of choice. |
| suppressing your immune system. The itching stops, | | | | Each of us is different, with different symptoms, so a |
| but your body is open to infections that you might not | | | | cream that works for one person might not work for |
| otherwise have to worry about. | | | | you. You might need to do some experimentation to |
| Other side effects include glaucoma, hypertension, | | | | find the one cream that gives you the best results. |
| weight gain, and thinning of the skin. Cortisone cream | | | | Understand that even if you find the perfect natural |
| can also give you contact dermatitis. That's just what | | | | cream for eczema relief, you are only treating your |
| you need, another skin problem! As if that's not enough, | | | | symptoms. At some point you should consider getting |
| just as with any other drug, your body will build up a | | | | to the root cause of your eczema. By finding and |
| tolerance to cortisone, so you will have to periodically | | | | addressing the root cause you will be able to put your |
| change dosages and types to continue to get relief. | | | | symptoms into permanent remission. In essence, you |
| These are only some of the negatives of long term | | | | can find an eczema cure that works for you. |
| use of cortisone. | | | | |