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MAKE YOUR OWN COLLOIDAL OATMEAL

MAKE YOUR OWN COLLOIDAL OATMEAL

Posted by Courtney Henslee on Oct 3rd 2017

Oatmeal has a big role in skincare. Oats are used for topical application for very good reason. 1. Oats make a type of soap-like chemical called "Saponin" that very gently cleanse.2. Regain proper PH level. Oatmeal can return irritated and pollutant compromised skin back to the proper PH, which helps with healing.3. Soothing- yes, it's scientific truth that oatmeal soothes irritated skin through the combination of polysaccarides (also found in aloe vera), vitamins, and other nutrients. … read more

Eczema & Psoriasis

Posted by Courtney Henslee on Sep 15th 2017

These two issues are some of the least understood in all medical communities and I can't tell you how many dermatologists I've heard speak on it. No one has come to a consensus of causation and most doctors seem to feel it just a "well, that's what your body does and here is a steroid cream to get it to go away right now."Further investigation into current science has, however, brought me back to exactly what I have suspected all along.This article from 2014 cites, "there is substantial evidence … read more

Dermatitis or Eczema

Jan 4th 2015

Dermatitis or EczemaResponse to client's recent question about recomendations:I fell asleep last reading a paper on atopic dermatitis to be ready to help you with this today. Dermatitis in itself is a tricky lady. It is almost always geneological and it does actually present with a different make-up of skin. There is a gene mutation that basically causes the gene to present with a nonlegible script that messes with the expression of skin barrier protiens. There is certainly some important info t … read more