Not that I want to over share, but I've had a bad case of hives for a month. I'm not sure what's causing them, but they've been persistent.
I did a course of bendryl which kept me awake and prednisone which made me hungry. Neither helped very much. I've been kept awake from the itching for weeks. So I thought it was time to try a home remedy. I had all the things on hand for this recipe.
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| I had all the ingredients on hand |
The Epsom salts were purchased at Walgreen's, the oatmeal at the local grocery store and the rest on Amazon.
1 Cup Himalayan salt
2 cups Dead Sea Salt
1 Cup old fashioned rolled
oats, ground to fine powder
5 drops orange essential
oil.
5 drops tea tree essential
oil.
2 teaspoons olive oil.
Use a blender to grind the oats to a fine powder. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
Place 1 cup of mixture into
bath. Soak for 20 minutes.
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| The finished product |
This made enough for a number of treatments. I stored my finished project in glass jars. I got these jars on Amazon. They are great for storing bath salts or if you want to give yours away as gifts.
After only 2 days of treatment my skin is much better.
This recipe has a number of good ingredients for your skin.Dead sea salts and Epsom salts are traditional skin treatments.
The oatmeal is soothing to the skin. The essential oils help to repair skin damage and the olive oil softens the skin.
Hopefully my experience and recipe helps you have you have skin irritated by the dry winter air, swimming in a pool or some unknown cause like my hives.
* This recipe adapted from Bath Salts- DIY Bath Salts for Hobby and Gifts
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 160 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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