Balm for atopic dermatitis for children

I quickly discarded “cream” as formula type, since creams need emulsifiers and preservatives, both of which might cause allergic reactions.
The right choice would be to create a balm – a formulation without water, based on oils and butters only.
I knew I would definitely use shea butter since it contains loads of phytosterols which have skin repairing properties.
Once again, I searched my favourite web with cosmetics recipes and found this recipe for balm for young children with Shea and mango butter and marigold oil infusion. That was an opportunity for me to try my long-being-on-the-shelf mango butter for the first time, too! It is as good as Shea, but has a different texture.
As usual, I also searched some scientific publications and found out that borage oil is supposed to have a good effect on atopic eczema at least in certain groups of patients (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20579590). Another study shows that undershirts coated with borage oil on children with atopic dermatitis showed improvements in their erythema and itch (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18078406)… well, that made a candidate for an oil to include to my balm for atopic dermatitis!
I modified the original AZ recipe and used vanilla pod infusion in fractionated coconut oil instead of aromatic vanilla extract, which usually contains alcohol that can be too drying for sensitive skin. The infusion brings natural fragrance and thanks to fractionated coconut oil [read more about different coconut oils here] reduces the greasiness of the balm for atopic dermatitis.
Marigold infusion calms the skin and heals small wounds.
The recipe I finally composed for balm for atopic dermatitis is here:
24% BIO unrefined shea butter
24% mango butter
20% marigold infusion in sunflower oil (or other oil)
24% borage oil
8% vanilla pod infusion in fractionated coconut oil (or other oil)
Instructions
1. Mix all ingredients and melt on low heat (40°C).
2. Once everything melted, stir and put in the fridge to let cool and harden a bit (10-20 min), then whip well.
3. Scoop into containers and let cool in the fridge (to prevent shea butter blooming).
Use for whole body and let me know if it works! (I got very positive review from the above-mentioned mother!)
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#2 written by evik 3 years ago
Hi Gauri, well, Neem oil is a natural pesticide – that is why it is used for fighting against parasites. I found nowhere in medical journals a mention it has any effects in cure of dermatitis. However, I found that it rather causes contact skin dermatitis: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957489, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18627678. It can also cause toxic encephalopathy – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24522945, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339648. So I would be very careful in using it.
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#4 written by Leslie 3 years ago
Wonderful, brilliant and beautiful Evik!
Another great formulation to try!! The previous body butter was a hit with my teenage nephew for his excema!! This is the next project!I need your advice on a 100% olive oil soap. It was aged 6 months and made from pomace oil. The soap was cut in chunky blocks 2″x3″x2″ so it has lasted quite along time in the shower. The problem is the lavender has faded and now the soap smells off, not earthy like soAp with tallow. But “fatty”. Sort of rancid???
Is that common with a pure castille soap? Much thanks for all your works!
Leslie-
#5 written by evik 3 years ago
Hi Leslie, well, that certainly sounds like rancidity. Maybe your oil wasn’t very fresh, or you used hard water? How much lavender oil you added? My pure castille soaps – even very old of 1 year or two do still smell soaps (I make them non-scented). Also, sun and warm weather help rancidity. Another source can be that your oil was not really pure olive oil, but some other oil like sunflower was added – sunflower oil gets rancid very quickly.
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#8 written by ElizaBlue 2 years ago
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Didn't find any related posts :(
I love your work Evik! Wonder what you think about Neem Oil for dermatitis.