How to Get Rid of Itchy Skin

How to Get Rid of Itchy Skin

Baking Soda
Baking soda is the most common home remedy for itchy skin as well as skin rashes. Baking soda has a soothing effect due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Plus, it acts as a natural acid neutralizer that helps relieve itching.

Add one cup of baking soda to a bathtub filled with cool water. Stir it well to distribute the baking soda thoroughly. Soak in this water for about half an hour. Pat yourself dry instead of rubbing the skin with a towel. Do this once daily.
For more localized itching, prepare a paste by mixing three tablespoons of baking soda with one tablespoon of water. Apply the paste on the affected areas and leave it on for about 10 minutes. Do this once daily.
Note: Never use baking soda on broken skin or open wounds.

Colloidal Oatmeal
Colloidal oatmeal (oats ground into an extremely fine powder) helps soothe and comfort itchy skin. It contains anti-irritating, anti-inflammatory and soothing properties that provide instant relief from itching.

Add one to two cups of colloidal oatmeal to a bathtub filled with lukewarm water. Soak in this water for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Never use hot water as it may irritate your skin more. You can take an oatmeal bath up to three times a day, depending on the severity of your condition.
Add a little water to one cup of colloidal oatmeal and leave it until it thickens to a paste-like consistency. Apply this mixture on the itchy skin, cover it with a cloth and leave it on for half an hour. Follow this remedy once daily.
If colloidal oatmeal is not available, you can use unprocessed oat flour or whole oats that have been ground in a food processor.

Cool Water
The sensations of both cold and itching travel along the same nerve fibers in the body, so applying cool water on the affected skin can bring instant relief from itchiness. There are many ways to use cool water for itchy skin.

Run cool tap water over the affected skin for as long as necessary.
Rub an ice cube wrapped in a cloth over the affected area.
Take a cool shower or bath.
Apply a cold compress or cloth wet with cool water to the affected area.

Oatmeal
For many years, people have used oatmeal to help relieve itching that is related to dry skin. When you have dry skin, it can cause itching that is persistent and difficult to relieve. The oatmeal works for dry skin itching because it moisturizes the skin. It also has anti-inflammatory properties, which makes oatmeal one of the best itching remedies when the symptom is related to inflammation of the skin, such as an allergic reaction.

Lemon Juice Use
Using a lemon to get rid of itching that is due to inflammation of the skin is one of the most effective home remedies. The juice inside of the lemon contains a natural antiseptic, which reduces inflammation rather quickly. By squeezing a lemon, and applying the juice to the itchy area, you’ll be able to relieve the itching in no time.

Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has excellent antibacterial and antifungal properties. It will help remove the itching completely if it is a fungal or bacterial action that is causing the infection. For enjoying the benefit of apple cider vinegar, take two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and mix it with warm water.Wash your vagina with this water twice a day for two to three days. This should effectively take care of your problem. Apple cider vinegar makes the vagina acidic where the bacteria cannot thrive for long.

Salt Bath
Salt can effectively remove itching and bacteria due to its antibacterial properties. Wash your vagina with concentrated salt water whenever you feel the itch. This will give you great relief instantly and prevent further multiplication of bacteria.Alternately, you can fill half the tub with warm water and add half a cup of salt into it.  Sit inside the tub in a squatting position. While sitting, open your vaginal walls using your finger so that saline water goes inside and kills the bacterial action effectively.

Juniper Berries and Cloves
Juniper berries have great anti-inflammatory effects and they have long been used by Native Americans to give relief to itchy skin. Cloves instead contain eugenol, a powerful essential oil that has the ability to numb the nerve endings, and in that way reduce itching.
When combined, juniper berries and cloves make an excellent home remedy for itchy skin.
Melt 6 tablespoons of organic unsalted butter and 2 tablespoons of beeswax in separate saucepans. When melted, mix them well together and add 5 tablespoons of ground juniper berries and 3 tablespoons of ground cloves. Stir well again and allow to it cool completely. Apply over affected areas.

Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a great skin soother with excellent anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal properties. It contains vitamin E and many other active compounds useful in treating burns, tampering inflammations and reducing itching.
If you have an Aloe Vera plant, just cut off a leaf, slice it open and apply the gel over the affected area.
You can also find a good Aloe Vera gel in the drugstore. Just make sure it is completely natural and 100% stabilized Aloe Vera gel.
Another good tip is to mix Aloe Vera gel with some green clay to form a pasty mixture. It will help sooth itchy and irritated skin.

Essential Oils
There are many good essential oils with anti-inflammatory and soothing properties that have the ability to give relief to itchy skin and alleviate irritations.
You may add them to your bath water or apply directly on your skin. Just make sure to follow the dosage recommendations exactly as directed on the package.
The following are some of the best essential oils that may act as good home remedies for itchy skin:
Agrimony oil
Basil oil
Bay leaf oil
Calendula oil
Chamomile oil
Chickweed oil
Clove oil
Geranium oil
Jewelweed oil
Lavender oil
Neem oil
Nettle oil
Peppermint oil
Rosemary oil
Thyme oil
Hopefully the above mentioned home remedies will help you calm down itchy skin and avoid, or at least reduce scratching.