As long as it worked for you.

Not necessarily cold la, some people get temporary nasal congestion occasionally when their membrane lining on the nasal passages becomes inflamed. So this is a convenient quick fix as well.

It is recommended you go for a food allergy test with your doctor to find out whether is it food or environmental factors which is causing your eczema.

I got very sick when I cut out many essential food and in the end I found that I was not allergic to any of them.

My eczema was not improving. Only after the food allergy test that I found out that my skin condition was due to environmental factors.

Need to moisturise the skin after bath and constantly applying lotion throughout the day.

There are many factors that can trigger eczema. But it's definitely important to keep your skin moist as you mentioned. And that's the most tricky part cause people are searching high and low for a solution that works for them.

So far I've been letting people try pure Shea butters, it's not a popular thing in Malaysia cause it's hard to find. So far, I got mix reviews....some worked wonders, some less impressive. Different people has different reactions. I'm just happy for those found it helpful.

i have psoriasis and always on the look out for good lotion to keep skin moisturized.
Does shea butter really works for psoriasis? last i tried Palmer's shea butter lotion and i dont like the smell...

You're right on the point of keeping your skin moisturized. So your main question would be "Does shea butter really moisturize?"

A simply Google search will bring you a lot of testimonials & info on shea butter being an excellent moisturizer, and why it's better than some common moisturizer such as cocoa butter. One of the key advantage is that shea butter goes deep into your skin, not just keep the surface of your skin moist. On top of that, it also has healing ability. Meaning that if your skin is also damaged due to your condition, it'll heal your skin after using for some time.

Yes shea butter don't have the most pleasant scent a person would expect from a skincare. Plus its texture isn't lotion or cream that most people are accustomed to. Hence a lot of manufacturers refined their shea butter to remove the scent & to make its texture lotion-like just to please the market during the shea butter hype many years ago. But that is also one of the main downfall, because refined shea butter isn't as effective as unrefined shea butter. It'll lose its benefits during the refining process. You may wanna try refined shea butter that has been refined to remove its scent only. Don't go for overly refined ones like Palmer, it's refined to the point that it's not even shea butter anymore despite the label claiming it is - just some lotion with a little moisturizing power.

Ultimately it all depends on your condition. If it's leaning towards the severe side, I'd still advice people to go for the 100% pure, organic & unrefined one for best result. Plus the smell is just for a while only, after like 10 minutes or so, it'll be fully absorbed into your skin to the point that you don't even feel oily or greasy anymore.

If shea butter really don't suit you, you could look for other alternative natural moisturizer such as black seed oil or argan oil. But those are more expensive than shea butter & a separate discussion all together. Not sure whether i should open a thread on those ingredients or not because I came to realize that Malaysian generally don't give a hoot about ingredients or contents lol

This post has been edited by NightHeart: Aug 1 2016, 11:57 AM

Be careful about using steroids cream to treat your eczema.

Overusing it will screw up your immune system and you will be dependent on it. Furthermore, there are side effects for using steroids for long term.

Please look for topical steroids withdrawal for more info. I am currently undergoing it.

Out of curiosity, when you're suffering from the withdrawal syndrome....your skin still itch, no matter what you apply on it?

It's one of the top tier moisturizer out there le. But there are bad grade shea butters too. So choose your shea butter properly. That's why some people reported it doesn't make a difference to them.

i use raw unrefined shea butter as moisturiser at night. been using for about 2 years on and off. so far so good skin is not dull/patchy. but i think i need to be more consistent, because my skin is still very dry

Yea, based on your condition...you may need to apply it very regularly with discipline. Or maybe try to look for better grade ones since no 2 shea butter are alike.

yes, going to try applying it every night. because it can get very oily sometimes. and i have tried from 3 sellers, so far the same effect.

haven't tried applying it anywhere else, but as a moisturiser, i highly recommend it skin feels really good in the morning.

After like 10 minutes or so, it'll get fully absorbed into the skin no? So it won't be oily anymore.

Which doctor u went to?