Rashes appear in the form of red blisters or bumps on the skin and cause irritation and itchiness. It is a common problem, which may occur at some or the other point of time. It is not serious; however, it may become serious sometimes. The rashes may be raised, smooth, scaly or bumpy. Mild rashes can be treated naturally by applying some homemade remedies instead of rushing to the doctor immediately.Aloe vera is one of the best natural remedies for rashes due to its anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties. It is best suited for treating all types of skin problems. Apply fresh aloe vera gel to get relief from the rashes quickly. This is also helpful in curing rashes on the face.Apply olive oil to get relief from the itching caused due to the rashes.Witch hazel is an excellent astringent and works well to treat the skin infections, such as rashes, eczema and psoriasis. Soak a cotton ball in witch hazel and apply it over the rash. You can also boil hazel bark in some water, then soak a clean cloth in it and place it over the affected area.
Keep it for about ½ an hour, and then rinse it off with water.Make chamomile tea and apply it on the rashes to get relief from the itchiness and irritation. You can also use chamomile essential oil over the rashes.5. Vitamin E Oil Squeeze a vitamin E capsule and apply its oil on the rash-affected skin.Add 2 drops of calendula essential oil in hot water, and boil it for about 10 minutes. Then, cool it down and apply it over the rashes. It helps in eliminating the harmful bacteria, which causes rashes on the skin.Mix a cup of raw oatmeal in a bucket of water and have a bath with this water. You can also apply oatmeal oil for quick relief from rashes.Grind some holy basil leaves and mix them with a tablespoon of olive oil, 2 crushed garlic cloves, a pinch of salt and pepper. Apply this mixture over the skin rashes to get immediate respite.Baking soda also helps a lot in treating rashes. Apply some baking soda on the affected skin, and then press the skin gently.10. Apple Cider Vinegar Mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with some honey, and take it 3 times a day.
Honey is an effective home remedy to treat the skin rashes.This is the best remedy to treat facial rashes and relieve itching.Apply a combination of cod liver oil and Vitamin E oil on the skin affected by rashes.Mix some beer and olive oil and gently massage it on the rashes for about 2-3 minutes, and then leave it for about 18-20 minutes. Use cold water to wash it.Crush some almond leaves and then apply them on the affected part in order to get rid of rashes.Take 1 tablespoon of poppy seeds and crush them. Now, mix a teaspoon of water and a teaspoon of lemon juice in it. Apply this mix on the rashes. This is one of the best home remedies to heal the skin rashes.Dandelion root is also an effective natural remedy for treating rashes.Use this natural herb to alleviate the skin rashes.Take 500 mg of goldenseal thrice a day along with your meals to get rid of the rashes.To get relief from excessive itching and irritation caused by rashes, apply a solution of comfrey and water with a clean cloth over the affected area.
Echinacea is a good herbal treatment for rashes.Crush some fresh garlic cloves and mix them with half cup of white vinegar. Apply this mixture to the rashes and let it remain for about 10 minutes. Rinse it off with lukewarm water. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and effective in curing the rashes.Soak a cotton ball in lemon juice and dab it on the skin affected by rashes. Let it remain for 8-10 minutes. Then, rinse it off with lukewarm water.Take 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in it. Apply it over the rashes and let it remain for about 15 minutes. Using lukewarm water, rinse it off. This is one of the best remedies for treating the facial rashes.Make a puree of 2 tomatoes and mix 1/8 cup of lemon juice in it. Also add a little bit of cayenne pepper in it. Apply this paste on the rashes and leave it for about 15-20 minutes. Finally, rinse with warm water.Apply fresh papaya juice on the area affected with rashes and leave it for 10 minutes. You can also use fresh mango juice.
Mix some nutmeg powder in lukewarm milk and apply it to the skin with rashes. Let it remain for an hour and then rinse it off with warm water. It is a great remedy to treat rashes.Beat 3 egg whites and mix some corn flour to form a paste. Now, apply it over the rashes and leave for half an hour.This remedy is useful to treat itchy and burning rashes along with swelling and redness. It is taken to treat the rashes caused due to hives.This remedy is very useful for rashes caused by poison ivy plants. It helps a lot when there is a lot of itchiness and swelling with blisters that are filled with fluid.When the rash is caused due to any bacterial infection or poison ivy, this remedy is usually recommended. The rash may discharge a thick foul-smelling fluid.This remedy is usually taken when the rashes are accompanied by fever.When the rashes are really itchy along with a burning sensation, this remedy works great. The rashes appear in the form of fluid-filled blisters.Other homeopathic remedies include Sepia, Rhus Toxicodendron, Bryonia, Natrum Muriaticum, Urtica Urens and Ledum Palustre.
1,457 posts, read 2,889,975 times 1,688 posts, read 5,743,885 times On the aloe - read the labels, there a quite a few that have added ingredients. Personally, I bought my own plant and just grew it indoors - brilliant stuff (although how anyone drinks the juice .....) Lavender - pure lavender oil - can be used straight. It's one of the few things that works on our "I'm allergic to everything in the world" dog and one of the few essential oils that can be used straight. The upside is a rather flowery smelling doggie . My all time favourite bar none is a "soothing gel" that's tea tree oil in an aloe vera base with marigold and arnica and some other stuff. I've never found anything to beat it - it's made by Jason Natural Cosmetics. I've had difficulty locating it at times, but a lot of health food store type places stock the Jason range, or you might have better luck online. It is made for humans, but I use it on anything or anyone that needs it. By the way - is it only the scar that itches/bothers him and he has no other skin issues or is it more general?
What's the scar from (if you know)? Originally Posted by flkingfanA bit like a piece of a puzzle that doesn't quite fit. Is the skin dry and flaky or otherwise noticeably different? Have any of the docs suggested excising it - seems a bit drastic I know, but I'm just curious. One of ours does get chronic skin yeast infections but they don't itch - she's a pink skinned dog and the pink turns black which is how I know its back. (Tea tree is very effective against fungal infections, I'd have to check on lavender.) There is one option that the medicos might not have suggested to you.. if there's no medical reason he's scratching that spot and that spot only, could it be that over the years it's become an emotional response along the lines of habitual/chronic licking of one spot? If whatever trauma caused the scar affected the dog on an emotional or mental plane, and back when it was a fresh wound/scar the scratching made it feel better, then the scratching = feel better is easily linked in the dogs mind.
A bit like "self medicating" if you will with a self-soothing, repetitive action. His brain will have been "trained" to release endorphines when he scratches that spot - but that spot only. So the scratching = feels good = dog scratches that spot. Growing up we had a dog that did this - he had a spot on a front leg he licked chronically. Every solution under the sun was tried and no solution or conclusion was ever reached other than the guess, such as it was at the time, that it was some sort of a self-soothing action. (Canine psychology has come a long way since then fortunately.) With my luck it probably is psychological. I'm one of those owners that has the word "sucker" tattooed on my forehead when I walk into the vets office. It says please charge me whatever you want as I will pay it to help my dog/cat. The last dermatologist I went to suggested to do another biopsy, but instead of a punch he would take the entire scar area out. My problem with even doing another biopsy let alone taking the entire scar out is that the first biopsy made the scar area larger.
And my thing is if they still can't find out what it is and even if it can be treated that it will only make the area larger yet, since the first biopsy did that. The scar area is about an inch long and about his lip on the side of his snout. The area is definitely different. It's blackish and a little puffy. It does turn a little lighter color when it gets dry, so I try to keep it moist. I've even thought about laser surgery on it as to hope it wouldn't leave such a scar when done, but they wouldn't be able to do a biopsy when lasering. I've given up on doctors for awhile, at least on this problem. I've been trying different things here and there. That's why I'm trying the vitmin e now. Below is a picture of his scar. I wish I had taken a before the biopsy picture but I didn't. Hmmm - curiouser and curiouser. I guess some of the difficulty is knowing the difference between what's being caused by the scratching in the first place (like the puffiness, poor pet) and what's being caused by the mystery mite.
(I only said mite because I liked the alliteration. ) I had a thought looking at it... have the docs ruled out something "wart-ish"? There are all sorts of warts and what's interesting is that the biopsy made it larger which reminded me of a particular kind of wart my son has - it grows in, not out, and is flat and looks calloused/scar-like if you should just look at it without knowing what it was (but seeing as it's on the bottom of his foot, not too many folks have to look at it. ) His first dermatologist cut it out - which his second dermatologist said is exactly what shouldn't be done because it increased the periphery of the wart - i.e it spread to the edges of where it'd been excised. Dermatologist 2 gave him a cream - the name escapes me but the active ingredient is the same as is used in a type of chemo. (It also cost $250 for a rather small tube..... He went through two tubes and it's still there although initially it did shrink.) Sorry - I can't help but find this all rather interesting.