There’s a reason why people dread itchy skin – because an itch can strike at odd and crucial times. An itch in the lower abdomen can be even worse, although this is the most common type of itch that men experience. While social etiquette demands that you should never attend to your itch in public, trying to ignore it can drive you crazy.

Impure blood is primarily responsible for itching, and dry skin, pregnancy; inflammations in the skin, parasitic infestations and eczema are secondary causes of this problem. To get rid of your itch, you just need to treat these problems with effective home remedies that are proven.

Natural Home Remedies for Itchy Skin

• Take a long and relaxing bath using peppermint bath salts. This will help in treating itchy skin effectively.
• Take equal amounts of cinnamon powder and honey and blend these components together. Make a thick paste and apply this on the affected region, where your skin is itchy. Ensure that you do this more than once to cure itchy skin.
• Apart from peppermint salts, white vinegar can help in curing itchy skin too. Add white vinegar (one cup should do) to your bath and soak in this for a good while (ten to twenty minutes). This is a proven and effective procedure.
• You can also use apple cider vinegar to cure itchy skin. Take some apple cider vinegar and mix it with twice the amount of water. Use this solution to treat the affected regions in your skin frequently throughout the day.
• This one may not seem too appealing, but you can add two cups of oatmeal to the water in your bathtub and soak in the tub for a while to cure itching skin. Ensure that you use lukewarm water, though.
• In case the weather is dry, you should use moisturizers regularly. Use some moisturizer on your skin every single time after you take a bath, and this will help in preventing itches and rashes.
• Vitamin E oil is used to cure itchy and dry skin, so you can try applying this oil on your skin once in a while to cure the problem.
• Treat the itchy region with hot water thrice or four times a day. This is a very simple yet effective treatment that works wonders.
• Make a fine paste out of equal proportions of lime juice and coconut oil, and apply this paste over the itchy region.
• Aloe Vera extracts also help in preventing itchy skin, along with cod liver oil. You can apply some cod liver oil or Aloe Vera extract on your skin to treat the problem of itching.
• Neem products help in treating skin problems effectively, so use neem oil to treat the affected parts and to get permanent relief from itchy skin.
• If you can catch hold of some neem leaves, boil them in water and take a quick bath using the same. Neem leaves can help in curing minor problems like itching and major problems like skin ulcers and other diseases.

These simple home remedies can help in curing your itch and bringing some much needed relief, but ensure that you maintain your skin well just to be on the safer side.

Posted by Mike on March 21, 2011 in Home Remedies