15 Essential Oils for Eczema Treatment
1. Lavender Essential Oil
For hundreds of years, lavender has been used as a skin soothing remedy. It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory which helps reduce skin inflammation & redness. Lavender essential oil also has moisturizing properties which help lock in moisture into dry peeling skin associated with eczema.
2. Tea Tree Essential Oil
Known for its powerful antiseptic properties, tea tree essential oil is also known as melaleuca, is one of the best essential oils for eczema treatment. It helps reduce the itching caused by eczema and also staves off infection resulting from wounds due to excessive scratching.
3. Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense essential oil is one of my fav essential oils and is very powerful for healing all sorts of scars! It’s strong anti-inflammatory properties calm inflammation brought about by eczema and it also helps increase the potency of the other oils it is blended with.
4. Helichrysum Essential Oil
Just like frankincense, helichrysum essential oil is also very good for healing scars especially acne scars and it is great for treating eczema. It has strong anti-inflammatory properties and also helps reduce itchiness & painful skin caused by eczema.
5. Chamomile Essential Oil
For dry itchy patches of eczema skin, chamomile essential oil is the best soother. Its anti-inflammatory properties help heal inflammation and reduce skin redness. Chamomile essential oil is also good for treating irritated skin and allergies such as poison ivy.
6. Geranium Essential Oil
Being a non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing essential oil, geranium essential oil is one of the most popular essential oils for skin. It’s effective in treating many skin conditions including acne, blackheads, psoriasis, dry skin, cellulite and eczema.
7. Neroli Essential Oil
Neroli essential oil extracted from the delicate white neroli flowers is among the best essential oils for eczema treatment. It helps heal inflamed skin and soothe itchiness. It has such an amazing scent as well!
8. Bergamot Essential Oil
Extracted from the bergamia tree, bergamot essential oil is especially effective in treating dry eczema. It promotes healthy and clear skin. Please apply bergamot essential oil only at night time because it is a photosensitive essential oil that can negatively affect skin when you wear it and go out in the sun.
9. Juniper Essential Oil
Extracted from the berries of Juniperus communi, juniper essential oil is great for clearing cellulite and reducing under eye bags but it also helps naturally treat and soothe weeping eczema.
10. Patchouli Essential Oil
Known for its ability to calm the mind and reduce stress, anxiety and depression, patchouli essential oil originated in South East Asia, where it has been used for a wide variety of healing properties. For eczema, patchouli essential oil soothes inflammation, locks in moisture and calms irritation.
11. Benzoin Essential Oil
Originating from East Asia, benzoin is also known as gum Benjamin and was popularly used for incense & fumigation in ancient times. In skin care, it is used as a good remedy for dry parched skin, healing sores and wounds and also soothing eczema by reducing irritation and inflammation.
12. Thyme Essential Oil
An effective antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antimicrobial, thyme essential oil helps disinfect eczema affected skin and also reduces inflammation and redness.
13. Birch Essential Oil
Cleansing and purifying, birch essential oil has many beauty benefits – it helps clear congested skin, rejuvenates dull skin and effectively treats psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema.
14. Hyssop Essential Oil
Hyssop essential oil is good for treating dry eczema. It helps seal moisture into the skin and reduces itching & irritation as well as inflammation.
15. Marjoram Essential Oil
Sweet marjoram essential oil is a natural remedy for insect bites and skin irritations & discomfort. It is also anti-inflammatory and helps reduce skin inflammation.
