Dry, extremely itchy skin. Blisters that ooze and crust. Raw, inflamed skin resulting from constant irritation.

Today, an estimated 15 million Americans suffer from the skin disorders that cause dry itchy skin, with another 20+ million suffering from symptoms resembling the same. The severity of this condition can encompass the irregularities listed above but are often as unique as the individual sufferer.

Symptoms can range from mild, with occasional itchy skin, to severe, being characterized by extremely painful ulcers and skin so itchy you scratch wounds into your skin. What’s more, these traumatized skin areas can occur at various locations across the body and no age group is immune.

There are things that you can do to help control itchy and dry skin. These practices encompass diet (as recommended on the GAPS diet), lifestyle change, acknowledging environmental factors, and perhaps most important of all, nutritional supplements. 

Itchy skin is an irritation of the upper layers of the skin. This chronic, recurring skin rash that is characterized by swelling, redness, itchiness, and dryness, with possible crusting, flaking, blistering, oozing, and bleeding areas.

Itching occurs episodically in sufferers; meaning that you will have times when your skin health will seem to get worse during periods of “flare-ups,” or exacerbations.

These periods are followed by times when the condition improves, called “remissions.”

The exact cause of itchy skin could be related to the health of your gut as described in this article. It’s likely that several factors are at play, so you will need to start becoming a detective and taking note of the external factors that seem to contribute to the itchy skin. 

Researchers have identified potential triggers that may make your skin worse and include specific allergens, environmental triggers, food, and other factors such as:

• Soaps, laundry detergents, and perfumes
• Low or high humidity
• Extreme heat or cold
• Highly processed foods, trans-fat rich foods, and foods with high saturated fat content
• Emotional stress
• Allergens such as pollen, pet dander, foods, feathers, and even dust mites.

Conventional approaches vary from person to person and are based on physician recommendation and the patient’s personal preference. Practitioners not specializing in naturopathic techniques will most likely advise the use of medications, topical or otherwise.

These can include anti-inch lotions, topical corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and antihistamines. As well, newer medicines called topical immunomodulators, or TIMs, are steroid-free ointments that have shown upwards of an 80% success rate. Phototherapy or Photochemotherapies are other popular options.

Less conventional approaches that are often overlooked, but considered critical by many dermatologists, include:

• exercise
• relaxation
• biofeedback training for the mind
• dietary supplementation

These lifestyle factors are thought to be extremely important for lessening the risk and occurrence of eczema “flare-ups.”

Learn How Dermatin Can Help Reduce Inflammation and Itching

Dermatin is a natural remedy for itching that has been designed to help attack the root causes of itchy skin. 

When combined with the GAPs diet, this supplement can help accelerate results to get you relief from dry and itchy skin.