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Q. I broke out with eczema in May. Not knowing what it was initially, I tried topical treatments that might dry it, from oatmeal baths to sea salt in my bath water.
Finally I tried Noxzema. It seemed to start working within a few hours to ease the itch and inflammation. I am also taking some zinc, but I credit Noxzema for most of the relief.
A. Noxzema is a non-soap facial cleanser that contains camphor, eucalyptus and menthol. Many readers report it can help ease eczema. It was initially developed in 1914 as a sunburn remedy called "Townsend R22" by Dr. Francis Townsend. It soon got a reputation for "knocking eczema" and is said to have gotten its "no eczema" name from that.
For eczema and other skin issues try adding turmeric into the diet.
Raw, unrefined shea butter works even better to calm eczema - especially for those with sensitive skin and allergies to chemicals.
I'd like to share a tip that was passed on to me about 20-years ago. During the winter, when my legs would burn after shaving, I was told to use Noxzema. The person that told me about it used it for his face.
Believe it or not--yogurt. Plain yogurt - I first used aloe gel, then Milk of Magnesia (worked great for 'regular' adult acne-read of it here.) Was prescribed Retin-A. I could see the difference after Retin-A on my non affected skin, but it had no effect on the horrible scaly red painful area all around my mouth, nose and chin.
I tried tea tree oil, but then thought of plain yogurt with acidopholus, and could see a marked clearing in two days. I applied just the whey in the day time (dried transparent) and the mixed yogurt at night. My face is back to clear with a spot or two, after about 3-4 weeks of application. The original scaly breakout began suddenly and lasted about 3- 4 weeks of trying the above remedies before I thought of the yogurt.
Noxzema is really great stuff. But eczema is primarily an auto-immune condition. Not surprising it hit in spring when you'd probably been without sun for a long time. Try Vitamin D3 daily and you will probably reduce or eliminate the problem. D3 boosts all immune functions, normalizes them.
Several years ago, I too had a patch of eczema on my leg. None of the prescription ointment worked. I read about Nozxema in your column and tried it. I could see a difference the next day! I recommend this to everyone! I even told my doctor about it.
Initially Noxzema was manufactured by Noxell Corp. in Baltimore I have an
original container when Noxell was involved in making this, then, great
product. My original container indicates the following as Active Ingredients: Camphor, Phenol (Less than 1/2%) Clove Oil, Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol. (I'm a collector of original packing etc.)
I recall checking the ingredients on a new container and thinking they are different. Unless it has to do with cost of the initial formula I can't understand it being changed.
Noxzema was used for those times when teen skin/hormones flared and caused various problems. Using the product as a facial wash regularly was
the answer.