Home remedy for hives that works fast and is completely nontoxic. Appropriate for both children and adults.
One of my teenage children once came down with a pretty bad case of hives out of the blue. He had never had a hives attack before so it was a very unexpected situation!
The raised, itchy rash started on his legs and within a day or two, covered his whole body except for his face, neck, hands, and feet.
As you can imagine, he was miserable!
Being a bit of an analyst in this area, I sat down with him and thoroughly reviewed what he had been eating and drinking over the past few days.
We came up with nothing unusual that could have triggered the event. This included any exposures to possible environmental allergens.
Since he has no allergies or sensitivities of any kind, I found the situation completely baffling!
Not wanting to resort to any meds, even over-the-counter diphenhydramine (Benadryl) which can have side effects, I consulted a professional I trusted.
She advised that the hives probably occurred from a sudden burst of testosterone from puberty.
Thankfully, she thought that it was likely nothing to worry about as a long-term issue.
She advised the homeopathic remedy “Skin” to quickly take care of the uncomfortable symptoms as his body adjusted to the changes.
The standard dosage is 1-2 tablets dissolved on the tongue before swallowing. She told him to take a dose whenever he started to feel itchy or uncomfortable.
Ideally, it is best to not eat or drink anything 15 minutes before or after taking a dose.
This completely natural remedy for hives worked wonderfully well.
It works for eczema as well, although I have never used it for that specific purpose in our family.
He took the remedy 1-3 times a day for about a week.
He even took the bottle of “Skin” to school to use as needed and was able to function normally the entire time.
Slowly, the raised, itchy rash gradually faded away never to return!
If anyone in your family is prone to hives every now and again, having homeopathic Skin in the medicine cabinet is a great alternative to Benadryl.
I’d like to know more about what you said about benadryl. I take it often and wondered what the effects of it could be. Do you have any sources on this topic?
Thanks, sarah! I like some of the commenter’s tips too. I stumbled it. Take care.
I have never used a homeopath. Where do you get this “Skin”?
Hal just got over a terrible case of hives and we tried every internal/external remedy on every website: castor oil, coconut oil, vinegar, magnesium, mag oil, epsom salt baths… except Skin. I don’t think homeopathically yet. Well, nothing else worked. He took Benadryl once and that helped with the worst day of itching.
We also could not figure it out except that he’d taken extra niacin for a few days in a row for another issue and maybe that brought up some toxin sitting around. Every mainstream med site said rashes are not serious, nothing to do but wait ’em out. A rash is an odd thing.
Next time, we’ll try Skin. Thank you!
My 17 year old son also gets hives. They will cover his whole body. We could never figure out why. This is so interesting!!
I eat extremely well, and I don’t have any severe allergies, but I will sometimes get hives if I am very stressed out, like if I have a difficult exam comming up. I just do yoga, and drink lots of hot tea (lemongrass fresh from one’s herb garden is best, and is especially delicious with a bit of fresh mint added!). This really helps them to go away quickly, and stops them from comming back.
We have a child with life threatening multiple food allergies and we need to be very careful what goes on her skin. I took her to the allergist this past year because of hives that would just start to take over her body even though we are super careful of what she eats and touches. It turned out to be cold urticaria. If her skin is cold or she gets wet and the water is cold, she will break out in horrible hives and be in pain. It makes bath time very difficult for our 4 1/2 year old. Benadryl and other antihistamines don’t work (we’ve tried on many occasions) for this type of urticaria. As long as we keep her warm her breakouts are now minimal.
I have the same problem. It didn’t start until I used a new lotion and never went away. Whenever I went swimming I would break out from head to toe and itch. If I was in cold water or even stuck my arm in the washing machine I would swell up. The doctor said I was allergic to water and that my swelling was an anaphylactic reaction to cold and that I shouldn’t go out on the ice in the winter. If I were to fall through I would die from shock before I ever developed hypothermia.
I make sure I dry off really well right away and stay warm, just like you do for your daughter.
My daughter developed cold urtircaria after we moved from Texas to Oregon. She had NEVER had the problem before. However, 10 hours into our road trip to get here, we rolled our van and totaled it….so we know she suffered some stress. So, this is brought on by stress? Recently, on a Missions trip to Mexico while traveling thru California, they all stopped at the beach. She suited up in a wetsuit to have some fun, but almost ended up dead. Her throat swelled up from the wet cold and she almost couldn’t breathe. Now, she takes antihistamines regularly to avoid this problem. I’d love to find a natural remedy. But, I cannot risk having her unable to breathe again.
I had something very similar happen to me about 7 years ago (I am an adult, female.) I was baffled and could not think of a food that had caused this. My hives also came with a lot of swelling. At that time I was not knowledgeable about anything health related, and had sprayed myself with bug spray. I remember breathing in the fumes and getting all chocked up, the hives and swelling followed the next day. I am now positive that the bug spray was the cause. Is it possible your son was near someone who had applied some sort of bug spray or sun screen? My guess is probably not, but I thought I would mention this since my skin looked just like his did in the picture. Wishing your son and his skin a clean and full recovery! =)
The picture is not my son’s hives … it’s from Wikipedia. 🙂
My son’s was not as bad as in the picture. He has since recovered with no meds except homeopathy and is fine. No recurrence.
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Sarah I am also wondering what he was actually given to help him. Thanks
What a timely post! My 3 year old just yesterday had a terrible outbreak of what I believe are hives (his skin looked a bit different than the picture not as much redness but raised and itchy), and I am still not clear as to what triggered it. They seem to have gone away for now, we only treated the skin with an anti-itch cream so he could fall sleep. Very curious to see what works for others. THANK YOU!!
Hubby developed hives in college, wherever clothes touched him. We nearly lost our minds trying to figure it out, but he seemed to “outgrow” it eventually. I had not studied herbals, nutrition or homeopathy at that point, and he was on some pretty “big gun” mess for a while. They didn’t help. Can you give me some sources for your anti-diphenhydramine research? We still resort to that occasionally for our very allergic youngest.
In regards to your statement:
“She advised the homeopathic preparation “Skin” which he was to take whenever he started to itch or feel uncomfortable.”
Is this a combo remedy or was this made up by your professional ? It’s not clear where or how to get this prep. Thanks, I love your info – thanks!!