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. Â
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.
For those that have recurring hives without any obvious cause and other unexplained symptoms, check out mastocytosis.
I had a few random cases of hives this year. I have never had any known allergies, but three months in a row, at the beginning of my period, I broke out into hives. The red, raised skin and burning itch basically wandered around my body for several days. So I definitely agree that hormones can be a cause of hives for some cases! Like many have already posted, I took Benadryl and Prednisone immediately (which I didn’t think helped). But my body probably just needed to work things out naturally. It would have been nice to have a homeopathic remedy to either stop the hives or ease the itchiness and pain as my body dealt with them! And it has been a few months since I’ve had hives, but each time my period approaches, I get worried that I will suffer from them again.
So what is in the remedy? Apis Mell? Rhus? Dulcumara?
I used to get hives VERY frequently as a child, and it was always after a big temper tantrum. Recently I got a small case of hives (after 20 years of not dealing with it) shortly after a heated discussion with my husband. So I believe that hives can be quite linked to sudently increased hormones for some people like myself and thought it was neat to see that confirmed here.
Mine was never so severe that I had to treat it. It would wander around my body for a day or even a half-day then go away.
I suffer from hives due to a hormone imbalance and I will be looking this remedy up today! Thanks 🙂
Hi Sarah,
Is there any chance Skin would work for eczema. I have battled this for over 10 years now. Right now I am on the GAPS diet, it helps some but at times gets worse. I have only been doing this for 19 days so I am thinking it will take time……But how long will this go on? You said your husband had eczema and after GAPS he doesn’t have it any more. How long did it take. I am so tired of it, but shouldn’t whine, others have had to deal with it a lot longer.
Terri
Yes, the bottle says eczema too.
My husband eczema that flared while on GAPS (healing crisis) lasted a few weeks and then was gone and has yet to return (a year and a half later).
where do we get Skin?
My 2 year old son also got a very bad case of hives on his hiney after I used some dry max diapers someone gave us… it looked almost like a chemical burn and would be so blistered it would bleed… he has NEVER had that problem before. The only thing that worked was aloe gel. But thank goodness we dont have to worry about that anymore, now that he’s potty trained 🙂
I had hives when I was younger, and continued to have them through college.
When I was younger, I was told to use OTC ointments. When they gave me no relief I was taken to the doc who prescribed a tapered series of corticosteroids as treatment. They were horrible. I lost my appetite, my attention span, and felt tense.
The hives seemed to return every year when the days got hotter in early summer.
So later on when I was in college and was no longer on my parent’s health plan, I opted to visit an acupuncturist because it was more affordable and I didn’t want to deal with steroids. Her treatment was amazing. She knew just by looking at my ears which side of my body the hives were concentrated on. She used not only needles as treatment, but practiced ear bleeding (not nearly as invasive or uncomfortable as it sounds), gave me a menthol-based topical cream, and advised me on which foods to avoid. The hives resolved so much faster with this treatment, and it was much more comfortable. And of course I was not subjecting myself to the dangers of steroids.
Thank you for this!