Skin Care – Eczema, Psoriasis and Other Skin Problems
Boil on Stomach
I am a practicing Electrologist in the San Antonio, Texas area. I just wanted to share with you that a client of mine had great success with clay on an infected area of her skin. She showed me a very large boil or cyst on her stomach. It presented itself from the rubbing of clothing at her waist band. She had it for several months before she finally consulted me about it. I recommended using calcium Bentonite clay. She applied a wet paste and left it on her stomach for about 15 minutes. Then she wiped it off with a wet wash cloth and went to sleep. When she took a shower the next morning she noticed the infection was gone. She showed me the area when she came in for her next appointment and I could hardly believe it was the same area. The boil was completely gone. You could see that the skin area was now healing. I have used the clay on skin problems before but I have never seen it work so well or so quickly. This is a true testament to its effectiveness. – Maryellen L.
83 year Old with Full Body Eczema
My mother is 83 years old. She and my dad birthed nine children plus took in two foster children. When growing up we thought my mother had the most beautiful skin, including a scarless stomach after naturally birthing all of us. Mom would always talk about controlling her eczema. We don’t know what she was doing but it must have been working back then because we never noticed.
Then at age 15 I began to notice the eczema she always talked about. It was on the back of her neck, and on the bend of her legs and arms. Wow, it was really awful. This was also the same time that I really paid attention and noticed that she was not just drinking coffee and beer but alcohol, plus smoking. I am guessing that the drinking was the cause the major flare ups at this time; it flared, she got it under control and then it flared. This went on for a long time. Somewhere between 55 and 65 she seemingly had it under control, but this was also when she for the first time took a job, all nine children were grown and gone. Around 66 years old it got out of hand again but nothing like the out of control a little over a year ago.
I live in NC and she lives in DC. The family refers to me as Dr. North Carolina. I don’t believe in pharmaceuticals, GMOs, chemical treated foods, cosmetics, household cleaners, etc. I research and find natural herbs, oils, food, cleaners, etc. I used cosmetic clay on my face for years. At my age of 56, I do not have wrinkles and am very healthy—no colds, flu for probably 30 years+. Anyways, last year my sisters start telling me that my mom whom generally walks about 1-2 miles every day was not going out the door. This was because her skin was so messed up with eczema. What they described to me did not come close to what I saw when I got there to visit. Thank God I was saddled with “Bentonite Clay”. I use to only used this living clay internally and bath and topical treatments with the another clay. (This has now changed) The other got so it would not dissolve.
WOW! My mom scared me. She actually looked like an alligator from head to toe. Her skin, if you called it skin, was so crusty and brittle. Her eyes were red and she was clearly scared to death. I could have just fallen out in the floor. But, I held it together. My mom use to listen to all my remedies but would implement only a very few. She was ready now for my home remedy, except she was kicking and screaming all the way. I think this behavior would be called ambivalence.
Day 1 I made up a clay pomade and from head to toe I covered her and allowed her to sit for 15 minutes or so. I put mom in a 6 foot bathtub of water as hot as she could stand it. Well, as hot as I thought she could stand it. She had drama going on all the way. I put three full cups of clay in the tub and sat with her for 30 minutes constantly pouring the water over her neck and chest. I had her drink cool water while sitting in the tub. When she got out I patted her down and put “Nutiva” extra virgin organic coconut oil all over her, head to toe, wrapped her in a large towel and put her in the bed where she stayed for 2 hours.
The next day we scheduled for me to come over to repeat this process. When I got there she was looking better already. The bed had scales from the eczema. She was happy but unhappy. She did not like the hot bath. We repeated the process and this time I mixed a tiny bit of clay along with water into a dropper bottle and put a drop in each eye.
Day 3: When I got there she took forever to open the door. What a hoot she is. When I finally got in she looked even better and her eyes were clear—well as clear as they get for 83 years old, drinking and smoking; they were no longer red. I soon discovered that she had had someone turn the temperature down on her hot water heater so that the water was lukewarm. HA, HA! I fooled her! I ran some lukewarm water and put her in. Then, I put a huge pot of water on the stove and heated it, mixed the clay into the pot and slowly poured it in. She was peeved! My sister came in and all of a sudden my mom pretended that she fainted. We went with her drama and took her out but she was in there for about 15-20 minutes. Another coconut oiling down and back in bed.
On Day 4: When I arrived, she quickly opened the door. What a smile! Her skin was smooth as a baby’s butt. Oh my gosh. The family and friends were all amazed. She is so happy. This was over a year ago and her skin is still smooth because she continues with her modified treatments. She will not get in the tub alone—she lives alone. What she does is mix the clay with purified water and puts it on her skin everywhere she can reach, then rinses it off many hours later. Sometimes she says she sleeps with it on areas that give her the most trouble, bend of arms and legs. In addition, she has begun to drink clay water. She started out with eight ounces per day and has since decreased to a few ounces per day (this is the reverse of what I asked her to do but it has worked for her). I wish I had before and after pictures.
When my mother went to her dermatologist for her quarterly shot, that was not doing any good, he was amazed and wanted to know what she used. My mother said she told him that her other doctor (Dr North Carolina) gave her a treatment. He asked what and she refused to tell him because she says the dermatologist would begin to advocate against the clay since they do not make any money on it. She no longer is taking shots—that is, for the eczema.
This summer past my mother for the first time that I can remember attended the family reunion with a no-sleeve top! She strutted and danced all day. Oh how happy all of us are! Now my mother has my sisters and brothers using the clay. Everyone has their own story. It is amazing. -Brenda J.
Eczema
My son has always had problems with eczema but over the past year it has gotten worse. He would go through the day at school itching and then come home itching. He has tried several steroid creams from the doctor as well as oatmeal baths, Benadryl, and even monitoring what he was eating. It is so mind boggling and hurtful not knowing how to help your child when they are in pain. I put him in the clay bath and he immediately began to tell me how great it felt on his body. I let him relax and lie down in it. He is usually itching by the time he gets out of the tub and will continue to itch the rest of the night. It had become a major distraction for him when he was trying to practice his singing at night. He couldn’t stand still and concentrate without having to stop and scratch. After he got out of the tub I noticed he wasn’t itching and I asked him how he felt and he said, “good.” I told him that if he started itching later on that night to let me know. At bedtime, he still wasn’t itching. I asked him when he woke up the next morning if he was itching and again he said no. This has truly been a blessing to him. I thank God for this product. I will continue to use the clay because it is so relieving to see him not itching and happy. That is something I haven’t seen in almost a year. — Cecelia L.
Eczema Improves 99% in 6 weeks
I have eczema, the clay has helped this condition 99 % since March 5th (Now April 12th). Drinking 1 oz of clay twice a day helped my eczema, skin, hair and the dryness of the skin I love what the clay has done for my skin, hair and dryness of the skin has disappeared. I love the change in my body and I feel much better. – Diane W.
Psoriasis
I have been using clay for about a month now, in that month I have noticed an increase in my energy, I feel better. I also have noticed that all my Psoriasis has disappeared completely; I tried cortisone creams for years. My friends and husband have noticed a brighter appearance in my face. I am so thankful for your clay and plan on keep using it the rest of my life. I love taking clay, would rather miss a meal than miss taking and using my clay. I have told many of my friends about this product. – Linda R.
Psoriasis No More
About a year ago I developed psoriasis localized to my underarms (literally in the armpits.) I spent months treating it with steroid ointment. It would relieve the sting and seemed to allow it to heal. However, as soon as I stopped using the ointment, within a week the burning, itchy scaling would return. The ointment did not cure anything, only lessen/mask the symptoms.
I discovered Bentonite clay while I was researching making my own tooth powder. I then found the Clay Information site, read about some of the amazing things clay could do and ordered some along with the Clay deodorant.
I started listening to Perry A’s clay Q & A sessions and asked for her advice on using clay to treat my psoriasis. She recommended drinking clay, taking clay baths and using clay poultices. I followed a regimen of 2-3 clay baths per week and drank 4ozs of clay 3-4 times per day. This may be a bit of a high dose for some people to start with, but I approached this aggressively because I was so frustrated with the psoriasis and wanted it gone. I knew I could have a detox reaction, but I was okay with that.
I would get up in the morning, drink my clay and sip my coffee, then after about an hour or so I would drink plenty of water. I made sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day always leaving at least a 30 minute window before and after I drank my clay. I staggered my clay out for the remainder of the day with the last dose being right before bed. The only change to my diet that I made was to add green smoothies since I am on a program to lose weight this year. I drank at least one quart of green smoothie every day — sometimes two quarts. My thinking was that it would help with the detox & weightloss – plus, who couldn’t eat more vegetables, right? I rarely did the clay poultices as I found the Clay deodorant worked great as a topical soother and since it has clay in it, I used that in place of the poultices most of the time.
Within a couple of days of following my regimen, I found that when I would sweat, I would have a pretty strong odor. I also felt that I ran a little bit hot, not uncomfortably hot, but I would readily sweat lightly even if I wasn’t doing strenuous activity. I believe this was my body detoxing. I think the green smoothies and a lot of water kept me from having any major detox symptoms.
Within one and a half months, my symptoms were completely gone and my skin was healed. That was over five months ago as of today 9/10/15. I have not had a single psoriasis break out since. I still take clay baths (because they are awesome!) and I do drink 3-4oz of clay every morning. I still drink my green smoothies because between those and the clay, I feel great. Overall I feel cleaner, my skin is brighter and softer. My hair also grows fast and is very healthy. Also, interestingly enough, now that I am detoxed, when I do sweat it hardly has an odor. I attribute that to the clay.
I am a firm believer in calcium Bentonite clay – I love it and recommend it to everyone I know. Thank you Perry A for sharing all you know about this miracle from nature! -Kim E.
Psoriasis Solution
I don’t have acne but I did have psoriasis on my legs for 2 years. I had found nothing that would give me any relief. I had tried the steroid pills and creams and that helped very little, besides all the side effects can be worse than the original problem so finding an alternative was the only way to go for me. I tried other miracle cures on the internet that was a big waste of money and then I remembered reading a book about the benefits of clay. So I started reading all I could find on the internet about clay. My Psoriasis kept getting worse until I started using clay packs and taking it internally. I also took a probiotic capsule 2 to 3 times a day. Within 3 months the psoriasis has cleared up except that the skin is slightly darkened where they were. But these places should clear up with a little sunshine. If clay will heal psoriasis then I have every confidence that it will heal acne.
Since I found your website I haven’t quit telling people how great clay is for your health. One unexpected benefit of drinking the clay that I wasn’t expecting was that in the mornings when I would get out of bed, my joints weren’t stiff anymore. I realized then, if the clay was taking the inflammation out of the Psoriasis it was working in the rest of my body. I’ve told everyone I know about clay and how wonderful it is. I’m so glad that I found the about clay website. -Bronwyn D.
Scleroderma and Dermatitis
I heard about this clay from a friend who takes it. I have scleroderma, which is an autoimmune disorder. My symptoms include painful lesions on my fingers, swelling of my face and fingers, and dermatitis on my face. My rheumatologist told me there is nothing that can be done to fix the underlying problem because we don’t really know what causes scleroderma. I was prescribed medications to treat the symptoms and was told to “just be glad I am young and healthy”. Well, the meds I was prescribed did not fix the symptoms and the flare-ups seem to come and go on their own.
About 5 weeks after I began drinking the clay my dermatitis went away. I am 35 now and there has not been one day for 5 years that I could go out in public without my face completely covered with makeup. Now, not only are the redness and plaques associated with dermatitis gone, but my skin has a glow to it and my wrinkles are significantly less noticeable!
Drinking the clay has also helped to heal the lesion on my flared-up finger at a much faster rate than normal. Even more noticeable than this though, was what happened when I applied the clay as a paste to the scab on the surface of the lesion. After about 15 min, the clay cracked apart and a pussy fluid began draining from inside the lesion. Wow. I was blown away!
Seven people I know have already ordered this clay because they cannot believe the amazing transformation it has caused in my face. I tell more and more people about the miracle of this clay every day. -Kristina S.
Seborrheic Keratoses & Milia
I would like to give 2 testimonials:
1. For removing stubborn Seborrheic Keratoses ( son’s arm )
2. Clearing up the most stubborn case of Milia (daughter’s forehead). Milia are small, white cysts commonly seen around the eyes and cheeks.
Several doctors and dermatologist’s over the last 2 years could not correct either of these conditions using several treatments…they were told they would just have to live with them. Well, both are completely gone after using Bentonite clay topically. Not a trace left — and we are amazed and cannot wait to show the doctors. Georgene F.
Skin Care and Pre-Skin Cancers
Not only do I use it internally but I make clay masks and use them weekly. I am prone to having pre-skin cancers and when I see something, I immediately put clay on the spot for a few weeks each morning and it disappears! I now buy the cream as well and use it as my morning and evening moisturizer instead of the super expensive creams I had been using previously. People comment on how soft and wonderful my skin looks all the time. The face and body scrub is wonderfully refreshing as well. I would urge everyone to try it…you will never be without it!! — Petey S.