How to make salt water for eczema?

Over the years, I've found that a very mild salt solution works best. Do not make it too strong or it will dry out the skin even more and cause cracking.

My son has eczema and we tried salt water baths once. Just put half a cup of non-iodized salt in a warm bath, let them soak for 10 minutes, and apply thick moisturizer immediately after.

If you are busy, just mix a teaspoon of rock salt in a cup of warm water and spray it on the affected area. It takes two minutes and is very convenient when you're working.

I can only share what worked for me, but swimming in the ocean always calmed my eczema. At home, I try to replicate that with sea salt in my bath water, and it brings me relief.

I recently had a bad eczema flare-up and tried a mild salt bath with dead sea salt. It really helped dry out the weeping patches and reduced the crazy itching significantly.

I get so scared that trying new things on my skin will cause a massive flare-up. If you try this, please do a tiny patch test first to make sure it doesn't burn or turn red.