The air surrounding us contains chemical elements of all types, some good for health and some not. Among these chemicals are thousands of skin allergens too. Skin allergy is a result of allergens getting in contact with the body’s carrier proteins and thereby attacking the immune system and especially the skin. If you are affected by any of such skin allergies or want to help a person suffering from skin allergy, here are quick tips to follow.

Sandalwood paste and lime juice

Take a teaspoon of lime juice and mix it in the sandalwood paste. Apply the mixed compound to the affected areas of the skin. Avoid any physical contact with plants, drugs, food, dust, pollens and animals which could trigger the chances of reacting negatively to your skin. Smoking should also be avoided during the phase. White sugar intake should not be encouraged as it contains certain toxic chemicals that could react badly in skin allergy.

Oat cubes

When you are getting annoyed with the itching during skin allergy, oat cubes are the best solution to get rid of it. The process of how to obtain oat cubes is explained below:

Gather sufficient amount of oats in a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Cover the bowl with lid and leave them soaked for about 10 minutes. Strain out the liquid from the mixture. Not pour the oat liquid into ice cube tray to let them freeze. After freezing them, remove the oat cubes from tray and apply on the affected area. This will curtail your itching.

Basil leaves

Tulsi, a Hindi word for basil leaves have a high medicinal value and is a well preached plant among the Hindus. Basil leaves are best for healing the skin rashes and irritations. Take 8-10 basil leaves and crush them between your palm so as to extract a sort of paste of it. Apply the extract over the affected area and leave it for hours. Repeat the process once or twice a day to quicken the process of healing.

If nothing works, contact a skin allergy doctor immediately.