Chickenpox & How to Deal With It!

Chickenpox is commonplace throughout the Autumn and Winter months - a virus that you can "catch" extremely easily - not only by contact with a sick person, but also through airborne droplets.

Every week through November to February, we have many customers messaging us for help and advise for Chickenpox 🙁

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
It can cause an itchy, blister-like rash among other symptoms. The rash first appears on the chest, back, and face, and then spreads over the entire body.
What are the symptoms?

• Strong tingling, itching and sensation of extremely hot skin * Fever - high temperature, sometimes reaching 40-41 degrees Celsius * Terrible headache, sore throat
  

• Nausea * Vertigo * Weakness and fatigue * Lack of appetite * Severe muscle and joint pain * Insomnia * Pimples filled with fluid on the torso, face, scalp, private parts...

* When to see a doctor - if the rash is accompanied by dizziness, disorientation, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, tremors, loss of muscle coordination, worsening cough, vomiting, stiff neck or a fever higher than 102 F (38.9 C).

Stop the Itch & Repair the Skin with -
HEALING TOUCH SKIN REPAIR CREAM

Chickenpox Facts:

• The incubation period is between 7 and 21 days * Complications in adults can be Pneumonia, Encephalitis, Meningitis, therefore in more severe cases Antibiotics are prescribed (Acyclovir) * If you suffer from Anxiety and Panic attacks, these may be exacerbated by the medication *
• You are infectious until the pimples dry up * Foods to avoid during Chickenpox - small-seeded fruits (strawberries, kiwis), citrus fruits, fish, eggs, nuts, dairy products, butter, strong spices, cocoa, sugar, chocolate, legumes (lentils, beans , peas)
• Do not take Aspirin and Ibuprofen after Chickenpox, your immune system is weak and exhausted, strengthen it with some immune boosting herbal remedies - Elderberry syrup, Herbal teas, Tinctures! * The virus can remain in your body and reappear in a weakened immune system at an older age, a disease known as Shingles

Check our products suitable to use when you have chickenpox - 

Eczema, Chickenpox, Sensitive Skin

How to make being sick easier and more bearable:

• Do not use perfume - the alcohol in it will irritate the pimples, avoid using make-up - let your skin breathe

• Maintain good personal hygiene - sweat can irritate and infect the pimples and an antibiotic may be required. Taking a warm (not hot!) bath with 1-2 handfuls of baking soda or oatmeal in a tied gauze/cotton bag or lady's sock is recommended. * Use gentle baby soaps 

• When washing your hair, don't scrub, but gently massage your scalp and rinse well * after bathing, do not rub your body with a towel, but dry it with gentle movements

• Food & Drink - in the presence of pimples in the mouth, eat soups (not hot!) , drink non-allergenic fruit smoothies * drink a lot of water, especially on the days when you have a high temperature and a fever

• Gentle Clothing - Wear cotton, loose clothing and do not wear too many layers to avoid sweating

• Apply Guardian Angel`s Healing Touch Ointment externally anywhere there are pimples, as often as needed - it will relieve the itching, speed up the healing of pimples and reduce the risk of scarring

• DO NOT scratch the pimples! This will guarantee scars that will be difficult to heal

• Do not dye your hair for at least a month after the pimples are completely gone.

•  Stay Positive! - while you are under quarantine, do the things you never had enough time for - meditate, read, listen to good music and think positive - this too shall pass!