The Molluscum Are Finally Gone
When I last posted an update about my daughter’s molluscum, I honestly didn’t think those things would ever go away, but they have!!! Yeah! I took a photo a few weeks ago as they all started to scab over at once.
Now when I look at the same area on her belly, all I see are a few very small scars which the doctor said will go away in time.
While every doctor I have talked to has said that molluscum are simply a virus and will go away on their own, I am truly convinced that our tea tree and bleach routine kept them from getting infected and lessened the duration. Basically we applied Aura Cacia’s Tea Tree Essential Oil to the individual molluscum daily using a Q-tip then once a week I added a 1/4 cup of bleach to her bath water.
All in all, we still dealt with the unsightly bumps for about 8 months, but considering I have heard they can last up to 2 years, I will consider us lucky.
You can read more about our experience with Molluscum in these two posts: Dealing with Molluscum and Treating Molluscum with Tea Tree Oil.
Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by Char
Filed under: Molluscum, Skin issues
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Char,
I ran across your post while looking for molluscum treatments for my 6 year olf daughter. She has had molluscum for going on 4 years now! The are the most aggrevating thing I’ve ever experienced. Like your daughter..her’s get infected and very painful too. She has big blue/purple scarring all over her legs and buttocks from the cyst like things that form when one becomes infected. I too, am curious about the celiac/molluscum connection. My daughter tested “intolerant” to rye, barley and oats as a baby, but no one very mentioned wheat or celiac? She has started to show more and more signs as she gets older..poor teeth enamal, short stature, constant low blood iron (even on iron supplement), asthma and then the skin issues. She also has hypogammaglobulimenia (low antibodies), so her drs. contribute her problems to that, but I’m wondering otherwise. Thanks so much for the treatment regiment idea..I’m going to try it and will let you know if we have any success. We have tried everything else with no luck!
Thanks agian!
Becki
Becki - I would definitely have them test her for celiac. It is an easy test - just a blood test. I know there is no way of proving that the tea tree oil was the secret weapon against the molluscum, but I really think it was!
Please keep me posted!!