Alumina is one of the driest homeopathic remedies there is; the affected skin is incredibly dry, rough and thick. It can bleed on scratching and can form cracks. The itch is worse for warmth, especially the warmth of the bed. The itch may become a burning feeling after scratching.
Importantly, this kind of eczema may start to appear in a baby who has just been weaned from the breast. It can also develop in an older child or person when their normal diet has changed and they are eating more processed foods than usual. It is common in the person whose eczema would benefit from the remedy Alumina, that they easily suffer from constipation. It’s very apparent from this remedy, like many others that the skin and the gut cannot be separated; the health of the one is dependent on the other.
