Talking Dirty: Molluscum

Hello again friends!

Lets talk something super disgusting and frankly, embarrassing. Molluscum. Ew... even the name is gross. If you haven't experienced this before - congratulations, you're lucky.  From what I've read its extremely contagious but only to certain skin types.  My poor child was cursed with my terrible skin (I've struggled with eczema my entire life) and wouldn't you know, he picked up this nasty virus somewhere. Molluscum are pearly, flesh-colored bumps that can appear anywhere on the body.  And once again, my poor child was lucky enough to develop them on his face, in two different places. Our pediatrician recommended we leave it be and said it would likely go away on its own sometime between 6 months and 4 years... WHAAAATTT??!!  FOUR years?! No way Jose.  Did I mention they're contagious?  The last thing I wanted was for these puppies to spread (some people report hundreds of bumps over areas of the body).  So I set out to do some research, I learned about different medications but read some treatments could be painful, others left scarring, and some doctors even freeze them off like warts - ouch!

So I turned to a more natural approach, how could I get rid of this stuff without harsh chemicals?  I found an article recommending the Apple Cider Vinegar treatment (we'll abbreviate from this point on - ACV) I spoke to the woman who posted the article over a couple of days and she assured me it was safe, sent pictures of her daughter, and coached me through the process.... here goes nothing!

Step 1:  Take a teeny-tiny piece of a cotton ball and soak it in ACV
Step 2:  Place over the icky bump and cover with a small circular band aid (***My super sensitive-skinned-kid is apparently allergic to the adhesive on the band aid so we had to use hypo allergenic tape and a tiny square of gauze)
Step 3:  Leave on over night, repeat again in the morning.  Continue to do this until the bump blisters and turns black - I'll warn you, it's NOT pretty!  This is when I got super nervous and began communicating with my molluscum mentor for reassurance, she assured me all was completely normal.

NOW its time for the important part - heal this huge, angry, ugly red bump... and quickly!

This is where our "Magic Potion" comes in to save the day.  Magic potion is simply coconut oil mixed with Lavender Essential Oil. The CO and Lavender EO were a game changer.  This combination not only healed the AWFUL rash caused by the band aid adhesive but significantly sped up the healing of the molluscum blister.  Be sure to apply the Magic Potion several times throughout the day.  Here are some pictures of our progress over ONE WEEK... and finally, where we are a couple of months later.  Note that there is some SLIGHT scarring but I'm confident these will fade with time.

This is what the molluscum looked like prior to treatment... not TOO bad but trust me, its annoying!

One more close up

Day one of treatment... all covered up!

After 2 days of ACV, this is what the molluscum bump looked like... eek! 

Day 3... HUGE difference!

Day 5... Looking good!

And this is what it looks like now, a couple months later!

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