Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Itchy Skin

Written By Maha Mansour

Skin itching (pruritus) is a common symptom that can result from a variety of underlying causes: dry skin, allergies, eczema, systemic conditions (e.g., liver or kidney disease), infections, or emotional stress. Homeopathy offers individualized remedies based on the location, character, modalities, and associated symptoms of the itch.

Itching can be maddening, whether it’s a constant urge to scratch with no rash in sight or an eruption that burns, stings, or crawls across your skin. While conventional treatments often mask the symptoms, homeopathy looks deeper, addressing the root cause of the itch and restoring balance from within.

Important Factors to Note Before Selecting a Remedy:

  • Onset & duration: Sudden, chronic, or recurrent?

  • Character: Burning, crawling, stinging, tingling?

  • Modalities: What makes it better or worse (scratching, cold, warmth, night, bathing.

  • Location: Generalized or specific areas (scalp, genital, hands, etc.)

  • Associated conditions: Eczema, hives, dryness, eruptions

Homeopathic Remedies for Skin Itch

1. Sulphur

  • Keynote: Itching drives to scratching until bleeding; dirty-looking skin.

  • Sensation: Burning, rawness after scratching.

  • Modalities: Worse from heat, bathing, at night, wool clothing; better cold air.

2. Psorinum

  • Keynote: Severe itching in dirty, offensive-smelling skin; recurring eruptions.

  • Sensation: Crawling sensation, must scratch until raw.

  • Modalities: Worse from warm bed, washing, cold air, night; better warm clothing.

3. Graphites

  • Keynote: Moist eczema with honey-like discharge; fissures in skin folds.

  • Sensation: Crawling, oozing, sticky sensation; raw soreness.

  • Modalities: Worse from warmth, night, menstruation; better cold applications, open air.

4. Rhus toxicodendron

  • Keynote: Itchy vesicular eruptions; restless with itching.

  • Sensation: Tingling, burning, crawling; relief from scratching and heat.

  • Modalities: Worse from cold, rest, wet weather; better from hot water, motion, scratching.

5. Urtica urens

  • Keynote: Hives and urticaria from allergic reactions or shellfish.

  • Sensation: Stinging, burning, prickling (like nettle rash).

  • Modalities: Worse from cold, touch, water; better from rubbing.

6. Arsenicum album

  • Keynote: Anxious, chilly individuals with dry, burning skin conditions.

  • Sensation: Burning that feels better with warmth; restless itching.

  • Modalities: Worse from cold, night, scratching; better from warm applications, rest.

7. Apis mellifica

  • Keynote: Puffy, red swelling with hive-like rashes; allergic skin reactions.

  • Sensation: Stinging, burning, smarting pain; swollen and hot.

  • Modalities: Worse from heat, touch, pressure; better with cold applications.

8. Mezereum

  • Keynote: Thick crusty eruptions with pus underneath; intolerable itch.

  • Sensation: Itching with burning; feels like worms crawling under skin.

  • Modalities: Worse from heat, night, touch; better in open air.

9. Natrum muriaticum

  • Keynote: Itching associated with dry, chapped skin and emotional stress.

  • Sensation: Tingling, crawling; may feel dry or tight.

  • Modalities: Worse from exertion, grief, bathing; better from cool air, rest.

10. Dulcamara

  • Keynote: Itching worsens in cold damp weather; suppressed eruptions.

  • Sensation: Burning or smarting with itch.

  • Modalities: Worse in cold damp, wet clothes; better in dry warm air.

11. Histaminum hydrochloricum

  • Keynote: Antihistamine-like remedy for itching from allergic reactions, hives, insect bites, or unknown cause.

  • Sensation: Prickling, burning, or stinging, especially with urticaria or eczema.

  • Modalities: Worse with allergen exposure, night, or scratching; better cooling or antiallergic support.

12. Fagopyrum

  • Keynote: Violent, intolerable itching, especially of scalp, face, or genitals, often worse in elderly or from circulation issues.

  • Sensation: Scratching without relief, skin burns or feels hot.

  • Modalities: Worse undressing, night, scratching; better rubbing, sometimes open air.

13. Dolichos pruriens

  • Keynote: Severe itching with no visible rash, especially in the elderly or during pregnancy.

  • Sensation: Violent itching, often generalized or on arms, worse at night.

  • Modalities: Worse from night, scratching, dry skin; better cool bathing, daytime.

Homeopathic remedies for Itching by Specific Location

Scalp Itching

Mezereum

  • Keynote: Thick crusts on scalp with pus underneath; intolerable itching.

  • Sensation: Feels like insects crawling; intense scratching.

  • Modalities: Worse warmth, night; better open air.

Graphites

  • Keynote: Itchy scalp with sticky discharge and cracks behind ears.

  • Sensation: Crawling, oozing, rawness from scratching.

  • Modalities: Worse warmth, night; better cool air.

Natrum Muriaticum

  • Keynote: Dry scalp itching along hair margins and behind ears.

  • Sensation: Tingling, crawling at scalp edges.

  • Modalities: Worse heat, grief, bathing; better cool air.

Genital Itching

Sepia

  • Keynote: Vaginal or vulvar itching, often with dryness or leucorrhea.

  • Sensation: Stinging, burning, crawling; rubbing gives temporary relief.

  • Modalities: Worse before menses, evening, coition; better exercise, cold compresses.

Kreosotum

  • Keynote: Violent itching of genitals with offensive leucorrhea; ulceration possible.

  • Sensation: Burning, gnawing, itching with discharge.

  • Modalities: Worse sitting, during menses, warmth; better cold bathing.

Medorrhinum

  • Keynote: Intense itching of vulva or anus, especially in young girls.

  • Sensation: Crawling, tickling, rawness; must rub vigorously.

  • Modalities: Worse night, heat, after urination; better sea bathing.

Sulphur

  • Keynote: Itching genitals/anus, worse at night; chronic cases with heat.

  • Sensation: Burning, especially after scratching.

  • Modalities: Worse warmth, night, bathing; better cool air.

Anal Itching (Pruritus Ani)

Sulphur

  • Keynote: Itching and burning around the anus, especially at night.

  • Sensation: Burning, aggravated by scratching.

  • Modalities: Worse warmth, night, after stool; better cold air.

Nux Vomica

  • Keynote: Itching and irritation from hemorrhoids or digestive issues.

  • Sensation: Itchy, crawling, burning after stool.

  • Modalities: Worse from spicy food, alcohol, sitting; better with warmth, rest.

Teucrium Marum Verum

  • Keynote: Intense anal itching, often due to worms in children.

  • Sensation: Tingling, crawling, child may scratch violently or rub anus on bed.

  • Modalities: Worse evening, warmth of bed; better motion, cold washing.

Ignatia

  • Keynote: Anal itching triggered by emotional stress or grief. May occur from ascarides worms

  • Sensation: Crawling with occasional stitching pain.

  • Modalities: Worse emotions, coffee, morning; better deep breathing, distracting mind.

Topical or Local Soothing Options (Homeopathic & Natural)

Homeopathic Creams / ointments

It helps to avoid suppressive cortisone creams

• Calendula Cream 

  • Healing, soothing, especially for cracked or dry skin.

• Graphites Ointment

  • Best for cracked, oozing skin with fissures (folds, behind ears, anus).

• Sulphur Cream

  • For chronic dry eczema, avoid long-term use without guidance.

• Urtica Urens Cream

  • For hives, allergic rash, stinging or blotchy itching.

Natural Remedies to Calm Itch

  • Oatmeal baths: Especially for eczema and dry skin.

  • Aloe vera gel: Cooling and anti-inflammatory.

  • Coconut oil: For dryness; safe for babies and genitals.

  • Cold compresses: Temporary relief from burning/stinging.


Maha Mansour
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