Jackson has been wearing his baltic amber teething necklace since he was about four months old. I always get a lot of questions about it when people who are not familiar with them notice that my 8 month old is wearing a necklace. The questions continue to come now that we added another piece of jewelry... a hazelwood necklace.
Around six months he started to develop what I thought to be eczema all over his chest and back. The little patches were red and always seemed to be worse after the bath. At his six month appointment the pediatrician took a look and confirmed what I already suspected. I had pretty severe eczema when I was little and all through my teenage years. I'm pretty sure I tried every cream on the market and nothing ever really cleared it up. I hated that Jackson was going to have to suffer like I did. She said to keep an eye on it and if it got worse, she would prescribe a cream. This prompted me to do some research. I remember hearing about hazelwood as some of my friend's babies wear them.
What I found is that hazelwood helps to create an alkaline environment in your body, which may alleviate many of the symptoms cause by being too acidic. Hazelwood is an alkaline wood and has the natural property of absorbing and neutralizing the body's acidity through contact with the skin. By doing so, the necklace can help with eczema, acid reflux, migraines, heart burn, nausea, arthritis, digestions, constipation, skin problems, etc.
After putting Jackson's necklace on, his eczema cleared up within one week! My husband even mentioned the difference (and sometimes he is a little skeptical of my "ideas.") Since he does have sensitive skins, we are always careful to use skin care products that are organic (love Wash with Water shampoo and wash) and unscented as well.
Hazelwood is similar to baltic amber in that it should be worn as much as possible. I always take both of his necklaces off and double wrap them around his ankle at night while he is sleeping. Hazelwood can be left on in the bath as keeping the hazelwood moist aids in the wood absorbing the body's acidity. You can wet the necklace any time you need an extra boost! Wearing the necklace in the pool or other chlorinated water is not recommended.
The life span of the hazelwood will depend on the level of acidity in the body. In general, a necklace will maintain its medicinal benefits for 6 months to 1 year. Indicators that the necklace is losing effectiveness are that the ends of the wood beads (the flesh) will darken and/or symptoms will return.
I am so happy to have found some thing that helps with his eczema. He has never suffered from acid reflux but I have heard that hazelwood works wonders for that as well. Obviously, I am not a doctor so please don't misconstrue any of my blogging as medical advice!
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