Oils for scaly skin condition

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Symmetrically located patches just below my elbows and on

the backs of my thumbs have developed dry, flaking, itchy,

scaly skin. It's starting to get acute now. I think I

know what's causing it -- Hepatitis C. (That was why I

wrote earlier asking about aromatherapy for liver disease

-- I made up a massage oil using rosemary & rose in almond

oil carrier and my wife massages it onto my liver area the

best she is able, although one has to wonder about how well

it can really penetrate the body, through the rib cage &

abdominal wall, down deep to where the liver is). This is

so far the only hepatitis symptom that has manifested,

otherwise I feel great.

 

I had read that sandalwood oil is good for some skin

conditions, so I tried rubbing in plenty of it. It did

seem to make my skin appear more human, less reptilian, for

a short while, but of course I knew it would not affect the

underlying cause of the eczema. The itching and everything

came back even worse afterward -- perhaps any old oil would

have achieved as much. Anybody know anything that would at

least alleviate the skin problem?