LYSINE OINTMENT FOR CHICKENPOX

(AND OTHER HERPES VIRUSES)

Recently my 3 and a half year old, Heffalump, was lucky enough to be blessed with chickenpox. It was a textbook case. Exactly 14 days after exposure his first three blistery spots showed up. That night my oldest son was admitted into the hospital after an asthma attack he had at his grandmother's house, so we traded kiddos. Mimi kept the chickenpox boy all 5 days I was staying with his brother at the hospital.  I asked how he was doing every day. Every day I got the same answer. "He's doing great, not even itching, waking up a little more than normal at night".  On the 5th day I got a call before we were released from the hospital saying he was starting to itch, and complain, and asking what to do until I could come get him. I told her that she could put him in a bath with oatmeal. Turned out the other kids had all eaten the oatmeal that morning so there wasn't any left for a bath. OK....baking soda. That she had. It held him over. On the way there I picked up a tube of Lysine ointment but it was seriously pricy. $15 for a small tube. It was gone in 2 days. At that point about half his blisters were scabbed over, so I figured we were still going to have to deal with itchy days.  

These photos were taken on day 4 of the rash

I had L-Lysine capsules in my cabinet from when I had shingles last year that I pulled out. Turned out it was a good thing I had them in this form. I had just pulled them out to pull together some sort of homemade ointment when the Heffalump asked for a cup of lemonade. I was not expecting the screams of "ITS BURNING" at all, but a glance in his mouth confirmed he had a big open blister on his tongue. Water didn't calm the burning. Milk didn't calm the burning. So I opened a capsule, and tried a taste (just to see how awful it was). No flavor...perfect. I dumped contents of the open capsule directly on the open blister and he immediately calmed. Then the Heffalump pulled up the step stool and helped me make his ointment. 

Day 8 of the rash, most blisters were scabbing over

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 C Coconut oil

1/3 C grapeseed oil   (The coconut oil is pretty important because of its semisolid state, but could be done with another solid oil or shea butter maybe? And whatever handy liquid oil you have for grapeseed oil)
3-4 Tbsp Bee's wax

2000mg L-Lysine (for me this was 4 capsules opened up)

Optional Ingredients:
1 Tbsp Raw honey (this made the mixture slightly sticky, but I stuck it in there for the fast healing benefits)
Frankincense essential oil (good for fevers, seizures, and cp) I got it here, for a great price.
(I had the following homeopathic remedies all in 30c on hand, so that is what I used):

Aconite, Rhus tox, Sulphur, Calendula, and Arnica


I crushed three or four of each homeopathic remedy pellets along with the powder from the Lysine capsules with my mortar and pestle. so it would be ready when I needed it.
In a small pot over a low heat I melted the oils, honey, and bee's wax together. After the wax pellets were well melted in I shut the heat off, and waited for the mixture to cool, about 7 minutes or so, whisking frequently to keep a good texture. While still warm, but not hot I mixed in the powder mixture until well blended and dissolved.  I waited until it was room temperature before adding 15-20 drops of the frankincense oil, and whisking that in also.

This fit perfectly into 2 separate 8 ounce containers.



We are on day 12 now. There are no liquid filled blisters left, most of the scabs have fallen off, but there are still many waiting to fall off. He never got so itchy as to scratch them off. I have great expectations that he will not scar at all.