Ask anyone who suffers from eczema Earth right now, almost everyone knows about cortisone creams. However, some of the people know only half the story.

Some people believe that these steroid creams are the perfect cure, but the truth is that they have many disadvantages.

Let me tell you the pros and cons of using these medications to treat your eczema.

Pro #1) Creams work magically fast

If true. Speaking in terms of speed, steroid creams are the fastest treatment available for people suffering from eczema.

In fact, the higher the potency of the steroid, the more “instantly” the itching stops and wounds heal.

Pro #2) Ease of use

Many alternative treatments out there require constant care and many other time-consuming acts.

Or apply steroid creams topically, and that’s about 30 seconds of work tops. Heck, you can even take oral steroids, and that’s about 10 seconds?

Pro #3) Moderate costs

Cortisone creams made for the skin are not too expensive or cheap, it’s more in the middle.

Think of it this way, sacrifice a cup of Starbucks coffee and get a 1-2 week supply of medication to hide your eczema.

Con #1) Temporary Results

Cortisone is a class of chemicals that contains steroid hormones. When applied, it can alter the way your body’s hormones related to inflammatory responses work.

In other words, the steroids block and delay the itching, which means that as soon as you stop taking the meds, your eczema will just come back, but even worse.

Con #2) Addiction and Tolerance

The longer you use these medications, the more your body will adapt to them, which means that as time goes on, you will become more tolerant to the chemicals.

Simply put, the more you use it, the more dosage you will need, and that is not all, you will also develop tolerance to the potency of the steroid, which means that you will also need absolutely stronger dosages.

Eventually, you will even need oral steroids every day to survive.

Con #3) Side Effects

All medications have side effects and prolonged use of cortisone creams can ruin your body.

Cortisone is normally recommended for use never for more than 14 days in a row. If not, side effects include:

– Thinning and degradation of the skin.

– Bruises easily

– Weakened skin protective barrier function

– Accumulation of toxins in your body.

– Suppress the proper functioning of your hormones

As you can see by comparing the pros and cons of using cortisone creams for your eczema, it is obvious that the advantages of using artificial chemicals are more to help the industry make more money, and worst of all, the results are temporary.

Conclusion? Never use cortisone creams.