10 Natural Pink Eye Remedies for Fast Relief

I will say that castor oil was the easiest of all of these because there was nothing to prepare.

I do use cold pressed, hexane free castor oil when I am using it for medical purposes, especially in the eyes.

~Mama to Many~

I searched the earthclinic site again and Ted had recommended 5-10% magnesium chloride in water use as drops and the results would be seen immediately. I planned to do that the next day but meanwhile I tried one more thing that people reported had worked for them-- drops Virgin Coconut oil.

Once the coconut oil was melted I put some drops on my eye. It felt so soothing!! No itch!!

I woke up the next day with no redness! I still feel a little bit of itching near my tear duct so I am continuing to put the oil drops until I feel no more itching!

Thank you Earthclinic!!

I contacted pink eye/conjunctivitis in both eyes. I bought pure organic coconut oil and used my finger to put as much as I could from end to end in both my eyes, every 3-4 hours. The coconut oil takes away any itch and discomfort and soothes the eyes. The infection drained quickly. Every time I felt itching, I added more coconut oil to my eyes. Within 48 hours the infection completely cleared in both eyes, and my eyes returned to their normal size. I kept adding coconut oil every 8 hours the third day to make sure all is gone. Works well with dogs too. Wishing the best of health to everyone.

Suddenly, a light bulb came on to check EarthClinic for some remedies. At first I tried ACV mixed with water, which burned and seemed worse after a few hours. Then I tried colloidal silver, which gave no improvement after several hours. Then I tried organic peony white tea (because it's a type of green tea - young leaves), with no effect and it seemed even worse again. FINALLY, I tried black tea, the round tea bags, and there was almost instant relief and some clearing of redness over a few hours.

After the second application last night before bed, today it's gone in my left eye and practically gone in my right eye. I just did another application on both eyes and will likely do a couple more, to ensure it stays gone. It was easy and painless. Just like making a cup of tea, only I put the cooled teabag on my right eye, after squeezing some drops from it into my left. For subsequent applications, I used the cold tea in the cup, with clean cotton balls, squeezing drops in each eye, and cleaning my eyelashes and surrounding eye area with the tea soaked cotton balls. I'm grateful and my vision is still good--maybe a touch better. :) Thank you EarthClinic and everyone who has posted their experience here in order to help others. It worked!

Years ago in the late 1980's my 12 year old daughter woke up with pink eye. I tried tea bags on her pink eye problem but she could find no relief. So I took her to Urgent Care and the doctor there took a test and told me nothing was wrong and it would clear up on it's own. Well the pink eye continued and I ended up taking her to the hospital and an appointment was made with an Ophthalmologist. Turned out my daughter didn't have regular pink eye, what was going on was her body was attacking itself and was damaging her pupils! She had autoimmune disorder! If your pink eye problem doesn't clear up don't delay in going to a specialist! The doctors saved her eyesight but we went though hell thinking she could go blind!

Just wanted to share our story of pink eye.

I just wanted to thank you for holding on to and rereporting these older natural remedies that are slowly being lost as time passes. Your efforts are allowing these remedies to come back into "the light" for use by many people again! Thank you!

Art

Last night, I decided to blend two remedies together. Lugol's Iodine 2% in Coconut Oil. I have been experiencing pain and irration behind my eye lids in the cheek area and around my eye orbit. Topical applications were not working like (tea tree and frankincense oil, ..). Direct application in to the eye was not working like (boric acid, colloidal silver 10ppm dropped into the eyes.

So, thinking outside the box, I was reading “Simply Deb Health and Fitness Blog” and her struggle with eye parasites. She started use this combination with virgin coconut oil (VCO) with iodine drops to keep her eye parasites at bay. Putting the coconut oil/iodine drops in at night before I go to bed, 2 drops of the finished mixture in each eye. She used to suffer from dry eye in the winter, but since she started using the VCO/iodine drops, that is gone whenever she feels the "squigglies" in her eyes. "SQUIGGLES" is a great definition as to what I am experiencing. Yes, it burns a little, but not for long and it really does work well.

She uses the drops for two weeks on and two weeks off. For her, two weeks is usually enough to keep the parasites at bay for awhile, but I like to use it as a preventative.

What is Causing my Eye Irritation:

Pinkeye or Eye Irritation has a number of different causes, including:

• Viruses
• Adenoviruses (one of the most common causes)
• Rubella virus
• Rubeola (measles) virus
• Herpesviruses, including
• Herpes simplex virus
• Varicella-zoster virus (also causes chickenpox and shingles)
• Epstein-Barr virus (also causes infectious mononucleosis or mono)
• Picornaviruses, such as coxsackievirus A24 and enterovirus 70 (which has caused outbreaks in other countries)
• Bacteria Many species of bacteria can cause bacterial conjunctivitis including:
• Haemophilus influenzae
• Gonorrhea
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Moraxella lacunata
• Neisseria gonorrhea
• Neisseria meningitides
• Fungi (such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, Candida)
• Irritants such as shampoos, dirt, smoke, and pool chlorine
• Allergies, like dust, pollen, or a special type of allergy that affects some contact lens wearers
• Other eye infections. In addition to conjunctivitis, there are many eye infections that cause abnormal eye discharge. These include:
• Eye herpes (a recurrent viral eye infection)
• Fungal keratitis (a rare but serious inflammation of the cornea)
• Acanthamoeba keratitis (a potentially blinding parasitic infection typically caused by poor contact lens hygiene or swimming while wearing contacts).

In otherwords… take your pick...

Why these ingredients work:

Coconut oil – Coconut oil has also been used as a pink eye ointment to relieve symptoms such as dryness and inflammation. The anti-inflammatory properties of coconut oil can help reduce inflammation in the eyes and eyelids. Inflammation is a common factor in dry eye syndrome.

Coconut oil's antifungal properties come from the medium-chain fatty acids it contains, including lauric, caprylic, and capric acids. These fatty acids can damage the cell membranes of fungal cells, killing them. Coconut oil can be effective against drug-resistant Candida species.

Coconut oil lauric acid, a fatty acid that has antibacterial, antiviral, and antiprotozoal properties. When ingested or applied topically, lauric acid produces monolaurin, which can kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Coconut oil has been shown to be effective against a variety of bacteria and fungi, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus.

Research has shown that tears are more than just salty water. In addition to the aqueous (watery) part of tears, the eyelids have glands that secrete a thin film of oil. Every blink brings the top and bottom lids together and they squeeze each other gently. This helps the glands release oil that floats atop the watery portion and keeps it from evaporating too quickly.

If you don't blink often or hard enough, the oil will stay in the glands, thicken and eventually plug the opening. While eye drops can replenish the liquid, eye doctors have been challenged to help patients restore the natural oil.

Iodine – Iodine kills 100% in a petri-dish, it will kill 100% of anything on you. Iodine (called: Iodole) is mentioned in Pharmaceutial Book - Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica – published in 1899 for conjuctivitis.

Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry

Iodine kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and even spores of bacteria and fungi, including anthra spores. Iodine was used successfully against influenza, herpes, small pox, and chicken pox viruses. Kills parasites, bacteria, mold, yeast, protozoa, viruses--essentially all pathogens including malaria, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. When iodine was suspended in a solution, viral inactivation occurred at dilutions of 1/1,000,000. (Gershenfeld, L.: Iodine. In Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation. Edited by S. S. Block. Philadelphia, Les & Febiger, 1977, pp. 196-218.)

Lugol's Iodine 2% with Coconut Oil Protocol: (RECIPE)

– one teaspoon liquefied coconut oil

– one drop lugol's iodine 2%

Directions:

– Add liquid coconut oil to a small bowl.

– Add one drop lugols iodine to coconut oil.

– Using a spoon, slowly mix to two til uniformed. Iodine and coconut oil don't naturally mix well because iodione is a non-polar compound but keep stirring it will eventually.

– Use a clean eye dropper and install 1-2 drops in each eye.

Source Info:

https://debshealthandfitness.blogspot.com/2014/12/lugols-5-iodine-eye-drops-for-eye.html

https://www.cdc.gov/conjunctivitis/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html

https://polioclinic.org/2022/01/08/iodine-the-antiseptic/

Healing With Iodine, Your Missing Link To Better Health By Mark Sircus · 2018

Iodine vs Germs Under Microscope (2% iodine) COOL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKBC3EE0tsY

Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica – 1899 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41697/41697-h/41697-h.ht

I put clean coconut oil into a clean syringe (without the needle :D) and let it melt in it while holding it at my body. When it got fluid I put two drops into my eyes before sleeping.

My eyes feel a lot better in the morning after the first treatment. No more dry or too wet feeling and much more calmed. It seems that the special fatty acids repair tissue and kill bacteria. First I was scared to drop it into my eyes but there is no burning or anything. But just make sure everything is as clean as possible.

This one treatment was much more effective than weeks of green tea.

How to Make a Boric Acid Eye Wash

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Bottled Water Boiled
• 1/8 to 1 teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder

Note:

• 1/8 is a weaker solution
• one teaspoon is a stronger solution

Directions:

Use sterilized containers to make this solution. My Grandma would boil the water on the stove, turn the heat off and then add the 1/8 teaspoon Boric acid and stir until the Boric acid was completely incorporated into the water. She would cool it completely and keep it in a sterilized jelly jar.

She would pour it in our eyes with a eyedropper when we were kids and she thought we had an infection. I like to keep it in a bottle and soak a cotton ball to put against my eye. It always worked. Boric acid is an antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal. It reduces inflammation and itchiness. My Grandmother also used this on the dogs and I have as well with wonderful results.

My one year old grandson had pinkeye last week. My daughter used chamomile tea for it. (Make a cup of chamomile tea. When cool, use a cotton ball to wipe the infected eye. Put the tea in the fridge and use the tea on the eye multiple times a day. She also used coconut oil on the eye once or twice a day.)

it took a few days but healed up nicely.

A few days later, my daughter texted. Now her daughter had pinkeye and was to be a flower girl in a wedding the next day. She wondered what would treat it fastest. I suggested keeping up with the chamomile and the coconut oil and adding internal turmeric to the routine.

She did that. She gave her 1/4 teaspoon turmeric mixed in yogurt several times that day. By the time of the wedding the next day the eye looked great.
Turmeric is a wonderful natural antibiotic.

i notice that if my teens take it for any type of sickness their faces clear up of acne. Turmeric is a favorite of mine!

~Mama to Many~

I am using homemade eye drops. I use Lugol's 2% Iodine (some recipes use 5%) and mix in 4 drops in a 1 oz dropper bottle with filtered distilled water and sea salt (filtered spring water can also work). I use these drops every morning and my eyes feel great. They feel a little weird for about 10 minutes after doing the drops but that goes away. This remedy is also good for dry eyes, weepy eyes, eye infections, and allergies that affect your eyes. If you are going to start making your own, start with 2 drops Lugol's dilution ratio and work up to 4 drops dilution ratio.

Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry

Iodine kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and even spores of bacteria and fungi, including anthra spores. Iodine was used successfully against influenza, herpes, small pox, and chicken pox viruses. Kills parasites, bacteria, mold, yeast, protozoa, viruses--essentially all pathogens including malaria, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. When iodine was suspended in a solution, viral inactivation occurred at dilutions of 1/1,000,000. (Gershenfeld, L.: Iodine. In Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation. Edited by S. S. Block. Philadelphia, Les & Febiger, 1977, pp.196-218.)

Howdy all, I have been using Earthclinic cures for 8 years, maybe more. I started with the teabags for pink eye. My children were youngsters then and had frequent pink eye bouts. It seems that its the heat from the tea bag compresses that kills the virus in the eyes. It needs to be hot but you want to be careful about burning the sensitive skin. I use the compresses 5-8x daily and use a new tea bag each time. We havnt had to get a prescription since finding this cure.

Blessings. I have pink eye right now lol and yup hot tea bags are my cure.