Stye

Susanna Cellucci

Susanna CellucciFounder

Published June 12, 2024 • Updated September 11, 2026

Organic Remedies for Styes 

Here you will find the most organic and natural remedies for styes.

If you got a stye, also called a hordeolum, you know how annoying and uncomfortable they are. 

Demodex is a genus of microscopic, eight-legged mites that naturally live on human skin, primarily in hair follicles and oil glands. They are part of the normal human skin microbiome, but an overgrowth can lead to eye irritation, styes, chalazia, or blepharitis (eyelid inflammation).

 

These red, painful lumps, pimple-like, are caused by bacterial infection and appear near the edge of your eyelid. Styes are often filled with pus. They tend to form on the outside of your eyelid, or on the inner part of your eyelid.

  • External hordeolum: it might look like a pimple, it appears at the base of your eyelash. Most are caused by an infection in the hair follicle. 
  • Internal hordeolum: A stye inside your eyelid. Most are caused by an infection in an oil-producing gland in your eyelid.

 

There is an association with acne, rosacea, or seborrheic dermatitis and stye, so you may be prone to developing styes if you are dealing with these.

 

I talked to and visited eye doctors, ophthalmologists, eye surgeons, ENTs, dermatologists, and acupuncturists, and my intuitive treatment for stye resulted to be the most natural and effective, here it is:

 

Organic Warm Compress

Warm, wet organic chamomile compresses for 5 to 10 minutes, 3 to 6 times a day. Here is how you can prepare them:

 

  • Water: let boil spring water like you are making tea, you need to have sterilized water, I don’t recommend tap water. My favorite is Spring Mountain Valley Water, for my review here. Or you can filter water with these approved water filters.
  • Chamomile: Add my favorite Organic, plastic-free, heavy metal-free organic chamomile tea brand. Any other tea will burn or sting. Pour the organic chamomile tea into a cup to cool down, it needs to be warm. Wash your hands
  • Cotton Rounds: Soak organic cotton rounds in the tea when they are fully absorbed with the tea, apply to the eye with the stye, and leave there until it is cool, for a few minutes. Here my fav. Dispose of the used organic cotton rounds compress and use a new one each time. You want to avoid spreading infection, another stye formation is very common after the first one. You can use between 5-10 compress each time and repeat several times a day.

Massage 

  • You can help the gland clear itself by gently massaging around the area with your clean finger.
  • Or using the an eye massager below which also bring heat which is an important component of the treatment.
  • Gently scrub the eyelid with the soft organic facial pad below to keep the area clean and to prevent the stye to come back by preventing blockages in the eyelid’s oil glands and reducing the build-up of bacteria

 

The Best Organic Products for Styes

🌿 Keep your face and eye area clean I recommend the Aleavia facewash which is made with probiotics. 

🌿 Use Organic eye drops to keep the area clean and healthier to support the healing process. My number one eye drop recommendation is Eyeganics Organic Tears: the first and only USDA Certified organic eye drops on the market. 10% off code: PRETTYORGANICGIRL 

 

 

 

Here are the products I used, talk to your doctor before starting any new treatment. 

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