New products! Hooray for commercialism!

[Ahhlee]

Wow, you gals know a lot about this stuff!

I had one weird patch of slightly red, dry skin that developed on my neck once when I was in my mid 20's. I got teased mercilessly about my "hickey" and that SUCKED!

Other than that, I've gotten that stupid dermatitis on my hands but it tends to be seasonal and goes away rather quickly on its own.

 

[emkay64]

Eczema is a *****, and cortisone collects in the liver. It's sooooo fukking bad for you. The TCM was a last resort. I had scars etc...and cortisone was the only thing that cleared it up completely in a couple days...especially when it was raw and bleeding.

 

[Ahhlee]

Eczema is a *****, and cortisone collects in the liver. It's sooooo fukking bad for you. The TCM was a last resort. I had scars etc...and cortisone was the only thing that cleared it up completely in a couple days...especially when it was raw and bleeding.

**** that sounds painful!!!!

 

[timesjoke]

Thanks ladies for trying to help me, I am takinf notes and sent an email to my family doctor asking about a chinese doctor doctor. I will look for the "Dry Skin Therapy" lotion as well.

The strange thing is everything we have tried worked very well for the first couple months then slowly stopped working.

 

[mercury]

That's pretty much par for the course, unfortunately. Skin has a tendancy to adjust to it's environment, and when it adjusts to having extra moisture from the outisde, it stops/slows down on making it's own.

My worst times are fall into winter, and winter into spring. in the fall, I get really dry all over and in the spring my face gets crazy oily.

When I was a kid, the only treatments available for psoriosis were tar based... and I had lesions from head to toe. I had to sleep wrapped in plastic wrap so I didn't get tar all over the sheets... it was horrible. By the time I was about 12 or so, they started coming out with some clear gels and cortisone based ointments, but I never really used them.... the worst of it was over by that time. Now I only get a small patch of red and flaky on my right shin, and an occasional spot on my scalp. The best thing for it is actually sunlight.

Does he use a regular bar soap? Most make me really dry & really, really itchy... I can only use Aqua Zest and recently discovered that the Cetaphil bar is excellent. Experiment with different washes... I always found Irish Spring, Coast, Tone, Ivory, Caress & Dove to be the most drying.

 

[emkay64]

Good Luck TJ, but you'll need to research yourself for a TCM. Very few doctors will support a different philosophy, they'd prefer to prescribe pills or cortisone. I'd be shocked if they recommended one.

They are usually found under acupuncture in the yellow pages or Alternative medicine....it's different. Very few westernized doctors have an open mind to eastern medical practices.

 

[mercury]

I just googled "eastern medicine + Gainesville,FL" and 10 came up under local businesses in the 352 area code... it shouldn't be too hard using your own resources.

One of my cousins attended school for Natural medicine and she said that over 1/2 of the students attending were former MDs that had been disbarred (is that the right term?) from the AMA for not writing enough prescriptions. Don't count on an American doctor to heal you... they can only really be counted on to help you manage your symptoms and write you yet another script for the side effects of the prescribed management.

 

[mercury]

just did a little more reading: don't ever let him get a small pox vaccine

"In June, 2007, Science magazine reported that an American soldier who had been vaccinated for smallpox, a vaccine that contains live vaccinia virus, had transmitted vaccinia virus to his two-year-old son. The soldier and his son both had a history of eczema. The son rapidly came down with a rare side effect, eczema vaccinatum, which had been seen during the 1960s when children were routinely vaccinated against smallpox. The child developed a severe full-body pustular rash, his abdomen filled with fluid, and his kidneys nearly failed. Intense consultation with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a donation of an experimental antiviral drug by SIGA Technologies saved the child's life. Those with a family history of eczema are advised not to accept the smallpox vaccination, or anything else that contains live vaccinia virus."

 

[timesjoke]

I hate to find doctors from the yellow pages, I prefer to have someone reccomend one to me because there are so many wackos out there. My fear of an alternative doctor is one who could not cut it and had to fall back on this as a last ditch, not because he believed it was better.

So I will ask around, I am sure I can find some people who can offer me some advise........I was just thinking about the lady who was teaching our pregnancy class, she reminded me of a 60's throwback who should be driving a VW bus but she was really great, I am trying to remember her name or find any of that old paperwork, I bet she would know someone good.

 

[mercury]

If you know anyone that sees a chiropractor on a regular or semi-regular basis, and they are happy with the care they receive, you could probably get a referral through the chirpractor.

 

[mercury]

Borage Dry Skin Therapy Products

Borage - A Little Known Secret for Maintaining Healthy Skin

TJ- check both of those links to see how/why the stuff works, and what the packaging looks like so you can find it more easily. I was using it regularly for quite a while, but stopped for a couple years. Ijust picked up some of the hand cream a week or so ago, and I'm getting the whole line again. I forgot how great my skin felt when I used it.

They also have a line specifically for children.

 

[timesjoke]

Thanks alot, I see they sell it online as well so if I can't fnd it I can get it that way.

I trust your advise, I will buy this stuff and see how it goes.

 

[mercury]

I forgot to share my new products, though!

I bought myself some of that new Olay Pro X stuff for my birthday in June. I bought the starter kit - kind of pricey at $69, but they include a $10 coupon for a later purchase of full sized product, and I'm still using that original kit. It included 3 products - a day cream, an eye cream and a night cream. I LOVE it. My face feels good, never greasy. It hasn't caused any break outs (which is usually my biggest concern with new products), and I do believe it is actually helping to plump out some of the lines that are starting to pop up these days and evening out the over-all tone. I've even noticed a difference in the canyon betwen my eyes (the one that makes me look angry- lol)... it's still there, as I'm sure it always will be, but I think it's rolled back about 10 years.

I also just picked up some Shikai Everyday shampoo & conditioner. My hair feels like silk, but isn't all limp and lifeless.

Bumble & Bumble Cream- I put this stuff in my hair right after getting out of the shower and I don't have to do a thing to it, other than comb it through. I get actual curls instead of wavy frizz... it's like my hair is suddenly 22 again. (again, kind of pricey- $13 for a 2 oz. bottle, but you only need a small amount, and the time I save makes it worth it.)

Pledge Multi Surface - works on wood, appliances, glass. Smells awesome and gets rid of dirt really good. Works great on sealed granite & stainless, too (I have neither of them, but I've gotten feedback from those who do.)

Febreze Home Collection candles (not the regular Febreze candles) also smell awesome... plus you get about 30-40 hours of burn time for $10 and you can pick it up at the same time you buy your groceries.

 

[Chi]

I had eczema all my life from birth to 25 years. When I was 25 in lieu of another cortisone prescription, I opted to try something unconventional. I had heard that traditional chinese medicine worked wonders for a friend of mine. I had no other options so I thought why not?
I went for my consult and he prescribed a tea which he blended himself. I'm sure it was bear gall bladders, eye of newt and witches warts. I had to stir the glunk to keep it from settling. I drank it for 2 weeks...and seriously I've never had eczema ever again.

I have since sent others who have had eczema to the same guy and they've all been prescribed something different. One little boy was 3 and his mom used some sort of meridian massage???(weird) and lo and behold...gone. Now please keep in mind I'm a huge skeptic and thought I wasn't expecting anything...but it seems to have worked.

In the past i have used a red clover salve, another with a bees wax base, broken vitamin e capsules (they are more potent than commercial vitamin e oil) and they've all provided some measure of relief, but not a cure. Eliminate any scented products, double rinse laundry, and eliminate dairy...they all provide a measure of relief too. However if you can...check out someone who is a registered traditional chinese medical doctor...it's quite enlightening and a really in depth diagnostic process. It's really interesting.

My eczema was bad enough the cortisone has thinned the skin in the crooks of my arms...so I am really familiar with the discomfort.

Good Luck!

That's pretty freakin' cool! You have peaked my interest in Chinese medicine. Natural is always better. I'm also interested in Native American medicine.

 

[mercury]

TJ- I just checked prices for you at Publix. They do have it, but just the regular body lotion in the green box and the hand cream. Body lotion is $9.99 for an 8 oz bottle and the hand cream was $5.99 for a 4 oz tube. In ours, it's located with the professional hair products, but if your Publix has an organic pharmacy area, it would probably be there. (Cheaper than from the manufacturer by about 5 bucks!) If you're near a Whole Foods, I know they carry it, too.

 

[timesjoke]

TJ- I just checked prices for you at Publix. They do have it, but just the regular body lotion in the green box and the hand cream. Body lotion is $9.99 for an 8 oz bottle and the hand cream was $5.99 for a 4 oz tube. In ours, it's located with the professional hair products, but if your Publix has an organic pharmacy area, it would probably be there. (Cheaper than from the manufacturer by about 5 bucks!) If you're near a Whole Foods, I know they carry it, too.

Could you explain the difference between hand lotion and regular lotion so a person with testosterone can explain it please?



And yes I hit the Publix last night and got the lotion, I won't have the kids till this weekend though so I will let you know how he does with it, I called the ex but she was not interested in geting any so if it works well I will have to send it with him.....no biggie I guess.

 

[RoyalOrleans]

Could you explain the difference between hand lotion and regular lotion so a person with testosterone can explain it please?

Don't you moisturize your hands? At least, that is what I read in a previous post about how your wife won't let you touch her with rough hands.

Chemically, I find it hard to discern one for the other. Both of which, no matter how it is labeled, doesn't do a **** bit of good for a working man's hands.

And yes I hit the Publix last night and got the lotion, I won't have the kids till this weekend though so I will let you know how he does with it, I called the ex but she was not interested in geting any so if it works well I will have to send it with him.....no biggie I guess.

Publix has fukken awesome fresh made sub sammiches!!!

 

[mercury]

The hand cream is much thicker than the regular lotion, which helps to provide a mosture barrier and keep the good stuff on your skin... that's the only difference, really. Using a hand cream on oyour body will cause your clothing to stick to your skin for a while and probably result in more irritation. Lotion tends to soak in quickly, allowing you to get dressed right away.

RO- have you ever tried Neutrogenia's Norweigien Formula Hand Cream? It's sticky as **** and feels kind of weird until it soaks in, but works REALLY great - instantly soothes chaffed skin and leaves a moisure barrier that will last through a hand washing or 2.

men's Neutrogena® Hand Cream - Neutrogena

 

[RoyalOrleans]

RO- have you ever tried Neutrogenia's Norweigien Formula Hand Cream? It's sticky as **** and feels kind of weird until it soaks in, but works REALLY great - instantly soothes chaffed skin and leaves a moisure barrier that will last through a hand washing or 2.
men's Neutrogena? Hand Cream - Neutrogena

Aww... honey.

Thanks for your concern, but I have no desire to moisturize to cure my working man's hands.

A man's hands are a status symbol amongst us mouthbreathers up here in the Piedmont.

 

[timesjoke]

Don't you moisturize your hands? At least, that is what I read in a previous post about how your wife won't let you touch her with rough hands.

Chemically, I find it hard to discern one for the other. Both of which, no matter how it is labeled, doesn't do a **** bit of good for a working man's hands.

Good memory there RO, yes Tami says sandpaper does not touch her skin, being as she has never screamed at me for anything I will gladly use lotion to keep my hands soft for her

I don't have to do a lot of "hands on" anymore in construction but every now and then I have to help the guys of my framing crew with a very complex roof system they are having issues with. Sometimes the truss package is not labled correctly or they have some of the trusses flipped and you have to be able to "see" the finished product to figure it out.

Publix has fukken awesome fresh made sub sammiches!!!

I love their philly, I am not supposed to eat them, but sometimes I just can't help but to indulge my taste buds once in awile.