Save My Skin!

02-17-2010, 05:57 AM

*sidles into Femme zone*

ebay is your body product ingredient friend.

Try mixing (food grade) cocoa butter with some shea/almond/avocado/apricot (et al) butter. These items are all available on ebay (uk - and I'm sure on ebay usa) and cheap enough -usually - to try experimenting with the mix of butters that suit you.

Or go the oil route and find the mix of oils that work for your skin.

There are numerous websites dedicated to making your own skin products.

*sidles out again*

suebee · 02-17-2010, 06:14 AM

There were a lot of suggestions on the "Nail Me" thread - all about manicures. Some of note were to use polysporin if the skin is actually cracked, and to use the cream meant for cow's udders (which is what desdansmoncoeur was referring to by "bag balm" I think). Your best price for that would be at a feed store. The other thing that Snowy mentioned for nail and cuticle health was to take vitamin E gel caps, open them and spread it over the nails and cuticles. I wonder if that would help boost your skin health? (after the cracks are healed, of course)

My contribution is a hand cream called "Glysomed" - a German product if you can find it. Thick, absorbs well and not greasy. The best hand cream I've ever had.

Good luck! Cracked skin is SO uncomfortable!

miss entycing · 02-17-2010, 06:22 AM

you can also try a Paraffin (sp) hand treatment- a type of deep penetrating wax.. usually at a nail salon- not only feels wonderful, but it works really well.
best of luck to you sweetie

justkim · 02-17-2010, 08:03 AM

Hello Selenay, you have been given a lot of great suggestions for taking care of you chapped hands. Here are a couple from me...

1. Do go and see a dermatologist.
2. Paraffin is wonderful, but some states don't allow this, because it is not able to be sanitized. They do however sell personal Paraffin machines in Wal-mart or any type of drugstore. A trick I learned about paraffin is to slather your hands with a heavy duty lotion before you dip your hands, once your hands have been emerced into the paraffin cover them again (saran wrap) and wrap them and let the paraffin stay on until cold.
3. Try using aqua fore (sp) It feels kinda like Vaseline and a little goes a very long way. Eucerin makes a great cream but it can seem rather heavy at first.
4. Drink more water!

Good luck!

Apocalipstic · 02-17-2010, 08:49 AM

Don't dry off after you bathe or wash your hands. Put lotion on your damp skin and let air dry or pat dry. Also Burt's Bees apricot baby oil works great slathered on damp skin..or really any oil...I just like the apricot smell.

The oil mixes with the water...emulsifying and soaks into your skin better. At night sometimes maybe slather up all over after a bath, put on PJ's (cotton or flannel) cotton socks and cotton (or bamboo) gloves (or more cotton socks on your hands).

Works great on my ultra dry skin and is not expensive...but you have to be consistent with it.

apretty · 02-17-2010, 09:12 AM

look for 'lanolin creme' --it's what they give breastfeeding mothers in the hospital for their chapped nipples and it works wonders on dry hands.

lanolin is an amazing *glandular secretion* wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanolin

IrishGrrl · 02-17-2010, 07:53 PM

I know this is going to sound crazy but..apretty made me think of it when she mentioned breastfeeding. When I was breastfeeding, my nipples were SO raw, I could barely feed my daughter. They were cracked and bleeding, and chaffed. SO, someone told me a great trick. I took regular tea bags, soaked them in hot water for a few moments..and layed them on my nipples. NOTHING worked like the tea bags!! I've also used this trick when my skin was cracked and brittle, and it works really well. I usually would do it once a day, sometimes more, depending on how bad they felt. The active ingredient is the tanic acid..it's such a healer!! Try that, then put on some really great cream.

Gemme · 02-17-2010, 08:12 PM

I've had this problem, and in Florida, so it very well may not be related to the weather. All the lotions and slathering and dipping and parafin suggestions have been really good. I employ some of those techniques now with varying success.

I've found, in terms of OTC, that Gold Bond Medicated lotion with Aloe and Neutrogena Norwegian Formula lotions work well for me. The NNF tends to feel and look like Vaseline at first. It gets better when you rub it in.

Whoever mentioned checking the label is a smart cookie. Alcohol is very drying as are some of the acids commonly listed.

Even using lotions and creams, I found that it just wasn't enough. So I went to a dermie and he prescribed Clobetasol Propionate for me. Even when the cracks were really deep and I had layers of them on top of one another (that was NOT fun, I assure you), this stuff worked for me. I haven't really had that issue in WA, which is weird to me (and led to the whole 'weather doesn't matter' line of thinking) because it's very dry up here and cold.

Good luck finding something that works for you, Selly.

1QuirkyKiwi · 03-27-2012, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incubus

*sidles into Femme zone*

ebay is your body product ingredient friend.

Try mixing (food grade) cocoa butter with some shea/almond/avocado/apricot (et al) butter. These items are all available on ebay (uk - and I'm sure on ebay usa) and cheap enough -usually - to try experimenting with the mix of butters that suit you.

Or go the oil route and find the mix of oils that work for your skin.

There are numerous websites dedicated to making your own skin products.

*sidles out again*

Extra Virgin Olive oil mixed with above Butters and oil, along with a few drops of any or a blend of essential oils of Chamomile, Lavender Rose, Jasmine, Geranium and/or Palmarosa.

wolfsgirl · 04-08-2012, 09:09 PM

Look up freederm. It is only available online, and is made for psoriasis. this stuff works wonders! Remember to only use a little bit. It usually only take 3-4 days for the cracks to heal up. It also works wonders on poison ivy.

Novelafemme · 06-01-2012, 09:41 AM

I am searching for a new face lotion that has a solid SPF (20-30) and won't irritate my eyes. I have super sensitive skin and have been using Oil of Olay for decades but want something with a better SPF. Any recommendations?

NorCalStud · 06-01-2012, 11:03 AM

At the end of the day, cuz Im blue collar, I take rubber or latex gloves out. Lather my hands up with bag balm or whatever and put the gloves on. Grease and gloves. If you can fall asleep with those pesky gloves on like one to three nites a week...it.holds the moisture. I can only do it like an hour bcuzz my hands get claustrophobic and I rip em off but even that long produces a noticable difference in feeling and texture.

Talon · 06-01-2012, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novelafemme

I am searching for a new face lotion that has a solid SPF (20-30) and won't irritate my eyes. I have super sensitive skin and have been using Oil of Olay for decades but want something with a better SPF. Any recommendations?

I like Neutrogena sensitive skin sunblock spf 30. My skin can get sensitive too, and I find that this one has never irritated me, and it's reasonably priced.

spritzerJ · 06-01-2012, 07:00 PM

I struggle with my rosacea more and more. Coupled with my SLS and other allergies I find few products my skin will tolerate. I do like the specific products by ZenMed made for sensitive rosacea skin. The have a daily moisturizer with 30 spf that I really like. My favorite is the face cleansing cream and support serum. Since 30 spf is not enough (once spring hits I gotta bump up the spf) I get to use their mineral 40 spf on top of the support serum now.

G Snap! · 06-05-2012, 01:51 PM

Or chick sh!t as I like to call it...

Yes, do share all your secrets ladies!

I am always scoping out websites like www.totalbeauty.com and reading the labels on anything new on the shelves. Yep, I am on the eternal lookout for the perfect moisturizer for dry skin that is for sensitive skin, fragrance free, no chemical sunscreens, preferably natural ingredients... And did I mention it has to be under $20 and I gotta have it in hand immediately. Yeah...

So far I haven't found it. But if it's fragrance free and reasonably priced you can bet I have tried it. I can't say what my skin care routine is because it changes, I get bored with what I am using, but my drugstore picks are Olay, Cetaphil, Eucerin, and CeraVe.
My "botique" brands of preference are Clinique, Weleda, Aveda, and L'Occitan.

I also use grape seed oil, it is light and odorless. I will mix in a little body oil from Weleda or Aveda to strecth out the splurge. I really would use home made natural products but a lot makes me break out.

And the best skin comes from within, it's all about a healthy diet and lifestyle!

02-17-2010, 06:14 AM	#2
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02-17-2010, 06:22 AM	#3
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02-17-2010, 08:49 AM	#5
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02-17-2010, 05:57 AM	#1
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	sidles into Femme zone ebay is your body product ingredient friend. Try mixing (food grade) cocoa butter with some shea/almond/avocado/apricot (et al) butter. These items are all available on ebay (uk - and I'm sure on ebay usa) and cheap enough -usually - to try experimenting with the mix of butters that suit you. Or go the oil route and find the mix of oils that work for your skin. There are numerous websites dedicated to making your own skin products. sidles out again

02-17-2010, 08:03 AM	#4
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02-17-2010, 09:12 AM	#6
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02-17-2010, 07:53 PM	#7
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06-01-2012, 09:41 AM	#11
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06-05-2012, 01:51 PM	#15
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