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| KayB |
Posted - Nov 01 2009 : 6:37:27 PM
Yesterday, when I reached into my tote bag, the palm on my left hand cracked open. I see another spot that looks like it will crack at any time. My right hand is not much better. I've been dealing with an eczema outbreak for almost a year now and the doctors keep telling me I have the driest skin they have ever seen. I told them I was trying to use Badger balms as they are organic oils and all but they said that I need an ointment for my skin like Eucerin or Aquaphor. I really hate to use this stuff on my skin, but if it's cracking, I don't know what else to do. I wear gloves when I wash dishes and I've tried to be very faithful about putting on the hand balm several times a day. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm taking cooler showers and baths - and I really love mine hot - and I'm using homemade soaps and castille soap from the health food store. I just really hate to use the other stuff because of the mineral oil and petroleum in it. Aveeno has dimethecone, and I don't think that's too good, either.
Any info or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
KayB
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 08:41:43 AM
I used to use Burt's Bees Lip Balms, but since Clorox bought out Burt's Bees a couple of years ago, now they are adding soy oil to ALL of their products (well, at least the ones they CAN add it to) so I rarely use anything from BB's anymore. They were once a good and reliable company.
-Deb
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 08:35:40 AM
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Originally posted by Sarahpauline
Why dont you support the soy industry Deb, enlighten me 
Sarah, I wanted to post this information the other day but I was interrupted and then totally spaced it.
http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/tragedy.html
I hope you are finding some of the information at WAPF useful.
-Deb
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 01:51:40 AM
Bag Balm is just about the best for everything! My mom always had a container in the medicine cabinet. Shea butter is great for healing the skin but if you have an allergy to latex you wouldn't want to use it. Thanks for posting the bag balm recipe. I have all those ingredients on hand and am going to make some up to try it on my feet.
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| jillybean |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 7:34:15 PM
Thank you! Thank you to all who recommended Bag Balm for eczema. My 3 children all have eczema on their hands. My youngest also has it on her arms and legs. I read this post 2 days ago and found Bag Balm at CVS. I have seen great improvement already!
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 07 2009 : 09:43:42 AM
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Originally posted by Sarahpauline
Thanks for the link Deb. It would be interesting to see what the source for some of these claims is. My boyfriend was standing here reading over my shoulder and he had some concerns over the validity of some of it(he is a physician so he always wants to read everything and get the the bare bones of it all). To each his own, regardless I like to read all the information available and form my own opinions. So for that I thank you. :)
If your BF is really and truly interested in knowing the sources of the claims, he will literally have to start at square one with the Weston A. Price Foundation and read, read, read. There are no short-cuts with these folks. I read their information (and Dr. Price's books, to boot) over the course of one whole year before I was truly convinced they knew their stuff. They rarely have to change or update the information on their Web site, because it's totally accurate to begin with, and I believe that with all my heart.
There will always be controversy about topics like soy, beef, raw milk, cholesterol misinformation, etc., and I'm not about to try to change anyone's way of thinking. I just supply the source of information which I believe to be true and accurate, after MUCH studying. From there, the ball is in someone else's court. I just know for a fact that my DH and I (in our mid 50's) have never felt better or BEEN better, since we started following the things we've learned from the people at WAPF. My DH is a retired firefighter/EMT (after 35 years) and he was hard to convince about some things, at first. Now he wouldn't have things any other way. Their teachings are not something that people cotton to overnight.
You teach, you teach, you teach ... that's their motto. Hopefully, someone learns from things I post on the internet, and share in person.
-Deb
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Nov 06 2009 : 8:29:40 PM
Thanks for the link Deb. It would be interesting to see what the source for some of these claims is. My boyfriend was standing here reading over my shoulder and he had some concerns over the validity of some of it(he is a physician so he always wants to read everything and get the the bare bones of it all). To each his own, regardless I like to read all the information available and form my own opinions. So for that I thank you. :)
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 06 2009 : 6:02:44 PM
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Originally posted by Sarahpauline
Why dont you support the soy industry Deb, enlighten me
I wanted to copy the information and post it here, but there is copyright to deal with, so I'll just post the link and you can read this page. There is much other information there about soy, as well.
http://www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtsoy.html
I'm not against fermented soy (like tamari, some tofu's, tempeh, miso, etc.) but one has to be careful when purchasing. Also, the newest information is that any soy that is fed to animals generally comes from China, and has been soaked in hexane (basically a poisonous toxin) so THAT sure doesn't sound very good...
I know people who are allergic to soy, soybean oil, and anything related to soy. They have to be VERY careful what they purchase because literally everything in the grocery store has soy of some form in it these days. They just don't understand me when I try to tell them that maybe it's a sign they should eat REAL food! (Not nice of me, is it? Heh heh). Also, they don't want to believe that acidophilus will get rid of most allergies. The doctors don't ever want to hear that, either, but it's true. It's just too easy and cheap.
-Deb
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| Choctaw Farm Gal |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 8:13:42 PM
When my sons were babies & I was a stay-at-home mom, during one stretch, my hands became rough, itchy, red, cracked, & bleeding I was in pain night & day. I'd never experienced that in my whole life. It was horrible and all my homemade lotions, balms, salves & herbal remedies didn't have any long term effect. My hands were so cracked, it hurt to do even the simple tasks.
I went to a dermatologist who took one look at my pitiful hands, and straight away said, " Don't tell anyone, but the best, safest and cheapest thing you can do for this is go home and open a can of Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening (the white stuff) and use it as a lotion for your hands. It works better than all the things I can write a Prescription for, because it is just vegetable based and it will cost you nothing if you already have some in your kitchen." I did as he'd suggested the minute I got home - scooping out just a dab with a spoon to massage into my hands, so that it wouldn't grease up everything I touched. It was so soothing and instant relief. Then, at naptime & bedtime, I'd use a little more and wear those soft little cotton gloves as I slept. Constant use of Crisco solved the problem within days and yet the best part was how easy it was to have instant relief from the pain as I observed my itchy, cracked and bleeding hands begin to heal. The Doctor had told me I had one of the worst cases of exema he'd ever seen.
I did not follow his request to not tell anyone - I've shared his Crisco remedy with so many people over the years!
Since that experience, I have always kept a small can of Crisco in my Pantry that is designated just for a skin lotion. It works great for the whole family. |
| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 7:26:43 PM
Why dont you support the soy industry Deb, enlighten me
Coconut oil would be a fantastic addition as well as shea butter if you have it.
I love the smell of tea tree oil, its a sort of camphory smell. I cant explain why I cant stop smelling it but I feel that way about rubber cement and vicks, so maybe its just me. 
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 7:05:28 PM
I would try to stay away from *soy, as well, but I think shea butter could be used. Or, again, coconut oil would be an excellent addition. This sounds wonderful. I don't like the smell of tea tree oil either, but I use it anyway.  Great stuff regardless of the smell.
-Deb
*I don't suppport the soy industry in any way.
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 12:02:02 PM
Thanks Sarah :) Not rude at all :)
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 11:41:36 AM
How rude of me, of course, here it is.
One thing I like to use instead of bag balm that works extremely well is this recipe. Ive replaced the lanolin and petroleum with natural waxes and oils from non-animal sources (obviously other than the beeswax)and the tea tree oil is replacing that sulfur ingredient that I cant pronouce as an antiseptic agent.
2 oz Beeswax
4 oz Olive oil (infuse with herbs if desired for fragrance)
1 TBSP Cocoa butter if you have it our leave it out.
10-30 Drops Vitamin E oil (comes in capsules at pharmacy)
3 tbsp tea tree oil
Melt your beeswax and olive/herb oil in the upper portion of a double boiler over low heat.
Remove from heat, carefully dry the water off the bottom.
Add the tea tree oil and vitamin E, blend
I dont intend to offend, I just wanted to share an alternative if anyone else is opposed to these ingredients and didnt know.
Pour into container of choice and allow to fully cool before capping. Its like an ointment. I usually use a wide mouth canning jar.
Now that I think of it Im sure that you could use soy wax as well.
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 11:29:01 AM
Sarah,
Can you point me in the right direction for the recipe? I have done a search but cannot find it. Thanks!
~Sharon
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 08:33:33 AM
I posted a recipe for my home-made natural version of bag balm in the bag balm thread which doesnt use the petro-chemicals. If you want to give that a whirl I have had great luck with it. THe good thing about it is that beeswax and teatree oil both have antiseptic and antifungal properties so if there is a element of that in what you are dealing with then you have that covered.
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| gr8tfulmom |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 05:47:57 AM
I second Bag Balm, and also Lansinoh (lanolin). I was introduced to it while breastfeeding and it works great on skin all over. Its in a purple tube by any bottle/feeding/baby supplies area at the grocery/big box stores.
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| MasterGardener |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 3:31:47 PM
Wow, thanks for the heads-up on cornhuskers...that was before I ever had an inkling about environmental, etc. Good to learn something new.
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 3:18:57 PM
"EMU OIL", all natural, comes from the oiler gland on the tail of the emu, 1 drop goes a longggggggg way. My daughter gets it at Whole Wheatery. My hands and fingers split every winter til they bleed, and don't heal again til late spring, until...EMU OIL.
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 11:37:24 AM
Kay, just a thought here, you said you've been dealing with eczema... check to make sure that the gloves you wear to do dishes don't have latex in them, latex will contribute to eczema and other skin problems. There's other things also that have latex that people don't think about- balloons, paints, and some plastics.
You may already know all this, but I thought I would suggest it!
Hope your hands get better soon, I have extremely dry skin too, but I get chilblains instead of cracked skin. :(
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| KayB |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 11:26:17 AM
Thanks, ladies. I didn't even think about Corona and I used that on my daughter's horrible diaper rash 30+ years ago and it did marvelous things for her butt. I was afraid of the bag balm because of the scent, I was afraid it would burn, but I will look for each of these things and see what I can come up with. That's why I also stayed away from Corn Huskers. I was once told that anything with a scent had to have alcohol in it and I stay away from parabens and anything with the word "alcohol" and right, glycol is the technical term for antifreeze. I just wish the dermatologist would get on the same page here and try to help me with the way I want to be treated. It is so frustrating!!!!
I want to thank you all for advice and assistance. It is greatly appreciated.
KayB
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 10:57:31 AM
Vitamin E oil--available at a drug store. It is pure. Bag Balm as Nance said is great. Also Corona salve--availble at tack and feed stores. I have a friend who has psoriasis on the palms of his hands and we found a product called Mira-cell and it is availble on line. Hope this works. MB
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 07:23:50 AM
As an afterthough to my last post, I should have also mentioned that we should always try to stay away from commercial products which contain items like parabens - methylparaben, ethylparaben, polyparaben, propylparaben ---- those are just AWFUL for your skin.
So is proplyene glycol (and it's many forms) because that is a by-product of the antifreeze used in cars.
I order a lot of products from this company: http://www.eoproducts.com/Categories/Body.aspx
Their line of hand sanitizers is a must for my daycare business. We use it by the jug, and it's not antibacterial like the junk from the drugstore. It's antibacterial because of the essential oils used in the formulation. I also love their regular hand soaps (rosemary mint is one of my favorites) and their body lotions are great.
-Deb
P.S. The OCA (Organic Consumers Assn) recommends this company, I believe. That's good enough for me. 
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| twink |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 07:15:19 AM
The very best thing you can do for your skin (all over your body) is coconut oil. It is wonderful on the face for moisturizing and to help with fighting wrinkles. It takes very little on the face because it doesn't soak in immediately. Very gentle rubbing is required.
When I shower, I make up a mixture of brown sugar and coconut oil as a body exfoliator. It also moisturizes enough so that I don't have to worry about putting on more after I get out of the tub. One caution: You MUST put a hand towel or something on the floor of the shower because things will get a bit slippery and you could land on your keister - or worse.
I have Sjogren's Syndrome (which most people associate with dry eyes and dry mouth) but there is sooooo much more to Sjogren's than that. It literally dries out the body from the inside out. I also live in an area of the country where we tend to have longer winters than some other areas, and even though my face never seemed to dry out, the rest of my body is a desert looking for an oasis. The oasis, my friend, is coconut oil. PLEASE stay away from Aquaphor and some of those concoctions which are made up almost entirely of petro chemicals.
If you would like me to help you find a good source for coconut oil, let me know. It helps, too, if you use it internally, as well as externally.
-Deb
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| MasterGardener |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 06:21:52 AM
My DH owned a VW repair and in the winter, his hands were cracked and bleeding all the time, till I started using Cornhuskers Lotion. I would do that for him...sit there and rub that into his hands, and in about a week, it started to make a difference...so, the bag balm and cornhuskers...two really good ideas!
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 06:13:21 AM
Greetings, Kay! What about trying Bag Balm, that comes in the green tin? That works wonders for me....perhaps rub it into your hands really well just before bed, and wear cotton gloves at night for a week. If you see an improvement, then maybe repeat this once a week. Maybe piercing vitamin E capsules and rubbing that into the cracked areas? Keep yourself hydrated too, which is more difficult as we head into colder weather and our homes tend to be drier with the furnace being used. Good luck!! Nance |
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