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Alex M
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 cure for dry skin? Hi all, My skin is very dry in general. But the most serious part is located
from knees down. The skin there looks like segmented. The segmentation
actually happens beneath the skin. I would like to know if there is any
cure for this.
At the supermarkets or pharmacies, there are quite a lot of stuffs for
dry skins, but what to chose?
Thanks in advance for all advices and hints.
Reply by email preferred.
Alex
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| Mon, 16 Oct 1995 03:47:24 GMT |
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Melissa N. Matusevi
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cure for dry skin? I cured mine with Bag Balm which I bought at the local farm
supply store. It is relatively cheap and works in a few days.
The product was developed to treat sore udders.
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| Tue, 17 Oct 1995 06:51:41 GMT |
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jlec..
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
> Hi all, > My skin is very dry in general. But the most serious part is located
> from knees down. The skin there looks like segmented. The segmentation
> actually happens beneath the skin. I would like to know if there is any
> cure for this.
> At the supermarkets or pharmacies, there are quite a lot of stuffs for
> dry skins, but what to chose?
> Thanks in advance for all advices and hints.
> Reply by email preferred.
> Alex
As a matter of fact, I just saw a dermatologist the other day, and while I was there, I asked him about dry skin. I'd been spending a small fortune on various creams, lotions, and other dry skin treatments. He said all I needed was a large jar of vaseline. Soak in a lukewarm tub of water for 10 minutes (ONLY 10 minutes!) then massage in the vaseline, to trap the moisture in. That will help. I haven't tried it yet, but you can bet I will. The hard part will be finding the time to rub in the vaseline properly. If it's not done right, you remain greasy and stick to your clothes. Try it. It's got to be cheaper then spending $30 for 8 oz. of 'natural' lotion. Jane
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| Tue, 17 Oct 1995 11:52:35 GMT |
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Donald Macki
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
>As a matter of fact, I just saw a dermatologist the other day, and
while I Seeing a dermatologist sounds like a very good idea if you are
worried about your dry skin.
Don Mackie - his opinions
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| Wed, 18 Oct 1995 04:41:45 GMT |
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Oren Haber-Scha
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
>> Hi all, >> My skin is very dry in general. But the most serious part is located
>> from knees down. The skin there looks like segmented. The segmentation
>> actually happens beneath the skin. I would like to know if there is any
>> cure for this.
>As a matter of fact, I just saw a dermatologist the other day, and while I
>was there, I asked him about dry skin. I'd been spending a small fortune
>on various creams, lotions, and other dry skin treatments.
>He said all I needed was a large jar of vaseline. Soak in a lukewarm tub
>of water for 10 minutes (ONLY 10 minutes!) then massage in the vaseline,
>to trap the moisture in.
That is the standard advice in dermatology texts. The soak part greatly increases the inconvenience. Don't bother unless it doesn't work otherwise. Quote: >The hard part will be finding the time to rub in the
>vaseline properly.
Exactly, but it adds to the "ritual" aspect, which is important for us suggestible patients. (Posters, don't bother to repeat the rationale for the soak.) Quote: >If it's not done right, you remain greasy and stick
Greasy no matter what. Vaseline (generically, petrolatum) is famous for that. One text states that the more greasy a dry-skin cream is, the more effective. Quote: >Try it. It's got to be cheaper then spending $30 for 8 oz. of 'natural'
>lotion.
Try USP lanolin, at least for maintenance (preventive) therapy. USP lanolin is natural and much less greasy AND cheap (don't buy the more expensive perfumed lanolin mixture). As I've commented before, petrolatum is a poorly characterized mixture of hydrocarbons which are not found in biological systems (that is not inherently bad, but smell it up close, even on your hand), are partially absorbed into the body and remain there for months or more, and have associations with cancer. Don't panic, but also don't believe it's God's gift to the human skin. Oren Haber-Schaim
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| Fri, 20 Oct 1995 06:40:31 GMT |
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cure for dry skin?
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David C. Kib
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cure for dry skin?
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| Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:25:30 GMT |
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cure for dry skin?
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| Fri, 19 Jun 1992 00:00:00 GMT |
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c..
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cure for dry skin?
Quote: >Try USP lanolin, at least for maintenance (preventive) therapy. USP
>lanolin is natural and much less greasy AND cheap (don't buy the more
>expensive perfumed lanolin mixture). As I've commented before, petrolatum
>is a poorly characterized mixture of hydrocarbons which are not found in
>biological systems (that is not inherently bad, but smell it up close,
>even on your hand), are partially absorbed into the body and remain there
>for months or more, and have associations with cancer. Don't panic, but
>also don't believe it's God's gift to human skin.
While lanolin may be great for dry skin, I find it ironic to both suggest not buying the perfumed kind *and* to comment on the smell of petrolatum. I haven't used lanolin in a few years (and even then it was as a lubricant for a french horn, not for dry skin) but the biggest problem I recall having with it was that it smelled awful! Perhaps USP lanolin is a special type that I wasn't able to find--I used the stuff marketed as a moisturizer--but if it's not, I'd recommend that you take a good sniff of it before applying it too liberally. Once I got even a little bit of lanolin on my hands, it took hours for the smell to go away, and it was quite often overpowering. If you were referring to a special kind of lanolin, please let me know
what it was, because even the kind I used was good for my skin.
Renee Cyr
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| Sat, 21 Oct 1995 06:14:25 GMT |
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Oren Haber-Scha
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
>>Try USP lanolin, at least for maintenance (preventive) therapy. USP
>>lanolin is natural and much less greasy AND cheap (don't buy the more
>>expensive perfumed lanolin mixture). As I've commented before, petrolatum
>>is a poorly characterized mixture of hydrocarbons which are not found in
>>biological systems (that is not inherently bad, but smell it up close,
>>even on your hand), are partially absorbed into the body and remain there
>>for months or more, and have associations with cancer. Don't panic, but
>>also don't believe it's God's gift to the human skin.
>>Oren Haber-Schaim
> Lanolin isn't necessarily so great either: a small (10%?) percentage
>of the population develops a contact dermatitis (eczema) from lanolin.
1. Are you saying that it IS great for 90% of the population? 2. Irene, I want to praise you publicly :) for specifying a number
to establish an order of magnitude, rather than using a wishy-washy
adjective. But where did this number come from -- it needs some
kind of basis. I have not seen any solid estimates from trials.
If you have, please post.
3. The point is that you _know_ if you are the unusual person
to get dermatitis,
and can easily take action to never again have it from this source.
(Although you may be likely to get it from other sources as an
"atopic" individual).
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| Sun, 22 Oct 1995 02:24:45 GMT |
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Oren Haber-Scha
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
>>Try USP lanolin, at least for maintenance (preventive) therapy. USP
>>lanolin is natural and much less greasy AND cheap (don't buy the more
>>expensive perfumed lanolin mixture). As I've commented before, petrolatum
>>is a poorly characterized mixture of hydrocarbons which are not found in
>>biological systems (that is not inherently bad, but smell it up close,
>>even on your hand), are partially absorbed into the body and remain there
>>for months or more, and have associations with cancer. Don't panic, but
>>also don't believe it's God's gift to human skin.
>While lanolin may be great for dry skin, I find it ironic to both
>suggest not buying the perfumed kind *and* to comment on the smell of
>petrolatum. I haven't used lanolin in a few years (and even then it
>was as a lubricant for a french horn, not for dry skin) but the
>biggest problem I recall having with it was that it smelled awful!
(I don't notice much of an odor -- ask some of your friends to sniff.) There is no irony, because the role and significance I intended for
odor in each case is completely different. To clarify:
1. I mentioned the perfume only as a way of identifying non-USP
lanolin products, because they may contain various mixtures of
ingredients.
2. I was suggesting against them because they are more expensive.
Also, they contain other ingredients: the more ingredients,
the more possible sensitizing substances may be in there, and
the more likely to include a petrolatum-related substance, whose
non-panicky avoidance was the whole idea of going to lanolin in
the first place.
3. Considering the nose as a tool crafted by evolution, substances
with bad odors are likely to be harmful or associated with harm.
So the odor of vaseline might be construed as nature's warning.
(If someone is thinking of "bitter pills that work wonders", nice
try.)
Oren Haber-Schaim
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| Sun, 22 Oct 1995 06:25:04 GMT |
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Elaine Stewa
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cure for dry skin? Quote:
(Alex Mou) writes: > > Hi all, > > My skin is very dry in general. But the most serious part is located
> He said all I needed was a large jar of vaseline. Soak in a lukewarm tub
> of water for 10 minutes (ONLY 10 minutes!) then massage in the vaseline,
> to trap the moisture in. That will help. I haven't tried it yet, but you
Nice idea, but I've never been able to get myself greasless enough to put clothes on. I have had dry skin all my life, and the lotion Curel [tm] is the best thing I've ever used. elaine
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