Dry Skin in Winter - Humidifiers?

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:03:58 -0600, A strange species called "Michael
Williams" <mwilliams DeleteThis @advantexmail.net> wrote:

>Use Dove soap.
>
>Hot water showers feel real good, but they dry out the skin.

I already have dove soap, I don't have showers I can't 'stand' them, I
always take baths. I still have really sore skin though.

I also use Garnier face wash, and have tried the Synergie Fresh
moisturiser and Clinique M as well as King of Shaves Gel. I am
thinking perhaps something in my diet as well as getting more moisture
into the atmosphere in my home is the answer.

I have read a couple of things when I did a google search and one of
them said something about having more natural fatty acids in your
diet, and the other one said that diabetics suffer quite a lot from
this, so that gets me worried.

John
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John wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:03:58 -0600, A strange species called "Michael
> Williams" <mwilliams.DeleteThis@advantexmail.net> wrote:
>
> >Use Dove soap.
> >
> >Hot water showers feel real good, but they dry out the skin.
>
> I already have dove soap, I don't have showers I can't 'stand' them, I
> always take baths. I still have really sore skin though.
>
> I also use Garnier face wash, and have tried the Synergie Fresh
> moisturiser and Clinique M as well as King of Shaves Gel. I am
> thinking perhaps something in my diet as well as getting more moisture
> into the atmosphere in my home is the answer.
>
> I have read a couple of things when I did a google search and one of
> them said something about having more natural fatty acids in your
> diet, and the other one said that diabetics suffer quite a lot from
> this, so that gets me worried.
>
I've knocked out the crossposts leaving in alt.skincare alone.
If I used soap I too would have dry skin, flakey and tight, itchy, that
is ANY soap, face or body. I use shower gels in the bath 0- just a small
amount on a puff,Johnsons oat 5.5 is nice or Oil of Olay and I don't get
sore with them. I use cream on my face, any face cleaning cream with
cotton wool pads. Sometimes I use alcohol-free baby wipes followed by
cream.
I bought Vitamin E. I break a capsule and mix it with a capsule of
primrose oil, I add almond oil, just a touch, sometimes I add warm
coconut oil then a few drops of glycerine. I mix all this into few
teaspoons of cold cream. This will last a few days and I use it after
washing, before bed, if I'm sitting around. I use it on my face.It's ok
for under make up. For my body I add it to some cheap body lotion. I
take a capsule of Vit E orally sometimes, maybe twice a week. I bought a
multi mineral/vitamin supplement and take that a few times a week.
I've noticed a dramatic difference in my skin, so has everyone else.
This has worked for me, I think I was lacking in some vitamins/oils
because of poor diet.
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"John" <baal DeleteThis @baal.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:03:58 -0600, A strange species called "Michael
> Williams" <mwilliams DeleteThis @advantexmail.net> wrote:
>
>>Use Dove soap.
>>
>>Hot water showers feel real good, but they dry out the skin.
>
> I already have dove soap, I don't have showers I can't 'stand' them, I
> always take baths. I still have really sore skin though.
>
> I also use Garnier face wash, and have tried the Synergie Fresh
> moisturiser and Clinique M as well as King of Shaves Gel. I am
> thinking perhaps something in my diet as well as getting more moisture
> into the atmosphere in my home is the answer.
>
> I have read a couple of things when I did a google search and one of
> them said something about having more natural fatty acids in your
> diet, and the other one said that diabetics suffer quite a lot from
> this, so that gets me worried.
>
> John
>
>

John,
I suffer from what I can only think is cold weather Eczma due to a lot of
DIY I have very dry skin on my hands if I have to work in sub zero
temperatures my skin cracks and bleeds the only cure is to cover with
plaster until they heal see the following Also bear in mind that skin has
an acid HP and soaps are alkaline. so the best to use a soap that is near to
the skins HP (I suppose a neutral hp should be best if it can be obtained).
Warm baths are better than hot. You may recall, when washing up, hot water
removes grease much better than cold even thought you used detergent ( wear
gloves when washing up, unless your allergic to rubber).
Anyway to completely scare your pants off I given you some sites to visit.
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/beauty/skincare/dermatology/articles/0,,5476...625192- ,
http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/dry_skin.html ,
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/dryskin.html and
http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/dry-skin.html .

DIY can be dangerous as I have found to my cost when I dropped a sheet of
3/4 inch 8 x 4 foot laminated board on my big left toe some 15 years ago. I
am recovering from emergency surgery that removed a growth on it and am
waiting the test results on the thing they removed. Take care out there its
a dangerous world in DIY land.

MikeS
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I'm not sure humidifiers would help any more than hot showers. Try
asking your local pharmacy for advice. Boots recommended some
rehydrating cream for a problem I had which may be rather different to
yours, but the cream had a very quick, very positive effect. The other
good news: it was £1.99 for quite a large tube.

Graham

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:30:58 +0000, John <baal.DeleteThis@baal.com> wrote:

>>Hot water showers feel real good, but they dry out the skin.
>
>I also use Garnier face wash, and have tried the Synergie Fresh
>moisturiser and Clinique M as well as King of Shaves Gel. I am
>thinking perhaps something in my diet as well as getting more moisture
>into the atmosphere in my home is the answer.
>

--
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Web: http://www.steelworks.org.uk
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<<
I just wondered what you can do to help your skin in Winter besides
using tonnes of moisturiser? >>


Try snacking on almonds and walnuts. They are full of essential fatty acids
which are great for your skin.
I also add walnuts to my waffle and pancake batter in the fall/winter months.
Sometimes adding bananas too, to make banana/walnut waffles. Yumm! Anyway,
I also eat more salmon, sardines, mackeral, tuna and trout in the fall/winter
months since these cold water/fatty fish have tons of essential fatty acids in
them. In the fall/winter months I use no soap on my body, its too drying. I add
baking soda to my bath water and it feels great. I add about 1/2 cup to a warm
water. I too use a humidifer in my bedroom and my DH likes having it on all the
time when we are home. It makes a huge difference. Sometimes after bathing
I use a few drops of jojoba oil on my body and
I find that helps. DHs hands and elbows get
especially dry and he has started using
a few drops of the jojoba oil too after he showers.

Hope these suggestions help.

Cindi
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Hello
I have tried a lot of creams and lotions but I have only found one lotion I
really like. The lotion is called Gloves In a Bottle. It is a really good
lotion and I will recommend this lotion to everyone with cracked and dry
skin. I have used it now for over 4 years so I know what I am talking about.
For more information search "Gloves In A Bottle" in Google or go to
www.glovesinabottle.com
Good luck

Øystein




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>
> "John" <baal DeleteThis @baal.com> wrote in message
> news:k44rt05r5e7836do8jf65icnb7iggvmqei@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:03:58 -0600, A strange species called "Michael
> > Williams" <mwilliams DeleteThis @advantexmail.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Use Dove soap.
> >>
> >>Hot water showers feel real good, but they dry out the skin.
> >
> > I already have dove soap, I don't have showers I can't 'stand' them, I
> > always take baths. I still have really sore skin though.
> >
> > I also use Garnier face wash, and have tried the Synergie Fresh
> > moisturiser and Clinique M as well as King of Shaves Gel. I am
> > thinking perhaps something in my diet as well as getting more moisture
> > into the atmosphere in my home is the answer.
> >
> > I have read a couple of things when I did a google search and one of
> > them said something about having more natural fatty acids in your
> > diet, and the other one said that diabetics suffer quite a lot from
> > this, so that gets me worried.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
> John,
> I suffer from what I can only think is cold weather Eczma due to a lot of
> DIY I have very dry skin on my hands if I have to work in sub zero
> temperatures my skin cracks and bleeds the only cure is to cover with
> plaster until they heal see the following Also bear in mind that skin
has
> an acid HP and soaps are alkaline. so the best to use a soap that is near
to
> the skins HP (I suppose a neutral hp should be best if it can be
obtained).
> Warm baths are better than hot. You may recall, when washing up, hot water
> removes grease much better than cold even thought you used detergent (
wear
> gloves when washing up, unless your allergic to rubber).
> Anyway to completely scare your pants off I given you some sites to visit.
>
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/beauty/skincare/dermatology/articles/0,,5476...625192- ,
> http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/dry_skin.html ,
> http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/dryskin.html and
> http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/dry-skin.html .
>
> DIY can be dangerous as I have found to my cost when I dropped a sheet of
> 3/4 inch 8 x 4 foot laminated board on my big left toe some 15 years ago.
I
> am recovering from emergency surgery that removed a growth on it and am
> waiting the test results on the thing they removed. Take care out there
its
> a dangerous world in DIY land.
>
> MikeS
>
>
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