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2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:31:17 AM   
Jinger


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Status: offline 		Hey everyone!

I have recently become semi-obsessed with my skin. The dry winter weather has been causing havoc and I find myself itchy and scaly because of it. I have at least four different things of lotion I use. Shea butter, coco butter, aloe...
And they do work, and it's all good.

But, I'm wondering...is there an ultimate lotion out there? Frankly I want the very very best.
That is the lotion I want. Any suggestions?

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The other question is a little more gritty. A couple years ago I got a skin tab surgically removed. It wasn't a big deal, it reminded me of how they dealt with mole removal. I'm sure you guys know what a skin tab is...

My question is, given the relative simplicity of the "operation," is there a way I could remove my own skin tabs from the comfort of home?

I love my body, so if there's no way I can do this at home I'll just skip it.
...but...is there a way?

Thank you so much!
-j
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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:38:04 AM   
LaTigresse


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Status: offline 		I never had dry skin until a few years ago and tried a lot of different things. Most were great for a few hours but after a few hours I was dry and itchy. Not to mention I HATE the look of dry skin.

I found Burt's Bees body butter and am so thrilled with it. It isn't cheap, but it LASTS and does not need reapplied until I bathe again. I put it on right after a shower or bath and 12 hours later do not see any signs of scaly dryness. It also has a healing quality that helps little nicks or cuts heal faster.

I don't know anything about skin tabs so......I've got nothing there.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:42:45 AM   
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My question is, given the relative simplicity of the "operation," is there a way I could remove my own skin tabs from the comfort of home?



Disclaimer: this doesn't count as medical advice and I have no idea whereas what I'm about to write is safe for everyone, but... Sure. I knew a guy who had a lot of those and this is what he would do (people who are easily grossed out, look away now): he would take a little piece of sewing thread and wrap it tightly around the skin tag, going around it a few times and making a little knot to secure the thread. After a few days, with the blood circulation cut off, the skin tag would fall off on its own. It seemed safe enough to me, but again: I am not a doctor.



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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:45:02 AM   
onlyfreelycaged


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Status: offline 		I've always had dry skin.. and it got really bad when I went to boston for a week.
I found the store brand of Lubriderm skin nourishing lotion. It's got coca and shea butters in it.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:49:44 AM   
Aynne88


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Status: offline 		No kittinsol is absolutely right. My ex-husband had a few on his upper arm and tied them tightly with dental floss, it held better, and in 3 or 4 days the circulation gets cut off, and they drop off. No signs of them ever having been there.

As to the dry skin, every day in the shower I slather myself with neutrogena body oil before I get out, it's fantastic stuff, you just rub it all over and let it absorb, it's non greasy and leaves you so silky.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 7:05:39 AM   
calamitysandra


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ORIGINAL: kittinSol


quote:

ORIGINAL: Jinger

My question is, given the relative simplicity of the "operation," is there a way I could remove my own skin tabs from the comfort of home?



Disclaimer: this doesn't count as medical advice and I have no idea whereas what I'm about to write is safe for everyone, but... Sure. I knew a guy who had a lot of those and this is what he would do (people who are easily grossed out, look away now): he would take a little piece of sewing thread and wrap it tightly around the skin tag, going around it a few times and making a little knot to secure the thread. After a few days, with the blood circulation cut off, the skin tag would fall off on its own. It seemed safe enough to me, but again: I am not a doctor.





My grandfather did it this way.

I love Dove pro age body butter, but I don't think that would work well for you.

For my boys dry skin there is nothing that works better than the Eucerin products for dry skin.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 7:14:06 AM   
afterforever


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Status: offline 		I use the Eucerin oaty stuff, I had eczema as a kid and it always worked for that. I don't have eczema any more but I do have to wash my hands every 5 minutes throughout the day, so it's pretty good.

Regarding skin tags, you know those freeze sprays you can get for getting rid of warts at home? They're actually fine for skin tags and a bunch of other minor skin weirdnesses as well. Or the dental floss thing, that probably wouldn't kill you either.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 7:27:38 AM   
kittinSol


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ORIGINAL: Aynne88
As to the dry skin, every day in the shower I slather myself with neutrogena body oil before I get out, it's fantastic stuff, you just rub it all over and let it absorb, it's non greasy and leaves you so silky.


Oh, to be a fly on the wall of Aynne's bathroom *sigh*...

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 8:13:35 AM   
CarrieO


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Status: offline 		Can't help you with the skin tag issue but I do have a suggestion for dry skin.  Coconut oil.  I get a tub of unrefined coconut oil at the health store (actually, any grocery store that has a organic section should carry this) and keep it in the shower.  After I wash, I take a lump...about a teaspoon, a little goes a long way...and while my skin is still warm, rub it all over.  I used to have seriously dry and cracked skin on my hands/elbows/feet but using coconut oil has done wonders.  An added bonus...you smell delicious

http://www.coconut-connections.com/skin_care.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/coconut-oil-for-skin.html



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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 10:26:40 AM   
DameBruschetta


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ORIGINAL: Jinger

Hey everyone!

I have recently become semi-obsessed with my skin. The dry winter weather has been causing havoc and I find myself itchy and scaly because of it. I have at least four different things of lotion I use. Shea butter, coco butter, aloe...
And they do work, and it's all good.

But, I'm wondering...is there an ultimate lotion out there? Frankly I want the very very best.
That is the lotion I want. Any suggestions?


On the dry skin issue, I have really bad eczema and for the longest time super scaly dry skin and cracked hands was just life for me even with the clinical strength stuff.  Gold Bond's (Ultimate) lotion has been a huge huge life safer for me discomfort and dry skin wise.  It took a couple weeks for my horrid skin to really heal completely, but I was able to go from someone who put on cream pretty much every hour to two hours while I was awake to someone who uses lotion twice a day.  My dermatologist still jokes that I must have learned magic because my hands look so good compared to how they were.  (With this stuff I can even get away with using it just once which is crazy to me even though I have to wash my hands a lot every day.)  I love it even more for the fact that it works like a much, much heavier product without feeling heavy and it absorbs really well.  I use the aloe but I've heard good things about the entire line. I just fell in love with the product when it first came out and there was just the aloe ("healing") and the shea butter ("softening") and haven't had a need to explore the others.

Ironically enough,  those "miracle of aloe" products you see on TV actually work pretty well.  They tend to be a little on the high side (10-15 a tube) in the store upfront but they actually hydrate really well.  Its what I use when I was more immediate relief sometimes if I have a flare up.  (The downside to it just tends to be that it doesn't protect afterward as well as other products do - so I don't rely on it daily.  Its nice for those OMG IT BURNS or the IT ITCHES! kind of moments.)


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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 10:55:02 AM   
Mercnbeth


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Status: offline 		Lush cosmetics makes some fabulous Bath Melts and massage bars that are heaven for this slave's dry and sensitive skin.

Bath Melts

Massage Bars

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 1:43:05 PM   
kiwisub12


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Status: offline 		I stopped using soap in the shower and now use Olay shea body wash. It pretty much stopped the itchies right away. My kids now use it as well with similar results, and I can get it at Sams for cheap(ish).

As for the skin tags - I have taken them off myself by pinching them between my fingernails and just pulling/pinching them off. Likewise, a sharp pair of scissors do the same thing - just a bit more awkward for one person. A bit of pressure stops the bleeding and let the healing commence!

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 5:00:15 PM   
lizi


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Status: offline 		My mom always swore by Johnson's Baby Lotion (has to be Johnson's, no other brand). But then you smell like a baby so that can be off putting. The other lotions that were suggested are probably great as well. There are brands of lotion that can be applied in the shower after cleaning yourself with soap first - they are hard to find but when my sons' skin acts up in the winter I get this for them and then they also put on something when they get out of the shower and that does the trick. The one I have now is by Avon- In Shower Body Conditioner. I have no idea if they still carry it and I've used other brands for them in the past so they're out there but as I said hard to find. If you can afford to shower every other day instead of more often you can retain more of your body's natural oils and that helps as well.

As for skin tags I have had success on the small ones by twisting them repeatedly over the course of a couple of days and eventually they fall off with no ill effects. Same principle as the thread tying...cuts off circulation.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:24:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just had some skin tabs removed from my face and neck.  The skin was wiped with alcohol then a pair of scissors was used to remove them, no numbing or anything.  I could have and should have had Gary do it.  Took 5 months to get that doctor appointment.  Could have had them off so much sooner.  

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:39:36 PM   
Kaiel


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ORIGINAL: CarrieO

Can't help you with the skin tag issue but I do have a suggestion for dry skin.  Coconut oil.  I get a tub of unrefined coconut oil at the health store (actually, any grocery store that has a organic section should carry this) and keep it in the shower.  After I wash, I take a lump...about a teaspoon, a little goes a long way...and while my skin is still warm, rub it all over.  I used to have seriously dry and cracked skin on my hands/elbows/feet but using coconut oil has done wonders.  An added bonus...you smell delicious

http://www.coconut-connections.com/skin_care.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/coconut-oil-for-skin.html




Exactly what I was going to say, coconut oil, it's wonderful!!!


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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 6:54:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I had some skin tags removed and the doctor actually told me that I could do it myself at home using the same technique peppermint mentioned. I had the doctor do it just because they were on my neck and it would have been really hard to cut them off myself.

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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/9/2010 7:02:17 PM   
camille65


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Status: offline 		Skin tags can be removed with sterilized scissors but be careful that it isn't a pale mole. Cutting a mole off can result in a surprising amount of bleeding!

For dry skin I like Aveeno products (they also make nice shaving creams), dry skin makes me itchy plus my skin doesn't like most lotions. When I'm having a systemic yeast problem it is worse, anything with an oil base makes my skin hurt. You can offset some of the dryness by making sure you stay hydrated, use a humdifier at home and lower the water temperature in the shower/bath. Hot water is very drying even though it feels so nice at the time. If you do take baths try not to soak for too long. Always pat your skin dry, don't rub with the towel then use whatever moisturizer you use.



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RE: 2 Questions on Skin Care - 2/10/2010 6:21:44 AM   
Aynne88


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ORIGINAL: kittinSol


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ORIGINAL: Aynne88
As to the dry skin, every day in the shower I slather myself with neutrogena body oil before I get out, it's fantastic stuff, you just rub it all over and let it absorb, it's non greasy and leaves you so silky.


Oh, to be a fly on the wall of Aynne's bathroom *sigh*...



We can get each other's hard to reach places. . Kittinsol is such a helpful hottie~

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