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Trilby · 04-18-2011, 10:33 AM

I needed to start a new thread so people would respond.

My skin is so dry it hurts. I've tried everything I can think of --what works for you?

(and thanks for playing)

jimhelm · 04-18-2011, 10:37 AM

gold bond super duper stuff:

not cheap... $9 for that I think....

but the knock off brands seem to work too.

kerosene · 04-18-2011, 10:39 AM

Aveeno seems to be good around here. Where I live we are plagued with dry dry wind and skin gets painful.

Nirvana · 04-18-2011, 10:44 AM

Mega EPA/DHA fish oil caps

Pico and ME · 04-18-2011, 10:47 AM

Are you moisturizing BEFORE you get out of the shower? That's the only thing that helps me. Even then, my skin is still as dry as parchment, but at least it doesn't itch.

skysidhe · 04-18-2011, 10:55 AM

I like Palmer's cocoa butter oil, or Neutrogena body oil.

I have not ever tried gold bond but it seems to have a good reputation for bringing relief to extreme dry skin.

monster · 04-18-2011, 10:57 AM

Aveeno.

eta and the knock-off brands are not as good. This from someone who rarely buys branded if there's an imitation

DanaC · 04-18-2011, 11:29 AM

Hydrous ointment, also called Oily cream.

limey · 04-18-2011, 11:31 AM

Dana. She knows.

DanaC · 04-18-2011, 12:22 PM

It's available online:

http://westons.com/acatalog/Online-C...-OIL64J.html#a

There are no active ingedients or perfumes. It is awesome, unless you have a sensitivity to lanolin or petroleum jelly.

Trilby · 04-18-2011, 12:24 PM

thanks!

I knew I could count of you guys!

Esp. Dana.

Pico and ME · 04-18-2011, 12:28 PM

You can blend together your own, Bri. Go to walgreens/cvs/walmart and find an ointment with lanolin in it, an oil with glycerin in it (the type they sell for use in the shower, usually), and (if you can) a cream with shea butter, and blend them together. I'm a concoction maker.

monster · 04-18-2011, 01:02 PM

Lanolin is teh grease of teh debbil for me -itchy itchy itchy.

monster · 04-18-2011, 01:03 PM

I haven't seen Oilatum here, but that stuff's pretty soothing, added to bath water or applied to wet skin in the shower. Makes you very slippery, though.

DanaC · 04-18-2011, 01:18 PM

Oh yeah. Oilatum rocks.

04-18-2011, 10:33 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Look Up Here! I needed to start a new thread so people would respond. My skin is so dry it hurts. I've tried everything I can think of --what works for you? (and thanks for playing) __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-18-2011, 10:37 AM	#2
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	gold bond super duper stuff: not cheap... $9 for that I think.... but the knock off brands seem to work too. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-18-2011, 10:44 AM	#4
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Mega EPA/DHA fish oil caps __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

04-18-2011, 10:57 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Aveeno. eta and the knock-off brands are not as good. This from someone who rarely buys branded if there's an imitation __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 04-18-2011 at 11:30 AM.

04-18-2011, 11:31 AM	#9
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Dana. She knows. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-18-2011, 10:39 AM	#3
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Aveeno seems to be good around here. Where I live we are plagued with dry dry wind and skin gets painful.

04-18-2011, 10:47 AM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Are you moisturizing BEFORE you get out of the shower? That's the only thing that helps me. Even then, my skin is still as dry as parchment, but at least it doesn't itch.

04-18-2011, 10:55 AM	#6
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I like Palmer's cocoa butter oil, or Neutrogena body oil. I have not ever tried gold bond but it seems to have a good reputation for bringing relief to extreme dry skin.

04-18-2011, 12:24 PM	#11
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	thanks! I knew I could count of you guys! Esp. Dana. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-18-2011, 12:28 PM	#12
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	You can blend together your own, Bri. Go to walgreens/cvs/walmart and find an ointment with lanolin in it, an oil with glycerin in it (the type they sell for use in the shower, usually), and (if you can) a cream with shea butter, and blend them together. I'm a concoction maker.

04-18-2011, 01:02 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Lanolin is teh grease of teh debbil for me -itchy itchy itchy. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-18-2011, 01:03 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I haven't seen Oilatum here, but that stuff's pretty soothing, added to bath water or applied to wet skin in the shower. Makes you very slippery, though. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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