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Re: Great info, I'm bookmarking this! (Reply to this comment)
by travelgall
Thanks for the heads up. I've got psoriasis, and whilst I can't find anything short of a trip to the blue lagoon in Iceland to make it disapear, I find tea tree oil takes some of the anger out of it. Any other suggestions?
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Aug 03 '04
9:11 am PDT
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Great info, I'm bookmarking this! (Reply to this comment)
by mrs-j
I too suffer from AD and eczema. I tried a sample of Elidel but it made my skin burn and even though the skin didn't appear any redder, I found it too uncomfortable to use. On top of all of this (or perhaps just related to it) I also have rosacea.
I can relate to everything you've written and I'll try some of your other suggestions. Tried prednisone once, not due to the eczema but for horrendous allergic reactions I was having. You're right, a very nasty med.
From one AD/eczema suffer to another, I feel your pain. I take some comfort in knowing others out there understand this ailment so well... Thanks.
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Jun 28 '04
9:12 pm PDT
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by JennJoy
As far as nail polish remover, you might want to try this one: http://65.108.6.137/polishrmvr.html
Good luck,
Jenn
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Jun 26 '04
2:33 pm PDT
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GREAT Info!! (Reply to this comment)
by xis_
Bonnie... this is fantastic, thanks for putting this together. I don't suffer from the eczema as badly as my sister, but, I'm guessing now I may have asthma! (I have symptoms but always blow it off... guess I'd better do something. Yikes.)
As a kid she used to bathe in some tarry-oily substance (by subscription?)... I'll ask her if it worked or just smelled funny. ;)
I'm going to read this again.
Really great info... thanks!
...xis
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Jun 25 '04
6:39 am PDT
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by purduedude2008
Most excellent review. I have a few friends and an ex-girlfriend that have had to live through AD, and they have all been critical of how they looked, even more so than other people were. I have tried my hardest to let them know that it's just like a birthmark of sorts, just an appearance, and even so you can find beauty in what others would ignorantly gawk at. I think it's a shame to let that lessen how great a person can be, and it's disheartening to think of how depressed people can get because of it.
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Jun 18 '04
5:02 pm PDT
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I've had eczema my entire life too... (Reply to this comment)
by gaelkm
...but when I was a young girl, my parents took me for weekly desensitization injections that I disliked immensely, but I guess they did help some because my eczema is now fairly under control. I do notice that becoming emotional or upset makes it flair up, so I try to stay calm! Sometimes easier said than done. Very good and informative review, Bonnie.
~gael
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Jun 17 '04
8:57 pm PDT
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Oh Bonnie! (Reply to this comment)
by ruby950
No wonder you were so inquisitive about that Laura Mercier product! I feel badly for you! Today I was just worrying about a new fine line showing up under my eye.......I'll shut up now!
This review will be MOST HELPFUL to others!
My best,
Deborah~
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Jun 16 '04
9:55 am PDT
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Thanks Bonnie. (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
My son-in-laws family have both, and 2 two little grand-daughters follow his side of the family. I am sending this to my daughter in England.
Very much appreciated.
Susie.
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Jun 16 '04
7:32 am PDT
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Even though... (Reply to this comment)
by cubmomma
...I don't have it as severely as you do, I do have scars on my legs from scratching, and my hands are always cracked and bleeding. And you are so right, opening jars with bleeding cracks on your hands is incredibly painful.
Great, informative review.
~~Sherri
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Jun 16 '04
7:04 am PDT
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A great helpful review (Reply to this comment)
by grandgram
I feel so sorry for you and hope you can find relief. You have included many helpful suggestions for people with this problem. All your reviews are so informative with good advice.
Best of luck to you and your boys.
Letta
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Jun 16 '04
6:40 am PDT
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Interesting (Reply to this comment)
by marytara
I have hand eczema (and also on my feet). Alex has the same. We are also both asthmatic... Interesting!
~MT
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Jun 16 '04
5:16 am PDT
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Hi Bonnie (Reply to this comment)
by viper1963
Have you ever tried Aloe Vera? We had aloe vera growing all over the hillsides in northeast Los Angeles. It is natural and the thing grows like crazy. It doesn't require that much water.
My mother used to slice one open and put it on our cuts, wounds and poison oak/ivy rashes. It works!
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Jun 15 '04
11:12 pm PDT
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by jankp
I'll definitely take it seriously. How awful this condition sounds, Bonnie. Hope these suggestions by Sue and the other helps you or something else.
Jan
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Jun 15 '04
10:45 pm PDT
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When my 1 year old... (Reply to this comment)
by katopasna
was about 4 months we had her referred to a specialist because the body rash she had wouldn't go away. Turns out she has eczema.. they put her elidel, plastibase, and cetaphil lotion and shower gel plus all her clothes and bedding has to be washed only in dreft. She is much better now..only an occasional outbreak and the elidel works quickly.
I will bookmark those links for future reference.
CC
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Jun 15 '04
10:30 pm PDT
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Hi (Reply to this comment)
by millinocket
This is a really informative piece - I hope you're successful in finding treatments that work.
You mentioned wanting to try a self tanner but they contain lanolin. I have one from Prescriptives and I don't see lanolin on the ingredients. I'm not sure if it's one of those things that hides under different names or not. I should have a review of it up soon, and I'll be sure to include the ingredients. Maybe it'll be one that works for you -
Good luck seeking better treatments -
Sue
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Jun 15 '04
10:28 pm PDT
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