Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Ilana, what kind of household cleaners do you use on a regular basis? Even if they are homemade organic sometimes you can have sensitivities, especially since your hands are constantly being submerged in soapy water hehe! Sometimes my skin cracks from all the cleaning I do around the house. I could probably solve this issue if I used gloves and a soothing cream on my hands everytime, but *slaps wrist* am always in such a hurry. Janet - Ilana Grostern Herbal Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:34 PM [herbal remedies] Chapped fingers Hi again, everyone,I just realized that I have a great resource here (I already knew that but it only just clicked for this particular problem) who could maybe help me with a chronic problem. Since I was a kid I've had a chapped index finger on my right hand. It gets worse in the winter with the dry weather, but it rarely ever really clears up. It has gotten especially bad since last spring when I went off the birth control pill and cleaned up my diet. Around the same time I burned another finger on the same hand, and the skin healed but it also became chapped, though not as bad.I asked my naturopath about it and she suggested it was an essential fatty acid deficiency, which makes sense, so I started on flax seed oil. It got better for a bit and then got bad again, and she seemed sort of perplexed and didn't indicate that I should continue with the oil, so I stopped. I tried evening primrose oil but don't want to be on that as Im' trying to have a baby and it can interfere with ovulation. So now I'm trying wheat germ oil. It has only been a couple of days and so far no change.My question is, if it starts to get better and then goes bad again, do I continue with the treatment? I know in homeopathy sometimes a condition will get worse before it gets better. Is that a rule I should follow in this case too? Also, does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing such a problem and how I could fix it? I have a flaky skin problem on my nose as well and have had that for years too.Thanks,ILANA xoxoFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Try UDO oil.... Ilana Grostern <ilana wrote: Hi again, everyone,I just realized that I have a great resource here (I already knew that but it only just clicked for this particular problem) who could maybe help me with a chronic problem. Since I was a kid I've had a chapped index finger on my right hand. It gets worse in the winter with the dry weather, but it rarely ever really clears up. It has gotten especially bad since last spring when I went off the birth control pill and cleaned up my diet. Around the same time I burned another finger on the same hand, and the skin healed but it also became chapped, though not as bad.I asked my naturopath about it and she suggested it was an essential fatty acid deficiency, which makes sense, so I started on flax seed oil. It got better for a bit and then got bad again, and she seemed sort of perplexed and didn't indicate that I should continue with the oil, so I stopped. I tried evening primrose oil but don't want to be on that as Im' trying to have a baby and it can interfere with ovulation. So now I'm trying wheat germ oil. It has only been a couple of days and so far no change.My question is, if it starts to get better and then goes bad again, do I continue with the treatment? I know in homeopathy sometimes a condition will get worse before it gets better. Is that a rule I should follow in this case too? Also, does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing such a problem and how I could fix it? I have a flaky skin problem on my nose as well and have had that for years too.Thanks,ILANA xoxoFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 LOL! Yep, and the cortisone will supress your immune system and cause the skin to become paper thin. Janet - Ilana Grostern Herbal Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:52 PM [herbal remedies] Chapped fingers I did a search for chapped fingers on the net and I got this information which is just SO useful (she says, oozing with sarcasm): I'm 29. Every winter the fingertips of my right index and middle finger become extremely dry and chapped. Frequently the skin cracks bleed, and are quite painful, inhibiting use.Only these two fingers are affected, and only during colder months. Medicated hand creams have offered temporary relief, but do not improve the condition. What is this, and where do I go from here? Answer Posted By: Derm M.D. ASR on Sunday, January 02, 2000 John:It's eczema. Go right to your doctor and get a prescription-strength cortisone cream or ointment. Apply this twice day, with or without moisturizer, to suppress the symptoms.Eczema is not an allergy. Changing soaps and other products is useless. There is no rhyme or reason to eczema's tendency to affect one or two fingers and leave the others alone.It gets worse in thw winter on most people, but there are many exceptions to that as well.Best.Dr. RFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 here is one link giving you some of the benefits... i'm sure they are all pretty much the same - i can only get Flora around here but I know there are a number of different brands. http://www.fatsthatheal.com/prod1.htm Ilana Grostern <ilana wrote: Yeah, I've been wondering about that stuff...I'll check it out as soon as I finish my wheat germ oil. Thanks for the suggestion!ILANA xoxoSuzanne Nottmeier wrote:> Try UDO oil....>> Ilana Grostern wrote:>> Hi again, everyone,> I just realized that I have a great resource here (I already knew> that> but it only just clicked for this particular problem) who could maybe> help me with a chronic problem. Since I was a kid I've had a chapped> index finger on my right hand. It gets worse in the winter with> the dry> weather, but it rarely ever really clears up. It has gotten> especially> bad since last spring when I went off the birth control pill and> cleaned> up my diet. Around the same time I burned another finger on the same> hand, and the skin healed but it also became chapped, though not> as bad.>> I asked my naturopath about it and she suggested it was an essential> fatty acid deficiency, which makes sense, so I started on flax> seed oil.> It got better for a bit and then got bad again, and she seemed> sort of> perplexed and didn't indicate that I should continue with the oil,> so I> stopped. I tried evening primrose oil but don't want to be on that as> Im' trying to have a baby and it can interfere with ovulation. So now> I'm trying wheat germ oil. It has only been a couple of days and> so far> no change.>> My question is, if it starts to get better and then goes bad> again, do I> continue with the treatment? I know in homeopathy sometimes a> condition> will get worse before it gets better. Is that a rule I should> follow in> this case too? Also, does anyone have any suggestions as to what> might> be causing such a problem and how I could fix it? I have a flaky skin> problem on my nose as well and have had that for years too.>> Thanks,> ILANA xoxo>>>>> Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following:> 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire.> 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any> natural remedy.> 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own> physician and to> prescribe for your own health.> We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here> as long as> they behave themselves.> Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and> any person> following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own> risk.> It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or> products from list members, you are agreeing to> be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner> and members free of any liability.>> Dr. Ian Shillington> Doctor of Naturopathy> Dr.IanShillington> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Yeah, I have a really nice salve that has golden seal, comfrey, chaparral, marshmallow, myrrh, echinacea, bloodroot, osha, wild geranium, yerba mansa, almond oil, vit. E oil in a beeswax base. I use it for all the kids' cuts, scrapes and assorted boo-boos. It is very soothing for the sore patches on my hands, but doesn't solve the basic problem, of course. I think there is such a severe lack of sulphur in our diets that DMSO and MSM would be such a plus in any nutrition program. I could be totally off track here though, so Doc please correct me if I am LOL! Janet - Suzanne Nottmeier herbal remedies Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:50 PM Re: [herbal remedies] Chapped fingers Janet, now you're talking DMSO here moreso than the deep tissue oil... i believe somewhere I read that emu oil is very good for eczema, also willow bark as a paste and somewhere I read wild pansy.. but don't know about that. Suzi Dragonhealer <dragonhealing wrote: Well my hubby does not do dishes hehe. His hands are way softer than mine. I have calluses on my hands and knees from housework and still it is never clean *sigh* I wonder if Doc's Deep Tissue Repair Oil would be good ? Because if it is not external, DTRO would sink into the hand and root out the problem from the cellular level. Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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